St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-19
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
CovrxGrox La, March Is, 1892.
The Police Jury met At the Court
house ON the above date. 81
Present-W. G. Hutchison, Pres
ident; George Koepp, IT,, Benj.
Rogers. Herman Schultz, BENZ.
Williams, ]. J. Cusachs, Armand
Cousin. A. Provost.
Absent-S. 4. Pcitevent and
Jos. A. Reid, Parish Attorney.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
: The t.'liowing
CLERKS OF gLrcTI0N
we're then appointed. Ia serve II
The State election. April 10. 1892:
First Ward Edward Brewster.
Second War.l-i'xnl Verger.
Third Waril-P j. Dulism.
Fourth, Wsrd-AIasce lin Hestrcss
Fifth Wmr.l- w. A. Fam. l~roy.
Sixth War.l Sam Wilson.
Seventh Wa:d--J. L. Cousin.
Eighth Wnrd-J. w Decker.
Ninth Ward-t'ins McAI.i,am.
On motion oi Mr.. j. j Cusmcl,s.
seconded by NJ. G-o. Koepp. Jr.,
The action al the President Of the
Poiice Jury. i" offering n reward If
$3.50 90 for the apprehension VI the
negro Chas Evins. who murdered
Deputy Sheriff w. H. Cook, ON the
lst Of March. w.s nmamir,ously sus
tanned.
The following petition wa. then
read:
10 the Honorable President ans Mem.
bers Of the roli Jury:
Gentlemen-We tho undersigned
citizens pray yOar honorable body
I" make y cl,nmge in the public
road lss.limg tr.,sa Covinyt0m, Ia,
10 Columbia. Miss. said cl,anss n
start nj or near ;h~ l2l mile post.
on the east side. aud intsrsect with
-aid rund al The Is mile poet.
lSiyue.i by n ci,izsns
On motion, tho shove s'itiou
Was granted.
The following
PUBLIC Road Ov.asExRs
were then appointed:
FIFTH WARD
On the Viii Parker road, James
Polk.
From Tnlisl,sak 10 the Columbia
rOa.l, DAT 0rnntlIMm.
From the I'D mile post 10 the Is
mile post, Om the Columbia road,
Alex Buah.
From the Is mile post % the
parish liue. john Mixsll.
From the CO!u:nLia roa,l ~ the
parish lime. nm the Franklint0u
road. AlarsI,~ll I'ailcy.
On the Military road. frum the
10 mile post /" Missll's ferry. Jas.
LcGce.
On the by-road. from Tho Column
bia road TO the Military road, Rob.
ert REVERE.
Lee Ferry road. from The 6 mile
post to tie II mile post. John !.
Fitzgerald.
From tho L: mile post to the
psrisi, line. Milton Holiday.
On the crOss rvaJ. from Dick
sons 10 the Military road. A. j.
Dntruca.
ElaHrn WARD.
From Pearl River 10 Gaines.
Vile. Rufus Bennet
FROM Gum creek to John Ca.e's
place. W. B. Porter.
From John Pe"ton's place to the |
bank VI West Pearl River. Jessie
Blackwell.
From st. Joe brickyar.l 10 Pearl |
River Station, Joseph Jopest
From Tnlley's place to Sli,lell,
Joshua Gaines.
From John Gales place t. In
dim Village. Everett Crawford.
From Oak Grove church to Sli.
dell, A. Provost. Jr.
From Strotle's place ~ Salt
Bayou. + a. DAVIS.
From SlislelI to q. II. Causes
place. + A Orr.
xIxrH WARD.
From ths 4 mile post, on the
Bayou Lacombs ruad, to Ccn,l:vre's
Terry. Hypolite Pichom.
FrO," Csntlivrsis icrry 10 the
sast end Of BsyOu Boniouca bridge.
Eiwar,s Dnbuison.
The following bills were then
read and approved:
+. b. Martindale, clerk OF court,
10 recording inquest Of ". H.
Cook. - So.
E Is Thomas. ~ nails fur"isl,sd
or Taiishe K bridge. e.
Ben. Williams. to labor in re.
pairing bridges. 80.
DR.. b. Is Warrsm, to medical
'ervices rendered prisoners. Jones,
III SO. Abrnm Milton. sis. 10.
al. $27 50.
VIM. Kennedy. J. r.. 10 holding
inquest on the body Of w. H. Cook,
March l. 1892. $40; mileage. 81
Total. $ll.
Edward Frederick. Paul La
'orslo. Aug. Plarcl.e. +, Il. Doyle
md Emile Fretl-' lex. jurors At the
l'ove inquest. ~ each.
Herman Schultz. to building foar
ridges. $500
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