The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-09
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.


POLICE JURY fkU(EEOiNNc.
FRANKLIN, La, Feb. 5, 1907.
The Police Jury met this day
in regular session, with the
following members present
j. A. Peterman, Presidents; Hy,
Hausmann, r. E. Milling, A.
Allan, B. Levy, Hy. Penn. Simon
Leopold, B. O'Brien and E. B.
Spiller. Absent: F. c.. Marsh.
Moved and seconded to dispense
with the reading of the minutes.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Milling duly
seconded and unanimously car
ried, the Police Jury adjourned
until / 80 p. M, this day, out OF
respect to the memory of Mr.. A.
K. Sterling, deceased, Parish
Treasurer.
The President appointed Messrs
Allan, Leopold and Aucoin as a
a committee to draft suitable reso-
lutions of respect to the memory
of the deceased.
Tie Jury re-assembled at 1:3O
y. M, with the same members
present.
The committee appointed by the
President to draft suita BILE resolu-
tions, offered the following:
Whereas. it has pleased the AL
mighty and Benign Ruler of the I'm
iverse, to remove from his sphere of
usefulness in the world, our late
Treasurer, Alexander Il. Sterling,
and
Whereas, this body, the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Mary, desires to
express its sentiment and opinion il
the loss of it's much regretted officer
and friend; be it therefore
Resolved, That in the death Of
Alexander r. Sterling, late Treasurer
OF this parish, We have lost quiet,
dutiful citizen-One who never flinched
orwaivered single time in his private
or political duty, and this Jury has
lost careful, honest, and pains-tak-
ing officer; be it further
Resolved, That we herein assure
his bereaved family of our profound
sympathy and regret for their irrepar-
rsble loss; be it further.
Resolved, That copy of these resO-
lutions be spread upon the minutes of
the Police Jury and that copies be
furnished to the press and a printed
copy be transmitted to his family.
ALEX ALLAN,
T. AUCOIN.
SIMON LEOPOLD.
Unanimously adopted.
A committee of the Interstate
Inland Waterway League COM
posed of Hessrs. Gueydan, Locke,
Eugene Pharr and Walter Kem-
per, appeared before the Jury and
explained to them the benefits tne
Parish of St. Mary would derive
from corporation in the move
ment of deep waterways and
asked the jury to appropriate
$4,000 to assist the committee to
defray the legitimate expenses in
their preliminary work to arouse
the people to the importance of
of this work.
Mr.. Leopold moved duly Sec
onded, that $4,000 be appropriated
to assist the Interstate Inland
Waterway League in their work.
Carried.
Mr.. Milling offered the following !
resolution:
Whereas, the deepening Of the !
mouth Of the Atchafalaya river will .
be OF incalculab:e benefit to the par ,
ishes situated on said river. and its .
and
Whereas, private enterprises has
in having survey of the
mouth of said river made, and have
, bona fde bid to open the mouth of
said river, SO as to give a depth of
feet at mean low tide, and a
Uniform depth of one hundred feet,
which channel will, in one year, in the
,aving Of freight rates, pay for said
Ihsnnel, and
Whereas, such project must ne
be . matter of great public
interest; and as the parish particu-
srly interested, in order to secure
hese benefits, must make some CO.
operative move to secure such results.
therefore,, be it resolved,
First. That the Police Jury of the
Parish of st 4 airy pledge the citizens !
t said parish, and itself as a body,
D do any and all things in their power S
D secure cooperation with the other |
arishes directly interested in this a
roject, and to do all things in their /
over to secure the digging of the E
anal.
Second. Be it further resolved: i
hat in order to get this matter before t