St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
FINANCE c6nSiITTEE.

- AANAAAS~ 49,
70 the honorable President snd mem.
bess Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen We your Finance
Committee have examined the
Parish rreasurer's books and 10.
counts, and find them correct. to-
wit:
Balance on hand, Oct. 3, 1885, $3.50 90
Warrants paid out during
quarter ending Dec. 81. '95 l6ls -
1877 Il
Received of Sheriff Strobel,
Jan. 10. 1896. .........-. 1880 d
Balance now ON hand ..... $3964 .
And blank Licenses amount
ing to ............... SOAV w
I'VE have examined and approved bills
to the amount Of 1896 IS.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN THOMAS,
Chairman Finance Committee.
W. u. WILDER.
Gro kOEPPE, JR.
On motion, duly seconded. tue
above report was received, aud the
cancelled warrants and blank Ii
censes were destroyed by burning.
1t was moved BY Koeppe, 8 cond-
ed by Mr.. .odd, that tue voters be
allowed the privilege OF voting tor
or against q road tax. the next
general election, to be held On April
q, 1896. carried.
Mr.. Ko .ppe moved. seconded. bv
Mr.. thomas, that Ill bridge Work
be advertised for thirty days, the
! sealed bids to be handed in
to the President or Secretary
Of tue Police Jury, to be ope".
ed, after due advertisement, and
the contract to be given to the low
est bidder. the right being reserved
to reject any and Ill bids. carried.
The comauuicat ons Of Commits
sioner Carter and John Drymond
we're read and placed ON 6le.
Mr.. Wilier moved that the com
mittees appointed to lay out and
locate Sits for the Abita bridge, on
the Low Davis road. and on Bay on
Liberty road, be allowed the sum Of
| 81 on each for their services. Car
riel.
On motion of Mr.. Wilder, sec
louded BY Mr.. smith, the work Of
Mr.. D. E. Rumble, IN bui' ding 8
lb.ick side walk aud CURLING around
the Courthouse, and brick walk IL
the rear OF the Cour house, was &C
cepted as neinx built according +
contract, and . warrant for the sun
Of $34O 90 was issued in payment
Ut the same.
The following bills, approved b.
the Finance Olnlnittee, were or
dered paid:
A. Sharp, to feeding prisoners, etc.
SIS 80, reduced to s76 80.
i H. 4. Warren, Clerk OF curt, u
mortgage and index books, drawiul
Jury, recording inquests, etc., $50 60.
j. r. HOsmer. Z Strain, w. Z. Par
ker, N. Burns, II. J. Willis, Jury Com
missioners, 70 drawing Jury for Janu
ary term Of court, S .. each.
w. F. Harrall, 70 days work and
buckets mortar, ~ %, reduced to "a q
7. s. Barelli and VIM. Brennan, to In
. specting Courthouse, by order OF Judg
; Reid, - % each.
Peter Galloway, load wood. u q
John II. Davis, J. F., to holding II
Iquest on body Of s. Afdone, SEPT.
, 1895, 80 %.
Placlde Louis, E. Cousin, Jules Car
{ lrier, q c. MariEay, ChAs. Pierre, ju
! Irons at above inquest, s: 90 each.
II DR.. +. J. Hetntx, Coroner, to inques
on body Of unknown cOl0red mau, DC
: 1, 1898, at north shore, and bugytn
2 same. So 90
d Z. Blanks, n. G. Newhauser, job
/. Peterson, n. II. Talley, John McMans
!. iurors at above inquest, q % each.
= Salmen Brick Z Lumber Co., 70 10
feet lumber, $l2 10.
= Oscar L. Dlttmar, ]. r., to inquest
HlFrank Hickman, Oct. 80, 1888, SO Q
,ef O.W. Porter, Frank Roche, Lou p
= lanney, e. B. George, Milton ROch
= Jurors at above inquest, - % each.
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