St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-21


Fifth ward-W. E. Parker.
Sixth ward-H. @. Parker.
Seventh ward-JoLn A. Todd.
Ninth ward-Jas. Keyser.
Absent:
Eighth ward-C. +. McMahon.
The minutes OF the last meeting
we're read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Smith. second
ed BY Mr.. Todd, Messrs. Andrew
Bush. Sam Craddock, Jake jenkins
and Ed. Evans were exempted from
public road duty, on account OF
physical disability
On motion, duly seconded. the
proposition OF Messrs. F. +. Han
sell & Bro. to furnish certain books
for the Parish Law Library, was
LAID over until tue next meeting.
1t was moved by Mr.. Keyser. sec.
onded by Mr.. Burns, that the firm
of Dendinger and Co. be reimbursed
the cum OF $37 so, fol license Of
saw mill. which was declared un-
constitutional by the State Supreme
court. Carried.
The following resolution was then
read:
Resolved, That the Police Jury Of
the Parish of st. Tammany autho-
,izes John C. Wickllffe. OF New Or
leans, La, to proceed in the name
of the said Parish and Police Jury,
in such manner as he NAV deem
best, to establish by the decision OF
q court the southern boundary OF ST.
rammany Parish to be the southern
shore Of Lake Pontchartrain, and Ia
subject TO license and taxation all
property aud business in said boun-
Diary, not now subject. upon the fol-
lowing terms Of compensation:
LIST. Ii the said Wickliffe should
fail to 50 establish said boundary
he is to receive no fee or compensa-
ton from said parish.
Ind. II the said Wickliffe sh0ui d
succeed In SO establishing said
boundary, then he shall receive as
his fee from SAID parish such sum
as shall be equal to the increased
amount OF taxes and licenses real
lied by said Parish Of St. Tamuany
during the first year after such de-
cision, in consequence Of The estab-
/ leahnnnt hfavs. mt
Srd. The Parish Of ST. Tam
many is 70 pay all court costs and
officers fees incurred ID tile litigation
necessary to carry out this resolu-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Keyser, Sec
0nded by Mr.. H. Q. Parker, the
above resolution was adopted.
PETITION.
10 the honorable President and mcm-
bers Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen--We the undersigned
petition your honorable body togrant
us q polling booth at Gum Creek
SchoolEouse, near Pearl River Sta
ton. BY 80 dong you will confer .
great favor on the voters of the
upper end Of the Eighth Ward:
H. j. Willis, S. G. Seal. N.
Green, J. w. Anderson, j. D
Blackwell, Andy Penton, l.. ).
Perry, + B. Lenoir, S. D. Collins,
Morris Blackwell, 7. J. Blackwell.
B. F Bennett, O. e. Parker, T. r.
Crawford. F n White and r. A.
Orr.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above petition was granted.
The following
ORDINANCE
was then adopted:
Be it ordsine1. BY the Police Jury
Ut st. Tammany Parish, La, That
= new polling place is hereby order
ed in the Eighth Ward, at Gum
Creek SchOOlhouse, near Pearl
River Station, ia addition to the
one at Causes store, and the pre-
cinct at Causes store is hereby
designated as Precinct No. Of the
Eighth Ward. and the one at Gum
Creek Schoollhouse, near Pearl
River Station, as Precinct NO. 2, of
the Eighth Ward, and the road
known as the Inorganic Bluff road,
running from Morgan's Bluff. on
Pearl River to Slldell, is hei eby de-
clared to be the dividing line be-
tween these two Precincts, and all
persons living on the lower side Of
said road shall vote at Cause a,
store. aud all those living on the
upper side Of said road shall vote
at Gum Creek Scl,Oolhouse. near
Pearl River Station aud it is lie. eby
ordered that poll book. and box.s
be furnished accordingly.
Adopted Oct. IL, 1899
The following resolution was
then read aud adopted:
Be it resolved, That IN accord
ance with the above Ordinance.
passed AZ this meeting, that the
Registrar of voters be authorized
to give public notice in the official
journal of the Parish, to all hereto
fore registered voters of the Eighth
Ward, for the purpose of changing
their registration certificates, there
BY designating their respective pre-
cincts, at place on a day aud date
fixed by said Registrar of Voters.
and that he be further authorized
to prepare q precinct book No. l,
and precinct book No. 9, for said
Eighth Ward.
PETITION.
New Orleons, Sept. 81, 1899.
To the honorable President and menu
beers of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen-We are DESTROYS to
construct a ferry at the ferry land
ing on the Little Tchefuncta River,