The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Road Administrators Con-
ciliate Communities and
Objection to Bond Is
sue is Diminished
Patterson Now Looks With Fave
or on Movement to Sup
ply Good Roads For All
Parts of Parish

me fOllCe jury OIL the 1drlSn OF
St. Mary met at the Court House in
/, Franklin Wednesday, March 10, 1919.
The meeting was called to order at
ll.50 A. NJ. and the roll called by the
Secretary, Mr. O'Niel. The members
present were: T. B. kimbrough. 1st
/ Ward; Gabriel Haydel. End Ward;
Charles N. Frost, 3rd Ward; Arthur
F, Olivier 5rd Ward; Sidney J. VOL
I: ford, 3rd Ward; Oscar Boudreaux,
4th Ward; w. N. Gooch, 5th Ward;
T. Aucin, 9th Ward; A. E. Calm, 9TH
Ward j ohm Pharr, 9Th Ward Absent:
John r. Drackett, 9th Ward
The protest of the Mayor and City
Council of Morgan City against be-
ing included in the road district was
first taken up. The secretary read
the protest and President Frost then
read reply to the protest, prepared
by Hon. Percy Saint District Attor-
ney. The District Attorney said that
he thought that the protest was en-
tlrely out of order as the road ques-
tion was a question between the tax
payers and the Police Jury; and that
it was his opinion that the Mayor
and City Council of Morgan City had
| exceeded their authority by making
such a protest. President Frost then
informed the jurors that since the
attorney had so advised a motion
was in order to declare that the pro-
test out of order The motion was
introduced, seconded and passed. A
motion was then made by Mr. KIM
brough that the Police Jury adjourn
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Boudreaux and carried
The Police Jury members were
then called to order as Board Of
Administrators for Road District No.
l of the Parish of St. Mary. The
roll was called by the secretary, with
the same gentlemen present as were
present at the melting of tn Police
jury. The minutes of the previcus
meeting were read by the Sc .retary
and unanimously adopted President
Frost then addressed the meeting
shout the roads of the parish and The
proposed bond issue of S6500O0 Pres
ident Frost said that he thought tha.
the amount could safely be reduced
t., $5SOOO0. Mr.. Aucoin then made a
motion that the amount be left at
$65OOOO but the motion failed for
want of second. After Mr.. Frost
had spoken some more about the
bond issue, Mr.. Gooch made a mo.
tion that the amount be changed to
$5SOOOO. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. kimbrough and voted upon, ali
members voting "yes" except Mr.. =
Aucoin. The ordinance for the bond
issue was then read by the secretary
and the amount $s5O,OOO filled in the
ordinance by him.
BY the ordinance, the bonds are to
be thirty year, serial bonds, paying
5 per cent per annum, payable semi-
annually The date for the parish
election, giving the people of St. Ma.
ry the chance to adopt or reject the
proposed bond issue, was then fixed
as April 10Th, 1919. The ordinance
was passed unanimously as read.
Mr. f. A. Pharr then asked to say
few words to. the members of the
Board of Administrators. Mr.. Pharr
said that the people of Morgan City
Felt that they were being treated
by the Board. He also said
hat he thought that the whole par
lsh should work together and sug-
gested to the Board that they allow
Morgan City the money for two ad-
iitional miles of road (about $4,000
The suggestion was then put up to
he Board by President Frost and
adopted. Mr.. Pharr
asked the Board to allow the Council
If Morgan City to decide where the
'oad would be built. That, also was
lllowed.
The next thing was to appoint the
commissioners for the election in the
different towns. That was done and
he appointments confirmed by the
Board. The commissioners for Pat
erson will be G, Consoulin, E. F.
Marin, S. J. Folse with J. E. Lassus
IS clerk. Mr.. E. A. Pharr asked the
3oard to pass a resolution saying
hat the Board was sorry that they