St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-03-18
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
P OIL G E J U R Y
st. Tammany Parish.

CONVICTION, LA, March l3, 1857.
The Police Jury met at the Court
house on the above date.
Present.. NJ. Allison, Presi-
dent; VI. B. Rogers, Milton Burns,
r. Galatas, C. AuLry and A. Cousin.
Absent-James W. Smith, NJ. II.
Crary, W. L. Parker and Z. Welch.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read.
Mr.. Rogers moved to strike out
the resolution adopted at the last
meeting, appointing committee to
examine all warrants issued pricr
to January l, 1881, and indorse all
good warrants as valid" and de-
stroy all others, as said committee
was unnecessary. Adopted, and
committee discharged.
MIR. Galatas moved that the reso-
luton adopted at the last meeting,
appointing committee to examine
the books of Mr.. Poole, Parish
Treasurer, be rescinded, and that Il
new committee be appointed, to
examine the books uf the Tax Col
lector and the Parish Treasurer,
and report at the next meeting.
Adopted.
The President appointed on said
committee Messrs. Cousin, Aubry
and Burns.
Mr.. Burns moved that the ap-
pointment of James Fitzgerald.
overseer on the Lee Ferry road,
from Coyington to the ward line,
be stricken out. Adopted
Appointments of road overseers
at last meeting were amended SO as
to read as follows:
James Page, from the foot of the
big bridge, on the west side of the
Bogue Falia, on the Columbia and
Pearl River road, to the forks of
the Military Road.
Herman Shoultz, from the forks
of the Military road, ON the Column
bia road, to the ward line.
]. L. Phillips, on the Bayou La
combe road. from the corporation
line of Vaudeville. on Girod street,
to the Covington road.
Willy Connaughton, on the road
from Lewisburg to the Coyington
road, at Tate Loose.
Tue minutes, as amended, were
then approved.
Or motion of Mr.. Galatas, Mr..
Reid was elected Parish Attorney,
at salary IF 500 per year.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, the
lower room in the Courthouse for
merly occupied by the Police Jury
was rented to MIR. Reid, for the
sum of $25 per year.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, Mr..
". G. Warren was unanimously in
dorsed by the Police Jury us Par
ish Treasurer.
BILLS PRESENTED.
G.. III. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls of
1881, 500, and to amount expend-
ed for poll books, stationery, ETC.,
$11 80.
Approved and made receivable
for taxes and licenses of 1881.
G. H. Cause, to balance due for
making the assessment rolls of
1880. $50. Approved and made
receivable for the taxes and licenses
of 1850.
w. B. Cook, to feeding and
guarding prisoner, Chas. Sharp,
from January l to February i,
1882. $50 so; to feeding George
Bland nine days, 81 so; to feeding
A. Alex nine days, 81 50; to feed
ing Benjamin Williams fifteen days,
81 so; to feeding Frank Archer
sevenSy-two days, $50. Total, sos.
Approved.
s. d. Ellis, District Attorney, to
convicting Joe Smith to the Peni-
Tertiary. at October term, 1881,
of The District Court, SIS; to con-
victing Joe Silva to the Parish Jail,
at the May erm, 1881, of the Dis
trict Court, $40. Total $25. APP
proved.
j. O. Poole, to two years services
as Parish Treasurer, to January %,
1882, $500. Laid over till next
meeting.
PUBLIC ROADS AND ovERsEFRs.
CONVICTION, La, March ID, 1882.
To the honorable President and MEM
beers of the Police Jury:
Gpnaemen-We the undersigned
citizens Of the Second Ward, par
ish OF st. Tammany, respectfully