The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-12-11
Police Jury Proceedings.

FRANKLIN, La, Dec. TN, 1SV9
Regular meeting of the Police
Jury OF the Parish OF st. Mary
La, called to order by President
JOS. Brig. ..
Roll call showed the following
members present: Messrs. Giles
Gooch, Gilmore, Drackett, Boud-
reaux and Bodin. =
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and on motion were approx
ed as read.
I Communications were read from
the State Board of Equalization
asking that Estimators be en-
ployed to estimate the timber OF
lands in the parish and the same
be classified From persons relative
to closing Old river: From Mr..
.Spiller, relative to his bill for
nails said to have been purchased
for road purposes, two years ago
From Mr.. Emmett Alpha, relative
to refund OF taxes enormously
paid by Mrs. Kramer.
The Secretary was instructed to
write to Mr.. Spiller and say that
the Jury,knew nothing of the pur-
chase OF the nails and that it was
said to have been purchased be-
fore they were In Office they could
not therefore pay for them.
The secretary was also instruct
ed to write to the State Board OF
EQUALIZATION that the numbered
lands OF the parish had been, sur
veyed, the surveyor had cohferr-
ed with the Assessor and that the
jury was satisfied that the assess
ment of said lands were correct.
It was decided that no refund OF
taxes to Mrs. Kramer should be
made and the Secretary was in
structed to SO inform Mr.. Alpha.
Mr.. Milling, Atty. for the Jury,
as a committee to settle with the
Town Of franklin the matter Of
the Electric light and water bills
claimed to be due said town for
current and water used while the
court house was being construct
ed reported that they had COM
promised by the Jury paying for
the lights, So7.6O as. full settle
ment to the town, and on motion
this payment was authorized.
The petitions of G.. Gendusa, A.
& s. Robicheaux and H. j.
Guidry, for permit to obtain liquor
licenses for this parish for 1910
were read.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, Sec
onded by Mr.. Drackett, it was re-
solved that all applications for
LIQUOR licenses for 1910 be referred
to q committee composed of Presi-
dent Brig and Attorney Thos.
Mining for approval and the pro-
mr. action.
Mr.. Gilmore reported that he
had paid the ferry rental of two
hundred dollars for the year end
ing Hay 1st, 1910.
Mr. Drackett presented petit
ton HON certain resident of the
territory north of Morgan City,
asking the Jury to call special
ea0lon to decide whether or not
eazd territory should be annexed
to Morgan City. The law being
that the matter of such annexation
was for the Incorporated towns to
decide. the petition was laid on the
table indefinitely.
1 The Court House Committee re-
ported that they had looked over
the co1aSt house, and in the matter
10 the 1eaks had found that they
p0n1d u some measure be stopped
by changing the fall of the cutters
which now sloped toward the
center. Also that they went over
the Jail and found that it leaked
and the plasterlng had fallen off in
places and needed repairing.
Most of the leaks being caused
BY the late severe storm.
On motion duly carried the
was instructed to have
he repairs made.
The following resolution was
by Mr.. Drackett, who
moved its adoption.
Be it resolved by the Police
ury of the parish OF st. Mary, in
ocular session assem- bied; That
he room in the court house next
he assessors office, being the |
econu rOvm on the right Ut the
ntrance on the first floor, hereto
ore occupied by the School J
oard, be aud the same is hereby ,
esignated a. the District AT.
,ney's Office ana the same sAali '
GREATER be occupied by the Dis c
let Attorney. o
Be 1t further resolved etc. That
Ie secono room on the right oI
q entrance Oh Inc Tniro floor,
,retofore occupied by ths Dis a