The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-06
(OFFICIAL)
Police Jury Proceedings.

N. Frost presiding and a fql'
membership present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting with the exception of the
communication from the Chamb r
of Commerce Of Morgan City and
Berwick, the communication from
A. Fortier, Jr., the resolution fix
ing the per centage of assessment
and the rate Of taxation, the com
munication from the Secretary Of
the State Fair Association. repor,
of E. L. Saucier, report of w e.
Frere, report of A p. Daigle.
Treasurer, and the report Of the
Finance Committee. the reading
of which were. on motion duly
seconded and carried. dispensed
With. were read, and on motion
of A. E. Calm, seconded by Oscar
Boudreaux and carried, were ap.
proved.
A communication from Mr.. l S
Wooster. Cashier of the Centre
vile Bank, relative to the amour,
of $115.00 due the roac fund b,
them was read. stating that the
additional work which this $115. 90
covered was for the general good
and asking that the amount be
taken care of as part Of the cost
of the model road. On motion OF
Oscar Boudreaux, seconded by
Gabriel Haydel and carried. il
was agreed that the Centrevillc
Bank be relieved of this obiga.
ton.
Mr.. Wilbur H. Kramer appeared
before the Police Jury and calico
to its attention the fact that two
white children, Alcide and Alvin
Pecot. had been decreed by the
Juvenile Court Of this Parlsn as
NEGLECTED Children" and hau
thereby become the wards of the
Parish. and were at present at his
domiciie, as the Law did not per-
NIT their being lodged il the Par
ish Jail, and recommended to tn,
Jury that it take up the Juv-Di,e
problem of this Parish aud max,
proper provision for the custody
of such children.
Mr.. Sidney j. Wolford Offered
the folio wing resolution and moved
lite adoption. secluded by daOrlei
Haydel:
"Be it resolved that the Presi
dent of the Police Jury is hereby
given authority to confer with tn,
Judge of the Juvenile Court Of thi
Parish for the care of sucn Juve-
niles, who. under the laws of TINS
State, shall be judiciaily dec'eeu
to be neglected or delinquent;
and such expenditures. as snail pt
essential TO be incurred, shall be
carried on the books Of the Polio
jury under the heading OF "Juve
nile Court, separate and apar
from the criminal expense Of tnt
Parish"
A roll call on this motion result
ed 10 Q unanimous vote in its ia
vor.
ME-. A. Pharr appear. d before
the Police Jury and read the tol-
lowing communication, who,
upon motion of T. b. Klmbrough,
seconded by A. E. Gahn aud car
ried. Was received. 6led anu made
part of the minutes:
10 the honorable President and Mem
bers OF the Police Jury. Parish OF
St Mary:
The question OF the receipt OF Par.
ish taxes by the Atchafalays Bay
ship Channel Company. which has
been brought TO public notice by the
former Grand Jury. will undoubtedly
cone before your Honorable jury and
We, therefore, beg to submit the fol-
lowing report:
AS Is we'll known, the Atchafalaya
Bay Ship Chanuel Company Was or.
panied ia 1907 with the sole purpose
of making port at the mouth of the
river. The opportunity
came about BY reason OF the great car
shortage of that time and the -cessity
for al outlet by sea TO the East for
The cypresa lumber OF Southwest
The Car shortage was so acute that
the lumbermen Of this section suo-
scribed 500, OUO w In the form IF a
which later they paid 10
cash. less the tolls of % per thOu>-
and on the lumber, which they had ex-
pOrted through the channel.
In like manner the sugar planters
S28, OO0.O 10 which was also
Daid In full. There were other indi.
vidusl stock subscriptions
At the time of these guarantees and
he inception OF the work, it WAS coz
!npos.ihls g SECURE tolls