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

| CAuClcE, Agricultural agent, anu MI. w u
| Kramer, Clerk, furnished us with data and
information.
| The members of this Committee have given
! this matter thought and Investigation since
| your meeting. We find that this Parish does
MT now contain any large number of cattle in
any locality, and that the presence OF Cattle
, Tick does not yet exist to any acute extenti
| but we believe the condition will become
| acute here, as soon as cattle are kept In large
quantities. In each ward appears an awaken.
ing OF interest in live stock, and the percent
age has inc reaaed considerable during the
year 1914, and will continue to increase heav.
lily; and pure bred stock is being brought into
the Parish.
We find from the experience of others that
the cost OF erecting OF a dipping vat and buy
ing OF chemical solutions will be $4,000 per
vat. We find In Iberia Parish that its citizens
are bearing apart Of the cost OF the material,
drayage and erection,
Summing: up our investigations, we do not
recommend at this meeting that the Police
Jury enter into o contract with the U. s.
Government to erect Standard Dipping Vat
IN each ward OF the Parish, to supply same
with the proper chemicals, nor to maintain it,
for the reason that the local requirements do
not yet justify the appropriation. We recog-
nize the merit in responding to this public de-
mand as 1t arises, and believe and recommend
that encouragement and assistance should be
offered each ward that shows its need and re-
quirement OF these vats.
Wherever in each ward responsible citizens
offer to secure site and build and complete q
vat and to maintain same for one year, then
we recommend that the Police Jury appro-
pirate $500, the estimated one-half of the
cost OF same. II this plan results In all the
wards accepting this offer, then We feel that
the demand and need for same has been
shown, and that then the Police Jury can take
up the:question OF contracting with. the U. 8.
Government for their maintenance and the
freeing of this Parish from National stock
Quarantine.
In order to put our recommendation in force
we gu egest passage of the following resolu-
ton, or something similar thereto:
"Be it Resolved by the Police Jury. that its
President be, and is hereby authorized to en-
ter into contract with responsible citizens
In each Police Jury Ward OF this Parish for
the construction OF one dipping vat therein.
Said Police Jury agreeing. upon the compile
ton OF said vat, conveyance of same to the
Polio Jury, and lease and free access to its
site, decided by the owner, and an agreement
by said contracting parties entered into to
operate same for one year, to pay the total
sum OF $500 for each such dipping vat
W. n. GOOCH.
Q. BOUDREAUX.
GEO J. LEBOURGEOIS,
Committee.
The following resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Gooch, who
moved it's adoption, seconded by |
Mr.. Robichaux, and was carried.
RESOLUTION.
Be 1t resOlv ed by the Police Jury OF the Par.
81 OF St. Mary in regular session assembled: |
That It's President be and he is hereby author |
% enter into contract with a responsible |
citizen, or citizens. or corporations in each |
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Mary, I
or the purpose Of having constructed one
tipping vat for each ward, for dipping Live
stock. Upon the completion Of dipping vat =,
'nich Is estimated to cost not exceeding the1
UNI OF One Hundred and Fifty Dollars each,
ne President OF the Police Jury is authorized
o pay over to the builder one.half the price
4 construction up to the sum of Seventy-fve
'ollars The President of this Police Jury is
urtner authorized to enter into . contract /
7ith property owners, which contract shall
tipulate that all citizens including corpora.
ons, OF this Parish. shall have the right to
Sc the said vat for live stock upon the pay /
1ent OF FIVE cents per head per dip for cattle Il
nd horses and one cent per head per dip for i
ogs. Which right shall carry with it the
ght OF egress and exit thereto. The coz
'act shall further stipulate that the propersv
older shall have nc right to demolish or re-
love or destroy or impair the aforementioned ;
piping watts except upon giving written no.
ce to the Police Jury six months in advance
40 upor the payment to the aforesaid Jury
le full amount paid by the Police Jury to-
ara the construction Of said vat. In the
rent that the Parish shall be lifted from Fed.
al quarantine by reason Of these and other
pping vats, the dipping watts cons .tructed
'oer this proposed contract shall revert to
9 original owner, free from any rights of
parish. During the life of this proposed
ntract, the maintenance cost IRE ferred m
'ove as the the dipping cost of fv ana one
nt) shall be collected by. and bel ong to the
operty holder, and the said propc rtv owner
on whose land the vat is situate d. mnst in
thereof, maintain the dippias vat. but the
lice jury reserves the rigLa tc, adjust and
" the said maintenance cosa At su oh a figure
price per head as wiz u tb cir Judgment
proximately meet the rAeSnal ost leeitimate-t
incurred by the prop. assv hol'ier upon whose
q the vat IS sltuat,aA in dipping live stock.
maintaining xatt
MI. Lebo 'LlHeois, chairman Of
9 comm .ekes. on building Cypre-
ort ]a.l, reported same finished.
a. so reported that the conn.,
Gee Aad on hand a lot of brick,
On motion of Mr.. Robichaux. i
,sonded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and 9
.rried, that the report of the E.
lairman of the building COM f
ittee of the Cypremort Jail be c
ceived, and that he be authoriz
J to sell the brick on hand. IL