Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1921-08-06
Official Proceedirlgs
OF The
POLICE JURY
Parish of St. John the Baptist
Edgard, La, July 7th., 1921

in the Chair and the following mem
bers present. Messrs. Reynaud, Barr
and Duhe. Absent-Messrs. Monte
gut and Bourgeois.
The minutes of the regular meetin.
and of special meeting held in tht
month of June, were read and OF
! motion of Mr.. Barre, seconded by MI
Reynaud, and carried, said minute.
: we're approved as read.
The Finance Committees report
. showing an amount of $2,438.3 tc
cover bills and salaries for month Oh
June was read and on motion of Mr.
Duhe, seconded by Mr.. Reynaud and
! carried said report was ordered ac-
cepted and said bills and salaries or
dered paid.
1t was furthed moved by Mr.. Duhe
and seconded by MIR. Reynaud and
: carried, that whereas there is not suf
ficient fund in bank TO meet this in
Clebtedness, that the President be and
IS hereby authorized to borrow from
the Bank of st. John the amount of
81, 10000 to meet said indebtedness.
Complaints having been filed with
the Police Jury relative to lane on
property of Mr. Dominique Lousteau
at Lucy, and lane at Garyville on pro-
perty of the Lyon Lumber Co., and
also lane on Little Hope also at Gary
vile, not being provided with gates
or not keeping said gates closed, it
was moved by Mr.. Reynaud, and Sc
eonded by Mr.. Duhe and carried that
the Secretary be and is hereby direc-
| ted to notify property owners along
above mentioned lanes, that the law
requires saidproperty holders to erect
gates and to keep said gates closed at
all times, at the intersection of said |
lanes with the highway.
The following applications for bene-
ficiary cadet to the State University, |
of Messrs. Odel Barre, of Edgard; /
Hubert Duhe of Reserve and Henry
j. Tregre, Jr., of Garyville were read
and due to the absence of two of the
police jurors, action on said applica-
tions was deferred till the next regu-
lar meeting.
The applications for beneficiary stu
dent to the State Normal School, of
Misses Yvonne Brady; and Marcelle
Millet of LaPlace, and Miss Lillian
Tassin Of Edgard, were read and
full explanation of the law relative
thereto was made by the District At
torney C. A. Buchler who also drew :
up a resolution, which resolution how
ever was not officially acted upon.
Whereas Mr.. 1gnace Rousselle APP
peared in person before this Police
Jury in open session and declared
that he bid for ferry No. 2 running =
rom Lucy to LaPlace through error, 7
md that he is not willing to sign the q 4
contract of ferry franchise, and de-
ires that the sale made to him at pu- :
,lic auction on November 18TH, 1920 :
,e set aside and annulled. :
Be it ordained by this Police Jury =
f st. John the Baptist in regular ses- = 2,
ion assembled, that the request of 4
IL. Ignace Rousselle be accepted and
ccordingly the sale to him of the a.
foresaid ferry franchise is hereby =.
ct aside and annulled. y
Adoption Of the above resolution y.
1as moved by Mr.. Reynaud, and Sc .. ..
onded by Mr.. Barre, and the vote -
AIKEN resulted as follows:- %
Yeas Messrs. Reynaud, Barre, Son. =.
y and Duhe. Nays-None. ~
Absent - Messrs. Montegut and -
ourgeois. "
1t was moved by Mr.. Reynaud and u
,conded by Mr.. Duhe that inasmuch "a
5 the sale of ferry No. between S4
ucy and LaPlace has been set aside
i'd annulled; that the following or 80
nance be adopted: %
.Ra II enacted bv the Police Jrrv. Of 94
e Parish of st. John the Baptist, "a
at the secretary of the Police Jury "a "a
, and is hereby authorized and di- %
cted to advertise according to law, 94
Id to sell at public auction on 80
AUGUST 18TH. 1921 Nc
AT NOON ga
the Court House at Edgard, La, wa
e lease and privilege of operating 30
ferry or ferries to ply between the sm
ints known as Lucy and LaPlace, 30
d designated as Ferry No. in the e eei
irish of st. John the Baptist, for a so, so
riod of five years, to begin with az,
d extend from the date of the sign ~; ~
: of said lease by the President of pE pn
e Police Jury of st. John the Bap- -, -,
t and the adjudicant hereof, and os- 0o
der the terms and conditions here 90 20.
fixed in the contract of lease and S,il, ors
Ivilege herein provided for and to 20 20
adjudicated. ogr oeG
he purchaser shall be bound to ope N
.e and maintain a good, sound gaso qss
e or steam boat, sufficient to carry e50
less than 20 twenty passengers, o6G
d shall cause said boat or boats to for
/ during the hours between sunrise oe4
sunset. oeo
he purchaser shall hold himself s,,, :
ponsible as a common carrier, not
Y to the Parish of st. John the oeo
ptist but to all persons who may 9SI @
aggrieved at his noncompliance 9es
h the above stipulations, and such oee
ties may bring suit in any court of oe7
apetent jurisdiction fer the full oSe
cunt Of damage resulting from fai InS,,
3 on the part Of the purchaser. W.;
1e maximum rates which the pur- oea %.
ser shall have the right to charge vs.. W.
Il be as follows, to-wit:- o1a
venty five cents, when crossing 1sg Dss;
passenger. and fifteen cents ~ ~