St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
St. Tammany Parish.
CovINGroS, La, July II, 1881.


Present }. NJ. Allison, Presi
slent; II. Il. Crazy, ". B. Rogers
". L. Parker, Milton Burns, C. Au
Dry, \. Cousin and L. Melch.
Absent-James w. Smith an,
Paul Dulion.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and approved, with tn,
exception of the resolutions callins
upon the Secretary of the Schoo
Board to furnish the Parish Treas
uler with reports for the years
1879 and 1880.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
CONVICTION, July II, 1881.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury:
Conference.-The the undersigned
committee appointed to examine
and destroy the warrants in the
hands of the Treasurer, beg leave
to report that we have examined
warrants to the amount of SI61O %
for and of the year 1880, $577 Is
OF the year 1875. and 1888 10
of 1871 to 1873 inclusive, making a
sum total of warrants DESTROYED by
us of 1851 81.
Respectfully submitted
MILToN BURNS,
w. b. ROGERS.
On motion, the above report was
received and adopted, and commit
tee discharged.
The following standing committee
was then appointed and empowered
to examine and destroy cancelled
warrants as they accumulate in the
hands of the Treasurer: j. NJ. ALI
son, Milton Burns and w. E. Par
ker.
CONVICTION, La, July II, 1881.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen Your committee ap-
pointed to examiLe the Assessment
Roll of 1851, respectfully repor:
that We have found the same salts
factory, and showing a total assess
ment Of
farlsh ..."...... $3.50, 459 |
Corporation Of Vaudeville 92.99U |
Corporation of Covington 1895
1OGal. 1919, 3S4
Respectfully submitted.
2. WEIGH,
@. AUBRY,
A. Cousin.
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and "ommittee discharged.
PETITIONS.
Vest Pearl Rirer. June 81, 1881.
To the honorable President and members
of the Police Jury:
GeaAemen-We the undersigned
citizens of the Eighth Ward of the
Parish Of st. Tammany, being in
need of . public road, hereby petit
ton to you to grant US road lead
ing from r. a. Orr's ferry landing,
on Old River, to intersect with the
Pearl River road. at such place as
may be chosen by commissioners
appointed by your honorable body;
and petitioners further ask that
they be relieved from duty on other :
public roads. and that they be
transferred to work on said road.
Signed, l-E. Welch, Z. Smith,
Joan Penton. Bun Smith, L. L.
Bennett, H. Bennett, A. Buchalter, J
[. p. Crawford, J. VI. Crawford, W.
3. Talley, J. E. Black well, james
Phillips and John Kennedy.
On motion, the above petition
vas granted.
ROAD orERsEERs.
The following public road over
'eers We're then appointed: 9
On the Honey island road, from
Z. A. Orr's ferry landing tn Little
rum Greek, Thos. Crawford, over
eer. i
From the Pontchatolowa bridge
o the corporation line of Mande-
lille, on the Cosington road, VIM. {
9nIllips, overseer.
FILLS PRESENTED. n
" ]. Guzman, Justice of the ;,
'-ac-. to- holding inquest on the al
)" !, of Cirer, Taylor, colorpd, at st
J. .. levs tnrq"nt.ne orchard, on " "
faSt p,.;,ri River, June is, 1881 n
II Approved IN favor of Coroner oil
ta,Sc.
tia, the hills OF the following "
irr.,- at above inquest: J. F. n n
icy, i II. Guz'uan. IT,, Charles n,