The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-07
Police Jury Proceedings.

| n regular meeting OF the TOllCe
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 fol-
lowing members present: T. Au.
coin, Alyre Robichaux, Gabriel
Haydel, Oscar Boudreaux, Geo. j.
LeBourgeois, F. E, Robertson,
w. N. Gooch, Alfred Fortier, Jr.,
Jno. R. Drackett, Gustave Thor
guson.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A letter from j. N. Pharr & Sons
in regard to selling the parish
some galvanized iron culverts was
read.
On motion of Mr.. Haydel, sec.
onded by Mr.. Fortier, and carried
the letter was referred to the Road
Committee for action.
A letter from the Board of State
Engineers was read.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch. sec.
onded by Mr.. Aucoin, and carried,
the letter was received and ordered
placed on file.
A letter from the Yellow Bayou
District, requesting the Jury to
appoint Mr.. Charles Sacco
member of the Board of Commits
sioners. vice Jospeh Fanguey,
removed from the district, was
read.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, Sec
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and
carried, Mr.. Chas. Sacco was APP
pointed member of the Board of
Commissioners of the Yellow
Bayou District.
A letter from the Louisiana State
Board of Health was read,
On motion of Mr.. Drackett.
seconded by Mr.. Boudreaux. and
carried, the letter was received and
ordered placed on file.
A report from Mr.. E. L. Saucier.
demonstration agent, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, sec.
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, the re-
port was received and ordered
spread on the minutes.
FRANKLIN, LA, Oct. 81, 1914.
Monthly report to the Honorable
Members of the Police Jury of
st. Mary Parish for the month
ending Oct. 31st, 1914.
| worked Is days this month.
making rs official visits to see
farmers. Sent out one agricultu.
raj exhibit to the Dry Farmers
Congress at Wichita, Kans. Held
three meetings in the parish.
Travelled 545 miles, 1851 by team,
1874 by railroad. Vaccinated 22l
hogs for hog cholera. Ihave en-.
listed 50 farmers who agree to
follow demonstration methods
this coming year, with an acreage
OF 5000 acres, Including cane,
corn. peas, oats and lespedeza.
with q small acreage in potatoes
and clover crops. I sent a verv 1
nice exhibit to the State Fair IL
have been instrumental in the
of several eilos. I am
supposed to furnish similar re.
port at the close of each and every 6
N orth hereafter. /
Yours very truly,
ED. L. SAUCER,
Local Agent.
Z S.-Gave instructions for !
building three seed pans. +
Sealed bids from Banks desir. a
ing to act as Fiscal Agent for the i
Parish. were opened, as follows: v
81 Mary Bank and Trust Co.. e
% daily balances, 4 1.2 per cent; :
The Centreville Bank on daily -
balances. 4 IL per cent; Peoples Il
state and Savings Bank on daily IL
balances. 41-2 per cent; Bank of c.
Morgan City, on daily balances, q .
Id per cent. c.
Moved by Mr.. Robertson, sec. r,
'nded by Mr.. Robichaux, that the Ii
I'D OF the ST., Mary Bank and pt
rust Co. be accepted and that it lie
e elected Fiscal Agent for the o.
'arish for two years ending Nov ~
mbef 4th, 1915. ,Hs
Moved by Mr.. Aucoip, seconded an
y. Mr.. Drackett, that the
ID of the Peoples State and tn
avlngs Bank. be accepted and 1t m
e elected Fiscal Agent for the II
aiisn TOT two years ending, Nov. m
mber 4th, 1915,
Enc President then instructor "a
Re Secretary to call the roll o. lie
PIE Of the motion to accept mo
10 OF the St. Mary Bar We n
rust Co., which resulted - snu r,
We: - foi- ).
Yeas:-Robichauy
Bourgeois. For. ..e :. Rob nayas,' P
,snrs.. d. lin, Thorguson, II
1 :. h oor4 drcaNx, Gooch. p
OcauS = tie vote fhe proc;dentf n