St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-21
POLICE JURY.

ITO1uNG JOns
CovINGroS, La, July 10. 1894
The Police Jury met at the Court
house ON the above date, pursuant
to adjournment. and remained in
session two days.
Present. II Abney, George
Koeppe, Jr, b F Rogers, Warren
Thomas, Zach Sharp, Peter Par
ker, w. q. Wilder. and Clay FL
lott, Parish Attorney.
Absent-Jno. A. Tod, A. Pro-
vost, Sr.
The minutes Of the last two
meetings we're read and approved
The Board then proceeded to
open and read sealed bios, as adj
vertised for, IS follows:
Covington, La June 10. 1894.
To tho honorable President and men,
bers Of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen-Understanding that
your honorable body has declared
the Tchefuncta ferry to be q free
ferry, and has opened same for
bids, I do hereby offer the follow
ing bid: l will take charge Of the
ferry, and perform all duties re-
quired Of me, for the salary Of
twelve dollars (&l2) per month.
Sincerely hoping you will accept
my bid, I remain, respectfully,
Mrs. DANIEL THURsroN.
Covington, La, July 10, 1894.
10 the honorable President and Mem.
hers or the Police Jury:
Gentlemen--My bid on the Tche-
functa ferry is ten dollars per
month, or one hundred and twenty
dollars per year. Yours respect
fully, LOUIS PERlLLoux,
Per +. NJ. Stanga.
It was moved by Mr.. Rogers,
seconded by Mr.. Parker, that the
Tchefuncta free ferry, on the Madi-
sonville road, be granted to Mrs.
Daniel Thurston, for term Of two
years, commencing July l, 1894.
Mrs. Thurston agreeing to turn the
fiat over to the parish, and the par
ish to keep it in good repair, the
ferry to be free from 5 A. N. to
or. NJ, and between those hours
the regular charges to be made.
Provided, that if the lessee, Mrs.
Daniel Thurston. fails at any time
TO run the ferry in accordance with
this agreement, except from some
unavoidable cause, she shall forfeit
her contract.
The yeas and nays were called on
tue above motion, and it was car
ried. as follows:
Yeas Rogers, Thomas, Sharp,
Parker and Wilder-5.
Nays--Koeppe Il.
Covington, La, July 10, 1894.
TO the Honorable President and Men-
bers Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen hid for m out
building and vault for the same:
The vault to be J2xG feet, and five
feet in depth, with reversed arch
bottom. and q man-hole for clean
ing out the vault two feet square in
clear, with a cross wall to support
the center The work to be done
with hard or paving brick and
Portland cement. All walls to be
cemented inside and outside. All
to be done satisfactory to the COM
mittee.
1 also give q bid for the building |
of closet above the vault, the |
same to be eight feet in clear be-
tween the floor and ceiling, built Of |
wood, to be dressed lumber and |
painted; to be built similar to the
old one, the roof to project three
feet from face of wall; to have
transom windows over doors to be
ceiled inside with matched ceiling
10 have covered seats in half or
whole; tD have a lattice in front of
he building; all to be done to suit
he committee.
Also, to build it OF brick, eight
'eet in the clear, all plastered in
tide; with lattice in front, all paint
ID and finished. seats to be Is inch.
3 high and Is inches wide, covered
lalf or whole; all to he done with
,ood heart timber, and clap-board
ocf projecting three feet.
Vault, $68 90.
Wood building, $82 90.
Brick building, 1892 90.
Yours truly, d. +. KlMBLE
Covington, La July 10, 1894.
% the honorable President and Men,
bers OF the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-Permit me to offer