The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07


The Secretary was instructed to notify
the members of the foregoing committee
Of their appointment. also to invite to be
present a representative of the New Or
leans A. of c.. also one from the Louis
lana Motor League, also State Highway
Commissioner Buie and Federal Distric:
Engineer J. B. Fauntleroy.
This committee was also instructed to
request the Parish officials of Assumption
parish to correct the conditions which was
made it possible for a certain citizen liv-
ing along the present Bayou Louis road
to subject the travelling public to his ex-
tcrtionate charges for assistance rendered
them when such travellers fall victim to
circumstances which it is said that un-
scrupulous citizens makes possible.
The aforesaid committee was also in
structed to make an appeal to the various
police juries before whom it will appear
for material aid for the furtherance of the
Bayou Caroline project.
A resolution was adopted unanimously
by the meeting endorsing the good roads
movements underway in the parishes rep
resented and especially the Thibodaux
Chachahoula road. the Raseland Houma
road and Bayou Caroline road from the
chene to the Black. The resolution car
ried with it the expressed satisfaction of
the meeting at the cooperative effort be-
ing put forth between the parishes repre-
sented and the belief that such united
effort would bring them to an earlier and
fuller realization of their individual and
collective plans for community progress.
Mr.. Smith stated to the meeting that
he had been in conversation with a shell
dredging concern and had been informed
that shells could be dredged and loaded
on barges at cost of not exceeding 50
cents per cubic yard, provided quantity
contract for shells could be made. He said
that with the road building programs
new laid out by the four parishes that
simultaneous or Joint contract might be
made with dredger which would result
in a great saving to each parish which has
road building work to do.
The meeting developed the informa-
ton that at this time there is over $500,
10000 in bank in the parishes of St.
Mary and Lafourche for road building,
and that the additional construction now
being provided for in the parishes repre-
sened would add more than S300.0000U
to the amount in bank. With such
volumn of surfacing to be done, Mr..
Smith pointed out that it would undoubt-
eddy result in a great saving if all those
parishes would contract for their shells
from the same dredging company at the
same time.
All present expressed themselves as
being immensely pleased with the p.o-
gress made by the meeting and at the pull
together spirit manifested, and, after ex-
tending a vote of thanks to Mr.. Polmer
for the use of his office and other cour-
tesies extended, the meeting was regular
ly adjourned.
Signed
| j. L. BASSET
| President.
c. E. KING, SecYeta-I7-.
On motion of John r. Drackett. Sec
onded by Sidney ]. Wolford add car.
ried. the Police Jury appropriated
5000 for the St. Mary Parish Red
Cross. and the Secretary was io-
structed to issue q warrant for same
payable to the Treasurer of same.
On motion OF Sidney J: Wolford,
seconded nv T. B. Kimbrough and
carried. the President was authorised
to pay the semi annual interest 90
Good Road Bonds, due October list,
amounting 70 $4,000.
The President ated that the COun-
Gil of Defense had requested the APP
pOintment of y special deputy SHERIFF
for the purpose of ascertaining the
names of all those who fail to comply
with the Government order to either
work or fight and to enforce the said
order. Upon this STATE ment and up.
on motion Of Sidney j. Wolford, Sec
Onded by John A. Pharr and carried,
the Sheriff vas authorized to appoint
q deputy sheriff for the above pur.
pose, conditioned upon the said dep.
uty being paid by some one other than
the Parish
On motion of T. B. Kimbrough.
seconded by John A. Pharr and car.
ried, the President appointed the fol-
lowing committee to confer with the
Council Of Defense 10 regard to the
pay of this deputy: John A. Pharr,
+. b. Kimbrouxh, Sidney J. VOL
ford, Arthur Olivier. Oscar Boud-
reaux, w. N. Couch, T.. AucOin, A..
E. Calm.
Mr.. John g. Bracket offered the
following ordinance, the adoption OF
which hxd been urged by the Govern
ment, and moved its adoption. sec
onded by Sidney J. Wolford. the mo-
tion carrying unanimously:
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance, to better protect the
Public Health and particularly to prevent
the introduction into, and the spread of
venepsal diAeascs in the Parish of St. Nary
to define veneresl diseases; to provide for
the inspection Of suspected and reported
cases, and the isolation, care and cure Of
4 the authority and direction Of tlAe Health Of
Acer Of ST. Mary Parish. and providing pom