St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-07-21
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES

IL SoeetSngo.
The following
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
Was then adopted tor the year 1888:
Grad and Petit Jurors. 4 800
Police Jury. 800
Secretary and Parish Printer. l6O
Parish Treasurer ........... 200
Corouer and Coronsr's Jury. $50
Aseess0rs fees. ............ 226
Commissions of Tax Collector $50
Contingent fund ............ 500
Witnesses in Criminal GASES 400
Parish Attorney. ........... Is
sheriff. (lsss holding court
and transisrring prisoners
70 State prison) ......... 1000
10sal. $500. ......... 44O6O
On motion, the ordinance Of the
former Police Jury was repealed.
The following
ORDINANCE
was then adopted:
Be IL ordained BY the Police
Jury Of st. TAmusnY parish. That
there shall be levied. for the year
1853. . tax Of two mills on the dol
lar for the Public School fund; q
furthur tax Of two mills on the dol
lar for expenses in Criminal Mat
tsrs; AMI tar Of six mills on Oh.
dollar for tue general expenses oi
the parish.
Be it further ordained. etc. That
the Sheriff aud sx-ofHcio Tax Col
!sctor he aud be IL hereby Instruct
81 ~ collect. Oh all tho taxable
property Ut tho parish. the incor-
po.atsd towns VI Covington and
NxnGevills included. the two mill
tax levied for the School Fund, and
the two mill tax levied for expenses
in Criminal Matters; aud that said
tax 10 collected in currency aud
paid Into the hands Ut the Parish
Treasurer.
Be it further ordsined, etc., Tha,
the Tax Collector SHALL receive, il
payment Of the six mill tax levied
for ths general ex;'ensss Of the
parish. sud liceusss. the CO, t,iicstes
aud warrants Ut the Police Jury
ursnd aud Petit Juries, Coroner
Jury and Witnesses certificates,
for the Yssr in which they were
issued.
On motion. tho Tax Collector
~ss instructed to proceed at once
With the collection Of the parish
LICENSES aud taxss, in accordance
with the prov;.lons Of the above
ordinance.
On motion. the Board then went
into COMMITTEES Ut the Whole, A.
sisted by Mr. Warren. 10 sxamins
all warrants in The hands OF th.
Treasurer. and destroy al war
rants that are marked p sij. sui ~
mark thuse paid that are not paid.
On motion. the sun Ut $50. or ~
much thereof ~ may be necessary.
was appropriated. out Ut the funds
Ut 1883. for the pnrl 0se of repair
Ing the Abitx bridgs. ON the Msnds-
Vile road. bny She necessary ma
te.isl. and rsdoor the bridge; A.,
that the ovsrsSsr DO authorized ~
hny the material aud report ut the
next l0eStinX.
Tue following
PUBLIC ROAD ovERe48Rs
were then appointed:
Ninth Ward-Frosn The four
mile post 70 Bayou Liberty. Chas.
Pishon.
From Bayou Vincent 10 Bayou
Liberty. Sibylotts Dubuieson.
From Liu,ehouse Landing 10
Bayou Vincent bridge. jacob Sal
men.
From Slidell TO the meeting
house on Pearl river road. Philip
Provost.
Third Ward-From the forks of
the road At OTIS place TO the i've
mils post on the Pearl river road,
D. d. Davis. in place Of l. La
crOix.
Fifth Wsri-On the Columbia
ros.l. from the ten.mils post to tue
tiitssn mile post. Tom Psnton, in
place Of john Dutsch.
Seventh Ward-From fuckers
old place on the Pearl river road to
Anbry's ferry, George 0sins.
From the 6ve.mile post on the
Vaudeville r0ad to Aubry's ferry.
J. l.. Cousin.
The request Of Mr.. Geo. Fource,
to be relieved from duty - over
seer on the rOsd FROM the corpora
tiou line VI Vaudeville 10 Rsvins
Ocean, was refused. aud the Secrs-
tsry was instructed ~ return bis
commission 70 him. with iustruc-
tions 70 work the road.
The following
PErIrIONo
we're then read:
70 the honorable President and men,
bsrs Of The Police jury:
0sntlsmsn-We the undersigned
cis,zens and voters Ut the eighth
ward do hereby petition against
dividing our ward. and do ask that
you change the polling place to
Pearl river station. on the line Ut
the New Orleans aud Northeastern
Railroad. - Tie polling place has
been 1t the extreme lover end VI
the ward for years. aud ut Pearl
river station it will Ne more in the
centre Of the ward. and - have
railroad communication and good