The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
Meeting Police Jury.
FRANKLIN, La, Sept. 5, 1911

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In the absence of President JOS
eph Brig, Vice-President John R..
Drackett, presided.
Roll Call-Present, Messrs. c..
H. Boudreaux, Gabriel Haydel,
Oscar Boudreaux Alyre Rob-
ichaux, T. Aucoin, w. n. Gooch,
and w. F. Giles. Absent, Messrs.
Gilmore, Brig and Bodin.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved
as read.
The Secretary for Mr.. Kramer
reported that he had checked the
books, vouchers, warrants and
stubs of the Secretary and had
not yet quite finished and would
report at the October meeting.
Mr.. Kramer reported that he had,
at the request of the Finance Com
mittee checked and audited the
books of E. A. Boudreaux, parish
treasurer, from Sept. 3rd, 1910, to
Sept. End, 1911, and found them
correct and he recommended the
treasurer be granted a quietus for
the period ending Sept. End, 1911.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, Sec
onded by Mr.. Giles and duly car
ried E. A. Boudreaux, parish
treasurer, was granted his quietus
from Sept. 3rd, 1910, the date of
the last audit to Sept. End, 1911,
the date of the present audit.
Mr.. 7. A. Labauve presented
his petition for permission to have
the license of Vilior Provost trans.
ferred to him and to occupy as
saloon the building into which
Provost had been granted to
move.
On motion by Mr.. Aucoin, sec.
onded by Mr.. Gooch and duly
carried, such permission was
granted.
A communication was read from
NJ. E. A. Pharr, member of the
Executive Committee of the Inter.
state Inland Waterways League,
asking for an appropriation for
the convention to be held in Nor
san City, Sept. 5, 8 and Z.
On motion of Mr.. Aucoin, sec-
onded by Mr.. Haydel, and duly
carried the sum of one hundred
dollars was appropriated for the
above purpose.
The roll call on the motion was
as follows: Yeas, Messrs. Hay
del, Oscar Boudreaux, T.. Aucoin
and Mr.. Gooch. Nays, Messrs. G. |
H. Boudreaux, 'Alyre Robichaux
and Giles.
The Finance Committee report
ed that they had checked the tax
role, licenses, deductions, etc., of |
the Sheriff, and found them correct
and they recommended that he be |
given his 4uietus for the parish |
tax for 1910 and for licenses to
date.
1t was moved by Mr.. Aucoin,
seconded by Hr. Alyre Robichaux,
that the Secretary be instructed to
issue to Sheriff ". T. Peterman a
quietus for all parish and special
taxes for the year 1910 and for all
parish licenses up to date.
1t was moved by Mr.. Giles, sec.
onded by Mr.. Haydel and duly
carried that the bill of Mr.. Fortier,
tor one half the work done on a
.oad in the seventh ward be paid,
amounting to fifty dollars.
Mr.. Harrison, Road Commits.
'ioner, reported that he had got
he prices on drags from one firm
Ind had not as yet purchased any.
On motion of Mr.. Giles, second.
ID by Mr.. Aucoin, the vice-pre.
ident was authorized to appoint
committee of three to purchase
line road drags at once. Messrs.
Giles, Gooch and Aucoin were
lp POINTED on the above commit
ee.
t1r. M. L. Harrison, Road Com.
missioner, handed in his resign.
lion, stating that he would act
Without pay for a month, if the
uly needed him, and would con.
lnue to work the roads with his ,
cam as usual.
On motion of Mr.. Aucoin, Sec
nded by MI. Giles, the resign. {
ton of the Road Commissioner /
'as accepted and no other road 6
commissioner was appointed in {
is place, the matter being taken | /
nder advisement as to employ. .
,g another one. The motion car. e
ed. IL
Mr.. Walter Berwick fled his g
pplication for the position, it be- t
lg held until the matter of such v
ppointment should come up. 2
1t was moved by Mr.. Giles, sec. =
nded by Mr.. Gooch, and carried
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