St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-03-18

TONERS was granted.
Mr.. Aubry offered the following:
ResolUed. That committee OF
three be appointed.to lay out the
road from the Bayou Lacombe and
Pearl River road mp to fuckers.
Adopted. and the following COM
mittee appointed; A. G. Tucker,
John Burtean and A. L. Cousin.
The following road overseers
were appointed:
j. r. Toomer. from Bayou La
combe to Marigny's pen. on the
| Vaudeville road.
| Alex Todd, from Aubry's ferry
| to the four mile post, Oh the Bon
fouca road.
James Baker, from Aubry's ferry
to two miles above fuckers, on the
Pearl River road.
EIGHTH WARD-From the center
of Gum Greek to the Race Course,
Jno. Tally.
From the Race Course TO Indian
Village, Antoine Provost.
From Mrs. Stroder's to Deer
! Island and Salt Bayou, Herbert
Snider.
From Hickory Grove Church to
Bayou Vincent, james f. Bailey.
From Oak Grove Church to
Bayou Vincent, Jno. Hirsch.
NINTH WARD-On the road from
the west bank of Bayou Liberty to
the division line between the Sew
enth and Ninth Wards, Charles
Pichon.
On the road from the east bank
of Bayou Liberty to John Tallys,
Theophile Faciane.
On the road from the east end of
the bridge, on Bayou Vincent, to
the church on the Pearl River road,
-- Cheny.
NJ. Rogers offered the following
ordinance:
l. Let tax called Road Tax"
be levied by the Police Jury on
every resident of the parish between
the ages of u and As years, subject
to road duty, including the incor-
porated towns, who are also inter
ested III public roads. Such tax
not to exceed 10 mills as ordained
by the Constitution of 1879, for all
purposes, i'll the parish. Sail tax
to be 81 or 81 80, and no more.
2. The Police Jury to order an
election of two commissioners of
roads in each ward, to serve four
years, subject to removal by the
Police Jury on the application Of
ten citizens of the ward, for neglect
OF duty, incapacity, or any other
good cause.
3. Their duty will be to keep in
their respective wards correct list
of all persons subject to the tax,
furnish list to the Assessor every
year, and compel all persons, by no.
tlce, to do their work on the roads
where they are summoned to work:
and III case of refusal or neglect OIL
their part. to report them before
the Grand Jury.
4. A penalty in the shape of n
line to be imposed on the road
hands as we'll as the Commissioners
OF Roads, to perform their duty ac-
cording to law
8. All the hands working on the
roads must receive pay, as we'll as
the Road Commissioners, during
the time only that the work is per.
formed
On motion, the above ordinance
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Galatas, the
Secretary was authorized to indorse
all bills approved at this meeting,
IN the name of the President.
The following bills were issued to
members:
Il. Galatas, day and mile
age, II miles. 80. -. B 10
Nj. Burns | day and mileage,
10 miles. 3 80
j. NJ. Allison, l day and mile
age, IA miles .-......... 3 20
". b. Rogers, day and
mileage, "A miles. ....... 4 20
e. Aubry, l day and mileage
40 miles. ............ 90
A. Cousin, | day and mile
age, 60 miles -.-..... 6 90
The Jury then adjourned, to
meet on the second Tuesday in
April, 1882
j. NJ. ALLISON, President.
W. q. bENTzEL. Secretary.