St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COUNCIL HALL.

SION on the above date.
Present Il. Williams, Mayor,
Emile Norman, S. ID. Bateman, j. S.
Jones.
Absent-Wm. Brennan, L. Roubion
and +. J. Frederick.
On motion, duly seconded, the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The following bills were read and
approved:
Work OH streets for the month of
April, 1908:
Steave LOUIS, l day. ...... l 90
Will Tennent l day....... 90
Paul j. Duhon, to two days
hire of mule, cart and driver 4 90
Work on streets for the week
ending May 9, 1903:
John Mei||uer, 2 DAYS ..... 2 90
Week ending May l6.
John Meillner, 6 days ...... 6 90
Week ending May %.
john Meillner, 6 days, ..... + 90
William Tennent 4 days. .....4 90
Wall Braxton, II days. ....4 %
Week ending May 80.
john Meilluer. 4 days. ..... 4 90
f. Frederick, 6 posts, ...... 80
E. l.. 4. r. Co 2 stills
I2xl2x30 ...... 2 so
Paul j. Dulion, IA days hire of
mule, cart and driver % 90.
70 hauling 10 stills for bridge
near Mrs. Galmicl,e's 2 50
Total. oO oO
l.. j. Heinz, E. Ii. Kentzel, H.
b. Cook. Commissioners, and J. +.
Jolly, Clerk, 50 each.
f. Il. Doyle, j. F., to swearing
3 commissioner and l clerk, and
making out 8 certificates, etc. l 70.
st. Tammanny Farmer, to pub
lishing Election Proclamation, three
weeks, S. 90. TO Publishing Ord,-
nance against interrupting Marshal
in his duties, 200 words, 6 weeks,
6 GO. TO publishing appointment
of election officers SOC. Total Sill 20
| allen Topper. to one car load Of
sewer and culvert pipe, S20l SO.
T. NJ. Burns, attorney, to salary
from November l, 1902 to May l.,
1908, $37 so.
+. ]. Dulion, Marshal, to build
ing Mrs l.. Wehrli's banquet, on
Columbia street, Sl87 g..
| st. Tammany Ice & Mfg. Co. ,
to lighting streets for month of
| Ap1iI, $50 60.
Tie following report was then read
TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
| Collections for the month of April
Corporation tax, al 40
Grave yard lots II 80
Fines II. so
Total s171 40
For the month OF May:
Corporation Tax 68 III
Licenses 27O 90
Fines 2 90
Grave yard lot 2 so
Total ss43 PA
p. j. DULION,
| Marshal and Tax Collector.
| On notion duly seconded, the
above report was adopted.
The following ordinance was then
read and adopted:
| BANQUETTE ORDINANCE.
All; ordinance to require property
owners in the Corporate Limits. Of the
Town of Covington, to build sidewalks
or banquetts and curbings along the
front Of their property.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the Town of Covington
That it is hereby made the duty Of
property holders, holding property on
any Of the streets of said town, to build
eurbings, and make or repair sidewalks
in front OF their property at their own
expense.
That all curbings shall be of brick
laid in concrete, and all sidewalks OF
banquetts shall be made Of cement anC
concrete, asphalt or brick, or any such
other material as the Improvement
Committee may deem best.
That the 1mprovem Committee is
hereby given the right to determine
when it shall be necessary to cause the
building Of new sidewalk or curling
in front Of the property Of any person
who owns property on any of the streets
of said town, and in case the Improve
ment Committee or majority of them
determine that it is necessary that g
new sidewalk or curbing should be
built or repaired, it shall be their duty
to instruct the Msrshnl to notify the
property holder or owners, to build OF
repair his or her sidewalk or curbing
at his or her own expense within
twenty days of the date Of said notice
which must be given in writing, and in
case the poperty holder or owner
should neglect or refuse to make OF
repair his or he- sidewalk OF
curbing, as above provided, then 1t
shall be the duty of the Marshal to have
such sidewalk Or curblng built or re.
paired at the expense Of the owner OF
owners of the property along which it
will stretch; and shonld the property
owner refuse or neglect to pay the costs
incurred for the material and labor as
above provided, within tea days delay,
to be counted from presentation of a
bill, the amount OF said expenses shall
be recovered before any court of com
patent jurisdiction.
This ordinance shall go into effect
after thirty days publication Ia the of
fetal journal.
Yeas-E. Norman, S. D. Bateman. E
J. Frederick, ]. S. Jones; G. z. Will