The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

kV4lVU JUDI AssVVAUDSNWO'
FRANKLIN, La, Feb. A, 1914.
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, F. E. Robertson,
Oscar Boudresux, w. N. Gooch,
+. Aucoin. Jno. R. Drackett, AL
fred Fortier, Jr., 0ustave Thorgu-
son.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following applications for
Road Overseer were read by the
Secretary:
= I. D. Sowards, J. G. Fourmy, l..
8. Gallery, Laodice Sinitierre, c..
b. Green, Ed. Alpha, M. Gauth-
teaux, Hebert Beadle, Sosthene
Dugas, Arthur L. Habert, D. H.
Biackman, B. F. Queen, S. E..
Robeyton, s. B. Roane, w. P.
Foster, Alyre Robicheaux, J. A..
Dhauvin.
Moved by Mr.. Drackett, second
ed by Mr.. Aucoin, that the ap.
pointment of q Rovd Overseer be
tabled Indefinitely. The roll was
call on vote Of the resolution,
and every member voted yea,
with the exception of Mr.. Robi-
chaux, who was excused on his
request, on account Of he being
a applicant for tho position.
Motion carried.
The committee on Confederate
Monument fund made . partial
report, and on motion, duly sec.
conded and carried was granted
further time.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson,
seconded BY Mr.. Gooch, and car
ried, that al work be suspended
ON the roads for the present until
they may get In such condition as
In tho judgment Of the Police Ju-
Tor Of each ward should require
further work. In case the Police
Juror in any ward shall consider
work on his roads necessary that
b should take 1t up with the
Read Committee and they will
authoyize such work done.
The following petition was read:
70 the Honorable President and
Members OF the Police Jury of the
p0V3nh ~ Gk MoWm ut
The motion OF A. J. Grevemberg,
residing In the Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana, respectfully shows:
Fiat be % cultiyating rice field on
The West side Of Bayou Teche, West
OF the Public Road that parallels
said Bayou, and desires to Cross the
irrigation water from Bayou Teche to
the rice field, which necessitates carry
Ing said water across the aforesaid
Dublis road; that his fiume will have
1obo constructed near the line tet-
ween the Saul and La Estancia Planta-
lions, about two miles above Charen-
ton IN the Parish OF st. Mary.
Your applicant declares that he
Win carry the water across the afore-
said public road with the least practi-
cable inconvenience 10 the travelling
public, and will maintain the cross
tnG . HE own expense as long as it is
used BY him for that purpose.
Wherefore, he moves to be allowed
% eonstrucs the said water fiume
eeeoss the public road at the point
Indicated.
Respectfully submitted,
A. j. GREvEdBERG.
On motion Of Mr.. LeBourgeois,
ssceedeo BY Mr.. Fortier, and
carried the petition Of Mr..
0revembsrg WAS granted.
On motion OF Mr.. Drackett.
seconded BY Mr.. Aucoin and car
Iieds Mat the salary Of the Road
Oyo1oser and the Constable of the
- Ward Be paid in full for the
month u January, 1914.
The following statement from
the Chatenton Bridge Committee
Tor January tolls were accepted
and ordered spread on the minutes:
JaNoafy-
Byitells s65. 80
70 Keeper and supplies 3145
On motion Of Mr.. Drackett. sec
Guided by Mr.. Haydel, and car.
ned that the Secretary be Autho.
I11sa 10 Issue . warrant In favor OF
8. ]. Jones, Roy Thorguson, ]
1ennette Pecpt and Miss Mildred
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