St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-10
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLL CE J u r Y
OF
st. Tammany Parish.
CovINaToN, La, July 5, 1880.

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 OF 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 aud approved:
CovISGToN, LA, July 3, 1880.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police jar:
Gentlemen-The undersigned re-
spectfully 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, as
the same has met the approval of
Z. nj. Barker, overseer of the road,
we ask that you confirm his sclec-
ton 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
across the former Strawbridge
tract, now owned by Adam Thorn
son, Esq, all of which we respect
fully submit for Your consideration.
Signed, H. j. Smith, Chs. Heintz,
Ed. R. Doyle, W. B. Cook, +.
B. Martindale, j. R. Hosmer.
Chas. Frederick, Ii. n. Kella.,
DIR. j. +. Chambers, Paul La
borde, A. S. Kottwitz, F. Los
set. j. Cahier. j. Cooper, John
Desmond, Thos. Corcoran, Joe
Jaufroid, Fl. 81. Smith, August
blanche, j. B. AIaille, Lionel G.
Levy.
A petition asking that certain
hr DIS 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.
Mr.. Burns offered the following:
Resolved, That the warrants of
1879 be received for licenses and
taxes of 1880.
Adopted.
The bill of VIM. Kennedy, JUS
tice of the Peace, in the case of the |
State vs.. Bernard Segerstein,
to So. was reduced to
81 and ordered paid.
The bill of S. b. Staples, Consta-
BILE, in the case of the State VS.. Ber-
nard Segerstein, amounting to
Sill 20, WAS reduced to SIS and or
dered paid.
Mr.. Burns offered the following:
ResotUed, That the Kimball road
be reinstated as a public road, from
.he Lee road to the parish line, and
hat Francis McIntire be appointed
Jverseer.
Adopted.
Mr.. Dulion offered the following:
ResOlued, That it be declared a
PENAL offense for any person to
,athe in the river, between Joe
3urton's house and Widow Jacob
tales shipyard, in Madisonville,
Except in bath houses; and that any
NE SO offending be subject to fine ,
# 50 so or five days imprison- {
nent, for the first otfense, and SIS ,,
inc and ten days imprisonment for :
ach subsequent offense, the guilty a
ersons to pay the costs of court, to l
'e prosecuted before any court OF :
jurisdiction. ]
Adopted. e
Messrs. Burns and WEIGH were
ppointed a committee to examine J
he desk in the Recorders office. :
nd ascertain the value and cost of .
he same. s
A petition offered by Mr. Rodgers b
skiing for the establishment Of a
ublic road from Vaudeville to the c
'ogue Chitto ferry, was laid over
nil next meeting. Il
The following bills were then is
led to members.