St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
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structed to issue warrants for all
bills that have been approved by
the Finance Committee, up 10 this
date. Carried.
Mr.. Keyser moved. seconded by
Mr.. Koepp, that the President and
Secretary of the Police Jury be
and are hereby instructed to pay
to Mr.. Kimble the sum of $1,000,
by warrant, for account due on the
Courthouse. Carried.
1t was moved, and duly second
ed, that all the hands from the
five mile post, on the Pearl River
road, will work to the Covington
Iron bridge. And all the hands
from one mile on the south side of
jeff Strains place, shall work on
the Pearl River road to the Iron
bridge. Carried.
Mr.. Murphy moved, seconded
by Mr.. Rogers, that the Secretary
notify at once the Board of Su-
pervisors, to have the boxes and
tickets delivered at each polling
place in the parish, and present
their bill for expenses incurred, at
the next meeting of the Police
Jury. Carried
Mr.. Keyser moved, seconded by
Koepp, that Mr.. Kimble be allowed
8 per cent interest on the unpaid
amount due him for building the
Courthouse, from the time the
payment became due, until the
amount is paid. Carried.
PETITIONS.
Honey Island, July II, 1897.
t. .hc honorable presiden. AMI a:am-
bars Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen We the undersigned
ask of you gentlemen of the Police
Jury, to grant us a public road,
leaving East Pearl River at Jack
sons mill and running across the
Island and crossing West Pearl
about half mile below the mouth
of the Holmes BAYOU, and inter
sectlng the public road on the
West side of West Pearl River,
near the Austin Crofford place.
[Signed by l6 citizens
On motion, duly seconded, the
above petition was granted.
covington, La Jan. 4, 1898.
To the honorable President and men,
bcrs Of the Police Jury:
The petition OF q. Marcellus
Poole, citizen of the Parish of st,
Tammany, and a resident of Gov
ington, in said Parish, respectfully
shows:
That he is the father of Claudius
Marvin Poole, who is of the age OF
eighteen years, and who resides in
the Town Of Covington. That
petitioner desires to have said Mar
vim Poole appointed a beneficiary
cadet 10 the Louisiana State Uni,
versity and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College from the Parish
Of st. Tammany. as provided by
law. That neither petitioner OF
said Marvin Poole has the means oil
defraying the necessary expenses
of the maintenance and support oil
said Marvin Poole at said institu-
ton.
Wherefore petitioner prays that
said Marvin Poole may be appoint.
ed such beneficiary cadet to said
college from the Parish of st.
Tammany, and he will ever pray,
etc.
q. MARCELLUS POOLE.
On motion of Mr.. Keyses, sec
onded by Mr.. Rogers, the above
petition was laid over indefinitely.
Poitevent q Favre Co., VS.. the
Police Jury, Ex-OfAcio Board Of
Reviewers of St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana.
In regard to the above entitled
SUIT. upon motion, duly seconded,
the following ordinance was then
adopted:
Be it ordained, by the Police
Jury of st. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, That in regard to the
suit lately brought in the Distrc,
Court of this Parish by the Polite
vent & Favre Lumber Co., agains,
the Police Jury, Ex-Officio Board
of Reviewers of this Parish, and
J. j. Strobe, Tax Collector, fol
the reduction of their assessment,
on their land situated in this Par.
ish for the year 1897, that Clay
Elliot, Attorney, be and he is here
by specially employed by the Po-
lice Jury to represent the Parish Of
St. Tammany in said suit, and he
is authorized to file answer in its
behalf, and to take all other proper
and legal steps in defending the
suit, and in the event of a decision
in the District Court adverse to
the defendants, w. n. Cooper, the
President Of the Police Jury, il
hereby instructed to take and
prosecute an appeal in behalf Of