St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-22
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLL CE JUR Y
OF
st. Tammany Parish.

11CU oll
date at the Courthouse.
The meeting was called to order
by the Clerk of the old Board, who
proceeded to call the roll, when all
the members answered to .heiy
names, as follows:
First ward, Paul Dulion: second
ward, Milton Burns; third ward, J.
u. Allison; fourth ward, VIM.
Rogers; fifth ward, W. E. Parker:
sixth ward, Pat Welch; seventh
ward, III. Il. Crary; eighth ward,
Chas. Aubry; niuth ward, \ Cousin !:
tenth ward, j. W. Smith.
The Board then proceeded to
ELECT a temporary organization, by
electingJ J. NJ. Allison, President, and
W. q. kentzel. Secretary.
Upon examination, it was found
that all the members had received
their commissions and were duly
qualified.
The Board then proceeded to or
ganlze permanently, by elec.ing the
following officers:
President-J. ". Allison.
Secretary-tV. X. kentzel.
Treasurer-Jas. 0. Poole.
The Board established the salary
OF the Secretary and Printer ut
$3.50 per year.
The following changes ia public
roads and oyerseers were then made:
From the Ponchatoloway bridge
to the Chincllu5a, e. S. Strain, Jr.,
overseer, in place Of Ira L. Strain.
From Bayou Laeombe to the
ward line. on the Bonfauca road,
Chas. Hartman, orerseer, IL place
of Drosin Dncrey.
From Strore's place to Salt Bayou
on the West Pearl River road, Da-
vid Danielson overseer, III place of
NJ. H. Crazy.
Dir. Rogers offered the following:
Resoiced, That the Coyington and |
Vaudeville road be extended to the /,
line of Vaudeville; also. +!
hat the Bayou Lacombe and Man
!erille road be extended to the cor
,oraticn line of Manderille.
Adopted.
Afr. Dnlion offered the following:
: Resotced, That the Bridge road,
rom Madisonville to Covinston, be
attended to the corporation line of
Iovington.
Adopted.
Mr.. Burns offered the following:
Rsso!ced, That the town of Cow
nston be compelled to build
'ri3ge across the Hoimesville road,
'ver the ditch dug by the corpora
lou across said road. And that
he Secretary be and lie is hereby
Instructed to furnish the Town
Council Of Covington with copy of
his resolution.
Adopted
a1r Aubry offered the following.
ResolUed, That the resolution Of
cred by AR. Grow, ut the March
Meeting, 1880, of the Police Jury,
naking the public road to begin at
lie ferry Mt the saw mill, to inter
ect the Mandevi!le road. be repeal
d, and that the road crossing ut
francois Cousins be made the pub
C road Adopted.
Mr.. Cousin offered the following
ppointmente of road overseers:
On the road extendin. from the
ridge on Bayou Vincent to the
'hurch on the Pearl River Road,
.varis.e Gusman, Jr., overseer.
From Widow Carriere's place, on !
he east bank of Bayou Liberty. to
.noch Tally's. on the Pearl River i
pad, Martin Gusman, overseer.
The President then appointed the t
blowing committees:
Committee on estimate of ex-
enses for 1880: W. Z. Parker,
hairman; NJ. Burns and A. Cousin. !
Committee to examine the books !
nd accounts of the Treasurer: p. L
Telch, chairman; J. W. Smith anu t
aul Dulion.
The committees were instructed I
, report to the Board on Tuesday, I
. IL o'clock NJ. l
On motion, the Board then ad- a
'urned until Tuesday, at II N. I
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pursuant to adjournment, the 3
olice Jury met at IL NJ. on Tues
az, all the members present.
The minutes of Mondays session =
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