St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-16
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLICE J u & Y
OF
st. Tammanv Parish.

n Covington, La, June 4, 1853.
The Police Jury met on the above
date. i
Present-J. NJ. Allison, Nj. Burns,
r. Galatas, w. B. Rogers. w. l..
Parker, Chas. Aubry ana r. A. Orr.
Absent-A. Cousin, ?. Welch
and NJ. II. Crary.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Committee on Repairs to
the Courthouse presented their re-
port, as follows:
CovINGToN, La, June A, 1883.
To the Honorable President and Men,
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
committee on repairs to the Court
house, beg leave to report that we
have examined the work of Mr.. W.
w. Risher, and found it according
to contract, and instructed the Sec
retary to issue q warrant in pay
ment for the same, which was done,
as far as there was money in the
treasury. We ask that the report
of the committee be received, and
that they be discharged.
[Sigred, j. Nj. ALLISON,
MILTON BUBNs.
On motion, the report of the
committee was received and adopt
ed.
The following communication
was then read:
| Coy1NGToS, La, June 4, 1883.
To the Honorable President and Mem
be1s of the Police Jury:
| Conference.-The warrant given
me for the work on the Courthouse
was not paid in full. You vii! re-
member that the contract was for
cash, and there now remains unpaid
over S43, of which I am in need,
and l hope you viii make some ar
ransement by which I can get my
pay. Yours truly,
W. ". RIsHER.
The following resolution was
then adopted:
Resolved, That the Sheriff be and
| he is hereby Instructed to pay the
balance due Mr.. w. w. Risher, for
, repairing the Courthouse, out OF
the special fund.
The following petition of citizens
asking for public road was then
read:
CoyINGTos, LA, June 4, 1888.
To the Honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jury:
GenAemen-We, the undersigned
petitioners, would respectfully rep
! resent to you that we are desirous
' of having a public road laid out,
a to intersect the Columbia road,
near Mr.. Harry Dutsch's; thence tc
the Bogue Chitto road, near Rob.
ert Williams, Sr. s., and that the
following named persons be re-
quired to keep said road in good
poassable condition: Bell. Viii
iiams, Robert Williams, Jr., Joe
Williams and John Dutsch. Messrs
RYAN and Norman also live Oh thi
n road and are subject to road duty
If The above specified road is th'
e main market road, but the abov
: named hands work on road tbi
,e is not used by your petitioners.
y Signed,1 RoDr. WILLIAMS. SR.
St RoBT. WILLIAMS, JR.
Benz. WILLIAMS,
d JOEL WILLIAMS.
On motion, the above peticio
:. was granted, and Mr.. Benz. Wi
Iiams was appointed road oversees
: The following road oversee,
were then appointed:
Otto G. Strattman, from the fiy
mile post to the ten mile post, o
the Columbia road.
Tenth Ward Richard Spear
from r. A. Orr's store to the 81
y mile post.
William Miller, from the 81
mile post to East Pearl River.
The following bills were appro
rs ed:
S. Crawford, commissioner
! election and returning officer, No
III, 1882, 81.
Chas. NcNIahan, Commissioners.
!. felection and returning officer. NJ
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