The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-05
Police Jury Meets in Reg
ular Monthly
Session
All Members Reelected to Serve
for Ensuing Year; En-
dorse Nursing Service

I The Police Jury met this day in
! regular session with Hon. Charles n
Frost presiding. and the following
members present: Kimbrough, Hay
del. Olivier, Boudreaux, Gooch, Au
coin. Drackett, Calm and Pharr. Alb.
sent Wolford
The usual order OF business was
suspended at the suggestion Of Mr..
Frost in order that DR.. Beverly w.
Smith. DR.. L. B. Crawford. Hon. Will
son T. Peterman, Mr.. Gus Drews,
Mrs. Earl S. Barnett and Miss Zoe
LaForge might address the jury on
the subject of Public Health Nurs-
ing. Miss LeForge explained the
work that is now being done in. the
parish and explained that this work
would be maintained at government
expense for three months. but that
after that date the Police Jury would
be asked to finance it.
On motion Of John R. Drackett sec
onded by T. Aucoin and carried, the
Police Jury endorsed the work and
pledged themselves to support the
movement in every way possible, and
that at the next meeting of the jury
the financial question involved will
be taken up and discussed.
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting with the exception of the
treasurer's report, clerks report.
report of Inspector of licenses. and
the report of the finance Commit
tee, the reading of which were on
motion duly seconded and carried dis
pensed with, were read, and on mo-
tion of A. E. Calm seconded by w.
N. Gooch and carried, were approved.
The report of the treasurer was
read and on motion of w. N. Gooch
seconded by Gabriel Haydel and car
ried, it was received. filed and made
a part of the minutes.
The report of the Finance Com
mittee was read. and on motion of
John R. Drackett seconded by A. E.
Calm and carried, it was received,
filed and made part of the minutes,
and the secretary was authorized to
issue warrants for all claims listed
thereon on approval by the Finance
Committee.
A communication from Oscar Bou-
dreaux, president Of Road District
No. 2, requesting the Police Jury to /
apply to the State Highway Depart
ment for state and federal aid on !
twelve miles of road. and the neces-
sary resolution authorizing same.
were read. and on motion of Oscar
Boudreaux seconded by Gabriel Hay,
del and carried. the president Of the
Police jury was authorized to make
the application as requested. /
On motion Of John r. Drackett
seconded by Arthur Olivier and car
ried the action of the president in
paying Miss Boss two months salary
was ratified.
On motion of John R. Drackett
seconded by Arthur Olivier and car
ried the present officers of the Po-
ice Jury were reelected to serve for
the ensuing year from July lst, next.
1t being in order for the president
TO name the standing committees and
The Board of Health he proceeded to
10 so as follows:
Finance Committee: w. N. Gooch.
Chairman; Oscar Boudreaux, Gabriel
Haydel. John A. Pharr and Sidney ].
Wolford.
Road Committee: John A. Pharr,
Chairman; A. f. Calm. Sidney J.
Wolford and T. B. Kimbrough. =.
Court House Committee: John R.
Drackett. Chairman: T. Aucoin, Ar
'hur Olivier and A. E. Calm.
Board of Health: Dr.. Beverly w.
smith. President; w. N. Gooch and
I. B. Kimbrough.
On motion of John A. Pharr sec
'nded by John R. Drackett and car
ned. the Texas Company was per-
nitted to run pipes under the public
'oad opposite their property in Ber-
WICK. the pipes TO be placed under /.