The St. Charles herald., 1922-04-15
Hallnville Is April l4th 1922.

Messrs Paul I. Montz, Stanislas lIyn!sl
L. !. Keller and 7. I.orio.
.bsent K. ]. Vial.
There were also pre eat at this me- +
g E1essrs Brcher and Payne, Spl(o
Sc and Fl giueer respectively and also
Messrs Huth and A,cock Of the Huth
Construction Co,
The minutes of the last meeting were
r, ad ard approve.
The Board ti!en went into general
discussion of the Ellington matter which
was not dispose(. of at the last Regular
meeting. Mr.. Rousseau was present
representing the owners Of Ellington.
Tie following resolution was offered
by Mir U. J Keller and duly seconded;
Be 1t Resolved by the Board Of Com
inissioners Of the st Charles Parish
Gravity Drainage DISTRICT No One, that
the Ellington Planting Co. 1e allowed
to drai; 354 p acres of land into the
drainage canal of this District and the
said Ellington Planting Co be relieved
as the taxes for the year 1922 provided
. that all the costs and expenses Of con-
Meeting the said drainage including the
Opening under and through the Paul
, Mallard Rosnail be borne and paid for
bv the said Ellington Planting Co
Beginning with the year 1928 the said
Ellington Planting Co. Its successors
and assigns shall pay the aunu Il d'ain-
age tax of fifty cents (50) per acre i'm
posed in all the other lands III the dis
trict.
Be 1t Further Resolved e.cthat should
this proposition he acceptable to The
said Ellington Planting Co. that the Dis
trict Attorney be and lie is hereby au-
thorized to prepare the proper petition
to have the said 35422 acres as per map
on file properly and legally include il
Il the District.
:. The roll heing>called on the above re-
solution yea, were raul~l'. Montz. Stan
& islas Hynr1 u. J. Keller and Feiicien
Lor;o. Absent r. I. Vial
e. A bill from l. ]. Baudouin for pre-.
MUM OH bond of Sec.etary Treasurer a
mounting to $40 90 was read and order, d
; pad
A bill from Engineer Payne for eI-
gin .ering expense during the month 81
March for S3lI 90 was read ana ordered
pal A letter from Engineer py < was
f as, read asking for an additional allow
III of $500 90 on his work that is a.
J most com olete and SAME was also grant
ed to him.
The following resolution was offered
3 by Mr.. Hymel and seconded by Mr..
I.orir.
Whereas the Huth Construction Co
Inc, has done certain work i'll accor-
dance with the contract entered into
with this Beard dated Dec. rs, 1920 and
has presented to this Board a Certificate
signed by the Engineer of this Board
showing the amount of work done and
all estimate made of the amount which
said contractor is entitled to receive
from this Board Same being the total
amount of work done less ten Ier cent
retained by the Board i'll accordance with
contract.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved by the Board
of Commissioners OF the st Charles Pa
risli Gravity Drainage District No One
.hat the Secretary-Treasurer be antllo-
rized 10 spread on the minutes OF this
Board Estimate No 13 of the Engineer
and that the said estimate he now ac-
cepted by the Board and the contractor S
claim for work performed be allowed i'll
accordance with the said estimate.
Be 1t Further Resolved that since the
total amount of the work done since the
las estimate up to and including March
3lst 1922. less the ten per cent retained
r is sS $3.50. 49 as will appear from Estimate G
e No l3 OH file with the Secretary and
spread Oil these minutes and since saio
contractor has agreed 10 take tile bonds
= of this District OH the basis of 50 per cent
4 of par value plas accrued interest tht
;, Secre. .ary is hereby authorized to deliver
bonds numbered 119 TO 127 incluslv,
being nine bonds at par value of 50, ,0Oo,o W
ard at 90 per cent of par value equals Il
S. 100 90 plus accrued interest TO arit
including April 4th 1922 which equal'
to Sl54 II making total of s8.254 !.
+ and the amount due the contractor il
tS8, $3.50. .49 less $40. 81 overpaid contractor
last mouth equals to So, ,334.l2 therefore
the Board will owe tile contractor OH the
s. next estimate 5000.
The roll being called OH the abov'
resolution it was unanimously adopted
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