St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
CONVICTION La, Feb. II, 1892.

CONVICTION LA. Feb. IL. 1892.
The Police Jury met at the Court
house on the above date.
Present-W. G. Hutchinson, Pres
ident; George KOepp, Jr., Benz.
Rogers, Herman Schultz, s. II.
Pciteyent.
Absent j. Cusachs, Armand
Cousin, Benz. Williams, 4. Provost
and Jos. A. Reid, Parish Attorney.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion, Mr.. NJ. Hestrest was
appointed Clerk of the Special
Election to be held in the towr of
Vaudeville, La, OH Thursday,
March 3, 1892, to vote on the Rail-
road Tax, as per Ordinance duly
passed by the Town Council Of
Vaudeville, on the 18th Of January,
1892.
The following
PETITIONS
were then read:
Lewisburg, La, Feb. II, 1892.
To the Honorable President and Mem.
bers Of The Police Jury:
conference.-the the undersigned
property owners and citizens of the
town Of Lewisburg are willing and
have no objection to Mr.. j. S.
Foucher changing the course or di-
rection of the public road, which
passes through his square Of land in
said town, and to divert and con-
tinue said public road through Elm
and Live Oak streets, for Malde-
vile. Covinyton, etc provided said
streets are made passable fer vehi-
cles of all sorts, and that your hon.
orable body should act and decide
on the matter accordingly.
Respectfully submitted.
Signed by ID property owners.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above petition was granted, pro-
vided said Mr. Foucher makes the
change in said road at his own ex'
psnse, and TO the entire satisfaction
Of the President of the Police Jury,
before the old roa,l is closed.
CovISGIoN, La. Feb. IL, 1892.
10 Tie honorable President AMI Mem
1ars nr the Police jury:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
respectfully petition that there may
he continuation Of the Bayou La
combe road to Generclly Station
on the East Louisiana Railroad
crossing Bayou Lacombe just be.
low Vim. Gaines place; and vi
also ask for an appropriation o
money enough to build bridg,
across said Bayou Lacombe.
Signed, j. Y. Crow,
LEVY Crow,
III. KELLER.
On motion, the above petition
was granted. SO far as the continua
ton of the road was concerned
and the appropriation for the bridg'
was laid ever till next meeting, ant
the following committee were ap
pointed to lay out said road: j
Y. Crow, VIM. Gaines and Henr!
Keller.
The following bills were the,
read and approved:
L. Ii. Martindale, Clerk OF Court
to recording inquests of Jauy1el
Parson and Phillip Eugene, S.; t.
issuing jury and witness certificate
for January term. 1892. Of the Dis
trict Court. Sl2 80. Total. SIT 80
DR.. +. J. Heintz. Coroner, 4
holding inquest ON the body o
Jauvier Parson, Jan. "a, 1892, nea
the Lake shore, $40; mileage
81 60; burying body. Sl2. Total
$40 GO.
Jos. Lacroix, Henry Lloyd, Jo'
Baddon, III. j. Anderson and II. NJ
Ezell, jnrors at above inquest, s:
each.
DR.. + j. Heintz, Coroner, Il
holding inquest on the body o.
Philip Eugene, near Covington
Feb. 16, 1892, $40; mileage, 81
cents. Total, $40 GO.
Frank Zeitvogel, +. J. Martin
dale, l.. Levy, A. Laborde ant
Chas. Heintz. Jr., jurors at abov,
inquest. 81 each.
Alfred Lacroix, to l piling, 81
to one Il bolt, 81: to one day.
work, 81, at the Covington bridge
Total, 81.
A. c Dickson. to 22O feet o.
lumber, ordered by VIM. Elliott
81 Sc.
The following
PUBLIC ROAD OVERSEERS
were then appointed.
FIRST WARD.
On the bridge road, from til,
Tchefuncta bridge to the corpora
ton line of Madisonville, VIM
Elliott.
On the Ponchatoula road, from
jacksonville to the Parish line. An
drew Wager.
From Gum Pond to the corpora
ton line Of Madisonville, Angus
Euhrmann.
From the Parish line to Gun
Pond, Pres. Bennett.
SECOND WARD.
From Covington to the sever
mile post, on the Holmesville road
L. Bruhl.
From the seven mile post to the
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