St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13


have also approved bills amounting to
81, 930.44. ...
Respectfully,
L. T. MILES.
G. BIERHORST.
LOUIS CRANTHAM.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
report was accepted, and the cancelled
warrants were destroyed by burning.
It was moved by Mr.. Schneider, sec
onded by Mr.. Fitzgerald, that Mr.. NJ. G.
Day be appointed as q committee OF
one 20 purchase paint and have the
steel bridges in the parish painted.
Carried,
Mr.. j. B. Kent, Vice Chairman of the
Citizens League, appeared before the
Police Jury, and suggested that they
improve the Courthouse yard, and the
members of'the Citizens League would
help defray the expense of making the
grounds an attractive place for public
recreation and pleasure. He also asked
that the Courthouse be made more
comfortable and attractive, in the in
terest of the general public
1t was moved by Mr.. Schneider, Sec
onded by Mr.. Day, that the president
of the Police Jury be authorized to
draw warrant in payment for the
framing of the parish map in the Court
house. Carried.
Mr.. Schneider moved, seconded by
Mr. Cusachs, that Sheriff Brewster
be authorized to purchase the necessary
number of chairs for the Court room.
Carried
1t was moved by Mr. Grantham, sec
onded nv Mr. Schneider, that MIR M. G.
Day be instructed to have the Court
house yard filled, drainage system built
and the necessary walks laid out in
Schillinger pavement. Carried
1t was moved, and duly seconded,
that the president be instructed to have
the Record Books completed. Carried
The ordinance 10 provide fund for
working the public roads Ivy contract
was amended and re-enacted, as fol-
lows:
AN ORDINANCE
| To provide fund for working and re-
pairing the Public Roads of the Parish;
authorizing the issuance of certificates
| of indebtedness for road work to be
done under contracts, and providing for
the payment thereof assssgs
section I. Be II enacted and ordained by the
| Police Jury of the Parish of st. Tamnany, that
| in order to create and provide special fund to
be used in working and repairing the public
roads of the parish.
| That special tax of two mills on the dollar,
| to be based on the assessed valuation of prop
| erty, be and is hereby levied for the years
| 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911, on the tax
| able property situated in the Parish of st. Tam
many, to be collected with other Parish taxesi
ana that the revenues to be derived from said
tax. be and are hereby set apart and appro-
priated for the repair and maintainence of the
| public roads of the parish of ST. Tammany, the
same to be expended for that purpose under
| contracts to be hereinafter entered into,
Section 2. That the President of the Police
| jury be and is hereby authorized to advertise
| for bids, and to enter into written contracts
with responsible parties, to work and repair
| the public roads of the parish, and to issue
! certificates of Indebtedness to contractors for
work to be done under such contracts, the
| certificates of Indebtedness to be payable out
of the special oadfunds above provided for,
| and to bear interest at the rate OF hVe Isl per
cent per annunl, from date.
| That the certificates of Indebtedness payable
out of the taxes of 1907 as well as the interest
| thereon, shall mature and be made payable on
the list day of July, 1908.
That the certificates of Indebtedness payable
out of the taxes of 1908, as well as the interest
thereon, shall mature and be made payable on
the 1St day of July 1909.
! That the certificates of Indebtedness payable
out of the taxes of 900, as we'll as the interest
thereon, shall mature and be made payable on
the 1st day of July 1910.
! That the certificates of Indebtedness payable
out of the taxes of 1910 as well as the interest
thereon, shall mature and be made payable on
the LIST day of July 1911
That the certificates of indebtedness payable
out of the taxes of 1911, as well as the Interest
thereon, shall mature and be made payable or
the lSt day of July 1912.
Bui the aggregate amount of the certificate!
| of Indebtedness to be so issued, payable out Of
the taxes of each of said years, shall not exceed
the sum of 100000 for any one year.
Section 3. That road work shall be let fo
two hundred miles, and contractors shall bt
} required to furnish bond, with good ant
solvent security, to the full amount of th'
contract price; for the faithful performance
of their obligations under said contracts.
Section I. That the public roads of the Parish
to be worked and repaired under the pro
visions of this ordinance are as follows:
Madisonville and Ponchatoula roads.
indian Village road.
Vaudeville and Abta road.
SlideII and Bayou Lacombe road.
Covington and Vaudeville road.
Covington and Madfsonvlle road.
Pearl River and Salt Bayou road.
CoVington and Bayou Lacombe road.
Holmesvlle and Wire road.
Slidell and Indian Village road.
Columbia road.
Turnpike road.
Military road.
Lee road.
| Middle road.
= 49,, For further information see plan
and specifications, in the Office of tn
Secretary of the Police Jury.
> All bids to be presented at the mex
meeting of the Police Jury, on Wednes
, day, May Is, 1907, at IL a. m.
: The Police Jury reserves the right
. reject any and all bids.
1t was moved, and duly seconded
: that 200 copies of the above ordinanc
be printed and mailed to road builders
Carried.
The following bills were read an
approved:
Howard Burns, to surveying 77mile
and ll15 feet Of roads, as per contrac
$616 90.
Babington- Thomas Co., Ltd, to sui
dries, as per itemized bills, II AZ.
a Alfred Kahl and Sanfred Kahl. juror
on inq uest of Isaac Colman, 2 90 eacl
David EzelI, juror on inquest of Wn
Barker, 90.
10 J. L. Beaucoudray, juror on inques
of LIE Roy Bordedelan. Q 90.
G. e. Beaucoudray, juror on inques
of John hurry, 2 90.
Cumberland Telephone and Telegrap
:, Co.. to telephone in Courthouse, Jal
= Feb. and March, s %
Is j. N, Miller, Constable, 4th w art
salary for quarter ending March 8
6 %.
P. G. Smith, ]. P, 4th ward, salal
for quarter ending March 81. 80.
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