The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-09
Police Jury Proceedings.

AJyI0 nOOJCudu4D 0dO1AcI A40yOCS
Oustave Thorguson. Jno r
Uyackett, George j. LeBourgenis
r. E. Robertson, w. n. Gooch
Absent: Alfred Fortier, Jr.
The minutes of the last meetin{
we're read and approved.
A letter from Mr.. Mason Snow
den,, State Agent for the u. S
Department Of Agriculture, val
read.
On motion Of Mr.. Drackett, sec
.onded by Mr.. Boudreaux and err
ried, the letter was received anc
ordered placed on fi!e.
A report from Mr.. E L. Saucer
Demonstration Agent, was read
On motion of M. Drackett, sec.
ended by Mr.. Goccb, aud carried
the report was received and Or
defed spread on the minutes.
AHuuAL REPORT OF ed. I. sAucIsR, DEMON
sfaAT1oR AGENT, ST. MARY PARISH, La,
VI FoR THE YRAR 1914.
]. Thaye made 90 dem ,nstrations In all crops
- corn demonstrations with 9l4 sores in corr
- oats ~ :" with 200 in oats.
D Lsspedeza I" vita 7ze e" in lespe
Total acreage 1894
,. Average In corn n bushels per acre; bes
yisld ~ ~ bushels r.
Average In cotton 40 ibs, seed cotton bes,
yisld liso lbs.
Average in oats, 10 bushels, estimated best
yieM % bushels.
Average yield lepsdsz u is tons dry hay
std 10 II bushels seed, best yield 8 tons 81:
IL dry, hay per acre. !.
Z was Instrumental in abe purchasing OF
in1he construction Of ID tjlos and I dipping
vats.
4. I msde 1870 odlc;al visits to see farmers
tseveled Aes miles. 1874 by r. R., and $50 9 BY
tsen.
s.. ! vsssinsted "a headof hogs against eho,-
en-, and NJ cattle sgsiust Charlton.
Held several field meetings and helped 70
osganize farmers selling associations at six
Aiasssnt points ip the Parish.
:, Rsspectfully submitted, 80.
BID. L. SA UCIER, Local Agent.
President Frost stated 10 the
Juyy that the Southwestern Trac.
tion and Power Company was In
ayreaSe to the PAri-h for rental on
the -Charenton bridge to the
anount Of $780, 90, and read q copy
ol.o letter that he had written to
the President of said company.
The President also stated that the
attoYneys of the South estern
Traction and Power Company re-.
quested . few days Ia which to
hear from their clients.
Moved by Nj. Drackett, second.
cd by Mr.. 0ooch. and carried,
that the President of the Police
Jury be and he 10 hereby autho.
Iised 20 act in the matter az he
may and necessary.
PRECEDENT Frost then read let.
tsrG from Mr.. Jules 0odchaux,
pseeident Of the South " estern
Traction and Power Company,
asking that the time of the com.
pany f6lflling its contract with
the taxpayers Of the Third and
eeuA Nerds be extended,
Moved BY Mr.. Leboufgeois,
beeonded by Mr. Robertson, and
:noSried, that the President Of the
Vice Jury be and he 10 hereby
= lhofixed aud directed to write
> Southwestern Traction and
OWes Company in answer to
their letter OF Dscem Der 20;h; 1914.
that the Police Jury OF the Parish
q st. Mary stands on the contract
ettwesn stha Southw estern. Trae.
ZION and Power Company and the
tax pSygfs aud the Police Jury,
and DOS not lecepk Is . tepable
reason the Q .uses mentioned In
I 3eiS htteF OF Dc Q .mber %, 1914,
~ jnstlfyinx their. refusal or nc 2.
vet - com ~ with their con.
oaoct.
HI. Joseph Paytp asked the Jury
q. grant him a.liquar license.
Moved BY sfr Hsydel, seconded
~ Mr.. Boudeeanx, and carried,
INT upon the applicant, Joseph
Rnseo Ahpg With the Secretary OF
NJ Rdll6a Jury, the regular form
- appv e1tten, and upon he adj.
v9tt5elne In : ueWspaper Of thi-
paSto1 In the legally required
Iiane, ma dllo9 With the Secretary
~ H6blished notice Of applic i.
Ion thet the perm1f aap1lsd see
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