The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-08
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, August 4, 1908
Regular meeting of the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Mary.
Meeting called to order by
President Brig.
Roll Call: Present w. F. Giles.
j. U. Bodin, G. H. Boudreaux, B.
Levy, w. j. Young, w. N. Gooch.
w. T. Gilmore, j. R. Drackett
and T. Aucoin. g.
Absent: John D. Bell. 1.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Communication from DR.. Tarle-
ton late coroner was read, rela-
tive to his salary for a part OF
June, 1908, and the Secretary was
instructed to write him that all
salaries ceased on June 1st, and
that if he had rendered any SER
vices in June to send in his fee
bill.
A bill from the Clerk of the
Supreme Court was read, relative
to the Parish owing a fee in a GER
tain case. The Secretary was in
structed to write to the Clerk and
state that the fee was owed by the
defendant.
Mr.. Gooch reported that Alex
ander Daigle an aged man in his
ward was in need of assistance,
and on motion duly seconded and
carried, he was placed upon the
pauper list at $500 per month,
beginning with June.
Mayor Young, of Berwick, ap-
peared before the Jury in regard
to whether the Jury would do
with that town as it had with the
other incorporated towns in the
parish.
On motion of Mr.. Drackett, Sec
onded by Mr.. Gooch, the town of
Berwick was granted the same
privilege in regard to paying the
Parish tax as that granted the
other incorporated towns in the
Parish as set forth in the resolu-
ton passed July 9Th, 1907.
It was moved by Mr.. Giles and
seconded by Mr.. Young, that u
committee be appointed to see a
civil engineer relative to making
a chart of the roads of the Parish.
Carried. President appointed
Messrs. Giles and Gilmore.
The Road Commissioner re-
ported the immediate need of two
Au stin Road Machines, and that
the cost would be S225.00 each, +.
0. b., Franklin.
It was moved by Mr.. Drackett
and seconded by Mr.. Aucoin, that
the Police Jury purchase two
Austin Road Machines. Carried.
The Road Commissioner re-
ported that a hedge at Mr.. N. X.
Todd's was encroaching on the
road ard needed cutting, and
complaint was also made that the
Ramos Lumber Co., had OBJ
structed the road at their plant.
The Secretary was instructed to
notify the respective parties.
Messrs. Giles and Young, the
committee relative to the jean
erette Fair, reported in favor of a
small appropriation being made.
It was moved by Mr.. Giles and
seconded by Mr.. Young, that the
sum of S250.OO be appropriated for
the Jeanerette Fair. Roll call. 6
nays; 2 yeas. Motion lost.
The committee to check the
books of the Parish Treasurer re-
ported as follows:
FRANKLIN, La, July 18th, 1908.
The Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Mary:
GENTLEMEN.-We beg to report
that we checked the books and
vouchers of Sam We'll, Treasurer, to-
day, from May Goth, the date of the
last quietus up to and including to-
day with the following result. W.
find the following balances as shown
on Mr.. Wells books to be correct:
General Fund. ...., ..... 8 Is, 143 AZ
Cypremort Drainage Dis
trlct. ............. SS9 S2
iberia & St. Mary Drain
age OlSLrlCGs. q %
Mr.. We'll gave the new Treasurer,
Mr.. Ernest Boudrea ux, his checks for
the above balances, and the balances
at the banks, to the credit of MIR.
We'll, as Treasurer, being found to
correspond, the checks were deposited
by Mr.. Boudreaux and the balances
to his account as Treas
urer of the Parish of st. Mary for the
various funds.
The balance shown by MIR. Wells
books to the credit. of the Court House
Committee was found to be
BIZ 1882, and this being the balance