The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07
Police Jury
Meeting.

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Jury of the Parish of st. Mary.
Called to order by President c. N.
Frost. Roll call. Members pres
emit: Messrs. Youngs. Fortier, LIE.
Bourgeois, Haydel, O. Boudreaux,
A. Robicheaux, Aucoin. Robert.
son and Gooch. Absent: j. R.
Drackett.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and on motion
were approved as read.
DR.. Stevens, President of the
Southwestern Louisiana Indus.
trial Institute at Lafayette, ap-
peared before the Jury and urged
that beneficiary student be sent
there.
Mr.. Frost stated that he ap-
proved of it and recommended
that one be sent.
It was moved by Mr.. Aucoin,
seconded by Mr.. Haydel and
carried, that the appropriation of
$4,000 for beneficiary students be
raised to 100000.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch. Sec
onded by Mr.. Fortier and duly
carried, Section One, of the ordi-
nance passed July 6, 1910, relative
to beneficiary students was a.
mended to include that benef-
ciary student be sent to South
western Louisiana Industrial In
stitute and that $4,000 be appro-
priated therefor, and the Exam
lining Committee be notified to
hold an examination as provided
for in said ordinance. as soon as
possible.
Owing to vacancies on the Ex-
aiming Committee the President
appointed Messrs. Gooch. Aucoin
and Boudreaux.
Reports from the students at
Louisiana State University was
read. The report on Beneficiary
Comeaux was not favorable and
Mr.. Milling spoke in favor of con.
tinuing him on the grounds that
he had been ill and on account of
his previous good standing when
he graduated from the high school.
Mr.. Youngs stated that the recon-
mendation of President Boyd
should be taken and that he con.
sidered Comeaux had his chance.
Mr.. w. T. Gilmore also address.
ed the Jury in favor of continuing
Comeaux in the scholarship.
1t was moved by Mr.. Youngs
that the scholarship of Comeaux
be declared vacant and that the
Examining Committee also ad.
vertise the vacancy for an examin.
alton for the place.
Mr.. Youngs spoke in favor of
his motion. There being no sec.
ond the motion was not put.
1t was moved by MI. Aucoin
and seconded by Mr.. Boudreaux
that Comeaux be continued as a
beneficiary student at the La.
State University. The motion
was carried.
A bill was presented to the Jury
from Furlongs Secret Service Co.,
for returningto the Jail one Morris
who had forfeited his bond. The
bill having been approved by the
Sheriff and District Attorney, it
was moved by Mr.. Gooch, second.
ed by Mr.. Robichaux and duly
carried, that the bill be approved.
On motion of Mr.. Robichaux.
seconded by Mr.. Aucoin and For
tier, Mr.. w. H. Kramer was en-.
gagged to check the books and
vouchers of the Secretary and
Treasurer.
A communication was received
from the Atchafalaya Bay Ship
Channel Company relative to that
company returning a portion of
the tax voted to them. Mr.. T. M.
Milling spoke against receiving
such funds under the terms of the
resolution.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the
money be not received from the
Atchafalaya Bay Ship Channel
Co., with any proviso, except that
the Police Jury use it for the use
OF 1.-THE public road or public schools
at their discretion. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Aucoin and
duly carried.
The committee on bridges at
Charenton reported that upon ex.
animation they found that such
bridge would cost approximately
and that there were no
available funds with which to paw
for it.
Mr.. 7. M. Milling spoke in favor
OF building such bridge and out.
lined a plan whereby it could be
financed and carried over into
four equal annual payments. Mr..
L. 0. Pecot. Sheriff Peterman, Mr..
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