St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-10-28

PETITION FOR AN ELECTION IN AID
OF THE BATON ROUGE, HAM
MOND AND EASTERN
RAILROAD.
To the Honorable. the Mayor and Coun-
Gil 81 the Town Of Covington, State Of
Louisiala.
We, tho undersigned. representing
Tlore than one.third of the property
taA payers legally qualified to vote
within tie Town Of Covington, respect-
fully represent:
That thu construction by the Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad
Company of standard gauge railroad
from the City Of Baton Rouge, State Of
Louisiana, through the Parish of Liy-
iLgston, into and through the Town OF
Hammond, Louisiana, and to the Town
Of Covingtop, would be Of great value,
advantage and benefit to the people and
property within the town OF Coyingto ton.
We therefore petition your honorable
body 70 proceed according to law to
snbiaft 10 the property tax payers le-
GaIly qualified TO vote thereon proro.
sition ~ levy . tax, not to exceed five
mills "a the dollar, per annunl. on the
assessed and assessable property in the
Town ok Coyington. for the years 1907
g 1910. both inclusive, in AID Of said
baton Rouge, Hammond and Euste, n
Railroad Company. corporation or
gsbi1ed under the laws o! the State of
\ AlUuisian1, aad now doMiciled in the
t31ty OF Baton Rouge, in said State, and
y payable % tho said Railroad Company,
OE order, IT. Successors or assigns, pro-
vided tllat this tax shall be VOTED. levied
and coliected, on the following con d.
tions, toINit:
First. That the said tax shall run for
period oil zen years, 8s aforesaid, ANA
sAHli mot exceed the rate ct tive mills on
the dollar, q aforesaid, it being the in
tentiDn Of your petitioner that tie
amount TO be realized each Year from
the levy and collection OF said tax shall
not exceed the sum OF twenty. five hun
dred dollars $4,000.
second. That the said Baton Rouge.
Hammond and Eastern RAILROAD Com
panv, it, successors or assigns, shall,
Within dye mic nths from the Gate OF tue
voting Of said tax, begin the construc.
hoe Of standard gauge railroad from
the City Of baton Rouge, Safe Of Lou!si-
ana, through the Parish Of Livingston,
into and through the town OF hammond.
and ~ the town Of Covington, which
said road il to be completed within
eighteen months from the date of coln-
management thereof, it being understood
that the periods herein above fixed,
within which construction shall be be-
gun and coMpIeted, are TO prevail, un-
tess the mid railroad COMPANY be pre-
vented by pestilence, wars. oyerfloWs.
strikes, or other causes beyond Its con- |
troll. frum beginning or completing its
said contraction, and thhs said sub
sidy Of any Eart tuereof. shall lie paya-
bic to raid Railroad Company. its size
cessors 81 assigns, only when the said
railroad shall have been constructed
and put III operation.
Third. Vhnt should the said Baton
Roure. Hammond and Eastern Railroad
NJ end III line beyond the Town Of Gov
inQtop.sSor orerAte Trains over other
tracks beyond said town, tLat Ill pas
senoer trans of said ROAD shall stop ut
theltown Of Coyington. And the said
Railroad hereby agrees to build its depot
within tie corporate limits Of tue Town
of CovinRton.
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