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

the following report:
To the honorable President and MEM
beers Of tie Police Jury:
To balance ON hand, No =. q
vember Il, 1898. -. $195 IS
Received Of Sheriff Stro-
BILE. Jan. 6. 1894. 49,. 1910 66
Total. 1856 60
Warrants ..... -. -. 4O2 10
Balance ON hand, Jan. 10 $4434 50
w. G. PHARIs.
Parish Treasurer.
CovNaroN. La. Jan. Is 1894.
To tho honorable President and menu
hers of the Police jury:
Gentlemen-I beg to submit that
I found the Jail in q very unhealthy
condition, and that the prisoners con-
fined therein were getting sick, one
after another, to such an alarming
extent. as you will see by the num-
Der Of visits paid by DR.. Heintz,
that / was compelled to take some
steps to remedy this evil. I there
fore employed Mr.. w. c. Pharis
to order flooring and to lay the
same, and Mr.. Harry Mortee to do
some painting inside. I purchased
white wash brushes and lime, and
made the prisoners do the calsom-
lining. beg report to that not one
of the prisoners have been sick
since, and the jail is in first GLASS
condition. Respectfully.
JOHN j. STRoBLR.
Sheriff.
CovINaroN, La, Jan. 10 1894.
To the honorable President and Mem.
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentleman I beg to submit q
report that a fire-proof safe, large
enough to hold assessment rolls
and receipt books, also important
papers, is badly needed in the Sher-
IFS office, for the better protection
Of the parish papers, and q satis-
faction to the Sheriff.
Respectfully,
JOHN j. STROBLE,
Sheriff.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Thomas,
seconded by Mr.. Rogers, the fol-
lowing resolution was then adopt
ed:
Be it resolved, by the Police Jury
OF st. Tamm1nv Parish, Louisiana.
That the sum os one thousand dol
lars will be appropriated toward
bridging the Bogue Chitto river at
the Bogue Chitto ferry, the bridge
to be Of the strongest and most
substantial character and guaran-
teed to stand and to be kept In
good repair for five years. the per-
son building it to give bond in the
snm of three thousand dollars
therefor.
The above resolution is subject
to the proviso, that in addition to
the one thousand dollars above
mentioned, the further sum Of not
less than five hundred dollars will
be raised and contributed toward
building said bridge.
Be it further resolved, That .
committee be appointed to CONFER
with the Police Jury OF Washington
parish, with the view Of getting IN
appropriation for the purpose Of
aiding to build the above bridge,
and TO solicit and receive subscrip
lions for said purpose.
Be it further resolved, That bids
for building said bridge will be re-
ceived at the next meeting, each
bid to be accompanied by specilca-
tons and names of bondsmen, the
Police Jury reserying the right to
reject any or all bids or offered
bondsmen, and that notice Of this
advertisement be published for
thirty days.
On motion, the request of Mr.. H
Tricou, to have certain fences
around Claiborne Cottages removed
was rejected
On motion, the rules Of the FL
nance , ommittee were suspended
for this meeting. and they were in-
struuted to take up all bills for &C
ton.
On motion, the pay Of the Parish
officers who have annual salaries
was established to commence on the
first day of January of each year,
to be payable quarterly on their own
warrants.
On motion, duly seconded, the
sum of fifty dollars was appropri-
ated for the purpose Of repairing
the big bridge at Covington
On motion, duly seconded, the
President of the Police Jury was
authorized to correspond with
bridge builders and to ascertain the
cost Of building an iron bridge
across the Bogue Falia river at
Covingtbn.
Mr.. Rogers moved. seconded by
Mr.. Koeppe, that the sum of fifty
dollars be added to the salary Of
w, G. Kentzel, for Parish Printer.
Unanimously carried ="
On motion, duly seconded, the
bill OF L. Medal, dated Nov. IA,
1898, for sl7, for feeding Mrs. j.
Labatt, was rejected, for the reason
that the same has been paid to G.
NJ. Cook.
On motion, duly seconded, the