St. Tammany farmer., 1905-08-12
vided that this tax shall be voted +,
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vided that this tax shall be voted,
levied and collected on the follow
ing conditions to wit:
First. That The said tax shall run
for period OF ten years. as afore-
said, it being tue intention of your
petitioner that the amount to be
realized each year from the levy and
collection of said tax shall not ex.
ceed the sum of Twenty five Hun
dred Dollars, ($25O0 00)
Second. That the said Baton
Rouge, Hammond & Eastern Rail-
road Company, its successors or
assigns, shall within FIVE months
from the date of the voting OF said
tax, begin the construction OF
standard guage railroad from the
city of Baton Rouge, State OF Lou
islana, through the Parish OF Llv'
ingston, into and through the Town
OF Hammond, and to the town Of
Covlngton, which said ROAD is to be
completed within eighteen months
from the date of commencement
thereof, it being understood that the
periods hereinabove fixed, WITHIN
which construction ehall be begun
and completed. are to prevail, un'
less the said Railroad Company be
prevented by pestilence, wars over
flows, strikes, or other causes De-
yond its control, from beginning OF
completing its said construction.
aud that said subsidy, or any pal'
thereof, shall be paid to SAID hall-
road Company, its successors, OF
assigns, only swhen the sald Kali
road shall have BEEN constructed
and put in operation. :,
Third. That should the sald
Baton Ronge. Hammond & Eastern
Railroad extend its line beyond the
Town of CovlngtoD, or operate
trains over other tracks beyond SAID
Town, that all passenger trains OF
said road shall stop at the Town OF
Covington. And the said railroad
hereby agrees to build its depot
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Covlngton.
[Slgned by a large number OF
property holders.
1t was moved by Mr.. Warren,
seconded by Mr.. Norman, that the
above petition be adopted. Carried.
The Mayor then appointed q
committee of two, consisting OF
Messrs. Frederick and Jones, to
check the signers OF sa,d petition
with the assessment roll.
The following Ordinances were
then read and adopted:
ORDINANCE.
Section !. Be it ordained, by the
Council of the Town of Covington, La ,
That no building shalt be erected. or
its erection commenced, or any AFTER
ton made in any building already
erected, or hereafter to be erected.
when such building or repairs shail
cost more than fifty ($50 00) dollars,
unless the plans and specifications or q
copy thereof with tie contract cost OF
such building; or alteration, shall aaYe
first been submitted to the Improve
ment Committee, and certificate OF
approval and permit granted by them
therefor.
1t shall be the duty of the Improvement
Committee, without unreasonable
delay, to issue such certificate, when
such plans and specifications conform
to this ordinance. All plans submitted
for approval, whether for alterations
or new buildings, must be drawn 10
proper scale in legible manner ana
show foundations. fronts and side ele-
vatfons, and all upper walls and all
such piers, chimneys, tiues. columns
and supports, as are intended to De
used, and such other sections and ele-
vations as may be required to clearly
indicate and represent the construction
of the proposed work. No plans Will
be considered unless accompanied by
the specifications, and such speclhca-
tions must be written in !egible man
ner, and must conform strictly with the
law and with the plans accompanying
them, and must have the names ana
residence Of the owner, or owners.
architect and builder or contractor.
and must set fort, clearly and fully
the location of the building to be erect
ed, or the building whereupon altera-
tions are to be made.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
ETC., Whoever shall violate any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
such owner shall be subject to fine
not less than five ($5 0O) dollars nor
more than twenty-five 1925 00) dollars,
for each and every violation of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, and each
days persistence in said violation shall
constitute new offense.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc..
That this ordinance shall 60 into effect
from and after its passage.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with the foregoing ordinance are here
by repealed.
1t was moved by Mr.. Frederick,
seconded by Mr.. Jones, that the
above ordinance be adopted.
Yeas-Warren, Jones, Norman
Frederick and Poole.
Nays None.
ORDINANCE.
Sec. Be it ordained by the Council of
the Town of Covington, That it shall not
be lawful to erect, and all persons are