St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
Police Jury.

COvIn0ToA, La Nov. IL, 1898.
The Police Jury metal The Court
house on the above date, pursuant
Ito call, and renained n session
two day..
PrsseatJ n Ahaey, George
Kospps, Jr, b = Rogers, Peter
Parker, WaRrea Tho0as, Zach
sharp, ". q. wilder aad Clay
Elliott, Parish Attorney.
Ahssat-A. Provost, Jno. A.
Tod.
he minutes a lie last meeting
were Rad and approved, with To
ameadmest that b. =. Rogers Was
appoiated member q the Finance
Committee. instead q Zach Sharp.
Ths following report was then
read:
Slidell, Sept. Is, 1898.
10 he Aoaosahls Pres&deae aaa Men
bsss q ~ Peliee Jasy:
Gentlemea-We Tie undefsigped
commissioness appointed 70 hold
the election o. the 18th day Of Sep
tsmber, 1898, beg to submit the
following report:
For L2cense-l37.
Against license
Signed-R. J. Taylor, G. A.
Bauer, J. II. Dowesy. Commiseion-
ess, b. b. Garrison, Clerk.
o. motion, TIE above report Wa
received and ordered spread On Tie
minutes.
On motion, Tie report q the
State Examioee of Public Accounts
was read and accepted, and referred
to The Finance Committee, 10 be
compared With the statements aud
returns Of W. b. Cook, Tie late
Sheriff and Tax Collector Of this
parish
% motion, Mr.. Clay Elliott was
employed TO assist the Finance
Committee in making their report,
and The sum ofts was appropriated
to compensate him for his services.
Mr.. Rogers moved that Mr.. A.
F. Parker b allowed the sum OF
go additional for ex;ea. work on
the Talisheek bridge ordered By the
Police Jury. Carried.
On motion Of NJ. Koeppe, Sec
onded BY Mr.. Parker. The Finance
Committee were authorised 70 take
action On Sheriff Cooks bills.
On motion, drly seconded, the
Secretary was Instructed 70 place
bill No. lS4. dated July IL, 1895,
which bee been registered BY The
Parish Treasurer, On the minutes In |
Pull. and that 10 keep ssid blu on
ale for future reference, - part Of
The minutes, . follows: Il
w. b. Cook, Sheriff, to feeding
BENZ Caezar - days, I'll 80; Pink
Jefferson, % days, Oil 50; j r.
Jones. Is days, 81 50; cash paid
Fisher for cleaning Courthouse,
ll2; 10 one quarters services In
criminal matters. $l25 90. Total,
|l67 50. II
The following resolution We then
ldopted:
Resolved. That he Parish Treas I
lrer = hereby notified not 70 pay
my more bills hat have been ap-
proved BY the Police Jury.
Provided Furthermore. any per.
'oa holding approved bills that have q
,een ordered paid BY the Police
(uTy will present their approved :
,ills to The Secretary q the Police :
Jury, for which b h ordered to
lraW . warrant O the Parish Treas .
lrer, recording to Law.
The following reports were then
cad:
Covingtoa, La, Nov. Is, 1898.
o The Hooosabls Psssidsnt cad Men. p
bers Of Tie Police Jury: q
Gentlemen = Your underlined Y
ommittee, appointed to compare y
be report Of the Examiner OF Pub ]
c Accounts with the statement and .
eturns OF w. b. Cook, The late
herj3 and Tax Collector q this .
arish. beg leave to report - fol- 4
oWS; O
We have made a examinatian .
nd comparison thereof, and And Il
Aat after III commiooiono and cred q
. have been allowed and deducted,
xcept - hereafter specified, there d
smains . balance due Tor taxes b
ssesss.sss..... VIZ 10
nd balance due for II.
censes collected but not q
paid over, o(.......... - s. o.
Total due u parish. .>27l %
That against The above
mount there b . credit due
V Sheriff for salary for
uarter ending Sept. 50, '93 el2s 90 r,
leo approved bin for feed. n
ing prisoners, up to No.
vember IA, 1898, amount =,
ing t0...... .......... IN 30 nj
Total. ............e2 $3.50 80
eaving . balance due Tie Il
parish q. ............. 81 50
Rsepectfully Submitted, s.
Waxrea Thomas, Chairman. n
Beajamin 2. Rogers, n
". U. Wilder, Committee. 3,
On motion, duly ssooaded, he :,
hove report was adopted. a,
Covingtoo, La, Nov. II. 1898 d
. the hooocahle President snd Men q
beEs At IL Poles jury: q,
We your Finance Co0mittee q
We exnmined tha ThaaanrarsaI