St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-08-07
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
j r Y
OF
ST. Tammany Parish.
CONVICTION, La, July 5, 1880.

The Police Jury met AZ the Court,
house on the above date, all the
members being present. =
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The President then appointed
Messrs. A. Cousin, Chas. Aubry and
Paul Dulion, as Il committee to ex-
anime all evidences of Indebtedness
against the parish, issued prior to
January l, 1879, with instructions
to indorse them as valid" '.inval-
id" or prescribed" as the ease may
De, aud to keep a record Of the
sarne, giving the number of the war
lant, the amount, and the James Of
the persons presenting them.
Tue following petition was then
read and approved:
CONVICTION, La July 5, 1880.
Tot honorable President and MEN,
bers of the Police Jury:
Conference.-The undersigned re-
spectfully state that Us the present
tioodbee bridge across the Boyue
Falia is in a dangerous and rotten
condition, they design building a
new n about three hundred feet
from the present site, and that, as
the same has met the approval of
L. nj. Barker, overseer OF the road,
we ask that you confirm his selec-
'ion 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
acrnss the former Strawbridge
tract, now owned by Adam Thorn
son, Esq, all of which we respect
fully submit for Your consideration.
lSigned, 81. j. Smith, Chs. Heintz,
Ed. r. Doyle, W. b. Cook, F.
b. Martindale, j. r. Hosmer.
Chas. Frederick, Il. n. Kella..,
Dr.. j. T. Chambers, Paul La
borde, A. s. Kottwitz, F. Los
set. j. Cahier. j. Cooper, John
Desmond. Thos. Corcoran, Joe
Jaufroid, ID. ID. Smith, August
blanche, j. b. Maille, Lionel C..
Levy.
A petition asking that certain
be consigned to the road
from Covington to the
turnpike road, by way of L~acroix's
bridge, was laid over until next
meeting. :
A communication from Frank
Jackson, road o~verseer, calling at
to the dilapidated condition
II the bridge across the Abita, on '
he Vaudeville road, was also laid
'ver until next meeting.
Mr. Burns offered the followino.
RESOLVED, That the warrants Of A
$40 be received for licenses and p
axes of 1880. r
Adopted. y
The bill of VIM. Kennedy, JUS i
lcu of the Peace, in the case of the
VS.. Bernard Segerstein. :
to s.. was reduced to
1 and ordered paid.
The bill of S. b. Staples, Consta-
lie, IN the case of the State VS.. Ber-
ard Segerstein, amounting to d
Ii ~, was reduced to So and or
cred paid.
MIR. Burns offered the following:
ResotUed, That the klmball road
, reinstated a. a public road, from Al
'e Lee road to the parish line, and
Iat Francis McIntire be appointed
erseer.
adopted.
Mr.. Dnlion offered the following:
Resotced, That it be declared Oh
offense for any person to
.:he In the river, between Joe
house and Widow Jacob
ales' shipyard, in Madisonville,
cept in bath houses; and tina. any
. 80 offending be subject to a fine
81 30 or i've days imprison-
'nt, for the first otfense, and SIS
. and ten days Imprisonment for
,h subsequent offense, the guilty Gro
to pay the costs of court, to
prosecuted before any court of
npetent jurisdiction.
Adopted. -.
Messrs. Burns and WEIGH were vi
q committee to examine Cot
desk IN the Re orders office. puc
| ascertain the value and cost of
same. -
l petition offered by Mr. Rodgers
ing for the establishment of a
bic road from Vaudeville to the
que Chitto ferry, was laid over
il next meeting.
he following bills were then is