The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-02-11


T.. r. to remove the cattle pen
switch which crosses the public road
near Morgan City, as said switch
Was no longer used and was detr!-
ment to the public road.
Mr. Milling, Dist. Atty. renorted
that owing to the running al large
Of stock in Franklin, and the injury
ds,ne by such stock to the shrubbery
aud flowers on the Court House
square there was urgent necessity to
fence it and he recommended that it
be done at once, stating that con-
tributions had been secured to pur-
chased shrubbery and assist in build
ing the fence and asked that a com
mittee be appointed to take the mat
ter up.
1t was moved by Mr.. Gilmore,
seconded by Mr.. Aucoin and duly
carried that Committee of three be
appointed whose duty it should be to
fence so much of the Court House
square as should be necessary in or
der to protect the shrubbery and
flowers.
The President appointed Mess. W.
T. Gilmore, 7. NJ. Milling and Mr..
Alyre Robicheaux.
A petition from Mr.. V. Provost
was read, requesting permission to
remove his saloon from its present
location to one adjoining.
On motion of Mr.. Bodin, seconded
by MIR. Haydel and duly carried the
prayer Of the petition was rejected
and permission to remove denied.
Atty. Robert Milling presented a
petition from the Board of Commits
sioners of the Franklin Drainage
District, asking that the Police Jury
reorganize the said District.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, seconded
by Mr.. Gilmore, the petition was re-
celved and ordered spread upon the
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of the
Palish of st. Mary, State of Louisf,
ana: -
The Franklin Drainage District,
organized under the
drainage laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, and domiciled in the Town of
Franklin, Parish of St Mary, organ
lied under Act No. 81 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of the State
Of Louisiana for the 1894, and ordin-
ance No of the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary, for the year 1899,
shows unto your Honorable Body
That it is necessary that further
work should be dore in the territory
composing the Farnklin Drainage
District, over which your petitioner
has control; that your petitioner
has not the necessary funds or au-
thorlty to do such work under the
laws of the State of Louisiana and
the ordinance creating said District,
and that it desires to be reorganlzed
under Act No. 317 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1910, and now
petitions your Honorable Body,
through the President of said Com
mission, to reorganize said Drain
age District under Act No. BIZ of
the Acts of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1910, and appoint commits
sioners tn sreof as required by law.
Your petitioner further shows that
lnder the resolution of the Board of
commissioners, adopted on the 7th
lay of February A. D. 1911, the said
President is authorized to make this
application, a copy of which resolu-
ion is hereto attached, and made a
part hereof.
Respectfully submitted,
E. j. TRAsToUR, |
Presidenb Board of Commission
If Franklin Drainage District.
A petition was then read, asking
hat when the Jury should order
uch reorganization that Mess. S. |
!. McCardell; J. A. Peterman and
Wilson McKerall be appointed by
his Jury, the commissioners to be
ppointed by them.
Moved by Mr.. Giles, seconded by
NJ. Gooch and duly carried that the
'etition be received and spread on
he minutes.
o the Honorable President and Menu
bers OF the Police Jury ofsth
Parish of st. Mary, State of
louisiana:
Your petitions being land owners
+ the Franklin Drainage District.
ltnated in the Parish of ST. Mary.
Q hereby petition your Honorable |
ody to appoint S. T. McCardell and
A. Peterman as commissioners for
he Franklin Drainage District for !
le term of two years, and Wilson
lckerall as commissioner for the
lid District for the term Of four
ears. +,