The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-11-06
Police Jury Proceedings.
FRANKLIN, La. Nov. 8, 1915.

, FRANKLIN, La. Nov. 8, 1918.
A regular meeting of the Polio
Jury of the Parish OF st. Mary wa
held this day The meeting wa
: called to orde bty President Chas
N. Frost. Ro'1 call showed tn
following members present
Messrs. Geo. j. LeBourgeois
Gabriel Haydel, Alyre Robichaux
IF. E. Robertson, Oscar Bou
dreaux, w. N. Gooch, T. Aucoin
John X. Drackett, Geo. j. Provost
Ernest Roder. ....
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and on motion adopted
| A report from Mr.. E. l.. Saucier
Demonstration Agent, was read:
| Franklin, La, Oct. Both, 1915.
TO the Honorable the Members OF
the Police Jury, St. Mary
Parish, Louisiana.
Gentlemen
Twill respectfully submit the fol-
lowing demonstration work done
during the month of October.
/ did % days work during the
month.
Travelled by team and auto 592
miles.
Official visits to see farmers and
planters 10 their fields, lO2.
Demon stration in oats in the par
ish for 1916, 1000 acres.
Demonstration in clover crops to
be plowed under. 50 acres.
Mr.. J. D. Berwick has II acres OF
crimson clover planted from home
grown seed, planted following stub
BILE cane, to be plowed under in the
spring and planted to corn and peas
then back to cane the following
year. | believe this will be a valu
able demonstration to the sugar
planters.
Made two post norton examina-
tions for hog cholera for Mr. w. I.
Peterman. Hogs were vaccinated
and the cholera stamped out, losing
only three or four.
Furnished Mr.. G. P. Burguieres
plans and showed him how to make
seed pan for harvesting lespedeza
seed.
Char yed dipping vat for G. NJ.
Compton and instructed him how to
dip his cattle. Tested solution in
dipping va for ]. N. Pharr & Sons.
Furnished several people lnforma-
ton regarding disease in plants and
treatment for insects.
Yours truly,
Ed L SAUCER,
Local Agent.
Moved by Mr.. Robichaux, sec.
onded by Mr.. Robertson, and car.
ried. that the report of Mr.. Sau-
cier be received and made part of
the minutes.
The following letter was read:
Franklin, La, Oct. 10, 1915
Hon. Chas N Frost, President Pc
lice Jury, St, Mary, Frank
lin, La.
Dear Sir
Acting under information flu
nished in resolution of your Honor
able Jury at its meeting held on
November 4, 1914 we will agree to
erect dipping vat on the property
of Amede Robchaux opposite the
old Palfrey place, now owned by
Sheriff W. T. Peterman, in the
Third Ward, if you will authorize
same.
We understand that these watts
will be open to the public under the
terms set forth in said resolution,
and they will be so placed in each
ward that the public can bave free
and easy access to them, if you gee
fit to authorize the construction of
this vat in the Third Ward.
Hoping to bear favorably from
you, we are,
Yours very truly,
AMEDE RoBICHAUx,
N. L HARRISON.
Moved by Mr.. Robichaux, Sec.
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, that
Messre. Robichaux and Harrison
be granted permission to erect
dipping vat in the 3rd Ward on
the property of Amede Robichaux,
on the same conditions as granted
in the Oh and 8 Wards.
The President then instructed
the Secretary to call the roll on
the m otion which resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: LeBourgeois. Haydel, |
Robertson. Robichaux, Bou.
dreaux, Gooch, Aucoin, Drackett,
Provost, Roder,
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
motion carried.
President Frost stated to the |
Jury that he had sold a house
boat that the Parish owned, and