The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-21
GRAND JURY
REPORT

To the Honorable w. C.. Baker
Judge of the 23rd Judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana hold
ing sessions in and for she Parish OF
St. Mary.
We, the Foreman and Members OF
the Grand Jury, beg to submit this,
our final report.
We have made a thorough and
careful examination of all Criminal
matters placed before US, or called
to our attention, and have presented
our findings with reference to Grim
inal matters in two partial reports
already submitted.
Fiduei.ry Officials
We have thoroughly examined the
books of the Parish Treasurer, of
the School Treasurer, and Of the
Sheriff and Tax Collector, and
found that the balances shown by
them agree with the balances in the
repositories wherein they deposit
their funds. We have found no delin-
quency on the part of administra-
tors or others serving in a fiduciary
capacity.
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We have visited the Court House
and the Parish Jail in the Town of
Franklin, and beg to report that the
buildings are neatly maintained, and
kept in sanitary condition, and that
the prisoners incarcerated in the
Parish Jail are being we'll cared for
and humanely treated.
We have visited each and every
Public School Building throughout
the Parish, and will report our find
ings with references to their condi-
ton later herein.
After a careful investigation of
the model or surfaced road in the
Parish of st. Mary, we have conclud-
ed that the construction of the same
has been a great benefit and con-
venience to all persons near or ad-
jacent to said road, and that the pro-
perty has been benefited in excess
Of the cost of construction.
We have questioned, at different
times, a great many of the citizens
of this Parish and feel that it is
practically the unanimous opinion
of the public that we resume and
continue surfacing Of the roads in
the Parish. Other roads which we con-
slider should be surfaced at the pre-
sent time consist of the road around
the Irish Bend the road leading from
the Town of Franklin out to the
Chatsworth section, and around to
the model road at the property of
Mr.. Homer Hebert.
We consider that there should be
built q model road from .ae South
ern Pacific Railroad Tract at the
Town of Baldwin, across the Ckoupi
que Bridge along the present high
way, with the changes hereinafter
to be mentioned, and as shown in
red lines on the map attached here
to- to the four corners, and from
therce to the Louisa sugar house
We consider that there should also
be a model road from the four cor
ners through the first and seventh
wards ioiping the model road in the
First Ward.
We also consider that the Bayou
Sale Road, from the Town of Cen
treville to the Bayou Sale Station.
and across, down the Bayou Sale
road 10 South Bend Sugar House,
ghould be surfaced, and
We further recommend that 9 |
road be constructed and surfaced |
from Cka,lvin's store from the pres
emit model road, down through the
property Of Luke, Martin and others
ard connecting with the
1re . .sed Bayou Sale Road at the
of Gus Hebert, if the
Fourth Ward, which now forms a
separate read District, elects to
:ome into the proposed new road dis
riot.
After deliberate consideration and
we recommend that
hese gravel roads be constructed by
be Parish of st. Mary, or the Road
district, or Road Districts, organized
within said Parish under the super
ision and direction of the Police
ury and other legal members of the
:oad Commission, and not by con
,act. |,
It is our opinion that the building
{ the roads above mentioned can
est be built by organizing into one
load District the First, Second.
bird, Fourth, Fifth, Seven, Eighth ,
Yards, whose total assessments at |
his time amounts to seven million
oilars.
Erom the figures furnished US.
nd from the data we have been able
, collect, it is our opinion that an
eeyage cost Of $46C0.OU per mile :
i'll probably build said roads with
roper bitches, to which amount it
IN b necessary to add about $12.- v
10.Ov to b. used for additional r
vintage. aud $z6.00Q.0o for main i
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