St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-07-31
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
P OH G E J y r Y
st. Tammany Parish.
CoyINeTos. La, July ), 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 /, 1879, with instructions
to indorse them rs valid" '.inval-
id" or ''prescribed," as the case may
be, aud To keep record Of tin.
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:
CoyISGroN, LA, July ), 1880.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
GeatlemeR-The undersigned re-
specially state that as the present
Goodbee bridge across the Bogue
Falla is III Il dangerous and rotten
condition, they design building a
new one about three hundred feet
from the present site, and that, as
the same has net the approval of
u. NJ. Barker, oyerseer 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 Goodbes place, and thence
acr1ss the former Strawbridge
tract. now owned by Adam Thorn
son, Esq. all of which we respect
fully submit for yorr consideration.
lSigned, FL. J. Smith. Chs. Heintz,
Ed. r. Doyle, W. b. Cook, +.
B. Martindale, j. r. Hosmer.
Chas. Frederick, q. n. Kella.,
DR.. j. 1. Chambers, Paul La
borde, \. S. kottwitz, T. Les
set. ]. Cahier. j. Cooper, John
Desmond, Thos. Corcoran, Joe
Jaufroid, II. fl. 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 oserseer, calling at
tention to the dilapidated condition
of the bridge across the Abita, on
the Manderille road, was also laid
over until next meeting.
.Mr. Burns otft red the following:
Resolred, That the warrants of
1879 be received for licenses and
taxes of 1880.
Adopted.
The bill of Wm. Kennedy, JUS
tlce of the Peace, in the case of the
State IS. Bernard Segerstein,
amounting to IS. was reduced to
81 and ordered paid.
Ine OH OF >. b. Staples. Consta-
bic, in the case Of the State KS. Ber
nard Segerstein, amounting to
S11 20, WAS reduced to IS and or
dered paid.
Mr.. Burns offered the following:
Res0teed, That the kimball road
be reiastated as public road, from
the Lee road to the parish line. and
that Francis McIntirc be appointed
overseer.
Adopted.
Mr.. Duiion offered the following:
Resolved, That it be declared a
penal otfense for any person to
battle in the river, between Joe
BurtoI's house and Widow Jacob
Gales shipyard, in Madisonyille.
except i'll bath houses; and thai any .
one so offending be subject to fine
of 81 so or five days imprison-
ment, for the first otfense, and So
tins. and ten days Imprisonment for
each subsequent offense, the guilt,
persons to pay the costs Of court, to |
be prosecuted before any court OF
competent jurisdiction.
Adopted.
AIessrs. Burns and WEIGH were
appointed Il committee to examine
the desk III the Re orders office
and ascertain the value and cost OF |
the same.
\ petition offered by Mr. Rodgers
asking for the establishment Of a
public read from Mandeyille to the |
Bosue Chitto ferry. was laid over
mill next meeting.
The following bills were then is
sued to memb>.rs:
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