St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-08-27

signed. do most humbly beg ant
beseeoll you that You take actor
in regard to the Sunday law, as tn,
. ex-members Of the State Legisla.
tare we're not composed. II ~
proper metal, and left it to YOU
h0aOrable body. Will y0u take *
mseter In hand and make it .
penalty to sell whisky q saythtns
else. or anything that should no
be sold or done on the Lords day
Put stop to it by fine and inn
prisOhment, ~ . fine alone will do
no good, for what does whisky men
Icare for little fine /; do take action
I'm it, rs our husbands. sons. broth
ers aud friends are going u ruin ia
this place ON account Of no re-
stringent ON the whisky dealers and
gamblers Oh the Sabbath day, which
is the worst in all for dissipation.
Signed Mat Talley, Mary A
Talley, Mrs W o Wilder. Miss
Nellie O'ROurke, Mrs n J ROus-
seaux, Miss q c ROusseaux. Mrs
+ J Schurman, Mrs NJ Roche, Mrs
Cora Aiken, Mrs q n Phillips, Mrs
ID II Hendricks, Mrs + j Bethea.
Mrs N + Sadler, Mrs A Whitmire.
On motion the above petition
was referred to the District A.tOr-
ney, aud recommend that he take
action in the matter.
COvingtOn, La, Aug. p, 1892.
TO the honorable President AMI mem-
be.s Of the Police Jury:
l, John Y. Crow, Of this parisl,
and State, agree that for and in
consideration Of the price and sum
Of 1925, to he paid by the said
Police Jury ON completion Of the
work, l agree to furnish all the
material and labor necessary to
build q bridge across bayou La
comb, on the Bayou LacOmb and
Generelly road. to be $50 feet long,
IL feet wide. J. Y. Crow.
On motion, the above proposition
was accepted, and the president
was authorized to issue an approved
bill in payment of the sum when
the bridge is completed and ac-
ceptcd by Messrs. Parker and Tod.
WEST PEARL RIVER, La, Aug. e3, 1899.
To the honorable President and Men,
bcrs Of the Police Jury:
We, the undersigned citizens of
the eighth ward, respectfully petit
ton your honorable body for q |
public road leading from Handles
JOlnson's to Slidcll, known as the |
K. A. Orr road, which, il granted,
will give us a public road from
Pearl River, or Herwig's Bluff, to
Slidell, and we, the undersigned, |
obligatc ourselves to keep the above
road in good condition, and we
further ask your honorable body to
the road known as the
Cause road, or upper road.
Signed-Chas A Sanger, II T
Taylor, A J Randle, K A Orr,
John keyser. A + Califat, l. Cl
keyser, Louis Moore, John Mill
sap.
On motion, the above petition
was granted.
CONVICTION, La, Aug. %, 1892.
TO the honorable President and Men,
beers Ofthe Police Jury:
Gentlemen - We, the under.
'igned citizens Of st. Tammany par.
sh, ask you to grant us q change in
he Factory road, viz, from the
post on said road passing
ust to the east Of ar. Ben Rogers
rouse and intersecting bonneville
DAD at the nine-mile post. This
vill be much better locality for the
Dad, and will be at least 400 yards
'earer. by granting this change
on will greatly Oblige. This. the
9Th day Of August. 1892. {
Signed-Ben + Rogers, James
vasc0m, James Blackwell. Hurley
Williams, Albert Burtllon, Casimcr
'Opulus, Malcolm McI4ain, James
'illman, Andrew Erwin, Thomas
VascOm, Neal McClain, Joseph
rodriguez, 5 Rodriguez. C. I'll
'ogers, George Il Hutchinson, S X !
[cClain. IL
On motion, the above petition A
rs granted and Thos. Wascom, CT
Rogers, James Wasc0ln and Is f +
Ogers appointed . committee to
" out said road.
1t was moved by Mr.. Davis, Sec
nded by Mr.. Parker, that a per-
anent Finance Committee bc ap.
yinted. Carried.
This President appointed Oh said Il
'mmittee Messrs. Davis, Decker p
I'd Thomas.
1t was moved BY Mr.. Decker, b'
by AR. Koeppe, that
'reafter al bills be referred to the =,
nance Committee. Carried. 81
1t was moved by Mr.. Decker, I'll
ID duly seconded, that . commit
e Of five be appointed to examine
10 the practicability Of granting d
e petition to establish q public ~,
I'D from the three mile post on -
e Pearl River road to Abita
rings. Carried.
The President appointed on the
owe committee Messrs. Warren q.
lOmas, Peter Parker, C.. +. "
hmalz, Dan Davis and Ed. Bos- NJ
r.
The following public road over
r was then appointed: ~
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