The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-02-18
Hahnville, La, Feb. 9TH, 1922

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The regular ineeiing Of the card o
: Commissioners of the St. Charles Parish
Gravity Drainage District No. met OF
; the above date with the following menl-
bers resent Messrs Paul I. MONTE,
f Stanisias Hyrnel, U. J. Keller, F. Lorio
api R. J--vial.
There were also present at the meet
ing Messrs Conrad A. Buc!iler, Special
, Counsel, Frank I. Payne, Enginee:, and
Messrs Hutii and Aycock of tie Hutll
Construction Company Inc.
Whereas a, tie. last meetngth Boz rd S
attention was called to tie increasing
quantities of water hyacinths accunlula-
ting i'll the upper portion Of the canal
and
Whereas the President realizins the
necessity for checking the spread of this
pest, Instructed ,Mr. Victor f. Hymel to
employ someone to have the canal cleared
of water hyacinths.
Re it resolved that the bill of Eugene
Cannon for S37700 the bill of Willie
I.auve for $500 both approved by Mr..
V. E. Hymel and the amount of...ss0. so
pail to Mr.. V. E. Hynel be and is
hereby approved :
Whereas the bond of HE Secretary
Treasurer should be renewed ard
) Whereas the Board realizing a SIS 900
bond rs carried IN the past is too large,
. therefore
Be it resolved etc. that The bond of
the Secretary-Treasurer from now OH
shall be reduced to the amount of S, GOO
| The roll being called the above reso-
buttons were approved.
| Engineer payne's bill for January a
mounting to 1864 was read, approved
and ordered paid
/; The sollosing resolution Jas offered
BY EIr. F. Lorio and duly seconded;
Whereas the Huth Construction Com
! pany inc, has done certain worl. with
the contractfentered into with this Board
dated Dec, 18th, 1920, and has present.
ed to this Board a certificate signed BIZ
the Engineer Of this Board showing
the amount of work done, and an esti-
mate made OF the amount which said
contractor is entitled TO receive from this
Board same being the total amount OF
work done, less 10 per cent retained by
the Board inaccordance with contract,
Therefore be it resolved, by the Board
of Commissioners of the St. Charles Pa
risl Gravity drainage District No. One
that the ary-Treasurer of this Board
be authorized to spread on the minutes
OF this Board Estimate No. ] of the
Engineer and that the said estimate be
now accepted by the Board, and the CON
tractors claim for work performed be
allowed i'll accordance with the said esti-
mate
Be it further resolved etc, that since
the total amount o.. work done since the ,
last estimate up..to and including JAN
nary 5lst, 1922 less 10 per cent retained i,
is sis, 1853 as will appear from Esti- !
mate No. II OH file with the Secretary !
and spread OH these minutes and said
contractor has agreed to take the bonds
of this district on. tle basis Of go per cent
of par value plus accrued interest, the
Secretary IS hereby authorized to deliver
bonds numbered S7-103 inclusive being
seventeen oomds at par value of 81 900.
and at 80 per cent of par value equals to
SIS 300. 90 plus accrued interest 10 and
including Feb 7sh, 1872 which equals
TO 5000 making totalss'of SIS, 46O.7O
and the amount due contractor is
si5.776.3S less :. s4s0.2l overpaid con-
tractor last mouth, equals to s1s,3lo.17
Therefore the contractor will owe ihe
Board OIL the next estimate $l44 So.
The roll being called on he above re
solution it was duly approved.
ESTIMATE NUMBER ELEVEN
Unit No. Completed
25,7s4 # 1873, 23s. 2 Gu yds
Canal CHI
Sta 1s5-3ol 1l,60oft 5e,75s.3 yds
Canal CT
Sta 3o1-4oo $500 # so, 500 g &C yds
[torio Canal
Sta o-lol lo.looh 1921 cuyds
canal l-E