St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-20
Police Jury.
CovINGToS, La, July 3, 1879;

Police Jury.
CovINGToS, La, July 8, 1895.
The Police Jury met at the Court
house on the above date, pursuant
to adjournment, and remained ir
session Two DAYS.
Present. Nj Abney, B T
Rogers, Warren Thomas, JOS. NJ.
Smith, Peter Parker, John A.
Todd, w. @. Wilder, George
Koeppe, Jr., A. Provost. ST., and
Clay Elliott, Parish Attorney.
The minutes Of the last meet.
ing we're read and approved.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Smith presented his
credentials as member Of the Pc.
lice Jury from the Fourth Ward,
and was duly recognized as the
member from said ward.
On motion, the application oil
Mr.. E. H. Linton, Mayor pro TEN.
of Slidell, for the relief Of said
town from parish taxes and licenses
under Act No. les of 1898, was
denied.
On motion. the bill of Mr.. w. FL
O'Beirne, which was rejected Al
last meeting, for 81 So, was recon
sidered and ordered paid.
Mr.. J. II. Abney reported thai
he bad advertised for bids for iron
work at the Jail, and only one bid
was received, which he rejected
and referred the matter back to the
Police Jury for further action.
The following public road over.
seers were then appointed:
Dave Glover. in place Of Colum-
bus Porter, from Salt Bayou to the
Garrison place.
Jack Willis, in place OF Tom
Crawford. from Penton's to Pearl
River.
Edward Pichon, in place Of Alsa
PichOn, from Centlivre's to the four
mile post, old road.
VIM. Oswald, IN place of Carl
Becker, from the five mile lost, on
the Columbia road, to Abita Spring
Station, 10 run on the township
line.
The President appointed W. II.
O'Beirne, Ben Young and Herman
Schultz to lay out said road, and re
port at next meeting, and the Par
ish Surveyor was instructed to lay
out the line.
Sam Wascom, in place Of John
Stevens, from the Holmesville road
to the parish line, on the Factory
road.
The following Grand Jury report
was then read and accepted:
10 tile Hoe. Judge Of the 10th Judicial
District Court, st. Tammany Parish
L.-, June term, 1895:
We the Grand Jury recommend
the Police Jury to make some pro-
vision for the removal or safe keep.
ing Of the plumber under the Court
house steps, as it is very unsightly
and dangerous in case Of fire; and
we respectfully recommend q new
walk from the back steps Of the
Courthouse to the Jail and closet
we also flnd that the Courthouse
building is in dangerous condition
from cracks, etc.
We further beg leave to report
that, AS required by law, we visited
and examined the parish Jail, and
inquired into the condition Of the
prisoners, four in number, therein
confined. and we are pleased to say
that the condition, surroundings
and treatment Of the prisoners is
humane and satisfactory, which lat
ter fact we learned from the prison.
ers themselves. The Jail seems to
he reasonably safe for the custody
of prisoners. Respectfully,
J. j. CUsAcHs, Foreman.
A true copy. H. r WARREN,
Clerk Of Court.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, sec
onded by Mr.. Koepp, the Secretary
was instructed to publish the boun
Diary lines of the various wards OF
the parish. and print 1000 extra
copies for free distribution.
Air. Rogers moved, and it was
duly seconded, that an election be
held in this parish, at the next gen.
eral State election, on the question
IS 10 license or no license of the
,ale OF intoxicating liquors in this
parish. Carried.
The committee appointed to ass
certain the cost of an abstract of
titles made a verbal report and
we're discharged
Mr.. w. H. O'Beirne presented the
following:
COvington, La, July ,, 1895.
TO the Honorable President aud Men-
bers OF the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-I herewith propose to
make. execute and furnish the follow
ng described articles, for and in con-
liberation of the amount hereinafter
lamed:
!. A map of the pasish of st. Tam
many, La, at q scale of one half inch
o each quarter section of land, ETC.,
mbraced therein. Said map to indi-
ate, by different colors on the proper
ections aud sub-sections thereof, all
rants, Government, State, School, and
ther lands of said parish. All range,
Ownship and section lines to be prop
riy Indicated and numbered.
2. To make, execute and furnish q
eparate plat of each township In the
arish, at scale of one inch to each
uarter section of land thereof, the
of all lands to be indicated
Y the name thereon, towns and cities |
Icepted. Said plats to be bound to-
ether in book form, with suitable |
over,
3. To make. execute and furnish
ecord Book, or books, alphabetically
of the names OF the latest
aOwn owners of all lands in the parish
st. Tammany, subject to taxation.
COnsiderAtiOn-The consideration to
. paid me for making. executing and
the above described articles
} be an amount equal to seventy-five
81 per cent. of the parish taxes shown