Lower coast gazette., 1914-08-22
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Absent; T.. Grabert and Jos. Bern.
ard. There being a quorum On hand
the police jury proceeded to business.
On motion of l. s. Lothrop, seconded
by Jno. Fink, it was resolved tnat' the
contract for maintenance of the shell
road in Road District No. ! be awarded
to MI. VIM. Dymond and that the
said contractor furnish a $780, 90 bond.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution by DR.. Hays, seconded
by Jno. Finck, was offered as follows:
Be it resolved that in accordance
with Act No. 10 Of the State Of Louis
lana of 1914, the President Of this Pc
lice Jury is hereby requested to issue
bis proclamation observing Thursday,
August eth, as Good Roads Day. The
resolution was adopted and the procla-
nation issued IS follows:
Proclamation.
Whereas, it is provided by Act No.
10 Of the general assembly of the year
1914 known - House Concurrent Reso.
luton by Mr.. Shell. that the last
Thursday in the month Of August of
each year be set apart and designated
as Louisiana Good Roads Day; and
whereas it is my duty to call upon each
and every male citizen within tho par
ish Of Plaquemines to. observe Louis
lana Good Roads Day by working on
the public roads Of said parish on said
day, now therefore /, J. B. Fastening,
President Of the Police Jury of the
parish of Plaquemines, State of'Louis-
lana, do issue this my proclamation
calling upor, each and every male citi-
zen within the Parish Of P~laqueniines
to observe Thursday August q, 1914,
as Louisiana Good Roads Day, BY
working on the public roads Of said
parish in accordance with the provis-
ions Of said resolution.
l would hereby request that the
members Of the police jury of each
ward take sufficient interest in this
public spirited movement and have his
road supervisor notify each citizen in
his ward to come out on said day pre-
pared for road work. l would suggest
that the member Of the police jury
make an inspection Of the roads in his
Fard end tn ,selectethe most needed
sections to be worked on, and that the
police jurors act as orators of the day
and that his remarks should pertain t
better highways.
A newspaper correspondent and
photographer to show the conditions o.
the roads would be Of great benefit. !.
Any reports or photographs made OF
the work may be- sent to the highwa,
department. :
The following resolution was offeret
by Dr. G. A. B. Hays and duly second
ed by Mr.. Lothrop:
Whereas the final estimate issued By
|, the highway department to cover con
tract for, the Pointe-a-la-H achs high
way amounting to $14, 1888 has bee,
|. sent to this police jury for payment.
And whereas the fund available on
Of the sale Of bonds and accrued inter
! est only amounts to $8,2S5. 4S making
deficit Of S, 94S. 10 this police jury feel
that the state highway. department
having only'paid for y third Of tn
construction Of this highway, the pres
. ident is hereby requested to sppoint
committee Of two interested citizen
within the Road District No. !, witt
himself to wait upon the highway de
partments fof the parpose Of urgini
that department to take cars Of thi
deficit. The resolution was adoptet
whereupon the chair appointed the fol
lowing committee 70 serve with HIM
self: Hon. S. Leopold, Hon. Jno. by
mond.
The following resignation was rea'
and accepted:
New Orleans, Aug. s. 1914.
Hon. ]. B. Fastening, President Polio
Jury. Parish Of Plaquemiaes, Buras
La.
Dear Sir: Having beer appointe'
by your Honorable Body Z. member Q
the Board Of Commissioners for tn
!, Prarie. Drainage District, and His Ex
cellency, Luther E. Hail., Governor
having now appointed me a.member Q
the Board Of Commissioners for tn
plaquemines East Bank LeSee Distric
and not desiring to be placed in posis
ion Of holding two Offices. s:should II
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