Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-24

president by reclamation, there being no
other nomination.
DIR. !. 7. Abshire, of the fifth ward,
was elected president pro TEN. without
DIR. Abshire made a motion, seconded
by Mr.. Harrington, to fix the salary OF
the secretary at Five Hundred Dollars
per year. the secretary to do all of the
work of the police jury of clerical
nature for that sum.
o. Bourque. +. NJ. Harrington, Avery
Thibodeaux, DR.. Abshire, Joseph Fred
erick and JOS. T.. Broussard, voting yea;
and Chapman Pierce and Caesar Brous-
sard voting against said motion. The
motion was declared carried.
The applications for the secretaryshp
were then taken up and read; there being
four and reading as follows:
Abbevi!le, La, JAM, 10, 1914.
To the Honorable Members of the Police
Iury of Vermlion Parish, La.
Gentlemen: hereby tender YOU my
application for the position of secretary
of YOUR honorable body, which services
| am willing to perform at all annual
CONDENSATION of Two Hundred Dollars.
Should YOU decide to consolidate the
Office OF secretary and treasurer. tendei
YOU my services as your secretary-treas-
user at at annual compensation of Five
Hundred Dollars.
1t is YOUR sworn duty to minimize the
expenses of your parish, and, conSe
quently, it follows that you ahould selec
as your secretary the man who tender:
his service for the least compensation
provided that man is qualified to fulfil
the duties of that Office.
believe that l am possessed of thu
qualifications necessary to fill said posi-
ton, and demand that my application
be given its due consideration.
I demand furthur that my communica
ton be read openly i'll your meeting o
the 18th inst, and be published as par
of your minutes.
know that you will do this as yo
have been selected OH a promise OF CIV
ing publicity to your actions.
Truising that you will consider IN
application fayorably, l am, yours yer
respectfully, (Signed)
cepies FELIX J. SAMSON.
Abbeville, La, Jan. 18th. 1914.
To the Members of the Police Jury
Vermilon Parish, La.
Gentlemen: Having served as secr'
tary and clerk of this honorable bod
for nearly six years, / present this N
application for the same position.
MIR. Chas. L. Wermuth stated in h
report of August 18th, 1913: "All bool
, and records have been examined al
were found to be correctly kept and
, good order"
Then, Mr.. Mcfarland, the Supervis
!; of Public Accounts, of date October
! saws: 1T gives me pleasure to say that
: found the books and records Ill Il
s Office of the Police Jury exceeding
I we'll kept and very complete"
{ With the above recommendations,
therefore, submit this my offer: W
! act as clerk and secretary for the sala
:: of Three Hundred Dollars per annum.
Very respectfully submitted,
|, (Sipued) ROM. p. LEBLANC.
Z Abbeville, La, Jan. II, 1914.
{ To the Honorable President and Mel
!, bers of the Police Jury, Vermili
z Parish, La, in session assembled:
8 Gentlemen: / hereby submit my
5 plication for the position of clerk
5 YOUR honorable body. and agree to
I the work encumbent upon me for t
!, price and sum of $4,000 per year.
& If elected, promise to perform, II
& satisfactory manner, all the duties
s. cunbent OH me as clerk of your hon
I. able body for the price mentioned abo'
& Respectfully submitted.
q (Signed) J. SIDNEY LHoNo
e Abbeville, La, Jan. II, 1914
8 President and Members of the Pol
* Jury, Vermilion Parish, La.
s Gentlemen: am very anxious to
& the Job of secretary of your honora
g body, at any reasonable salary you n
s. fix.
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