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

Sons requesting the Jury to grant
them permission to cross the pub.
lilo road with hume for the pur.
pose of irrig ,ting rice on the
DeaLigne plantation was read.
/ Moved by Mr.. LeBcurgeoia
seconded BY Mr.. Haydel. and
carried. that the request of S. B.
Roane & Sons be granted, subject
to the approval OF the Road Com.
mittee. +
A resignation from Mr.. Alfred
Fortier, Jr., as q member OF the
Police Jury from the Seventh
Ward was read.
| Moved by Mr.. Thorgueon. sec.
onded by Mr.. Aucoin, and car.
ried, that the resignation be re-
ceived aud placed on file.
Mr.. Frost, chairman OF the
Good Roads Commission, present.
ed the following report:
Franklin, La, Jan. End 1915.
TO TIE Honorable Members Of the Police Jury.
81. Mary Parish, La.
| Gentlemen:-The, Good Road Commission.
| appointed by you, empowered speeiel COM
] mittee, composed OF Mr.. James A. Peterman,
| Mr.. Wilbur H. Kramer and myself. TO select
| Civil Engineers to draw up preliminary sur
! reys, ans, specifications and etc.. necessary
| TO determine the character of the model high :
| way now under consideration by your Body
and your Commission and to supervise the
I building thereof,
i A4An 10 huuk - oil onus.
| ueering work into three portions. a. follows;
/ FIRST: The making OF . preliminary sur
vey, prospectus and estimates such as may be
necessary to determine the character OF the
| model highway TO be constructed. the total
approx;ma.e cost of same, and the amount OF
bends necessary TO be Issued, plans and speci-
fcat,ons necessary for proposals to be enter
! tair ed; co. operating and advising with the
proper authorities Of tie Parish. step by
step, in determining the class OF material and
! type OF roadway to be adopted; and the draft.
| ing OF the necessary advertisements and con-
tracts to be executed by said authorities for
the cons ruction Of said highways.
SECOND. Cooperating and advising with
the proper authorities Of the Parish. step by
step, during. the entire construction OF said
model highway, having complete control.
AtSsNSAs
Ensin ser Or Engineers, and inspecting and
approving the said work. step by ster. and
authorizing the payments to be made on &C.
count OF said work. as it progresses.
THIRD: Field surveying. drafting. estmat-
ing, insp ecting, and supervision TO be done by
the resident engineer, and under the au, horty.
control and supervision OF the advisory engi-
neeR or Engineers.
The work 10 be done under items one and
two hereinabove, to be given one or more en-.
CHEERS. acting Jointly together IS . commit
tee, - be known 40 the advisory or consulting
engineers
The work to be done under item three,
herein ,bove. to be done by one or more resi-
dent engineers.
This Committee after receiving estimates
and proposals, and advice from all the eDgi.
neers of the Parish Of ST. Marv. and carefully
co nsIderng eseh, have determined that the
proposals OF Messrs Walter Y. Kemper and
Warren q. Reed, I" act as Advisory Engineers.
and OF Mr.. L. A. LOustalot 70 act as Resident
Engineer, 10 be most acceptable.
Therefore. this Committee acting und der the
authority to it given. recommends to your
Honorable Body to enter into contract of
employment with MessFs. Walter Y. Kempey.
and Warren B, Reed, rs advisory Rngineers,
for the sum OF (sl,oo0 oo) Fifteen Hundred
Dollars for the york called for 10 paragraph
number one OF tniS report. and FIR the sura OF
Eighteen Hundred I oIlars 81 .S0o.o o) per an
num- payable monthly. terminating with the
completion OF said model highway. for the
work called for in paragraph number two Of
this report.
And that you enter into contract With Mr..
L. A. Loustalot. as resident Engineer. for the
sum Of s125 90 per month"; to be employed by
the mouth, said employ ment to start when
and 70 terminate whenever moth d BY said
President. or proper reprsse NATIVE Of said
Police Jury. acting with authority.
In addition to sad salary. the sold L. A.
Lousts;ot is to be allowed MAXIMUM expense
account OF ten 1900 pollars per day. exclu-
sive Of his personal labor. when actually In
the performance OF field and surv, work,
outside OF his office; 3 aid maximum allowance
to cover 81, expenses Of every nature whatso-
ever. and especially including the expenses
and labor OF any one employed ny him TO as
sist him, with the further under ding that
an item;zei statement with each dsy's expen.
ses shall be submitted to the proper authori.
ties OF the Parish 10 charge OF the roan con-
st7uctioa, and the parish TO ray only the
amount Of each such itemzed state:ne up to
and not exceeding the amount o: Ten {slo COY
Dollars per day The ssid L. A. Eonstalot In
also 70 be sliowec incidental supplies needed
oy him In hi. office. Tor work done by him nm
DER the scope Of this employment, itemized
statements 10 be rendered.
As resident Engineer. sid L. A. Loustalot
shall Mt al times b. aud r the control and
authority and Supervisors OF M.ssYs Walter
Z Kemper and Warren d. Feed. h~reinabove
designated - Advisory Engineers.
All work done under the supervision of the
said resident Engineer. must be approved by
him. and by him referred 70 either one OF the
Advisory Engineers. snd 81 such approvaIs
snail be further approved BY said advisory
Engineers before oelng submitted TO the |