The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-07
lOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN. LA July 3, 1906.

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nar. present: j. a. Petcrman. Presl-
dent: II. T.. Willing, H.. Hansmanr;;
iIy. Penn. 7. Auco!n, Is. Levy ana
b. O'Rrien. Absent: r. Z. MARSH
simon Leopold, F.. Is. SPiller and "A.
\llain.
\ quorum present.
On motion. duly seconded. 10 dis
pcnse of the reading Of the minutes
of the last meeting. Carried.
A communication OF Mr.. CnaS.
Schuler, Commissioner OF Agriculture
and Immigration was read. received
and ordered filed.
The Secretary was instructed to an
,wer the communication OF Mr.. Schu-
Ter.
Communications from Messrs. l.. w.
Page and A. w. .'ushman from the
L. s. Department of Agriculture was
read, ordered to be received and filed.
A petition from the citizens OF Ber-
wick. regarding the opening OF addl-
tional culverts by the Southern Pacific
In. r. Co., was received, and Mr..
Hausmann offered the following reso-
luton, duly seconded:
Be it resolved 10y the Police Jury OF
the Parish of It. Mary: That Nor
cans Louisiana x. r., and Steam
Shin Co.. be and it is required to
make and maintain culverts or sub
ways through its railroad in the town
Of Berwick. to connect the following
public streets of said town, viz: Front
street. First street. Second street and
Third street.
That all of said subways shall be
constructed so as to admit the free
passage of all vehicles, except the
wav at Third street, which shall be
sufficient for the accommodation OF foot
passage.
SEC. ,. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this resolution shall not relieve
the Rail Road Co., from maintaining
the present overhead crossing for vehi-
cles as now exists in said town.
SEC. 3. Be it further resolved: That
copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the Superintendent OF said
Rail Rord with a request to act in the
ma;ter without delay. Carried.
The J, ". Burguieres Planting Co.,
Ltd, asked permission to dig canal
across the public road on their plan
tatiOn on the lower Bayou CvpremOrt.
Mr.. Milling offered the following reso-
luton:
Be it Resolved. etc. That COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
President of the Police Jury, with in
structions to examine into the applica-
ton of the J. Nj. Rurguieres Co. Ltd,
to cut a canal across the public road
about 400 yards below the Cypremort
sugar house on the Cypremort public
road. and if they find that said canal
will not materially interfere with the
scrvitude of the public over said pub
lie road. or the drainage of the Bayou
Cvpremort. then that majority of
said committee shall authorize the said
J. NJ. Burguieres CO., Ltd, to cut said
canal subject to the supervision of
the Road Commissioner. anc also
subject to such conditions us were
impOsed upon the Albert Hanson
Lumber Co., digging a similar canal,
all to be set forth in an ordi-
dance of this Police Jury when it meets
again after sa d report. Adopted.
The President appointed the follow
inc committee: B. Levy, 7. AucOin,
and B O'Brien.
The Road Commissioner made the
following report:
FRANKLIN, La. July Bird, 1906.
To the Honorable Police Jury, st.
Mary Parish. La.
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit here
with, my report for road work during
June:
NJ. l.. Harrison. with two road ma
chimes finished work in the Sixth
Ward and then worked the roads in the
Eighth Ward. including all the streets
of Berwick. He then worked for the
second time, the roads from Lassus'
below Patterson, to the Calumet lower
line; finishing there Saturday. June
BIRD. Since then. he has hauled some !
dirt and filled holes in the Fisher lane
above Franklin. He goes next to
BAYOU Sale to work all the roads that
the planters will not work, without
further delay.
The other outfit, with Mr.. Millstead,
foreman. finished the Teche road, |
Joining it to Mr.. Adams work. He !
has worked the main Seventh Ward /
road to .leanerette, joining it to Mr..
work at Albania, and also
the road to st. Peters road. and the
one to the Parish line beyond }. c.
Murphy's The roads are in first.
class general condition, and the next
month will be devoted mostly to refill
ing old holds that have settled since
the last working. When l get them
filed again, they will hold.
The Morgan City council agreed
10 defray half the expense of a joint
canal with the Parish, to drain Nor
gan City and vicinity. The total cost
will not exceed $4,000.
With the exception of Mr.. Duvilier
Rodriguez, l have gotten all the prop
srty owners adjacent to the canal by
Richards to agree on levying an as
,essment to raise $4,000 to dig the
canal of sufficient capacity to perfectly
Train their properties and the road.
still have hopes that Mr.. Rodriguez
viii rescind from his position. If he
loes the necessity of litigation will be