St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-05-14
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLL G E J u 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 Wara-From Gum Pond
to the junction of the ferry and
turnpike roads, Adolph Baham.
Tnlrl Ward-On the Pearl river
road, from Bogue Falia bridge to
tue 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 Tallshek to Maloney's
upper lltIG. EStul W ilsOu.
From Maloney's upper line to
Hickory Greek, 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 War,l-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.
To the honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jury:
GenAemen-We, the undersigned
citizens of the Seventh and Eighth
Wards of this parish, being in need
of public road, hereby petition to
you to grant us road leading
from Aubry's ferry, on the east
side OF Bayou Lacombe, extending
mp said bayou, thence to intersect
with the Pearl River road, at such
place as may be chosen by COM
missioners appointed by your hon.
prable 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, Alf. q. Tucker, Ii. Gains
J. +. Ernest, J. Gains. 9. c. Par
ker, Wat Caru,hers, Franklin H.;r.
ris, Vim. Heniy, JAS. Henly, james
| Baker, H. Gulaway. VIM. Gains, J.
W. Ernest, David Lloyd, Jacot
Lloyd, Peter Galloway, Sidney
, Poke, John Barte, Henry Lloyd. j
J H. Block, Edward Hamelly, j. d
Snow, Octave Siloss, Isaac Single
tary. Saml B. Diez, George Single
tary. Chas. Aubry and A. Sharp.
On motion, the above petition
was granted. and G.. G. Parker ap
pointed overseer of said road.
CovINaroN, May 2. 1881.
To the President and members of tbs
Police Jury:
Conference.-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 Laharre street, going westwar,
to the intersection of Locust street
Hoping you will act favorably Oh
my petition, ! remain,
, Yours respectfully,
JAMES l.. PHILLIPS
On motion, the prayer OF peti
: toner was granted.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Bill OF Wm. Kennedy, Justice o
the Peace, to holding inquest Oh
the body of j. Fl. E. Calls. Januar.
Il, 1881, $40 60. Also the bills o
H. Losset, L. c. Bell, 7. j. Davis
W. Theobald ami John Matthews
jurors, 81 each.
On motion. the above bills war'
Thrown out