St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-01-27

said bridge, and to extend said
road from the Bayou Lacombe road
through by Tod's to said bridge
and intersect road at Holte place.
Sighned by 30 citizens.
On motion. the above petitions
were accepted, and the following
appointed to locate said
bridge, bids for building the said
bridge to be submitted to the Presi-
dent Of the Police Jury:
C0mmlttee-2lessrs. A. Provost,
J. A. Tod and w. E. Talley.
TO the Honorable President and Mem
bets Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-Ths petition Of the
undersigned citizens Of this parish
and residents Of the Seventh and
Ninth Wards thereof, respect
fully represents that sometime
since, to-wit, on the 18th day Of
July, 1898, an ordinance was pass
cd By this honorable body, repeal
ing an ordinance long since passed,
creating the old causeway dividing
10th section Of township 9, south
rang Is east, St. Helena meridian,
~ . public road, said road lead
lug to the marshes. The above
mentioned road has been in existence
and in public use from time imem-
morable, having been used BY the
public for over so years, and has
by great lapse Of time become sub
jsct to public servitude.
Petitioners further aver that the
repeal Of the old ordinance estab-
fishing raid causeway a. . public
road operates very injuriously and
oppressively upon the petitioners
and inhabitants Of aforesaid two
wards, inasmuch Is this is the only
road that leads to the grazing
grounds in the marshes for their
cattle. Petitioners are creaibly in
formed that . certain party, having
acquired . piece Of land through
which . portion Of said road leads,
has succeeded, in the absence Of
proper representation Of the afore-
said two wards, to induce this hon.
orable body 10 pass said ordinance
blessing and discontinuing the afore-
said causeway a. : public road, and
said party now proposes to exact .
toll Of one dollar per head for pc
titioner's cattle to reach their pas
ture, . proceeding which should
not be tolerated In any decent COM
nunity, and We are convinced will
not be tolerated by this honorable
body. for private interest must
ever yield to public necessity. The
cattle raising Of this parish yields q
considerable income by way Of tax
alton and otherwise, and should
be encouraged and not be permitted
= be crippled by way Of private
monopoly.
Far be il from petitioners to GEN.
sure the gentlemen composing this
honorable assembly, or to jmpute
improper motives to them in the
premises, but to the contrary, Pc
titioners are confident that the
members composing this Police
Jury with probably one exssption)
were not aware Of the great injury
they were thus innocently inflicting
apon their fellow citizens, and Pc
ttioners are satisfied that upon
beng apprissd OF the subject
matter OF this petition. they will,
. honorable men, at once correct
the eSror into which they have been
led.
Wherefore petitioners pray that
this petition be received and favor
ably considered, that the repeating
herein complained Of be
rescinded, annulled, repealed and
e1punged from the records Of this
honorable body. And they further
pray for Ill such other actions Is
nay b deemed expedient by this
body and il furtherance
d petitioners interests, and to de-
clare said causeway . perpetual
public read.
[Signed BY 1913 residents
On motion, duly seconded, the
above petition was granted, and the
said road WAS declared TO DO . pub
Ne road, commencing at Bayou
Rouville bridge and running to the
Lake shore, known as the Lake
shore road.
The following commissioners
we're appointed to lay out the above
read and assess the damages. and
report damages At the next meet
In9. Armand Cousin, w. e. Tai
ley, Max Cousin. Felix Cousin,
Julian ALLOW and Drosan DucHe.
Tangipahoa Parish, Jan. II 1894.
70 the honorable President and Mem.
bers Of the Police Juyy.
This is t. certify that I have
Rivsn ]. =. Givens the contract TO
build . bridge across rchefuncta
river, between Tangipahoa parish
and st. Tammany, for the amount
81 $87 so. He being the lowest
bidder, ! let him have said contract.
md ask your honorable body to
pay half Of said amount, as the
bridge is built. Hoping this will
meet with the approval Of your hon
orabls body while in session on the
18th. b. v. BAHAN,
Pslise Member and Bridge Con-
Jth ward, Parish Of Tan