The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-07
Police Jury Proceedings.

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Regular meeting of the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary call.
d to Jrler by President Jos. Brig.
Roll cell showed the following
members present: Messrs. Boud-
reaux, Drackett, Haydc', Boud.
reaux, Robicaux, Bodin. Gooch
and Giles.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and on motion, duly carried /,
were approved as read.
Accommodation was read from
Mr.. J. C. Murphy, asking permis-
sion to change the public road in
the 7th. ward, near the plantation
of Estate j. c. Murphy.
On motion of Mr.. Bodin, second
ed by Mr.. Haydel, Mr.. Murphy was
given permission to change the
said road, but at no expense to
the parish.
On motion Of Mr.. Drackett, Sec
onded by Mr.. c. H. Boudreaux,
and duly carried, Jane Fairfax, OF
Riverside plantation was placed
on the pauper list at the rate OF
four dollars per month.
DR.. Smith. coroner, appeared
and spoke in regard to the en-
ployment of a veterinarian, and
advise the Jury to terminate their
present contract and employ one
during say four months, June
July, August and September. He
also suggested that the turn in the
public road at Gaussiran's, near
Baldwin, was dangerous and
should be Strengthened out, and
he also stated that he was &C.
quainted with the locality and
probable character of the negro
saloon proposed to be established
by Montalbano, near White City,
and opposed its establishment on
the grounds that it would be
detrimental to the parish.
Capt. Driskill appeared in re-
gard to his having closed the
public road in front of his house
below Berwick.
On motion of Mr.. Drackett, Sec
onded by MIR. Gooch, Mr.. w. T.
Gilmore was made a committee of
one to investigate the matter
of the public road near Capt.
Driskill's and ascertain ii it was a
public road, etc.
After discussion of the fact that
persons in different places in the
parish had built high crossings
across the public roads, without
first submitting the matter to the
jury, ca motion the attorney for
tae Jury was instructed to draw
up an ordinance covering same.
A petition was received from
Tony Montalbano for permission
to open a negro bar-room on the
Bayou Sale road opposite the
Baldwin Saw Mill Company plant.
A petition OF residents of that Sec
ton, opposing the granting of
sucn permission was also received.
The petition of protest was pre-
So ted by MIR. l.. Q. Pecot, who
spoke agains its granting. Sheriff
Petorman stated that on general
principles he was opposed to the
granting of licenses to saloons OF
the character Of the one proposed,
anywhere in the parish.
1t was moved by Mr.. Alyre Ro-
bIchaux, seconded by Mr.. Drack-
EFT, that the petition of Tony
Montalbano be rejected. Carried.
a. petition from Mr.. E. A.
i oudrcdux was read, asking for
pe rmission to open negro saloon
IN .he line between Adeline and |
Mathllda plantations. A petition
asking that such permit be re-
fused was also read, and on mo-
,ion duly seconded and carried,
he matter was laid over until
lexG meeting.
The petition of Bodin Bros, to
pove their saloon to nearby
premises was granted.
/ le Sheriff, Treasurer and Clerk
" Court tiled their reports, which
we're ordered printed in the min
ties. The Finance Committee
lea their report and the same
vas adopted and the bills ordered
'aid:
hecapitulation of bills paid:
'arish Offices SAL IS
Justices of the Peace lis co.
l65 90
'aupers 80 90
'olice Jurors Al col
riminal Expense 374 IS
loads ana Bridges 65l rs
ublic Buildings la 20
aciuentals 3O3 Is