The St. Mary banner., 1922-06-10
Police Jury Proceedings
Franklin, La, June 7th, 1922.


Frost presiding and the following
members present: Kimbrough, Hay
del. Olivier, Boudreaux, Gooch, Low
rance, O'Brien, Calm and Pharr. Ab-
sent: McCardell.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following officers were cleo
ted to serve for the year beginning
July 1st, next:
Charles N. Frost, President; Johr
A. Pharr, Vice-President; R. .Emmet
O'Niell, Secretary, and R. l.. Slgur
Treasurer.
On motion of A. E. Calm, second
ed by Oscar Boudreaux and carried
the salary of the Treasurer was flX
ed at $4,000 per month with the un
derstanding that he pays the prem
jun on his bond.
On motion of T. B. Kimbrough
seconded by w. N. Gooch and car
ried. the salary of R. Emmet O'Niel
both as Secretary, and for his serv-
ices in connection with the office
work of Road District No. l., wers
fixed at the same salary in each case
that he is now receiving.
The President appointed the fol
lowing Committees and Board OF
Health:
Finance Committee: w. N. Gooch
Chairman; John A. Pharr, A.
Calm, Oscar Boudreaux and L. b.
Kimbrough.
Court House Committee: A. E
Calm, Chairman; W. j. Lowrance
B. O'Brien and Arthur Olivier.
Road Committee: John A. Pharr
Chairman; A. E. Calm, St. T. Nc
Cardell, T. B. Kimbrough, Gabrie
Haydel and B. O'Brien.
Board Of Health: DR.. Beverly W
Smith. Chairman; W. N. Gooch and
T. B.. Kimbrough.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and on motion o.
A. e. Calm, seconded by W. j.
Lowrence and carried, they were ap
proved.
Mr.. Frost reported that so far h
had not been able to secure the right
of way across the Albania planta
ton at the point at which the Jur!
wanted it, but that Mr.. Allan was
perfectly willing that the Jury fo!
low the old road along the Bayor
Teche, and on motion Of A. E
Calm, seconded by T. B. Kimbrougf
and carried it was resolved that thi:
read be surfaced, from the present
model road in Websterville to the
Albania bridge.
Mr.. C.. D. Kemper appeared be-
fore the Jury and requested that the
President appoint a committee t.
take up with the Parishes of Iberia
st. Martin, st. Landry and Assump-
ton. the matter Of their contributing
to the fund to defray the cost OF
tieing the ends of the levee at the
Hamburg crevasse, and the closing
Of same.
The President appointed on this
committee, John A.. Pharr, T. B.
Kimbrough and w. N. Gooch.
The President stated that he had
promised that this Parish would con-
tribute $5O000 for the above purpose
and on motion Of B. O'Brien, Sec
onded by w. T. Lowrance and car
ried, the action of the President was
approved and the Secretary was au
thorized to issue warrant covering
this contribution.
A letter from Miss Stella Clausen
was read requesting the Jury to is
: sue to her now, the warrant which
would be due her in February next,
in order that she might attend the
summer term at the Southwestern
Industrial Institute at Lafayette and
thus get through in January.
On motion of B. O'Brien, second
I'd by W. N. Gooch and carried, this
request was granted and the Secre-
tary was instructed to issue the
warrant. :, -,
On motion Of Oscar Boudreaux,
seconded by ~. J. Lowrance and
carried, Rnck Carter was placed on
the waitihe fist of paupers.
On motion Of Arthur Olivier. sec
0nded by Oscar Boudreaux and car
ried, Mona Hill was placed on the
waiting list of paupers.>
On motion of b. O'Brien, second
ed by Arthur Olivier and carried,
William White was placed on the
waiting list Of paupers
The bill of Henry Poree for bury
ing q pauper at Foster, amounting
to $1l.l5, was approved for payment
and the Secretary authorized to is
sue necessary warrant.
The following letter from j. N
pharr & Sons was read:
Morgan City, La, April %, 1922.
Police Jury, st. Mary Parish,
Franklin, La.
Gentlemen:
We are in receipt of the following
letter from Lieut.. Colonel E. j. Dunt
s'Gentlemen:
1. A recent inspection Of you1
Ridge over Bayou Teche shows that