The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-05-22
POLICE JURY.

hPguiaT meAtl0R OF the fOilc0 jury
Of st. Martin Parish. La. held this Bird
day Of May. A. D. 1915.
The meeting convened at 1890 O'Clock
A. NJ. Hon. Louis p. Olivier. presiding
and the following members present:
Messrs C. Il. Smedes. d. Bernard. N.
Chauffe. d. Rees. A J. Champagne and
H. A. Guidry. Absent. none.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The committee on the End ward i'm
provsments submitted the following re-
port:
10 the President aud Members Of the
Police jury:
We the undersigned committee appOin-
ted by your Honorable Body. to 20 to the
Second Ward aud Ia vestigats the work
done in that ward. and also what agree.
ments or contracts were made by the
late Frank Mendoza. beg leave to make
this our report.
On the 18th aud 18th of April we in
spected the work done on bayou LaROse
aud found 1t we'll cleared out and row
of pilling with booms put down at its
mouth on Lake LaROse to prevent the
drift wood and water hyacinths from
entering and filling up the bayou again.
At Crooked Chene, where Mr.. Mendoza
had made contract with Smith Bros to
clean up same. we were unable to SEQ
what had been done as the bayou was
filled up with drift logs from bank to
bank for several miles. .--.
From the testimony Of John Case. Leo
Landry aud others. the contractors only
made a passage for small gasoline skiffs
so as to get out a lot Of Cotton wood
logs. which they sold to MIR. Fowler aud
they never tried to fulfil the contract.
Under these circumstances we do not
think they should b. paid anything Cn.
til they fulfill their contract.
Mr.. Case says that IL the parish will
pay for putting down the pilling about
$4,000. there are parties who will clean
out the bayou for small Gasoline boats
to pass free Of cost to the parish. 1t il
useless to clean out this bayou unless u
boom is placed to keep the drift wood
from entering.
In regard to the cleaning out of Ba-
you LaROse. This work was not ordered
to be done by Mr.. Mendoza. but was done
so that interested parties could get their
lumber out to Lake LaRoss. but % they
improved the navigation o! this bayou
90 much we recommend that they be
paid $4,000 as part compensation for
their work.
Respectfully.
ID. RES,
G.. 4. SEEEES.
Same being read; moved by Mr.. Cham.
payne. seconded by Mr.. Guidry. that the
report b. recsivee and adopted aud that
Voucher for the sum Of $500 be issued
in favor Of Mr.. A. Warehouse. Carried.
Permission was granted to Mr.. K.
Martin to erect rice FUN across the
Public Road.
The fOllOwings bids for the construc.
ton of the lsvss or embankmsnt for the
protection of the School grounds at Ba.
you Chene were received and read:
John Smellgren for the sum Of $l48.5O.
JOS. Dimond for the sum Of $4,000 and
B. H. Flint for the sum Of $4,000. same
being considered. moved by Mr.. Smdss.
seconded by Mr.. Guldry. that all bids be
rejected and that the Police Jury adver-
tise for sealed bids. rsserving the right
to reject any all bids.
Moved by Mr.. Smedes. seconded by Mr..
Guidry, that Mr.. A. Olivier be employed
to examine and make an estimate as to
costs Of repairing the vault in The Clerk
Of Court Office. Carried.
The report Of A. e. TheriOt. appointed
to examined the condition Of the Lake
Tasss Bridge. showing that said bridge
Is In a dangerous condition and that
the costs Of renovsting same would
amount to about $500. Moved by Mr..
Smedes. seconded by Mr.. Guidry that
said bridge b. condemned and that traffic
thereon be discontinued and that each
sud thereof bs FABRICATED and that pla-
cards be posted warning the Public Of
such conditions.
| Moysd bv Mr.. Smedss. secOudad nv Mr.