The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-12-06
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police Jury Proceedings.
FRANKLIN, La. Dec. 8, 1918.
A.regular meeting of the Police
Jury of the Parish Of St. Mary was
held this day. The meeting was
called to order by President Chas.
N. Frost. Roll call showed the
following members present: Geo.
]. LeBourgeois, Gabriel Haydel,
Alyre Robichaux. w. N. Gooch,
T. Aucoin, Jno. r. Drackett, Al
fred Fortier. Jr.. Gustave Thorgu-
son and Oscar Boudreaux.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Drackett, sec
onded by Mr.. Gooch, and
9 arrie d, that the rules
of order be suspended toy
the purpose Of listening to a DEL
eeation of Confederate Veterans
who we're present.
Capt. R. w. Allen. commander
Of Florian Cornay Camp, No.
345,.U. G. ", in an eloquent ad,
dress appealed to the Jury for an
appropriation towards the cree.
tion Of the monument on the
court house square to the memory
OF those who lost their lives on
the battle Aeld Of the Confederacy.
Then Hon. w. H. Kramer, in q
clear and intelligent statement
explained the object in erecting
the monument, and the amount
same would cost. and the appro.
pYiation asked for, and the terms
OF payment, and made an urgent
appeal for the adoption of the
following resolution, which was
presented and read by the Secre.
fary.
Whereas, the Confederate Veterans
Al the Parish of St. Mary, through
Florian Cornay Camp, No. 35,
and the Citizens of the Parish of St.
Mary, through the Confederate Vet
ersn Monument Association, have con-
traeted ct q cost of 100000 for the
delivery and erection upon the Court
House hquare In the town OF Franklin,
La, Of .. Monument;
And Where's, this Monument is to
be dedicated and consecrated to the
Confederate Dead of the Parish of st.
Mary. becoming in. perpetuity the
property OF the Parish;
And Whereas this Police Jury rec
oGnixes 1t to be right, fittiug, proper
and IN accord with the past tradi.
lions OF this Parish and its present
Civic Responsibility, that the Parish
a St. Mary, through its representa-
tive body, the Police Jury, should con-
tribute towards the erection and dedi-
cation OF one tombstone and memorial
20 eli of its sons. those lying dead on
many battle fields, those survivors
who returned to rebuild q desOlate
land, some Of whomshave subsequently
passed away, and to the few remaining,
who will soon answer to the final roll
call.
Therefore be 1t Resolved by the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish Of St Mary,
L0uisians, that there be appropriated
the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars,
one half Of the cost of said monument,
20 be pay able in four equal annual in
stallments of $375.OO each, on or be-
fore January 18th. 1914, 1916, 1916 and
1917 respectively, without interest. to
be budgeted by the Finance Commit
tee of this board each year for tie sub
seQuent year under the budget of Pub
Tic Buildings and Grounds, said war;
rants to be drawn to the order of the
Geo. P.< McNeill Marble Company,
Marietta, Georgia, or assigns;
And b It further Resolved that this |
resolution 10 passed upon the cOndi- |
tion that . clear title to said |
monument shall be given to the Police |
Jury of said Parish and placed Of
record before any warrants be drawn.
Thereupon Mr.. Gooch, seconded
By Mr.. Aucoin, moved that the
reeolution be adopted.
Before the motion was voted
upon President Frost stated that
no one had . more kindly feeling
Tor the Confederate Veterans than |
he, but he thought It unwise that
the parish should make an ap-
preparation for . term Of years,
and for that reason he opposed
the adoption Of the resolution,
and Il the Police Jury proposed to
make any appropriation, that they
should make same now, as he. felt
mat each year expenses should
take care Of itself, and not bind
itself In the future,
Mr. Drackett stated that he
thought that the Parish should as.
siet Ia erecting the monument.
Letters from w. F. Giles, A. |!
voeder + Sons, Bank OF Morgan
City, 3. B. Williams Cypress Co.,
Union Bank Of Patterson, Citixens |
State and 6avings Bank OF Pat.
eesson, Peoples State and Savings |