St. Tammany farmer., 1905-10-07

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The Council met In regular ses-
sion on the above date.
PreseDt-C. z. Williams, Mayor,
Il. ]. Frederick, w. ]. Warren
J. S. Jones aad Marvin Poole.
Absent-C. SECOND and E. Nor
man.
On motion. duly seconded, the
Council adjourned till Wednesday
evening.
C. 2. Williams, Mayor.
w. q. Kentzel, Secretary.
CovingtoD, La, Oct. 4, 1905.
The Council met in regular ses
SION on the above date pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-C. z. Williams, Mayor,
f.. J. Frederick, w. j. Warren, j.
s. Jones, Marvin Poole and Emile
Norman.
Absent-C. SECOND.
On. motion, duly seconded. the
reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The Mayor explained that they
would first consider the ordering
of an election to take the sense of
the property tax payers on the
question Of levy,ng a special tax in
aid Of the Baton Rouge, Hammond
and Eastern Railroad Company,
whereupon the following petition
was presented:
PETITION.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Coun-
Gil OF the Town OF Coyington, State OF
Louisiaaa.-
We, the undersigned, representing
raore than one.ihirt of the property
ta1 payers legally qualified to vote
within tie Town OF Coyington, respect
fully represent:
That tn, construction by the Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad
Company Of q standard gauge railroad
from the Oity of Eaton Rouge. State Of
Louisiana, through the Parish Of Liv-
IiLgston, into and through the Town Of
Hammond, Louisiana, and to the Town
OF Covington. would be Of great value,
advantage and benefit to the people and
property within the town OF Coyington.
We therefore petition your honorable
body to proceed according to law to
submit to the property tax payers le-
2ally qualified to vote thereon b propo-
sition to levy u tax. not to exceed five
mills on the dollar, per annum, on tie
assessed and assessable property in tie
Town OF Covingtoh. fer the years l9O7
to 1876, both inclusive, in aid OF said
t;aton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern
Railroad Company, corporation OF
sanized under the laws o. the State OF
Louisiana, aad now don.icilsd in the
City OF baton Rouge. in said State. AID
PAYABLE to tho said Railroad Company,
Ur order, its successors or assigns, pro-
vided that tits tax shall be voted, levied
and collected, on the following condl-
tions, to-wit:
First. That the sail tax shall run for
u period Of zen years, as aforesaid, an 4
shall not exceed tho rate Of i've mills ola
the COLLAR, as aforesaid, it being tue in
tention OF your petitioner that tie
amount to be realized eacb ear from
the levy and collection OF said tax shall
not exceed the sum Of twenty five hun
dred dollars ($25OQ).
| Second. TLat,the said Baton EQage,
Hammond and Eastern kailload Com
panx, its successors or assigns, shall.
within tive III. nths from the date OF the
voting pf said tax, begin the construc
ton ofai 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 Hamm md.
and to the town OF Covington, Which
said road is TO be completed within
eighteen months from the date of COM
mencement the -eof, 1t being understood
chat the peiiods herein above fixed,
within which construction shall be be-
gun and completed, are to pleyail, IN
less the said railroad oou,pary he pre-
vented by oestilence, wars, overt 1Ws,
strikes, or other causes beyond Its con-
tro., from Deginnlng or coapletlng It's
said construction, and tllas Sail SUBJ
sidy or sny Part tuereof, shall be paya-
ble to said hallroai COMPANY, its sac.
G, ssors OF assixas, only when the suid
railroad shall have been constructed
and put III operation.
Third. That should the said Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Kallroau
ext ena its llLe beyond the Town Of Gov
ington, o. orerAte trains over other
tracks beyond said town, tEat al! pas
senKer trains OF said road shall stop ut
the town of Coyington. And the saii
liailrosd hereby agrees to build It's depo.
within the corpofale llults Of Lac Town
OF CoylDgton.
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