The St. Mary banner., 1922-03-04

-Resolved, that the action Ct the
President Of the Police Jury in hav-
ing the Bayou Sale road graded is
approved and he is authorized to
continue the work and the Police
Jury pledges itself to do everything
possible to hard surface the road
and complete it at as early a date as
possible.
A roll call on this motion resulted
rs follows: Ayes. Kimbrough, Hay
del, Olivier, Boudreaux, Gooch, Low
rance, Calm and Fharr.
The President declared the mo-
ton carried.
The correspondence between the
Police Jury of Iberia Parish and the
owners Of Weeks Island in regard
to the gate which has been placed on
the road leading on to the Islan'l
was read, whereupon Dir. Gabriel
Haydel offered the following rcsolu-
ton and moved its adoption, til :
motion being seconded by A. Z.
Calm and carried:
BE it resolved by the Police Jury
Of St. Mary Parish that, unless the
MYLES SALT COMPANY will de-
dicate the road on its Weeks Island
properties, connecting with the pub
lie road eravelled by this parish
from the Louisa Sugar House to the
Iberia Parish Line, leading to the
Weeks Island, the President Of sail
Police Jury be and he is hereby au-
thorized to abandon the said gravell-
ed road leading from the Cypremort
public road, commencing near the
Louisa Sugar House and leading =
the Iberia Parish Line to connect
with the road leading therefrom to
Weeks Island. with full authority to
remove the gravel from said road
and to use same wherever needed in
other parts Of the parish
The following letter from Mr.. j.
M. Fourmy, Engineer of the Louisi-
ana Highway Commission, was read
and on motion OF T. B. Kimbrough,
seconded by A. E. Calm and carried,
it was received, filed and made IL
part of the minutes and the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
New Orleans, La, Feb. "a, 1922.
Mr.. Rene H. Himel,
Franklin, La.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 23rd inst, ad-
dressed to the Honorable W. T. Pet
erman, Chairman Of the Louisiana
Highway Commission, requesting in
formation as to the maintenance OF
roads designated as State Roads, as
per Act 95 of 1921 Louisiana Gener-
al Assembly, has been transmitted to
me for attention
You will no doubt realize the pro-
blem that confronts the Highway
Commission with respect to the
of the vast mileage OF
State Highways with the limited
funds it is apparent We will have
available for this years work. 1t IS
our purpose, however, in cooperation
with the various Parishes throughout
the State, to begin the maintenance
IF these roads as expeditiously as
possible. 1t will be absolutely neces-
sary that the Parishes share with
he Highway Commission cost Of
for this year. We ex-
oect to enter into some agreement
with those Parishes that are equip
BED for handling the care of these
'oads that will be mutually satisfac-
,ory, if possible to do 80.
| will be glad to meet with your
Police Jury on Wednesday, March
he first, at which time we will 90
nto the matter thoroughly.
Very truly yours,
J. NJ. FoURMY,
State Highway Engineer.
Whereas, the last paragraph of
section Z of Act No. 95 of the 1921
egular session with Mr.. Charles N.
louisiana Legislature, page 1870, ap-
'rovcd November 1S, 1921, creating
Louisiana Highway Commission
nd prescribing it's duties, functions
nd powers, provides that "the Com
mission shall assume the immediate
ontrol and maintenance of suc5
ard surfaced public highways as
eretofore have been constructed by
arishes, road districts and munich
aiities, as designated in this Act.
r, at the present, recognized by the
xisting State Highway Department.
4 addition to such presently reeoy-
lied hard surfaced highways, the il
commission shall recognize as of
rlmary Importance, the roads al
lady constructed and to be construc-
ID, connecting each parish site with +
lie parish site of each adjoining n
arish," q
Whereas, the Parish of St. Nary v
as one of the first parishes to con- o
ruct and maintain a hard surfaced "
ain road, leading to the parish a
tes of the adjoining parishes; b,
Whereas, the maintenance Of this
ad is extremely burdensome to the
ople of the Parish of st. Mary:
Now, Therefore, be it Resolved 10
the Police Jury of the Parish of
Mary, in regular meeting assem-
ID, that it hereby respectfully Pc be'
ions the Louisiana Highway Com the
ssion to "assunle the Immediate Zee