St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-04
Police Jury.

VOv1uo3Ous IL OC6s Oh 1870.
The Police Jury met 1t TIE Court
house On the above date, pursuant
70 call.
PreseatJ n Abney, George
KoepFe, Jr, B r Rogers, Peter
Parker, Warren Thomas, A. Pro
vost, ". O. wilder, Zach Sharp,
Jno. A. Tod and Clay Elliott,
Parish Attorney.
The minutes Of The last meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Thomas offered The following
resolution, seconded BY Mr.. Par.
ker:
Resolved, That Mr.. J. n. Abosy,
President Of the Police Jury, be
instructed 10 telegraph TO the Gov.
ernof Of this State, n. ]. Foster,
to send 1t once The Examiner Of
Public Accounts, to examine the
accounts Of Mr.. W. b. Cook, the
Tax Collector Of this Parish.
The yeas and nays being called
O. the above resolution, resulted -
follows:
Yeas-Rogers, Parker, Thomas,
Provost, Sharp, Tod, Wilder-7.
Nays-K0eppe-l.
And TIE above resolution was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Thomas, duly
seconded, the following resolution
was then read:
Resolved, That in the event that
the Public Accountant cannot be
obtained. the President Of the Po-
lice Jury be authorized and in
structed to secure the services Of
some other expert to examine the
accounty Of the Tax Collector OF
this Parish.
Unanimously adopted.
The Police Jury then took . re-
cess till I 80 ?. n, when 1t again
assembled, Ill members being pres
ent.
On motion, Nessrs. Wilder and
Sharp were appointed members Of
tie Finance Committee, in place OF
Hessfs. Decker and Davis, re.
signed.
The following report was then
read:
Thomasville, Oct 20, 1898.
TO the hooorable President and Mem.
bers Of the Police Jury:
0eutlemen-We The undersigned |
bridge committee on Talisheek
crock have located the bridge site
q or 50 feet below the main cross.
ing on the lower road on the above |
named creek, and We designated
the place BY clearing away the |
small brush on the south side, and
blazing . pine and oak trees, for
Tie bridge to be put in between
said pine and oak trees; and we
further suggest that the bridge be
IS feet long.
Warren Thomas, Chairman,
II. Q. Parker.
On motion, the above report was
received and committee discharged.
On motion, the contract to build
he Talisheek bridge was awarded
10 Afr. A. +. Parker, be being the
lowest bidder, and Nessrs. Warren
Thomas and ]. N. Abney were ap.
pointed . committee to receive the
bridge when completed accoedingI
b plans and specifications.
On motion. the bid Of Mr.. Rob
ert Aendow, for building . basin
around the artesian we'll In the
Courthouse yard, was rejected
On notion Of Mr.. Koeppe, the
committee was appointed
% receive plans and specifications
Dof the construction Of . basin
around the artesian well in the
Courthouse yard, and report 1t the
Dext meeting: Nessrs. W. g.
Kentsel, Clay Elliott and ]. n.
Abney. (
A petition from citizens Of the ,
First and Third Wards, for the
'rection oS . bridge across the
Cchefuncta river, at some point
lUeth Of TIE Nadisonville read, was
nd over till next meeting, and the
GLOWING committee Was appointed ,
D examine into the matter and a..
'eFtain the most advantageous loca-
lon, and also to inquire - to the
dvisa6lity Of the erection Of said
ridge: Aessrs. Geo. Koeppe, il,
J. F. Rogers, Chas. Bradley, WIN. /.
'ossief, Aug Fuhrmann and Geo.
EDWARDS.
On motion Of Mr.. Tod, duly Sec I
0ded, the President Of the Police 4
ury was authorized and instructed !
D proceed with The work Of repair.
q the big bridge 1t CovinSton,
nd present his bin at The next
seeting.
On motion, the Secretary WAS In. I
Ezucted to draw . warrant In favor =
I Mr.. G. II. Cause, Assessor, 20.
ofdinG to law, for the sum Of
$40 s., for making Tie parish ~ 3
roll foe Tho year 1898. q
On motion I'll bills were laid over
u next meeting, 70 b examined I
= tie Finance Committee. p
The following public road over Q
'et was then appointed: Il
From Levisburg TO Tete Luce, y
avid Smith, In place Of w. n. D
oyle. o
The following bills were then o
I'd and approved: d