Mr. Weil then ar:cse and stated that, speak
ing for Sheriff E. C. Itanson, he desired to say
that Mr. Hanson did not solicit this increase in
his contract from $2700 to $3000; that Mr. lHan
son did not canvass a single member of the ja;la
for this increase, but that the increase teas
purely toluntary on the part of the finance col:
nitteec of the jury: that since the i.nc;'case v. as
given him it has been the subject of some criti
cism, and realizing further the financial condi
tion of the parish. m hich is unable to stand the
increase. he would ask the jury to restore his
contract at the saute figure as lppeared in the
budget of last year, that is. the sum of $27ti0.
T'he request of Mir. Ianson was granted and hist
contract fixed at the sun, of ^2700 per annum.
Mr. Armitage offered the foliowing resolution
which was seconded by 0Sr. Aucoin and adopted
on roll-call by the vote of 5 ytas and tno nays:
Be it resolved. ' lhat the sum of tern d,llars lt
and the samle is herely aptprtpriated to ::s>i, t,,
toys' Corn k lunb of the trbllc scoools of tile
parish of secensio-.
Upon the sutr:cstion of Mr. f Weil. a dr.ie:as~on
was enter-ed into lrela'ie to llaking tlhe rw noe e -
sary repairs on the oilirehO.sc. Pricdcnt lheus>
appointed the fotoit into, coit ittec to acertain
lhe cost of the repairs at:! reort at thlliit next
meeting of the jury: Ie ss, ex-aicio; .Setter,
Weil, Kios. Armiitage.
