St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-24

To tho honorable President and menu
hers Of the Police jury:
l beg leave to submit chat the
present fence around the Court
house is in . bad state, and rem.
dered almost unfit to be repaired,
the wire being very worthless and
broken in numerous places. Also
that the present vault back Of the
Jail is in . very unhealthy and unde-
sirable condition and should be rails
ed and a brick vault built UNDER
meath and dirt Drilling hauled IN
to raise it and give some drainage.
I respectfully invite the immediate
investigation of your honorable
body. Very Respectfully,
JOHN j. STROBLE,
Sheriff.
On motion the above commune
cation was laid over till next meet
ting,
PETITIONS
Slldell, La, Jan. 10, 1874.
To the honorable President and Mem
Ders of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
petitioners do respectfully ask your
honorable body to grant us pub
lie road from Slidell to st. Joe
Switch, said road to run parallel
with and on the West side of the
New Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad, beginning At or near the
depot at Slidell, and intersecting
the Pearl River and St. Joe road at
St. Joe Switch. This road is much
needed, and We earnestly ask you
| to appoint commissioners at your
earliest convenience to lay out said
road. Very Respectfully.
CSigned by 80 citizens.
Gu motion, the above petition
was granted. and Messrs. w. Var
nado, A. Provost, ST., and w. o.
Wilder were appointed commits
sioners 20 lay out said road.
Bayou Lacombe:: La. Feb. 1894.
10 the honorable President and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
represent the public road leading
from Drosin Ducre's ferry to Pearl
river, wherefore your petitioners
ask your honorable body to straight
en- said road from Robert 9. Dem
ney's along by Joseph Butchers,
and then said road to be connected a,
Bayou Rouville Bridge and discon.
tinue such parts OF the present road,
as Il is indirect and inconvenient,
for which favor we will pray your
honorable body to grant us.
| rSigned by 81 citizens.
On motion, the above petition
was granted, and Messrs. j. A.
Todd, Laurence Cousin and Dro-
sin Ducre were appointed com
missioners to straighten said road
| MadisoEville, Feb. 20. 1894.
70 the honorable President and Mem.
beers Of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
citizens of st. Tammany Parish
La, petition your honorable body
t. give us free ferry on the ferry
lroad, leading from Madisonville te
lCov::.aton, from 5 A N. to 8 r. NJ,
.nd i,:.-..n t,.ose hours tho regu.
lar chargee to be ma..S '< 's'''"so
and We will ever pray.
Signed by 81 citizens.
On motion. the above petition
was granted and sealed bids
for running the said ferry were
invited, to be sent in Mt the next
meeting Of the Police Jury.
The following bills were then
read and approved:
A. Sharp, Deputy Sheriff, to feeding
prisoners, from jan. l8 to Feb. -, and
empanelled jurymen and deputy, as per
itemized bill: Peter Berlier Ii DAYS
s. 80, Bernard Berlier IL days Sc, Thos
Mitchell Is days @6 so, Sam Riley Is
days IS 80, Wash Harris l6 days Sc 90,
Walter Martin. 10 days IS, Georgiana
Gordon 10 days s., Mrs Gray one day
SO cts, Moses Brown 2 days 81, John
Smith 20 days $40, A Green Is DAYS
81 90, JET Hearut IL days IS so, Hanks
Mayres IL days $ so, Joe Thrash one
day 80 cts, Dcnegre Moses days 81 20,
feeding empaneled Jury and deputy,
supper Sc 81 breakfast s. 50, dinner
e6 50, Total, e94 90.
John J Stroble. Sheriff. 10 20
poll taxes collected by the Clerk
Of Court from jurors and witnesses
and to be turned ever to the Pub
lie School fund. $40; to three fines,
s.. Total, $73.
John j. Stroble. Sheriff, to 4 loads
wood "a. lamp and chimney 81
oil for lamps IS cts. salary for 5
months. ending March 81. $125.
conveying prisoner Waeh Harris
300 miles, ut 10 cta. $50, mileage
Of prisoner W :sh Harris, $50
miles. at S cts. 81 So. dinner and
commitment lr Parish Jail. New
Orleans. 60 cts. Total, $168 As.
II. r. Warren, Jas. r. Uosmer.
Zach Strain and Milton Burns, to
drawing jury for second week Of
january term Of court. 1894. IS
each. Total, $50.
H Il. Warren. Clerk of Court.
to recording inqnests Of George
S(ondow. Mcpherson Crockett aud
Edward Louis, 81 so zach. Total.
81 so.
W. B. Cook, Sheriff. to serv-
inc Is road ove-secr'v commissions