The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-06

Yeas. LeBourgeois. Haydel
Robertson, Robichaux. Bou-
dreaux, Gooch, Auc Din, Drackett,
Provost. Roder.
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
| ordinance carried
Moved by Mr.. Robertson, Sec
onded by Mr.. Gooch, and unani-
/ mously carried, that vote OF
thanks be given to Mr. Henry w
kappel, assessor, for his gene.
rosity in relinquishing his COM
mission on the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company tax
for the year 1915.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Robertson, secon-
ded by Mr.. Haydel:
Whereas, there is no public road now lead
ing from Avoca Island to the town OF Morgan
City or to the public roads of the Parish Of ST.
Mary. and,
Whereas. the inhabitants OF said Island are
entitled to public road connecting them wit h
the public highways of the parish. and,
Whereas, the laying out and tracing of such
public road is to the interest of the people
and of immediate necessity;
Therefore, be it ordained by the Police Jury
that Messrs. L j. Bass, E. E, Ditch, J. j. LIE
Blanc, James Doron, C. G. DeGravele,
Meyer Lehman, all being freeholders and resi-
dents and Inhabitants of the Parish OF St.
Mary, be and they are hereby appointed as a
Jury OF freeholderS, who. upon taking the oath
required by law, and especially required by
Section 1869 of the Revised Statutes Of the
State OF Louisiana shall trace end lay out a
pu bic road of such width. within the lmta-
tions prescribed by law, as said jury ma find
necessary, commencing at the terminus on
Morgan City Island Tor Tiger lsland) side of
the present steel draw bridge connecting
Avoca Island and Morgan City Island or Tiger
lsland), and extending thence to connect with
the Town of Morgan City, to the greatest ad-
vantage OF the inhabitants and as little as may
be to the prejudice of the enclosures through
which said road shall be laid out and traced
and assess the value Of the property SO TAX
en- and such damage in favor OF any person
through or over or upon whose property they
shall trace said road as it shall bs dete rmined
the property owners may sustain,
BE it further ordained, that the said jury of
freeholders herein named, after they shall
have laid out and traced said road in the man
ner prescribed by law, and especially as pre-
scribed by Section 1863 of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Louisiana, shall file with this
Police Jury process verbal of the ir findings
born as to road, the width its right-of way,
and its area, and as to its vaiue, and all dana
ges assessed in favor of the property owners,
which process verbal will then be considered
by this Police Jury.
DO fur tbar lnio hat
or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
This resolution was then fully
discussed by Police Jurors Drack-
EFT and Aucoin, and Hon. j. Y.
Sanders, who stated that he rep.
resented Mr. B. M. Young aud the
taxpayers on the north side OF
Bayou Boeuf from Morgan City
to Amelia and spoke in opposition
to the resolution. Messrs. Paul
Kramer, K. E. Brumby aud John
Pharr addressed the Jury ia favor
of granting the above RESOLUTION,
as well as President Frost.
The President then instructed
the Secretary to call the roll on
the resolution, and while the vote
was being taken and after two
members OF the Police Jury had
voted, Mr.. Drackett arose and in
sisted on the Police Jury acting
upon the following motion which
he had previously made, aud
which had been seconded by Mr..
Aucoin: "Ihat the model road |
be put on the North side of Bayou
Boeuf from Morgan City to the
Boeuf."
The President then ruled that
this motion was out Of order, due
to the fact that the voting had |
already commenced and two votes
cast. and that Mr.. Drackett should
have made his obj c,ions before
the polling of the Jury. and
instructed the Secretary to con-
tinue the calling of the roll, which
resulted as follows:
Yeas: LcBourgeois, Haydel,
Rob;chaux, Bou-
dreaux, Gooch, Provost. Roder.
Nays; Aucoip. Dlackett.
Messrs. LeBourgeois and Roder
explained their vote by saying
that they were not voting to put
N odel road on Avoca Island. but
20 give the people there a public
toad to Morgan City.
The President then declared the
n otion carried.
The following petition was read:
Moved by Mr.. Robertson, Sec
'nded by MI. Boudreaux, and
that the petition be re.
'eived and made part of the min
ties.
The following ordinance was
Introduced by Mr.. Gooch, secon-