St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-05-21
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLL CE JU r Y
st. Tammany Parish.

The Police Jury met at the Court
house on the above date.
Present.. NJ. Allison, Presi-
dent; Paul Dulion, w. B. Rogers,
w. E. Parker, Milton Burns, JAS. W.
Smith, A. Cousin, c. AuLry and
p. Welch.
Absent--M. Fl. Crary.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following
Road oyERsEERs
were then appointed:
First WarI-From Gum Pond
to the junction of the ferry and
turnpike roads, Adolph B .ham.
Tniri Ward-On the Pearl river
road, from Bogue Falia bridge to
the five mile post, John Labat.
Sixth Ward-On the Lower
Pearl River road, from Abita bridge
to Penn's Mill creek, Geo. Wilson.
From the Tal,shek to Maloney's
upper lite, Sam Wilson.
From Maloney's upper line to
Hickory Creek, p. Welch.
From Hickory Greek to the GEN.
ter of Gum Greek, S. d. Crawford.
For the road district commencing
ut the five mile post, on the Pearl
River road, to the Abita bridge,
francois Flot, Jr.
Tenth Wari-From the bank of
West Pearl river to the six mile
post, on the Honey Island road, W.
j. Fleming.
From the six mile post, on the
Honey Island road, to East Pearl
river, Franklin Bowman.
PETITIONS.
The following petition was read:
BAYOU LAcoMBE, May 2, 1881.
70 the honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jury:
GeRhemen-We, the undersigned
citizens Of the Seventh and Eighth
Wards of this parish, being i'll need
Of Il public road, hereby petition to
you to grant us 4 road leading
from Aubry's ferry, on the east
side Of Bayou Lacombe, extendi;g <
up said bayou, thence to intersect
with tire Pearl River road, ut such
place rs may be chosen by COM
niasioners appointed by your hon
nrable body; and petitioners fur
ther ask that they be relieved from
road duty on other public roads,
and that they be transferred to
work on said road.
Signed-Jordan Parker, G.. C.
Parker, ALI. G. Tucker, HI. Grains,
j. E. Ernest, j. Gains, G. C. Par
ker, Wat Caruthers. Franklin Har-
ris, VIM. Henly. JAS. Henly, james
Baker, H. Galaway. VIM. Claims, J.
w. Ernest, David Lloyd, Jacob
Lloyd, Peter Galloway, Sidney
Poke, John Barte, Henry Lloyd, J.
H Block, Edward Hamelly, J. ID.
Snow, Octave Siloss, Isaac Single
tary. Saml B. Diez, George Single
tary. CLas Aubry and A. Sharp.
On motion, the above petition
was granted. and G. C. Parker ap-
pointed overseer of said road.
CovrNGToN, May 2. 1881.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury:
Genuemen-The undersigned Pc
titioner respectfully requests per-
mission to straightep the public
road in front of his property. situ-
ated ON the Bayou Lacombe road.
As the road now runs it passes
through my property. and the
original road is through the reserve
to Labarre street, going westward
to the intersection of Locust street.
Hoping you will act favorably on
my petition, | remain,
Yours respectfully,
JAMES l.. PHILLIPS
On motion, the prayer OF petit
toner was granted.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Bill Of VIM. Kennedy, Justice Of
the Peace, to holding inquest on
the body of j. H. E. Calls, Janyery
l, 1881, $40 60. Aieo the bills OF
III. Losset, L. c. Be- j. Davis,
w. Theobaid am Jonu Matthews,
Jurors, 81 each.
On motion, the above bills were
thrown out