The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

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the Secretary to call the roll Oh
the motion, which resulted as fol
lows:
Yeas: LeBourgco;s, Haydel
Robichaux, Robertson, Bou.
dreaux, Gooch, Aucoin, Drackett
Roder.
Nays: None.
The President then declared tte
motion carried.
DR.. I. F. Frere appeared before
the Police Jury and stated thai
he had been appointed Gu the
French committee to secure fund,
for the Charity Hospital ia New
Orleans. He made an urgent APP
peal to the Jury to make an APP
preparation for the Charity Hospi-
tai, which was in need for funds
and asked that the sum Of 5000 0G
be appropriated.
Moved by Mr.. Aucoin, second
ed by Mr.. Robertson, and unani-
mously carried, that the sum OF
$4,000 be appropriated for the
Charity Hospital in the City of
New Orleans.
Moved by Mr.. Robertson, Sec
onded by Mr.. Drackett, and car
ried, that owing to the absence Of
the member OF the Police Jury
from the Seventh Ward, that all
bills from said Ward be paid
without the approval.
Moved by MIR. Robertson, Sec
onded by Mr.. Gooch, and carrie !,
that the Constab bic bills and the
bill OF the Assessor be paid when
| approved by the District Attorney.
and the Secretary be authorized
to issue warrants for same.
The President stated to the Jury
!hat the railroads proposed to go
before the Railroad Commission
on October 20th and protes st against
a proposed increase in the rate on
gravel aud other road material,
and he thought the Jury should
pass a resolution protesting
against any increase in the rate
on gravel by the Railroad Com
mission, as an increase in the rate
Of gravel would materially affect
the construc ion Of the model road
now under construction in the
Parish of ST. Mary.
Moved by Mr. Robertson, Sec
onded by MIR. Aucoin, and unani-
mously carried, that it is the
sense of this Police Jury that the
proposal Of the railroads to go
before the Railroad Commission
on October 20.h, with the object
Of raising the freight rate on graz
vel and other road material is
hereby strongly protested again~,
by this body, as it will m Materially
al feet the cost of gravel roads now
under construction and that of
any future road work that may be
contemplated by this parish, and
that the Secretary be directed to
forward copy Of this resolution
to the Railroad Commission.
The following Advisory Engi-
neer's monthly estimate No. 2,
with bills attached, was read:
Good Roads Commission and Advi-
sorry Engineers Monthly Estimate
No 2, up to and including Sept.
%, 1915:
HAMPTON REYNOLDS.
80 stations sub-grade at s. 90 per sta
tion -.-.-.. .--.-...--- --...--..- $50 90
Z Days sprinkling at sl2 per diem. "a o.
7,l2o feet b NJ Foundation at Sl3 90
per # - - - 90 IS
rs OIL Cubic yards excavation culvert
at 2bc -.-----. -.-.- 20 70
SO Gu Yards Excavation Road
bitches at SC .-... Az
236. 65 Gu, Yds Excavation Drainage
bitches at 25c ... ....-. 80 Is
1862 "a Yds earth hauled 500 feet or
less at 25c - .- ... 80 o6
1872 60. Gu Yds urfacing at
3oc......... Observation-Disclosures. 1855 50
Overpaid estimate No ] 250 col, 1876 20
la27.2s Gu Yds over haul - feet at
14c per 100 feet ~ 100 3 |
1909 &c Gu Yds gravel unloaded at Sc 424 y |
Total monthly estimate of work by
Hampton Reynolds ....-. ...-. e., 769 66
J W. THOMPsON.
23i9.0 Gu Yds washed gravel by rail
at Sic ............,.. ..-....,-. - - 1,o7l p
1909 SO Gu Yds washed gravel by
water at zoe 800 ..... -. 49,. 5,7ls 10
Total monthly estimate OF gravel fur
nished by j W Thompson . s., ss7 90 |
TIoGA GRAVEL co, LTD.
r. Error in estimate Mol ... % |
Total monthly estimate OF material
furnished by Tioga Gravel CO Ltd SO o. |
DYER & CIOTIN.
1903 so Gu Yds gravel delivered at CSC 3 i5l %
Total monthly estimate Of WORK done
by Dyer & Chotin - .....-..... s3.iJl 20 /
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