The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-08-07
seconded by Mr.. Provost, and car.

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ried, that notice be given for ap-
plicants as beneficiaries to the La.
State University at Baton Rouge,
and the Southwestern La. Indus
trial Institute at Lafayette. sub
ject to competitive examination
under the rules presently adopted.
All applicants to be graduates
from high school of the Parish
of st. Mary.
The President stated to the Jury
that the Good Roads Commission
at meeting held on August 3rd,
1915, after going over carefully a
number of routes between Frank
lin and Baldwin, had adopted the
route designated as route No. 1.
He then submitted a map of the
route, with a letter from the
Columbia Sugar Co., and as
Chairman of the Good Roads
Commission recommended to the
Jury that said route be adopted
as set forth in the proposition OF
the Columbia Sugar Company,
and as per map submitted by
Parish engineers.
The following resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Gooch, who
moved it's adoption, seconded by
MIR. Haydel.
"Be it ordained by the Police
Jury in regular session assembled.
that the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. Mary does hereby adopt as
a part of the main model highway
the route laid out and designated
Ion q map or sketch marked exhi-
bit "a" as Identification with this
ordinance, and which is otherwise
described as follows: Beginning
at the northern end of Main Street
at what is known az the Klein
Gibbon Corner and running along
the Klein-Gibbon Line to Yoke!y
Canal lat which point you enter
the property of the Columbia
Sugar Company, from this point
through the right of way over
Columbia hereby offered, up to
and on the road known as the Cow
Road, thence turning at point
about an acre from the present
public road around Irish Bend,
and running towards the Town OF
Baldwin, approximately along the
first head land to the corner
known as the Peltier Corner.
"Be it further resolved, that
this route is adopted to become a
part of the permanent model
highway subject to the conditions
stipulated by the Columbia Sugar
Company in it's letter of date
August 8, 1915.
"Be it further resolved, that
Chas. N. Frost, President of the
Police Jury, be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered fol
aud on behalf of the Parish of st.
Mary, to acquire and receive pro.
per deeds and transfers of title to
the lands necessary for the road
bed of said model highway along
the route described by act of do.
nation or other gratuitous title il
possible.
"Be it further resolved, thai
should the said Chas. N. Frost be
unable 10 acquire the lands nec'
essary without the necessity Of
appropriation proceedings, then il
that event he is hereby authorized
aud empowered to institute the
necessary legal proceedings fol
the appropriation and consequent
acquisition of the lands necessary
, for the road or model highway
, along the route proposed as afore'
said"
The President then instructed
! the Secretary to call the roll OF
= the resolution, which resulted a.
follows:
Yeas: Aucoin, Boudreaux
Robichaux, Haydel, Thorguson
; Drackett. LeBourgeois, Robertson
! Gooch, Provost.
E Nays: None.
I The President then declared tn
' resolution carried.
9 The President then made a full
and detailed report as to the pro
! gress of the road work by tn
, Contractor, Mr.. Hampton Rey
G nolds, aud that during the montl
that it was necessary for him t
e employ Mr.. John M. Rochel a
assistant engineer to the residen
e engineer, at a salary of $500 pc
t month.
:. Moved by Mr.. Robertson, sec
h onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, that tn
: action of the President in employ
r ing Mr.. Jno. NJ. Rochel be ap
= proved, and that an expense fun
. not to exceed $1,000 per day b
It allowed him, he to furnish al
e itemized account of all monte
= expended, aud to be approved b,
e the resident engineer and tn
=