The Rice belt journal., 1920-07-03

| been duly seconded the vote was taken
whereupon Mr.. Carr was duly declared
elected.
Mr.. st. Germain moved that Hon.
d. E. Cole be elected Temporary Sec
retary, The motion was seconded by
! Mr.. Bourgeois and upon being put was
carried.
Mr.. Krielow moved that the office
of Clerk of the Police Jury and the
office of Parish Treasurer be cDmbin-
ed, The motion was seconded by Mr.
Davis and upon being put roll call
vote was asked which resulted as fol-
lows:
j. A. st. Germain, Yea.
W. Krielow, Yea.
]. NJ Davis, Yea
J. S. IRENE, Nay.
D. E. Cole, Nay.
C. E. Carr, Nay
A. E. Bourgeois, Nay.
/ Dolce Bourgeois, Nay.
David Marcantel, Nay.
Whereupon the motion was declared
lost
Mr.. IRENE moved that John 7. Hood
be elected Clerk of the Police Jury
for the ensuing term. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Marcantel, and upon
being put was unanimously carried.
Mr. Irene moved that the salary
of the Clerk of the Police Jury be fix
ed at Seventy-fye dollars ($75.OO) per
month, The motion was seconded by
Mr., Krielow and upon being put was
carried
Mr. Bourgeois moved that ]. A. Yer
ret be elected Parish Treasurer for, the
ensuing term and that his salary be
fixed at One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Dollars ($125.00) per month. The mo-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Davis and
Fupon being put was carried.
Mr. Davis moved that the bond of
the Treasurer be fixed at Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,00O.00) as Par.
ish Treasurer, and at Thirty Thousand
Dollars ($SO,OOO.O0) as Treasurer of
the Pelican Road District. The motion
was seconded by Mr. KrielOw. A roll,
call vote was demanded which resulted
as follows:
j. A. st. Germain, Nay.
| w. Krielow, Yea
+ J. NJ. Davis, Yea
j. s. IRENE, Yea.
D. E. Cole, Yea.
| c. E. Carr, Yea.
a. E. Bourgeois, Yea
Dolce Bourgeois, Yea.
David Marcantel, Yea.
Whereupon the motion was declar-
ed duly carried.
This being the day set according tC
law for the conVening of the Board
of Review, Mr.. Krielow moved that
the Police Jury now resolve itself in
to Board of Review. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. IRENE and upon
being put was carried.
The session was spent in the exam
alton of the assessment rolls of the
Parish as submitted by the Assessor
in each Ward, item by item. AS re,
suit Of such examination it appeared
that the following assessments should
be altered and increased:
j. w. Gardner, from $71,SOO.QQ tc
$97, 10000 on real estate in Ward 7.
Fred l. Getty, from $29,794OO tc
$75,S7O.OO on pipe, wire and castings
Lacassine Irrigation Co., from $21,
100000 TO $42,OO0.OO on 14OO acres OF
land classed as pasture.
Thornwell Warehouse Co., from
$S,5OO.OO to 100000 on warehouse, LOT
and merchandise.
Whereupon Mr. IRENE moved thai
the above named parties be notified
to show cause at a meeting of this
body to be held at nine o'clock a. m.
Monday, June IA, 1920, why the as
sessments should not be altered and
increased, The motion was seconded
by Mr. Davis and upon being put was
carried.
There being no, further business al
this meeting Mr.. Krielow moved that
the Board of Review adjourn to meet
in continued session at nine o'clock a
m. June IA, 1920 The motion was
seconded by Mr. Marcantel and upon
being put was carried.
The body then resumed session as
Police Jury.
Mr.. Krielow moved that the Presi.
dent appoint committee of four, the
President of this body to be chairman
of this committee, to confer with the
Police Jury of Acadia Parish, or g
committee appointedIby that body with
view of making some satisfactory
adjustment of the Mermentau ferry
situation, and to make some recon-