The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-16
Grand Jury Report.
To tn Honorable Charles A.
O'Niell, Judge:

We, your Grand Jury, appoint
ed to serve for the ensuing six
months. beg leave to submit the
following report:
We have examined into the
criminal business presented to us
and have already reported mum.
Der of indictments.
In the following cases, we find
not a true bill.
No. 4Ol9, State of Louisiana VS..
Carroll Walton.
No. 4Ol7, State of Louisiana VS..
Curly Thomas.
No. 4Ol0, State of Louisiana VS.. Joe
Elmer.
No. 4OlS, State of Louisiana VS.. Joe
Miller.
No. 1919, State of Louisiana VS..
Pierre L. Bernuche.
No. 1888, State OF Louisiana VS..
Eliza Hogan.
No. 4Ol5 and 4O16, State of Louisi-
ana VS.. John Jones.
No. 4008, State Of Louisiana VS..
Philip Wesley.
No. 1929, State of Louisiana VS.
JcuhLuS.
No. 4Oll, State of Louisiana VS..
Willie Williams.
No. 1856, State of Louisiana VS.. Ed.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have examined into the
public buildings in the town OF
Franklin and find them in good
condition save the woman's cell
in the Parish Jail, where the
plastering is off the walls and
ceilings and has been for some
time. We recommend that this
plastering be replaced.
SCHOOL BOARD.
We have examined into the con-
dition of the school funds and find
that the School Board has suffi :
cient funds to run the school until
the next collection of taxes.
POLICE JURY.
We examined into the financial
condition of the Parish and find
that the Police Jury has sufficient
funds on hand to pay the ex-
penses of the Parish for the cur
rent year. We want to com.
mend the members of the Police
Jury for the present financial con-
dition of the Parish. We find the
Parish on a cash basis and think
the Police Jury deserves great
credit for it's manner of handling
Parish finances.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We find the public road of the
Parish of St. Mary in a very bad
condition and think that the roads
of the Parish have not been work.
ed under the proper system. A
vast amount of money has been
spent in running road machines
and hardly anything for ditching
the roads when as matter of fact
the greatest need of the public
roads is drainage.
We would recommend that the
Police Jury buy its own teams for
the purpose of working the roads
as we think that it would be more
economical for the Parish to work
it's own teams.
We would also recommend that
the Police Jury employ a civil
engineer as Road Commissioner,
in order that the drainage of the
roads be perfected.
We would also recommend that
the Police Jury cease building
wooden bridges over the bitches
and put in tile drainage wherever
practicable.
We find that the police jury
has spent in the last eight months
for road work at the rate of ST.
600 per year, when the budget
calls for $4,000 and we consider
this amount inadequate for any,
thing approaching good roads
under the best management.
We recommend that the Police
Jury spend at least $4,000 (six.
teen thousand dollars) per year
on the public roads.
We would recommend that the
Police Jury make every effo.t to
build a model road through the
Parish OF ST. Mary, and to do any
and all things toward that end.
PUBLIC OFFICERS.
We ind a very light criminal
docket and know that throughout
the Parish crime has decreased to
marked degree. We attribute
this to the strict enforcement of
the law by Your Honor, the
Sheriff and the District Attorney,
and we want to express our ap.
probation of this condition.
We have visited the Clerks
oftice and the Office of the Assessor
and find them in splendid condi.
ton. We learn that the assess
ments made in the Parish of st.