St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-04


her: SO she took DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery Tor Consumption, Coughs and
Cords. which eased her cough, gave her
sleep and finally cured her" Strictly
SCIENTIFIC cure for bronchitis and La
Grip3c. At at J. L. Watkins, City
Drug Store, and Jos. s. Claverie, Drug
gist. Price Soc and $1.0O; guaranteed.
Trial bottle free.
PETITION FOB AN ELECTION IN AID
OF THE BATON ROEGE, SHAM
MOND AND EASTERN
RAILROAD.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Coun-
Gil Of the Town Of Covington. State OF
Louisiaaa.
We, the undersigned, representing
raore than one.third of the property
tai payers legally qualified to vote
within the Town Of Covington, respect
fully represent:
That th3 construction by the Baton
Rouge. Hammond and Eastern Railroad
Company Of standard gauge railroad
from the City OF EatoD Rouge, State Of
Louisiana, through the Par.sh Of Liv-
iLgston, 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 81 Covlngton.
We therefore petition your honorable
body TO proceed according to law to
snbiait to the property tax payers le-
Rally qualified to vote thereon q proro.
sitiOpxto levy tax. not to exceed tive
mills,On tue dollar, per annun, on the
assesadid and assessable property IN the
Town Sf CovingtoD. for the years 1907
to 1875. both inclusive, in AID of ssid
lSAto6 Rouge, Hammond and Eastern
laaiIroad Company, . corporation Of
,aLized under the laws o. the State OF
Louisiana, aad now doMiciled IN the
city III Baton Rouge. in said State. and
payable 10 tho said Railroad Company,
Or order, it's successors or assigns. pro-
yided that this tax shall be voted, levied
ana collected, on the following condi-
tions, tO-wit:
First. That the said tax shall run for
q period OF zen years, ss aforesaid, ANA
snail not exceed the rate Of i've mills Oh
the dollar. as aforesaid, it being the in
tention Of your petitioner that tie
gaM0uAt ~ aDo aonA.AeN LaIl
the levy ana soilectlon " saiu el' l.A sna sn
nc. ass e1csea sH,s .ns esseno, ssm y sse,n'o ~
l dred dollars t*zeoo). pa.a, po,aa
soooo .na. .na 1ns Es.tsls se1a RaiI.o.d Com
pan., l.s successors q .h ass,s' -, ~ s t,'s
WILMA nye Mt nuns Iaym .u1 . uaso =. ~
Young o11 saaa az pesa ns,a r.,lro.a IN % from
shs oity q baton Rouge, Safe 2 Loa;.i-
ana, througn tne far.sn " LssO ~ !,
anto ana throngn tne sown man;nn.n,, =. = i,.f,
sana ant 70 Ine Town ~ oosa.' ae,aa .,w;.h;n wI
vean 1oXdssls pea eoaItse.eu y nl.an ~.
!. siRhteen Montns 1lom sne uA.. Sa-s.oad " so
mencement ing eoA, y ue.ns hnue1 sSaa
tnat the pelloos ne.eln ..a. ny, Iii ~ a' Ia
within whicn eenssIe Ieetlon - snsa .ala..aI ~ X
sgun ana conlPsH.o1' are ~ p..s,A' .,.,A ~
siess me SAG IaiiloAa =, oom s,a.p, ,f,rs
!. vented hy -pesplence, sHais, vSstngMs'
:stritea ossotler caeses peyota i.1og
stros 4fon soeginhsng 'os>sSs,k ~. as,I s,h las
salu construction, anu 10. s"'' @ 80
.sidy os sny. Fart thereel, snai', IG pay
:'Die to said haiifoaa .,oMpaps az, .s s.;a sa
/ scesSofs or ass,s.s, WI "A s.;nat I 49, !
5talifos0 snaA n.!o oon 's.
THIRD. Ihut should the SAID baton
..Rouge, Hammond and Eastern kaiiroad
extend its1jns beygnd ths tKow4 If koy-
inStoi. o. opefate .trailis over other
sstrscks hsyona said .t9M1, ,tkaLt e. al Pas. %
:senger trains 81 said foad shall stop at
sth~pvpsvf sCpyiagtoR.. .ARd the ;,! satd
;;lsailroad hereby agrees to build Its depo.
!. :.witean me coepeEs'e ilniss y wy ~
:O1 EoElOxtQu. a il II
80. g4ss - rSIA, so -. nxic.,, / ~