The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-09
lOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN. LA June 5, 1906.

FRANKLIN. LA June 5, 1906.
| The Police Jury met this day in reg
ulaf session with the following mem.
ber- present: !. \. Peterman. Presi-
dent; \. Allan. IIy Penn, Fly, Haus.
mann 7. Aucoin. b. Levy, f. B.
| Spillcr. !" O. Brien ana Simon Leo.
| pold Absent: K f Milling and F.
&c Marsh. \ quorum present.
The miEute, of the last meeting were
read and approved.
| Mr.. Petprman. who was appointed
| at the last meeting Of the Jury on n
committee Of threpon Public Buildings,
| requested that he be excused from
| serving on said committee. which was
| granted.
| \ communication was received from
Mr.. Martin Behrman, Mayor Of the
city OF New Orleans. requesting the
| jury donate the sum of 800. 90 towards
| the payment of Il silver service for the
| battleship Louisiana. The Jury in
| dividually donated the sum of 800. 90,
| said sum to be at once forwarded to
| the Mayor of New Orleans for the pur-
pose intended.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Allan, duly seconded by
Mr.. Aucoin.
Resolved. That Messrs. James a.
pcterman. Il. f. Milling and +. B..
Spiller. are hereby appointed as a
committee Of three to provide tempo
rarV offices for the court and its Off
GERS during the construction of the
new court house building: and are
hereby authorized and empowered to
rent such buildings in the town of
Franklin as may be most adapted for
that purpose for such time as may be
necessary and to incur such expenses
in moving and caring for the property
and effects of the Parish as under the
the custody of its officers as may be
necessary.
The resolution was carried.
The road commissioner submitted
the following report:
CRAWFORD =. O. La. June 5, 1906.
The Hon. Police Jury. st. Mary Par
fish, La.
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit here
with my report on road work done
during the month Of May. 1906.
! have concentrated the work into
two crews, with two road machines in
each crew. and placed foreman with
each.
NJ. l.. Harrison. with two machines.
finished all the roads in the :}rd ward.
and spent a week in the 18th ward. He
did not quite finish at Bayou sale
station. but the lower end of the par
ISL was clammoring, so | sent him to
Morgan City. He will finish all the
roads on that side of the Atchafalaya
on THURSDAY. June 18th.
We succeeded in getting the road
changed beyond Ramos, from the
marsh to the ridge through the fields.
and hereafter there should be no
trouble keeping them in order.
MI. Milstead has with him road
machine outfit hired from Mr.. Fortier,
and another made up of four mules |
hired from me at s. 80 each per week, |
the parish to feed them, and two mules |
hired from Mr.. Fortier at Sl.OO per |
day, he to feed them. | had two of |
John Flanagann' mules on the same |
terms as mine, but they could not |
stand the work.
This outfit has finished the Cypre-
mort road to Crawford. joining there
to the work done by the E. d. Bur-
ghleres co. They then resumed at
tharentOn. and are now working the
Adeline front.
The car of sewer pipe came to Pat
terson. and has been unlOaded and
most Of it placed.
The Southern Pacific Co.. have
agreed to defray 5000 of the expen-
,es to dig ditch from the station at
patterson to the swamp for the pur-
pose Of draining the town.
With regard to the petition referred
% me concerning the proposed road
along the south side of Bayou Boeuf
and Bayou Shaffer, Mr.. Eugene Pharr
ellis me that he is under contract with
he loungs for a road through their
property. and, therefore, can not take
my interest in this road now. AS far
Is | can learn, it is the same petition
disposed Of more than year ago by
our Honorable body. and | have been
Unable SO far to find out who revived
| have not yet taken the matter of
opening Front street. Berwick. up to
he railroad. principally because there
re some parties who think that if !
here is to be only one opening, it
hould be opposite the street upon I
-hich the High School stands Upon
INVESTIGATING the subject, it appears
, me there should be an opening there
, avoid the danger of grade crossings ,
} school children. [ would like a lit 7
e more light on the subject before
liking any definite action. Z
Respectfully,
j. T. kEMPER, ,
Road Commissioner.
The report was received and ordered r.
led
\ request was made to place Caro- v
ne Cooper upon the pauper list. r
he matter was referred to the Finance :,
Ommittee