St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-17
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
OIL e J u r Y
Or
st. Tammany Parish.
CovISaToN, La, July 5, 1880.


house on the above date, all the
members being present.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and adopted.
The President then appointed
Messrs. A. Cousin, Chas. AuDry and
Paul Dulion, us committee to ex-
anime all evidences of indebtedness
against the parish, issued prior to
January l, 1879, with instructions
to iniorse them us Valid" ''inval-
i'd" or prescribed" as the case may
be, aud to keep a record of the
same, giving the number of the War;
rant, the amount, and the names of
The persons presenting them.
The following petition was then
read and approved:
CovINGToN, La, July 5, 1880.
TO the honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jurs:
Genhemen-The undersigned re-
specially state that as the present
Goodbee bridge across the Bogue
Falia is IN dangerous and rotten
condition, they design building a
new one about three hundred feet
from the present site, and that, us
the same has met the approval OF
L. Nj. Barker, overseer of the road,
we ask that you confirm his sclec-
tion and formally grant US the right
of way at the proper points and
along certain routes to be desig-
mated by him, along the edge of the
old Goodbee place, and thence
acr1ss the former Strawbridge
tract, now owned by Adam Thorn
son, Esq, all of which we respect
fully submit for Your consideration.
Signed, Fl. J. Smith, Chs. Heintz,
Ed. r. Doyle, w. B. Cook, T.
b. Martindale, j. r. Hosmer.
Chas. Frederick, &. n. Kella.',
DR.. j. I. Chambers, Paul La
horde, A. S. Kottwitz, F. Los
set. j. Cahier. j. Cooper, John
Desmond, Thos. Corcoran, Joe
Jaufroid, III. 81. Smith, August
blanche, ]. b. Maille, Lionel c.
Levy.
A petition asking that certain
hands be consigned to the road
leading from Covington to the
turnpike road, by way of Lacroix's
bridge, was laid over until next
meeting.
A communication from Frank
jackson, road overseer, calling at
tention to the dilapidated condition
of the bridge across the Abita, on
the Vaudeville road, was also laid |
over until next meeting.
a1r. Burns offered the following:
Resolved, That the warrants of |
1879 be received for licenses and |
taxes of 1850.
Adopted.
The bill of Vim. Kennedy, JUS
tico of the Peace, in the case of the
State VS.. Bernard Segerstein,
amounting to IS. was reduced to
81 ana Oruereu paid.
The bill of S. 3. Staples, Consta-
bic, in the case of the State VS.. Ber-
nard Segerstein, amounting to
Sill 20, was reduced to S. and or
siered paid.
Mr.. Burns offered the following:
Resolved, That the kimball road
be reinstated as a public road, from
the Lee road to the parish line, and
that Francis McIntire be appointed
DverSeer.
Adopted.
Mr.. Dulion offered the following:
Resolved, That i: be declared a
penal items for any person to
oathe in the river, between Joe
Burton's house and Widow Jacob
tales shipyard, in lIadisonville,
Except III bath houses; and tina: any
me SO offending be subject to fine
If So 90 or five days imprison-
nent, for the first otfense, and SIS
inc and ten days Imprisonment for
zach subsequent otfense, the guilty {
persons to pay the costs of court, TO
% prosecuted before any court of
jurisdiction.
Adopted.
Messrs. Burns and WEIGH were
appointed committee to examine {
he desk in the Re orders office, i
nd ascertain the value and cost Of
he same.
4 petition offered by Mr. Rodgers
skiing for the establishment of q
ubiIc road from Mandevilie TO the
'ngue Chitto ferry, was laid over
mi next meeting.
The following bills were then is
ned to members: