The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-09

To the Police Jury of the Parish of
ST. Mary:
GENTLEMEN:-As your committee
to collect from the towns of Franklin
and Morgan City. the criminal expense
tax Il mills upon the assessed value OF
the property in said towns. | beg to
report as follows:
FRANKLIN.
Assessed value. ........ 1861, $50 90
It mills upon this. ........ 1884 q
Less credit for amounts
paid before agreement. lI5 %
Town warrant herewith
for balance. ........... s 1859 %
MORGAN CITY.
Assessed value. $40. 400 90
q mills upon this. 99l 10
Hon. Chas. D. Wise. Mayor, states.
upon my request for payment cover
ing the amount due, that the town of
Morgan City will not pay said amount
to the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Mary nor to any one upon their re-
quest or demand.
That the town would pay the y
criminal expense tax. upon the amount
of taxes collected by said town and
only to the Sheriff of the Parish of st.
Mary and upon his demand.
That where the town tax collector
had not collected taxes upon an as
sessment, the town would not pay the
Il criminal expense tax upon that as
sessment.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. A. BIBBINS,
Committee.
Mr.. Marsh moved the adoption
Of the following resolution, it was
seconded by Mr.. Leopold and
adopted:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the Parish Of st Mary, That the Court
House Building Committee of the Par
ish of St. Mary be and they are hereby
authorized and required to lay such
concrete walks, through the Court
house yard around the building and
on the side walks adjoining the grounds
as they may deem necessary and in
this connection to do such grading on
the court house square as may be
necessary.
They are also authorized to build
concrete coping or low fence around
the court house square or such portions
of it as they shall deem necessary, to
protect the same.
They are also authorized and re-
quired to have the Road Commissioner
of the Parish of St. Mary grade the
street next the property line on the
west side of the court house square
and use the dirt in filing up the old
street.
Mr.. Alleman of Charenton APP
peared before the Police Jury and
stated that the lessor of the
Charenton bridge refused to al
low him to cross on the terms he
allowed others.
1t was moved by Mr.. Marsh,
seconded by Mr.. Penn that a COM
mittee of two be appointed by
the President to investigate the
of Mr.. Alleman and re-
port back to the Police Jury. Car
lied, and Messrs. Marsh and Allan
were appointed,
The Finance Committee made |
the following report:
FRANKLIN, La, May 5th, 1908.
The Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Mary:
GENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned
members of your Finance Committee,
1eg to submit the following report.
We have examined the following
claims, and finding them correct. have
approved them and recommend that
hey be registered and paid:
" X Wilson. District attor-
ney, salary for April. 800 90
ohm B. Sanders, Sheriff,
salary for April. 125 90
)r T W Tarleton, coroner,
salary for April. So SO
Y Fl Latham, Pub. Printer,
salary for April. ....... % 80
Ferret. janitor, salary for
April. 80 %
r Harrison, road commits
sioner, salary for April. .... 100 90
:. A. Bibbins. Sect'y Police
Jur,. salary for April. -.- 80 90
!. "A. Bibbins. Clerk Of Court
House Comm. salary for
am We'll, Parish Treasurer,
salary for April ..... 80 90
A Mendoza, j. p, 1st ward,
salary for April. : :; Is 90
ward. salary for April. Is co
salary !. srsf for :? April. ~ Is 90
,aac Mayer, J. P, Bird ward,
salary for April .......... 3 90
salary i s1'i for April i' - .' Is 90
gorge Villemot, J. p. 9Th
ward, salary for April. . 90
I'm Costello, j. P, 9th ward, =
salary for April. Is OO1
p Bourg, J. p, 9th ward,
salary TOR April. 10 % !
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