The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-09

| l ma that the two and One-q uarte
Criminal Tax due the Parish by the fol
lowing municipalities have not yet bee
paid, amounts due as follows:
Town Of Franklin 2243 9
- Morgan City 2153 q
Z" Patterson 2l95 ,
g Berwick 5i2 4
| 9 Baldwin $40 J
Total, $o65l 6
In the matter of the Clerk of Court Sal
airy Fund, find a balance on hanl G
f54 Sc, which balance agrees with the banl
PISS book.
| hand you with this report the book
and vouchers, together with the banl
pass-books covering this au lit, aud now
] suggest that you issue Il quietus to Estat,
of MIR. A. Z. Daiglc, and that you instruc
your fiscal agent, The st. Mary 3 INK
| Trust Co., to turn over all balances Il,
shown by the bank pa.s-bOok. for the dir
| ferent accounts to Mr.. Daigle's succl ssOr
Mr., K. a. Himel.
Respectfully snbuitteI,
G. A. AYCOCK,
Auditor,
Mr.. Rene H. Himel having quail
fed as Treasurer, presented his oOuC
which was received, approved, and
handed to the President.
The following petition from resi-.
dents of the First Ward of this Par.
ish was read, and on motion of r.
B. kimbrough, seconded by Sidney J..
Woiford. aud carried. same was re-
ceived, filed and made part of the
minutes, and the Secretary was in
structed to place on the roll of pau
pers the names of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Pichoff. to issue warrant to
each of them for five dollars for the
month of January, and that the sam,
amount be paid them monthly here.
after:
TO the Honorable Members of the Police
Jury. Parish OF st. Mary:
We the following I'm 1ersigned hereby
petition your Honorable Body to assist az
Adolph Plshon and wife, who are both
very aged and without means of support.
except what little CHARITY thew yet from
friends and which is in idea ate Tor their
livelihood. MI. fishoff ha. been very III
for several weeks.
Geo. 4. Veeder, rhos Brou,atour. IT.
5. Alleman, z. n. Cookies, 4 j. Cham.
payne. Lewis J. Schwiny, Albert SIM.
!ierre. ). Robichaux. Jules Sini.ierre,
Ernest Sinitierre, Oscar E.Guillotte. Paul
John Gilmore.
The President stated. that his at
iention had been called to the fact
that Mr.. Peter Nelson, residing in
the Third Ward Of this Parish, was
sick and in destitute circum stances
and that his wife was also ia bad
health.
On motion of y. E. CAIN, seconded
by Gabriel Haydel, and carried, the
President WAS authOriz I'd t. appoint
a committee composed of himself and
the other members of the Police jury
from the Third Ward to look into
This case. and j: they felt justified in
doing SO, to instruct the Secretary to
place these parties on the roll If pau
pers at five dollars per month each.
The President appointed on this COM
nittee, himself. Sidney j. Wolford
and Arthur Olivier.
Mr.. w H. Latham presented three
bills for printing done for the Parish
council Of Defense. The President
stated thatinstead Of paying these bills
ne thought it would be better to make
IN appropriation Of say twenty five
dollars for the Parish Council of De-
ense and let them take care of such
pills. On motion Of Sidney J. VOL
ord. seconded by Arthur Olivier,
and carried, the amount was appro.
Driated and the Sec, etary was in-
'tructed to issue a warrant in favor
)f the Parish COuacil of Defen se GOV.
,ring same.
The town OF Morgan City having
'otltied the Police Jury that they
viii not pay the Criminal tax for
he year 1917, the following resolu-
ion was offered by Sidney j. VOL
ord, who moved its adoption, Sc.
;onded by A. f. Calm:
WHEREAS, the Auuicipalitx of |
Morgan City has refused to pay
Is pro rata OF the criminal expense |
II the Parish Of st. Mary, for the |
ear ending December 3lst 1917: |
low therefore to BE IL RESOLVED !
hat thu President of the Police Jury. |
Ion. Charles N. Frost, be, aud he is |
ereby authorized to take whatever
teps necessary for the collection of |
ne. said criminal expense due by the |
aid municipality of Morgan City.
A roll CAL on this resolution re-
alted as follows: Ayes, Kimbrouph.
iaydel. Woiford, Olivier, Boudreaux.
iOoch, AucOin, Drackett, Calm, anu
'harr, Nays, none. The President
ectared the motion carried.
Ga motion Of A. E. Calm, sec )nded
y Gabriel. Haydsl and carried, the |
resident was authorized to purchase
tractor and the necessary eauipm ,nt
, work the roads of the First, Second
nd Seventh Wards OF this Parish,
'lth the understanding that the