The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11

Oakley Plantation, the property OF
J. N. Pharr & Sons Ltd, and the
'Mackey Plantation" the property OF
,. Zenor, 3. O'Brien and Mrs. 2. E:
O'Brien; thence crossing Bayou Boeuf
at said point, and extending in
southerly direction along the Eastern
line of ''Oakley Plantation,
and in line Herewith to the Southern
line of Sec. 20 in T. Is S. +.
IL E; thence West along the south
boundary lines of Sec. 20 and Sec. -,
in T. Is S. r. IL E., to the Western
boundary line of Township 16 South
Range Ii. E., being the Range Line
between Range II and Range Il, thence
south along the West boundary line
of Township Is S. r. IL E., to its in
with the South boundary
line of Township 16 South Range Il
East, and the South boundary line OF
Township Is South Range II East;
thence West along the South boundary
line of Township Is South Range II
East, to the East. or right ascending
bank, of the Atchafalaya River, thence
in Northerly direction along. the
Eastern, or right ascending Bank OF
the Atchafalaya River, in I: IL S. K.
II E., to its intersection with Bayou
Boeuf; thence crossing Bayou Boeuf
in a straight line to the point OF in
tersection of the north bank OF Bayou
Boeuf with the Eastern bank of that
portion of the Atchafalaya River,
known as Berwick Bay, Immediately
below the Town of Morgan City; thence
following in a meandering line, the
Eastern shore, or bank, of Berwick
Bay, in North-westerly direction
along the western boundary lines OF
Sec. 6, Sec. 5. and Sec. 4. in T. 16 S.
r. IL T.. and of Sec. "a in T. Is. S. r.
II E., thence in Northerly and
Eastern direction along the right
ascending bank of Berwick Bay along
the Western and Northern boundary
lines of Sec. "a in T. Is S. r. II E.,
and along the Northerly boundary line
of Sec. IS in T. Is S. r. II E., to and
through Rabbit Island Pass to and
along the south shore OF Flat Lake, IN
an eastern direction, to and through
Foster Island Pass to Lake Palourde
thence meandering the Western and
Southern shores of Lake Palourde in
T. Is S. r. IL E., in T. Is S. r. IL -.
and in T. Is S. r. Ii E., to the point
of beginning.
Adopted July 8, A. D. 1908.
WILSON MCKERALL,
President, of the School Board Parish
of st. Mary, La.
Superintendent and Secretary OF the
School Board, Parish of st. Mary.
Mayor Wise of Morgan City adj
dressed the meeting, stating that
the district just created would
embrace q property valuation OF
about $500, 900 and that the people
in this district soon proposed to
levy a tax of 2 1-2 mills for a
period of twenty years and to
issue bonds for about $25, 600 for
the purpose of erecting q school
building for said district in the
town of Morgan City. He also
stated that the town of Morgan
City proposed further to supple
ment this amount out of it's current
funds and that he thought othel
money would be available.
4 President McKerall stated for the
School Board that they would be
GLAD assist as liberahy as they
had done for ether districts voting
a special tax,
The following resolution and
motion presented to the BOARD
by Mr.. Shannon, member from
Morgan City, was unanimously
adopted:
"In accordance with the law l beg
to make motion thet we re-elec
our Superintendent, DIR. D. N. Foster
for q term of four years with a salar.
increased to the amount OF fifteel
hundred dollars (150O per annum. TX
my knowledge DR.. Foster has servet
the schools of this Parish for twelv'
years in the capacity of School Boart
member, and as Superintendent for tn
past six years. It is hardly necessar.
for me to comment upon the nature o
his services during that time as al
members present are we'll acquainted
with his splendid record. In urgins
an increase of sal airy for the Superin
burden of responsibility incumben
upon that Office by virtue of recen
legislation.
Moved and passed that w. H
Latham be elected Printer for th'
Parish Board of School Director
for period of one year at thirtt
dollars per annum.
Moved and carried that Supdyl
tendent D. N. Foster, WiIRu