St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-07
PETITION.
State of Louisiana,
Parish, of St. Tammany,

| ADlta Springs. J
To his Excellency, the Hon. W. W.
Heard, Governor of the State of Louisi.
ana:
The petition of the undersigned cleo
tors of the hamlet known as Abita
Springs in this Parish and State, with
respect represents, That they desire to
avail themselves, of the provisions of
Act 1856 of 1898 and all other laws as are
amendatory of said Act, to incorporate
the said hamlet Of Abita Springs as a
municipality, under the corporate name
or municipal name of the village of
Abita Springs, and the bounds and metes
of said village are as follows, to-wit:
St. Tammany Parish, !
Jan. 8, 1903.
l, J. NJ. Yates, Parish Surveyor, for
the Parish of St. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that have
this day established line to incorpor-
ate the towns OF Abita Springs and
Bossier City. The line runs as follows:
Commencing at an iron stake set at
n. W. corner of Bossier City and W. end
Of front street and on Range line marked
for bearing tree 80 inch pine n.
degrees, 80 minutes W. SO links, thence
along west boundary of Bossier City S.
three quarters OF a mile to 9. W. corner
Of Bossier City, thence g. half a mile
along south boundary of Bossier City to
S. e. corner OF Bossier City. thence along
e. boundary Of Bossier City one half
of mile II. to Abita Springs at juno
ton Of Railroad and Bossier CITY,
thence e. $40 feet to s. e. corner of S. g.
division Of Abita Springs, thence n.
along east boundary Of S. e. division
2lOO feet to a stake set at n. g, corner
n. t. division OF Anita Springs. Thence
II. Is degrees, 45 minutes W. 7S5 feet to
a stake Set on S. side of Anita river.
Theme u. 80 degrees. W. 1852 feet to a
stake north OF Il live oak "a inchss in |
diameter S. Lahat's n. W. corner,
thence IL. S3 degrees 80 W. 1000 feet TO
stake set On south side of Pearl road
anu passing north Of Labat's bridge,
thence south 81 degrees west sos feet to
d stake in front of Herman Michaelis'
hotel, setting stake in road, thence s.
63 degrees W. l116 feet to stake on |
$. side of Pearl River road, b. e. tree a
IS inch pine, s. Al degrees e. 841 links |
thence 10 n. boundary of Abita City, |
1874 feet, thence s. on W. side If Bohne |
street to center Of West st. 14lr feet. |
thence u. SO degrees, 30 e. 1910 feet to |
place Of commencement.
=. NJ. YATES,
Surveyor, St. Tammany Parish.
J. A. Crosby -,
II. Dabezies Chainmen.
I. Caubert, axe. H. Oalmann. flag.
They further allege that there are
within the limits of said village As above
set forth over ESQ Inhabitants; and they
further ailege that over two-thrds of
the electors of said proposed village
have duly signed this petition.
Wherein, the premises considered,
they respectfully pray Incorporation,
md they further pray tina you, as Gov
duly incorporate the said
village of Abita Springs in pursuance Of
md to the provisions of Act 1876 of 1893
md all Acts amendatory thereto.
Respectfully Submitted:
F. julius HeintZ, NJ. D., Coroner,
Henry Strubbe, JOS. Raush, John eau
bert, John H. Benson, o. Raymond
Herman Michaelis, Richard II. Hall,
J. M. Labat, O. l.. ALBERT, l.. Souchon,
Chas. w. w. Schmidt, 4. ALBERT.
christ. Theo. Schmalz, Jacob Steckler.
Frank Martin, James Mendoza, Freder-
ok A. Nagel, Alex Multi, j. Destruch,
has. Buckenstart, Albert Buckenstart,
emile Buckenstart, Theo. Buckerstart,
Bernard Barthe. Philip Beaudean.
Robert Mendow. Ormozutt Golnip,
Aron Kottwitz, Theodore Stire, Herman
)alnann, Jr.; Emil, E. Schmalz, A.
J. L. Reed, Richard Mendow,
Willie Strain. ". w. Word. A. 0. Pons.
3ritton Strain, Sim Strain. J. NJ. Bernet,
Crank Brown, J. p. Dabezies.
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