The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-05

Grand Wood Plantation and a continuation
NJ said line until said line reaches the Town.
shin line between Township Sixteen lel south
Range Ten (l0) East and Township Sixteen
l6,. South Range Eleven III East. thence
following said Township line south until u
s.--ehes the Little Bayou Wax. thence ~ester-
~ aio"ss>Ae south shore of Little Bayou Wax.
to Belle Isle n'~A--~ thence along the eastern
shore of said Lake the-,~.hrough Wax Lake
pass to Atchafalaya Bay.
, The western boundary line commenci~e at
lie southeast corner of the property formerly
belonging to J. b. keenzley on Grand Lake,
running west thence to the northwest corner
Of Justine Plantation. thence southerly along
he boundary line of Justine Plantation to the
Estate of T. j. Foster thence westerly along
he southern boundary line of the Old Spanish
Grants. comprising and now belonging to ).
Warren Foster. until there is reached the
southeast corner of Section Twelve Q2)
Township Fifteen tl5l South. Range Ten tle)
East. thence southwesterly along straight
line drawn from that point to Bayou Sale Bay.
'eaching Bayou Sale Bay in the south center
Of Section Thirtyfour tS4l Township Sixteen
10, South, Range Nine 80 East" and 10
the entire territorial limits of the municipality
of Morgan City.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained. etc. that
said Road District be known Road District
No. l. of the Parish of St. Mary. and the Pc.
ice Jury is hereby constituted the Board
of Administrators or Governing Authority
of the said Road District. and said
Governing Authority shall possess all power
and authority for the purpose of mourning
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bonds to sue and be sued to have eorpo-
rate seal and to do and perform all the acts
in its corporate capacity and its corporate
name as shall be necessary and proper for
he purpose of acquiring. building and MAIN
tanning public roads in said Road District,
18th power and authority to appropriate lands
FOR public road purposes, bridging streams
along said public roads where bitches are TO
he along the roads through adjacent pro-
perry: and generally, to perform any and
all duties that may be necessary for the ex.
preparation of lands for public roads. ae-
auirng rights of way for public roads. the
construction and maintenance of same. and
acquiring of all necessary equipment for the
purpose of building roads, and for the ae-
compshment of the purpose for which said
Road District is created, and generally to pos
sess any and all power and authority au-
,horized by the terms of Act No. 80 of the
Extra Session of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year 1917.
| Sec g. Be it further ordained, etc, that
the domice of said Road District No. I,
shall be in the Town of Franklin. Parish Of
st. Mary, State of Louisiana. which said
own being the County Seat of St. Mary Par
| ish.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. ETC.. that
the officers of the Police Jury of the Parish
of ST. Mary shall be the officers of said Road
District No. l. That the Parish Treasurer
shall be the Treasurer of the said Road Dis
trict and he shall give and furnish to the
Police Jury as the Governing authority II
said Road District special bond for tie
faithful performance of the duties Of his said
office all of which said Section being IN -
cordance with the terms of Act No. - %
the Extra Session of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana for the year 1917,
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc, that
all ordinance or parts of ordinances in coa-
flict herewith be. and the same are hereby
repealed
Road Overseer Charles Lauve re-
ported the bridge over the Franldia
Drainage canal near Chatsworth in
a dangerous condition, and on motion
of T. B. Kimbrough seconded by Ar
thur Olivier and carried, che matter
was referred to the District Attorney
. for attention.
On motion of John A. Pharr Sec
onded by Oscar Bcudreaux and car
ried the rice planters of the pafish
are instructed to syphen the water ID
: their fields under the road side ditch.
es as required by the Road ,Uverseet
On motion Of T. B. KimDrough sec.
onded by Oscar Boudreaux and car.
A ried, the president was authorized ia
sim a lease for b.rge tn be used
in the bayous and lakes in dipping
!: cattle
On motion of John A. Pharr sec
: onded by Oscar Boudreaux and car.
: ried, the Police Jury agreed to aIl6~
: DR.. Giifoyle thirty dollars. per month
{; for the next three months for auto.
. mobile expense.
There being no further business be
i. fore the meeting, on motion of-Johr
+ A. Pharr seconded by w. N. Good
and carried same adjourned.
cHAs. N. FROST, President
, r. EAAZr O'N,ELL, Secretsry.s