The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-08

was seconded by Juror Bracket and
! carried.
A letter from Mr.. r. C. Milling.
attorney for the City of Morgan
City, was read asking the Police Ju-
ry to collect direct the 2 IA mills
criminal tax now paid to the Parish
by Morgan City out Of its general tax
receipts. A resolution from the
City Council of Morgan City along
the same lines was also presented
Attorney Milling took the position
in his letter that the Police Jury
could make the levy and collect the
parish tax from the property owners
Of the city for the stated purpose
without in any way affecting the
Town Charter of Morgan City. Dis
trict Attorney Saint, however, who
was asked for IN opinion by the Jury
stated that the Jury could not as
sess the 2 IA mill tax aaginst Nor
gan City without conflicting with
the Charter rights of the city. In a
general discussion of the matter,
Attorney Saint said that under the
method of taxation requested by
Morgan City that the property tax
payers would be paying twice the
amount as under the present plan.
The object of the petition presented
by the City Council and their attor
ney, it appears, was not to avoid
payment of the tax bat to have the
matter handled in a manner which
would give the parish the present
criminal tax millage apart from the
revenues collected by the citv and
from which it is now paid. It was
the opinion of President Frost that
the Jury would gladly make the ar
rangement requested by the peti-
TONERS if it could be properly done
but that it seemed impossible, from
the advice of the District Attorney,
under the present laws. Mr.. Frost
further stated that he felt safe in
speaking for the entire parish that
the balance of parish appreciated the
excess burden of taxation imposed
upon the Sixth Ward because of the
/ ovy District Tax and that they
would gladly remove it as we'll as
other taxes if it were possible to do
so. He said that in the best inter-
est of the progress of all parts of
the parish that he would like to see
all the wards working in harmony
and that it was his opinion that all
parts of the parish should pull to-
gether.
Acting upon the advice of the
District Attorney, resolution was
adopted by the Jury ordering the
communications concerning the mat
ter of the criminal tax to be spread
upon the minutes and that Secretary
O'Nell be instructed to write to the
petitioners that in view of the ex-
sting laws and conditions nothing
could be done in the matter.
Police Juryman Drackett called
the attention of the Jury to the con-
iition of the Ramos road running
through and beyond the Ramos mill
yard. This road. he stated, is in a
horrible condition for satisfactory
highway traffic. His statements
we're borne out by the Parish |
Road Engineer who stated that a |
'ew new boards had been laid in the !
wooden surfaced part of the road !
through the yard but that the CON
iltlon of that part vi the roadway |
vas generally very bad. The Police
ury instructed the Secretary to
write to the owners of the Ramos
Mill IN regard to the findings of the
'olice Jury and to ask that the
Dad be put in satisfactory condi-
ION at once or that in lieu of volun-
airy action by the mill owners that
tops would be taken to enforce ac
ion.
In regard to certain complaints
galnst careless plowmen in using
he highway along fields for turn
ow, the Police Jury issued renewed
1structions to officers to break up
lie practice by experimenting such
iolatos of the parish ordinance
aginst such practice.
The reports of Parish officers
ere read and received and the bills +,
ere referred to the Finance Com
littee for investigation There be-
1g no further business before them,
ne Police Jury adjourned.