St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-10

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read:
MARSHAL'S REPORT.
Collections for months of June and |
July, 1907:
Cooperation tax 1906. 1886 II |
Licenses 1907. 407 30 |
Total. .$726 81 |
P. ]. DULION,
Town Marshal.
On motion, duly seconded, the |
above report was accepted.
The following petition was then
read:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the |
town of 'Covington, Louisiana.
We, the undersigned, representing
more than one-third Of the property
taxpayers qualified to vote, within the
limits of the town of Covington, re-
spectfullY represent:
That the construction by the Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad
Company of a standasd guage railroad
from the City of Baton Rouge, State of
Louisiana, through the parish of Liv-
ingston into and through the town Of
Hammond, Louisiana, and to the town
Covington, would be of great value,
advantage and benefit to the people and1
property within the town Of Covington.
We therefore petition your honorable
body to proceed according to law
to submit to the property taxpay-
ers legally qualified to vote thereon
proposition to levy tax, not to exceed
four mills on the dollar per annum on
the value of the assessed and assessa-
BILE property in the town of Covington
for. the years 1908 to 1917, both inclu.
sive, in aid of said Baton Rouge, Ham,
mond and Eastern Railroad Company,
q corporation organized under the laws
Of the State of Louisiana and now
domiciled in the city Of Baton Rouge,
in said State, and payable to the said
Railroad Company, or order,. its sue
cessors or assigns, provided that said
tax shall be voted, levied and collected
on the following conditions, to-wit:
First. That the said tax shall run for
q period Of ten years, as aforesaid, and
shall not exceed the rate of four mills
on the dollar, as aforesaid, it being the
intel ton of your petitioner that the
amount to be realized each year from
the levy and collection of said tax shall
not exceed the sum of two thousand
FIVE hundred dollars in any one year,
and shall not exceed twenty-five thou
sand dollars for said entire perio! of
ten years.
Second. That the said Baton Rouge,
Hammond and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, its assessors or assigns, shall
within four months of the date of the vot
ing of said tax, begin the construction
of standard gusge railroad from the
city of Baton Rouge, State of Louisi-
ana, through the parish of Livingston,
into and through the town Of Ham
mond, and to the town Of CoVington,
which said road is to be completed
within twelve months from date of
commencement thereof, it being under
stood that the periods hereinabove
fixed, within which construction shall
be begun and completed, are to pre-
vail, unless the said railroad company
be prevented by pestilence, wars, over
flows, strikes or other causes beyond
its control, from beginning or complet-
ing its construction, and the said sub.
sidy, or any part thereof, shall be paya'
BILE to said railroad company, its sue
cessors or assigns, only when the said
railroad shall have been so constructed
and put in operation.
That should the said Baton Rouge.
Hammond and Eastern Railroad extend
its line beyond said town, all passen
ger trains of said road shall stop at the
town OF Covington. And the said rail-
road hereby agrees to build and main
tain it's depot within the corporate
limits of the town of Covington,
Signed by ninety-four property tax
payers.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, second
ed by Mr.. Bulloch, the above peti'
ton was accepted ard the Mayor
was instructed to appoint q com
mittee of three to compare the
names of the signers with the as
sessment roll and list OF registered
voters. Carried.
The Mayor appointed on sale
committee Messrs. Jones, Freder'
ick and Burns. to report at mex
J meeting.
It was moved by Mr. Frederick
seconded by Mr.. Bulloch, that Mr.
Lewis L. Morgan, Town Attorney
be instructed to file suit agalns
Messrs. Eiseman q Lazarus. a
once. Carried.
It was moved by Dir. Frederick
seconded by Mr.. Bullock, that thi