St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council HALL.

COUNCIL HALL.
CovlNGroN, La, March z, 1899.
The Council met IN regular SEES
sion on the abose date.
Presents. D. Anderson. Mayor;
C z. Williams, O. v. Richard,
H. H. Smith, nj. c. Day and Emile
Frederick.
Abssnt-H. I. .. Weaver.
The minutes OF the last two
meetings were read aud adopted.
It was moved by DR.. Williams.
seconded by Mr.. Day, that the
Treasurer be instructed to deposit
the school fund separate from the
other funds Of the corporation.
Carried.
Messrs. Archie Smith, J. B. Lam
caster and j. l.. Smith, Of the Gov
ington Musical and Dramatic Club,
appeared before the Council, and
their suggestions were taken into
consideration, for future action.
sir. Day moved, seconded by
Mr.. Richard. that the Insurance
money of the late Town Hall,
amounting to $4,000, be used for
the purpose Of building new Town
Hall, and that the Mayor be autho-
rized to advertise for plans and
specifications, to be handed in at
the next meeting, for q two-story
building, the right being reserved
to reject any and all plans. Carried.
The following committee were
appointed to furnish further par
,iculars to builders: NJ. G. Day,
10. v. Richard and H. Fl. Smith.
| Mr.. Smith moved, seconded by
Mr.. Day, that the Mayor be in
structed to notify the Marshal to
pick up all the sash weights from
the Town Hall lot, and put them
away for future use. Carried.
DR.. Williams moved, seconded
by Mr.. Richard, that the Babing-
ton Telephone System be granted
the right to establish telephone
system in the town Of Covington.
Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, Mr..
Chas. Frederick was appointed
deputy night Marshal, without
compensation, and that ne be EN-
powered to make arrests for all
violations OF the town ordlnances.
Carried.
The following petition was then
read:
Covington, La. Feb. I, 1899.
To the honorable President and MEM
beers Of the Board of Aldermen.
/ Gentlemen.-Will YOU kindly
grant me permission to run pipe
from we'll in front of Bank Build
ing to my saloon, across Gibson
street. By SO doing you will
greatly oblige yours respectfully,
Alonzo Sharp.
On, motion. the above petition
was granted.
The following amendment to the
Town Charter was then read and
order published three weeks:
An amendment to the Charter
Of the Town Of Covington, Pre-.
pared BY the Mayor and Board Of
Alderman Of said Town, on the 7th
day of March, 1899, under the pro-
visions of Section 43 Of Act 1876 Of
the laws Of 1898, to-wit:
That Section Z of the Charter Of
said Town Of Covlngton, prescrib
ing the powers of the Town Coun'
Gil, be amended by adding thereto
the following:
The Town Council shall alst
have power to make regulations L
secure the general health of thu
municipality; to prevent, remove
and abate nuisances, to compel ant
regulate the connection of all prop
erty with the sewers and drains
to locate, regulate or suppress hog
pens, slaughter houses and stocl
yards, to prescribe and enforc'
regulations for cleaning and keep
ing IN order warehouses, stables
. alleys, yards, private ways, out
, houses and other places where OF
fensive matter Is kept or permit
ted to accumulate, and to cOmpe
and regulate the removal of gar
bage and filth beyond the corpor
limits.
To cause to be constructed
j, maintained and repaired sidewalk
. wherever the Town Council shall
deem the same necessary. to de
termine the material, plans ant
specifications and grades of tn
: same, and to levy and collect take
e BY special assessment for the pay
b ment Of the same.
To close and vacate any street o
alley, or any portion thereof, am
) where the fee Of euch street or al
ley is in the municipality, to lease
or dispose Of the same by sale 0
otherwise.
TO exercise the right of eminen
domain in he laying out Of streets
3 avenues, alleys and parks, and i
I straightnlng or widening the streets
E or changing the grade thereof, an
in the construction and repairln
. Of sidewalks, sewers, and needle
repairs and improvements, and TO
the purpose of perfecting its drain
age system, may exercise the RICH
r as we'll without as within its limits
TO exercise full jurisdiction i
! the matter of streets, sidewalks
!, sewers, parks and cemeteries, t
open, lay out, or construct or clos
: the same, and to repair, maintain
: pave, sprinkle, adorn and light th
same.
\ To provide that any person. de
string to subdiivlde tract of Ian
within the corporate lin Is or I
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