St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15

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Police Jury
CoWngton, La, April 10, 1905.
The Police Jury met in rueu,a
session on the above date, and re
NAMED in session two days.
Present
First ward-Geo. Koepp, Jr.
Second ward-Mark F,tzgel aid
Third ward-M. C. Day.
Fourth ward-Geo. Bierhorst.
Fifth ward-Lou,s Grantham.
Sixth wards. r. Wilson.
Seventh ward--J. j. CusacLs.
Ninth ward-L. r. Miles.
Absent
Eighth ward-H. j. Willis.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following reports were ther
read:
It was moved. and duly seconded
that warrant be drawn in favor oil
the Poitevent & Favre Lumber Co.,
for SIS, and made payable to W
G. Hutchinson, 10 agent. for double
assessment of 1904. Carried.
Sheriff Brewster appeared before
the Board and urged the neces.
sity Of completing the Parish Jail.
to meet the requirements of the
Court, by arranging the lower floor,
for the confinement Of prisoners,
convicted of minor offenses
1t was moved and duly seconded
that the Police Jury advertise for
plans and bids for lining the lower
walls OF the parish Jail with steel
sheeting, 3-l6ths Of An inch thick,
and inside CRATES for the openings,
the bids TO be handed in by the 18th
of May 1906.
Committee IT e Brewster. n.
c. Day, Mark Fitzgerald, Geo.
Koepp, Jr, ex.ofd:io
1t was moved and duly seconded
that Messrs. l.. 4. Miles and II. J.
" ills be authorized to proceed with
the work Of building the bridge on
Chincbes Creek. on Pearl River
road, in the Eighth Ward. Carried.
The bill Of the East ouisiana
Railroad Co., for expenses 10 small
box case of Nose Edwards, was
ordered returned
PETITION
To the honorable President and mem.
bers of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen, We, the undersigned
residents of st Tammany Parish,
pray that your honorable body
may grant US, and cause a new
bridge TO be put over the Little
Bopue Falia River, six miles from
Coyipgton on the stafford Ford
Road. The old bridge being wholly
inadequate and inaccessible at every
high water, it being moved, raised
from it's foundation and put out OF
place and made unfit for it's purpose.
We therefore pray that your honor
able body may grant our request,
and permit your petitioners sug.
qestion, 10 have = new BRIDGE II
Granted, moved 10 = section about
ff1y feet further up stream, it be-
inc a more secure place for the new
structure, which would save neces-
s;,y Of constant repairs in future.
The said new bridge, we suggest
shonid be about ninety feet long,
nth approaches at both ends, and
hat your honorable body may
GRANT our request, your petitioners
forever pray. ny ,,.aaou
W ( Miller, L y Martin. WI, WI
Jenkins, Jessie jenkins, a " w" 81
S IONS. Charles F Schmolke, ST.
. ',h,, Kothe H. Faun,leroy, VIM
.n naarson. T strain, Colville Jen'
z.ns Iheo Stafford VIM Berry
k'u = 1enkins. warren Wilson. Jos.
SSoh a. j L Jenkins, Charles e,s
S Schmolke, Jr, Robert nendow, "
1 7.anlnr. ] H Cassels, DR.. AIarrero.
IN mnt,on, duly seconded the
obove petition was granite. leo hr;aoe
,,e oo n Fitzgerald and NJ . Day az:
Mess mon n their acceptance OF the
auu up the secretary shall issue .
w work, .D in rsymen, for the same name.
10 the Honorable #, pres snEv: @'
rDsn,lemen-We agree 70 p ouma
's er;dce over the Little bogae
the ot I;1sr on the stafford road,
Fa'' ..;1 L,,1 from Covingson, for IN the
sum Of 10y 80 p. NJ. MEsDow.
:. u. MARTIN.
~ motion, duly secooeo' '''
above -. IN moved by Mr.. Day, Sec .,.
Il was 49, MI Mr.. Cusachs, that TIN the
onds ;;., ~ 10 20 VII: May Is; s 1905,
time mel. ..m o.',ch ! the southern Bridge
VII wl'n ~. " % complete the bridge Low. over
O. C., b extended on'1 -