St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-07-23
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
OIL G E JU r Y
st. Tammany Parish.
CovINGroN, La, July IL, 1881.


Lry, A. Cousin and p. WEIGH.
Absent-James w. Smith and
Paul Dulion.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, with the
exception of the resolutions calling
upon the Secretary of the School
Board to furnish the Parish Treas
uler with reports for the years
1879 and 1880.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
CovINGroN, July II, 1881.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury:
GenHemen-We 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 $1640 20
for and of the year 1880, $577 70
of the year 1879. and 1888 -
of 1871 to 1878 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. M. ALI
son, Milton Burns and w. E. Par
ker.
Cov1NeroN, La, July II, 1881.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentemen-Your committee ap-
pointed to examine the Assessment
Roll of 1881, respectfully rcpor:
that we have found the same salts
factory, and showing a total assess
ment Of
Parish. .......... $3S3,459
Corporation of Vaudeville 92,99U
Corporation of Covington 1895
Total. $525,384
Respectfully submitted.
P. WEIGH,
G. AUBRY,
A. Cousin.
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and committee discharged.
PETITIONS.
Vest Pearl Riuer. June 81, 1881.
To the honorable President and members
of the Police Jury:
Geauemen-We the undersigned
citizens of the Eighth Ward of the
Parish of st. Tammany, being in
need of a public road, hereby petit
ton to you to grant us a 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 hat
they be relieved from duty on other
public roads, and that they be
transferred to work on said road.
[Signed, -E. Welch, K. Smith,
John Penton, Bun Smith, E. F.
Bennett, FL. Bennett, A. Buchalter.
T. P. Crawford, J. NJ. Crawford, w.
E. Talley, J. E. Blackwell, James
Phillips and John Kennedy.
On motion, the above petition
was granted.
ROAD o~vERsEERs.
The following public road over
seers were then appointed:
On the Honey Island road, from
r. A. Orr's ferry landing to Little
Gum Greek, Thos. Crawford, over
seer.
From the Pontchatolowa bridge
to the corporation line of Mande-
vile, on the Covington road, VIM.
Phillips, overseer.
BILLS PRESENTED.
M. j. Guzman, Justice of the
Peace. to holding inquest on the
body Of Cicero Taylor, colored, at
f. Bailey's turqent.ne orchard, on
West Pearl River, June Is, 1881.
SO. Approved in favor of Coroner
Dusse.
Also the bills of the following
jurors at above inquest: J. F.
Bailey, j. E. Guzman, jr., Charles
Farmer. Akron Wealch and Samuel
Debrow, 81 each.
f. Dusse, Coroner. to holding in
quest on the body of Charles Veret,
colored. at Bogue Chitto, fifteen
miles from Coyington, July Z, 1881,