The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-07
(OFFIC1AL
Proceedings Of the Police jury

Inc FOICe jury mel ILLS udy III
regular session with Hon. Charles N.
Frost presiding and the following
members present: T. B. Kimbrough,
Gabriel Haydel, Sidney J. Wolford,
Arthur Olivier, Oscar Boudreaux.
W. N. Gooch, T. Aucoin, John R.
Drackett, and A. E. Calm. Absent
John A. Pharr.
The minutes of the previous regu-
lar meeting, with the exception of
the letter from the board Of Affairs,
report of E. L. Saucier, report of A.
p. Daigle Treasurer, report Of the
Finance Committee, report Of the
Clerk of Court, report of the
Sheriff and Tax Collector, Tick
Eradication Ordinance, and the res
olution authorizing the President to
borrow, the reading of which was on
motion duly seconded and carried
dispensed with,were read, and on
motion of A. E. Calm seconded by
Sidney J. Wolford and carried, ap-
proved.
Mr.. Paul Kramer appeared be-
fore the Jury and asked permission
to put pipe across the road at
Justine plantation stating that he
would put the road back in the
same condition in which he found it.
On a motion of T. B. Kimbrough
seconded by Oscar Boudreaux and
carried permission was given with
the understanding that the work
was to be done under the super
vision of the Road Engineer.
Mr.. Rene H. Himel Of the firm of
Borah Himel Bloch and Borah ap-
peared before the Police Jury and
presented the following letter from
Mrs. M. M. Young:
Morgan City, Louisiana.
March Is, 1917.
To the Honorable. The Police
Jury Of the Parish Of St. Mary,
Louisiana.
Gentlemen:
Referring to the suit which l fill
ed against your Honorable Body,
seeking to enjoin the dedication as
. public road the private road
through my plantation near Nor
gan City, as you know, the public
has the right to use this strip Of
ground as a roadway for the term
Of ten years from May LIST, 1912,
under the provision of contract
between myself and the Board of
Commissioners Of the Avvca Drain
age District, the J. N. Pharr and
Sons. Ltd, and the Morgan City
Land Company.
Under the terms Of this contract,
I am entitled to receive from the
corporations mentioned, rental of
four hundred dollars per annum
for the said strip Of ground. In said
contract it is provided, that if at
the end Of said ten years I should
find that the road SO to be con-
structed is Of no advantage, then ]
will grant the right of way for the
road in perpetuity.
In view of the fact that the Hon
orable Body has attempted to ex-
propriate this strip Of ground, and
has for said purpose appropriated
thu sum Of four hundred and eighty
one doiiars, and five cents, rs being
the value thereof, as per proceed
ings had by your Honorable Body
on November 5th, 1915, this is tc
propose, that upon payment to me
the said sum Of four hundred and
eighty one dollars, and five cents
and your, Honorable Body agreeing
not to interfere in any manner,
shape or form, with my contract
with the three corporations above
mentioned, l will take no further
steps in the prosecution of the in
junction suit which / filed against
your Honorable Body, and will a.
gree to dedicate the strip of ground
referred to as a public road in fav
81 of the public Of the Parish Of
St. Mary, and at large, at the end
Of the ten year term Of the con-
tract: it being understood that the
suit filed BY me shall remain as it
stands on the docket Of the Court
It Franklin, and that neither side
NjQ take any stspl h prosecute