The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-09
IoFF1CIAL.l
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

FRANKLIN, La. May 9TH, 1908.
Regular meeting Of the Police
Jury OF the Parish of St. Mary,
President j. A. Peterman, called
he meeting to order.
MEMBERS present, B. Levy, r. -.
Milling, F. C. Marsh, VIM. N.
tsooc]t, 7. Aucoin, B. O'Brien,. Hy.
Penn, and Simon Leopold. Mem
E,prs absent Alex. Allan and 3. B.
Spiller.
Reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed
with.
A communication from the
Superintendent OF the Franklin
Electric Light and Waterworks
was received. stating that meters
must De procured and installed
for the light and water would be cut
off.
On motion by MIR. O'Erlen Sec
onded by Mr. Gooch, Mr.. Milling
was made committee Of one to
take the matter of meters up with
the uperInteDdent.
A communication was read from
Mr.. a. w Crandell, Commissioners
OF Forestry for the State of Louis
lana. requesting the posting of
copies Of the forestry act. On
motion Of Mr.. O'Brien seconded by
Mr.. Gooch the communication was
ordered received and placed on file.
Mr. Peterman, for the Committee
on repairing the Jail reported that
he had made a contract with the
Hull Construction Co., to repair
the jail on the same terms as the
court house was being built, 10 per
cent.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien Sec
onded by Mr.. Leopold the report
was received and the committee
was instructed to make a contract
upon that basis.
1t was moved by MIR. Marsh, Sec
onded by Mr.. Leopold and carried
that the claim Of DR.. B. w. Smith
for $50 90 be referred to the Court
House Building Committee for
payment and that the Secretary
notify DR.. Smith that the claim for
Williams is not parish matter.
Mr.. w. II. Kramer appeared be-
fore the Jury in behalf of DR.. T.
w. Tarleton, Coroner, stating that
the Police Jury should not cancel
the contract with him but let it
continue until its termin alton.
1t was moved by Mr.. Milling.
seconded by Messrs. Marsh and
Aucoin that the resolution by
which the salary of the District
Attorney and Coroner was termin-
ated May 1st, be repealed. Car
ried.
Mr.. Marsh introduced and moved
the adoption of the following re-
solution:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury. of
the Parish of st. Mary, That all con-
tracts with the District Attorney,
Coroner, Public Printer. Justices of
the Peace and Consta bles be cancelled
to take effect on and after June 1st, 1908
Duly seconded and carried.
The report OF the committee on
the Hanf defalcation was read and
on motion duly carried was re-
ceived and ordered printed in the
minutes.
TO tha Police Jury of the Parish of
st. Mary:
CONFERENCE.-THE your committee
appointed under a resolution of your
Honorable Body for the purpose of
securing the return into the Treasury
Of the Parish Of as much as possible
Of the Hanf defalcation, and also to
procure the return and prosecution of
Rudolph Hanf, late Secretary of your
Hon orable Body. and entrusted with
the expenditure OF the sum of $1,000. 90,
or as much thereof as might be me-
cessary to accomplish the above
stated purposes. We beg leave to sub
nit this our report:
Immediately upon our appointment
we met and organized, and selected
MIR. James A. Peterman as Chairman
of this Committee.
Upon being informed by the Dis
trict Attorney that he desired to have
assistance in securing "a Judgment
dSdlust Ildui. loT Iuc dulOuut WHICH
he had illegally obtained from the
Parish, in civil suit instituted
against the said Hanf, we secured the
services of Mr.. Paul Kramer, attor-
ney-at-law. to assist the District At
torney in this civil procedure. as
we'll as securing and preparing the
criminal evidence to be submitted to
the Grand Jury. through the District
Attorney.
II was agreed with Mr.. Kramer that
he should receive for his entire SER
vices the sum Of $4,000. as cash
fee. and tina. he should also. receive
ten per cent. OF whatever amount he
might recover into the Treasury. Mr..
Kramer has discharged all Of his du-
ties, which resulted in the Parish of
st. Mary obtaining Judgment for
K, 0,,l % aUai Rudolf Hapf order.