The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-08-07
motion carried.

by rail and water. |.
Moved by Mr.. Robertson, second
ed by Mr.. Gooch, that the President
be authorized. when in his judgment
it becomes necessary, to hire com
petent man to attend to the guag-
ing OF cars and barges aud other
work that may be necessary, and
that the President is hereby further
authorized to hire such other be- p as
be may deem necessary, and to at
tend to such other matters that may
present themselves in the carrying
outrof the good road work.
The President then instructed the
Secretary to call the roll on the mo-
ton, which resulted as follows:
Yeas: Aucoin, Boudreaux, Robi
chaux, Haydel, Thorguson, Drackett,
LeBourgeois, Robertson, Gooch,
Provost.
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Gooch, seconded by
Mr.. Aucoin, and carried, That the
President be authorized to employ
some one to check up the books OF <.
A. Boudreaux, treasurer, and trans
fer the Treasurer's books to Mr.. A.
P. Daigle.
The President stated that it had
been called to his attention that in
the upper end OF the Parish, on the
Bosworth plantation, that there is
an epidemic Of typhoid fever, and
that the disease was amongst fam
lilies who were too poor to pay for
the services of a physician, and to
buy necessary medicines, and that
DR.. Beverly w. Smith, OF Frank
lin, and Drs. MELVILLE and Tarlton,
of Jeanerette, had rendered their
services free of charge. The Presi
dent also stated that the services
of trained nurse were required,
and that be had authorized the en-
ployment of Miss Bourg, a trained
nurse, of New Orleans, who is now
in charge of the typhoid patients;
her proposition being if she was EN-
ployed for one week, her charges
would be $25 90, if for a month, un
der the circumstances, she would
charge 5000.
Moved by Mr. LeBourgeois, sec
onded by Mr.. Provost, and unani.
mously carried, that the Parish OF
St. Mary employ Miss Burg, trained
nurse, her salary commencing from
July %, 1915, for the purpose of
nursing the typhoid patients on
Bosworth plantation at the rate of
SIS 90 per month, such employment
to continue until such time as DR..
|B. w. Smith shall advise as neces
sary. 1t is further moved that the
Parish of St. Mary pay for all medi
cine and vaccine points as may be
recommended by the attending ply
siclans, all bills for same to be ap-
proved by DR.. B. w. Smith.
The President then instructed the
Secretary to call the roll on the mo-
ton, which resulted as follows:
| Yeas: Aucoin. Boudreaux. Robi.
chaux. Haydel, Thorguson, Drackett,
LeBourgeo.s, Robertson, Gooch,
Provost.
i Nays: None.
I The President then declared the
motion carried.
The President then stated to the
Jury that the last draft of $3.50 90
drawn on the Southwestern Trac-
ton & Power Co., for rental on
Clarendon bridge had been returned
unpaid, and that he had written to
Mr.. Jules Godchaux, president OF
the road, that unless the indebted
<, ness due the parish for rent on lease
, Of Clarendon bridge be paid, that he
, would recommend at this meeting
of the Jury that the bridge again be
put on as a toll bridge. He then
e read letter he had received from
Mr.. Jules Godchaux in reply to bis
| letter.
Mr.. Roberts G. Milling, represent.
E ing the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, stated that the
, company had come to tbs point, un
, fder present conditions of the coun.
3 try, that it could not pay the 800 OO
t per month rental, aud If the Jury
+ would do so, the Company would be
willing to pay the monthly main
. tenance o. the bridge, which approx
e imately amounts to $4,000 pei
: month. Mr.. Milling also proposed
. to the Jury that if it would return
the money that his Company has or
E deposit in the different banks, the
, Company would reIinqnish the tax.
8 After full discussion OF the whole
, matter by the President, Dstric,
: Attorney and the members OF th'
Jury, the following resolution wa:
t introduced by Mr.. Robichaux, wht
. moved it's adoption, seconded by Mr.
e Provost:
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