The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-07
Communications Read Before
January Police Jury Meeting
Colored Preacher Would Teach Agriculture;
Amelia Citizens Want Road Moved; Mayor
Shannon Stands Pat; Other Matters

Your letter of the 7th was re-
ceived. and we note that you state
that the Police Jury has instructed
YOU to notify us that the calculation
as to the amount owed by the city
of Morgan City for criminal eXpen-
ses will be so per cent Of the cash
value as established by the Police
Jury.
We again call your attention to
the various letters we have written
YOU heretofore wherein we have no.
titled you that it is the duty Of the
Police Jury to levy and collect the
criminal tax, and we therefore sug-
gest that you take whatever action
is necessary to protect your interests
in the matter.
Yours very truly,
CITY OF MORGAN CITY.
Maurice D. Shannon, Mayor.
The following communication
from Hon. James J. Bailey, Secre-
tary Of State, was read and on mo-
ton of A. E. Calm, seconded by Ar
thur Olivier and carried, was receiv-
ed, filed and made part Of the min
utes:
Baton Rouge, La, Dec. IL, 1917.
Mr.. R. Emmett O'Neill,
Secretary Police Jury,
Parish of St. Mary.
Dear Sir:
The Auto Department has collect
ed this year practically twice the
number Of licenses collected in 1916
and since 90 per cent Of the gross
amount collected is returned to the
parishes to be used for building and
maintaining good roads, l feel GER
tain that you and every other good
citizen will be sufficiently interested
to make it possible to collect IL
cense from every owner of motor We
hicles in this State during the CON-
ing year. To that end the cooper
alton of parish and city officers is
greatly desired by this department.
/, therefore, respectfully ask that
you use your influence with your
Police Jury and Board of Aldermen
in securing the passage of an or
dinance penalizing any and all delin-
gents after the first Of February,
1918.
With compliments of the season,
Yours very truly,
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
The following communication from
w. B. Cook was read, and on motion
of John R. Drackett, seconded by T.
Aucoin and carried, was received,
filed and made a part of the minutes.
Franklin, La, Jan. 1, 1918.
To the Hon. Police Jury, Parish of
St. Mary, State Of Louisiana.
Gentlemen:
l understand that there will be
two inspectors appointed to look af-
ter cattle dipping, and that said in
spectors will be recommended by
your Hon. Police Jury, and kindly
ask you recommend me for the stu
alton Of inspector, as I have been
with Mr.. Saucier several times in
dipping cattle.
Yours truly,
W. B. COOK.
The following report from E. L..
Saucier, Demonstration Agent, was
read, and on motion Of w. N. Gooch,
seconded by Gabriel Haydel and car
ried, was received, filed and made a
part of the minutes:
Franklin, La, Dec. 81, 1917.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury, St.
Mary Parish.
Gentlemen:
l respectfully submit the following
report for the year 1917.
I devoted 297 days to the work,
221 to field work and 70 days to Of
flee work, including rainy days.
Official visits to see demonstra-
tons. 96S; co-operators visited, 100;
other farmers visited, 81; pig club
members visited Fl; mileage by au-
to 1857; mileage by railroad 937;
calls by farmers 113; calls by phone
1874; meetings held ~; attendance
321; letters written SIP; circular let
tiers sent not $50; bulletins sent out
473; schools visited 10; corn demon
STATIONS, %; acreage 500; average
yield. 81 1-2 bushels; cotton demon
STATIONS IS. acreage $50, yield 1927
pounds seed cotton per acre. Out
demonstrations %. 429 acres, aver
age yield 81 bushels, estimate. Les
pedeza demonstrations p, average
yield 2 IA tons per acre. Velvet
beans demonstrations SO. 1000
acres plowed under for soil building.
Cou MOO demonstrations & ES0