The true Democrat., 1919-01-18
THE PROCEEDINGS
Of THE POLICE Jury

rl President With the following mem
bets present N.ssrs iIrasseaus. kauf.
MAN. iianey, Lewis. Howell. Austin liar
fav ARryman, and iaSsfgne
Minutes ~ last meeting were read and
approved
NJ = + Hatyey presented Isis croden.
tllls us Police juror from the second
Ward vie" ; 9 'obb resigned MIR
Harvey having qualified Io fli the pos
u"u fruu the SECOND ward WAS seated
tnd toob rart In che proceedings Of the
session
communication from the Raard ot
state AfTa'ts was read and discussed
thts letter having reference to the new
laws concerning assessments and taxes
ahh directing tfe Police Jury 60 make
the 1918 assessments upon a 80 per cent
tluatton nn IA 6 iaiii rate. ! l.z mills
~ this mills gotpg e. the schoot Hoard
sod leaving the Police Iufy 10 mttls
10 run the Parish on
fettUr was read from the State Traf.
hc Relief Association relative to this Par.
uh becoming a tneiptef If said AsspcIa.
'Iuiu and asking that s5e 40 ba sent this
Association \ motion prevailed to lay
ltIs mater on the table
The sheriff of the Parish came before
the Police jufy and asked that Ace No
81 of the tcts nf the isiS Legislature be
read to the Police Iury This was done.
AMI has reference Ia the Parish Jail This
very st,iei iau requires that Iaiis he
thoroughly feHoyatrd tiled. cemented.
painted and that they contain baths for
prisoners and made thoroughly sanitary.
ntd az tu standard to meet the re.
qttireWeuts Of he state l.oard of Health
This matter was fully discussed and
utoton was adopted that committee OF
two members af this Hoard be appointed
with the sheriff ut the Parish and that
sters be taken a, cuee Ia meet the re.
quiG-ncpts of the isw aud to meet this
wishes of the state neard 0f Health The
President appointed Messrs tirssssaus
aud Kaufman and the sheriff Mf Ciaek
ts this committee
4 petition signed b, a number of hs
citizens uf the second ward asking that
their ward he created int separate
Read District and that sill the moneys
paid BY thai wari OF due il fof public
read purposes be turned over Co com
ftissian ot three citizens 0f that ward 10
lis named l., themselves This prepoRi
stus after dtseusston was referred back
io the petitioners with instructions 10 |
take tbs matter up through the Attorney
foi the Police Juft who would prepare
ths necessary papers to bring the matter
iu q legal manner before the I'olice Jury
THE i'aiier furS t,eins perfectly willing
aud dsslfeu~ 81 meeting the wishes Of |
the second ward tn this matter state
las roNsrs this matter aud II is desired /
ttat the proceedings 10 brought accord |
luf la las
A letter aud contract wss read from
Hon jas II kiibaufue relative to the |
sewer carrying of the sewerage from the /
t'outi HOUSE As nav arranged this /
sewerage j. menace and uhsauttRfy |
SIS kiiboutae asking that the roiirs Jury |
join ia with the other users O. tails sewer l
te leueihen the same through his proper
IS nnd pas pr0-rata ST tha cost Of sustsI,
lttton This matter was discussed and
a mutton was adopted appointing Mf |
} ifiHh3fstfHA ~ f'ftfIlfFf iltii WV
iuty to act With The thet property own
efs and have the necessary repairs made
tp the sewer and the President was au-
ihufizsd Ia sgu the contract presented
lH Mir hilhoHfne IN reference 10 said
sewer running through his private proper
g.
representative of the firm oI Shsrsln.
Z sgf L
the iollre Jury relative to contract 10
safpll ihis Parish with Dipping Vat 40.
tuition fof iptp This firm are agents fov
kitl TICK 4 solution used la 1918 BY
this parish which has the endorsement
of the 4 y Department This concern
agresd tu sell this parish it's needs ~
this solution during 1918 ai 81 81 per gal
luu 70 he ordered when needed and To
te Paid tH warrant of the Police Jury
Anel the proposition was discussed
melton was adopted authorizing the presi
drnt 81 the Police iury to sign the cen
tract with sherwin- Williams 90
The matter ul the financial condition
- the Parish al this time and the proper
81 the Parish through 1918 then
,gime up and WAS fuIly discussed hy the
iuiirc jufN and a number ol taxpayers
gho were ~ attendance al the meeting
Now that ,he i'urtsh will be limited tot
! ! . mills for pafuchtaI purposes II Ia
positive els Impossible foI the Police Jury
To- ran this parish through 1913 on the
r,N enues fton this - mill rate which
" II give the t0llru JurS uub ahuutt
'le tpe 80 from tases on the present asses
usul WITH tbe high cost ~ labor and
the Police Iufl cannot ao ans |
IhiHK except pas the Parish ufiisiais and
obligations II is uttefiS i'm.
possible Go de aus considerable road work
pf hFidEc work and almost certain un
mpossihilt, &C. Keep up the dipping Of
the cattle under the state Law Matur
uE obligations duc February list. andi
Nafeb lst end lul> Is, IT this year with
he asuat OUTLAWS Iof parish officials wiH
'ahe more mon,' than Is uow IN sight
'tam All sau'rss fof pary, hal purposes
II the psnpte Of tlus Parish want the
.uad outfit 90 ran the coming season az
iht Police iury Js 81 keep up the dip.
ping of cattle IN this parrish 1t win hayei
Ia have wof. money te do So The only
say nov Tor the Police Jury 70 get an,
additional r1oass siH be through a speclaII
.lsrtien at Witch the people viii he ask
~ 10 vote special tax un themsels go
.tI special purposes n the people want
better roads and mere bridges they
hsaS vote a special tts of SIS much money