The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-30
Special Meeting Of School
Board.

FRANKLIN, La, Oct. %, 1915.
On the above date. the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the
Parish of ST. Mary met in special
session. President Wilson Me-
Kerall presiding, and the follow
ing members present: Messrs. T.
F. Frere, G.. A. Aycock, F. d.
Winchester, E. H, Bojarsky, Sid
ney Bonvillain, John c.. Clausen,
II. L. Jolley, William Folse, J o.,
Bodin. Absent: l.. f. Pecot.
The President explained that
the object and purpose of this
special meeting was to consider
the advisability Of accepting the
compromise relative to the forfeit
OF certain money deposited by the
Southwestern Traction & Power
Company as evidence of good
faith that it would build an inter-
urban railway in the First, Third
and Fourth Wards of the Parish
Of St. Mary.
After a full discussion of the
subject, on motion of DR.. Frere,
unanimously carried, the follow
ing resolution was passed:
Be it resolved by the Board Of
Directors Of the Public Schools Of
the Parish Of St. Mary, in special
session assembled, That:
Whereas, in the First Ward, at
an ELI elton held on the 14th day
Of October, 1913, a tax Of 3 1 2
mills was voted; in the Third
Ward on February 18th, 1918. a
tax OF 2 IL mills was voted; in
the Fourth Ward on March 18th,
1918, tax of ? 2 mills was
voted; to aid and assist in the
construction of an interurban
railway through said Wards. b.
longing to the South western Trac-
ton & Power Company, corpo-
ration organized under the laws
of Louisiana,
And whereas, as condition
precedent to the voting of said tax
in each Of said Wards, said South
western Traction & Power Com
pany deposited in the banks Of
this Parish the sum of S7,600.0O,
as a forfeit in event of default on
it's part, and
Whereas, the said South western
Traction & Power Company has
failed to comply with its contracts
in some of their conditions, and
has declared its inability to carry
out said contract, and has request-
ed the Police Jury of this Parish
to accept the sum Of Five Thous.
and Dollars from the forfeit
amount, and to cause said banks
to deliver to said Company the
remaining portion of the forfeit
deposit aforesaid, said sum of five
thousand dollars to be acco pied
in full settlement and discharge.
and to be turned over by The Po-
lice Jury to the Board Of Directors
of Public Schools Of the Parish of
st. Mary.
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
That we, the Board of Directors
Of the Public Schools of the Parish
of ST. Mary. hereby recommend
to the Police Jury OF the Parish OF
St. Mary. the acceptance OF said
sum in full settlement and dis
charge.
And we further recommend that
the Tax Collector pay back to ali
OF the various tax payers, all OF
the taxes by them paid and now
in his possession, less expenses
for assessing and collecting same.
On motion, duly seconded and
Messrs. c. A. Aycock,
McKerall and T. F. Frere
were appointed as a committee
Of three to appear before the Po-
ice jury in behalf of the above
resolution.
On motion, duly clrried, the
'esolu.ion passed on October Il.
l915. in regard to rat'ying the
lction of the Pc ice Jury OF tn
'arish of ST. Mary in employing
IN attorney to assist the District
Attorney to prosecute the case
'gainst the Southwestern Traction
( Power Company, was repealod:
the resolution this dav
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