St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-31
PETITION.
State of Louisiana,
Parish, of St. I'ammapy.

| Abita Springs.
10 MS Excellency, the Hon. w. w
heard, Governor of the State of Louisi.
ana:
he petition of the undersigned cleo.
tors of the hamlet known Is Abita
Springs In this Parish and State. with
respect represents, That they desire tu
avail themselves of the provisions al
Act 1876 of 1898 and all other laws as ar.
amendatory of said Act, to incorporate
tne said hamlet Of Abita Springs as q
municipality, under the corporate name
or municipal name of the village OF
Aoita Springs, and the bounds and metss
OF said village are as follows, to-wit:
st. Tammany Parish,
Jan. 8, 1908.
l, J. NJ. Yates, Parish surveyor. for
the Parish of St. Ta.nmany, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that have
this day established line to ilvorpor.
ate the towns Ut Abita Springs and
Bossier City. The line runs as folio vs.:
Commencing at IN iron stake set at
n. ". corner of Bossier City and W. end
OF front street and on Range line marked
Tor bearing tree at 80 seconds line II. 4
degrees, 30 minutes e. 90 links, thence
along west boundary OF Bossier City s.
three quarters Of mile 10 8. W. corner
OF B'ssier City, thence Q. half q NIL,
along south boundary of Bossier City to
g. e. corner OF Bossier City, thence along
Q. boundary Of Bossior City one quarter
VI q mile u. to Aoita Springs ~ juno
tion OF Railroad and Bossier City,
thence e. $40 feet to 8. .. corner of 8. ..
division Of Abita springs, thence n.
along east boundary Of s. e. division
2lOO feet to stake set ut n. .. corner
q. =. division of Anita Springs. Thence
n. 63 degrees. Is minutes ". 785 feet to
stake set on 9. side of Abita river.
Thence q. 80 degrees. W., 1852 feet ~
stake north OF y live oak, "a seconds in
division 8. 10 Labat's u. W. corner,
thence n. 81 degrees 80 W. 1000 feet to
stake set on south side of Pearl road
anu passing north Of Labat's bridge,
thence south 81 degree, west l69 feet to
y stake in front OF Herman Michselis'
hotel, setting stake In road, thence 8.
u degrees ". l116 feet to u stake on
9. side OF Pearl River road, r. &. tree
SO second line, 8. Al degrees g. 844 links
thence 9 to n, boundary Of Abita City,
754 feet, thence 8. on W. sida Ut Bohne
street to center Of West st. 14lu feet,
thence u. 81 degrees, 30 e. 1910 feet to
place of common cement.
j. NJ. YATES,
Surveyor, St. Tammany Parish.
H. Dabezies Chainmen.
I. Caubert, axe. II. Oalmann. flag.
They further aliege that they are |
within the limits Of said village as above
set forth over $50 inhabitants; and they
further allcge that over two thirds Of
the electors of said proposed village
have duly signed this petition.
Wherein, the premises considered,
they respectfully pray Incorporation,
and they further pray that you, as Gov.
ernor Of the State of LOUISIANA, do by
duly incorporate the said
village of Abita Springs in pursuance Of
and to the provision, Of Act 1876 of 1898
and all Acts amendatory thereto.
Respectfully Submitted:
r. Julius Heintz, M. D.. Coroner,
Henry Strubbe, Jos. Raush, John eau.
bert, John H. Benson, o. RAYMOND,
Herman Mtchaelis, Richard H. Hall, }.
". Labat, o. L. Aubert, l.. Souchon,
Chas. w. w. Schmidt, T.. ALBERT, Christ.
rheO. Schmalz, Jacob SteLkler, Frank
Martin, James Mendoza, Frederick A.
Nagel. Alex Multi, j. Destruch Cbas.
Albert Backenstart, Emile
Theo. Buckenstart. Ber-
,ard Barthe, Philip Beaudean, Robert
Ormozutt Golnip, Aron Kott-
vftz, Theodore Stire, Herman Oalnann,
IT,, Emil 4. Schmalz, 4. Mouprat, J.
!. Reed, Richard Mendow, Willie
strain, w. W. Word, A. y. Pons, Brit
on strain. Sim Strain, J. NJ. Bernet,
crank Brown, J. r. Dabezies. l.
q 3l-3t