St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-13
Police Jury.
Coyiugton, July 8, 1907.

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Present:
First ward-Geo, Koepp, Jr.
Second ward-Mark Fitzgerald
Third ward-M. G. Day.
Fourth ward-Geo. Bierhorst.
fifth ward-Louls Grantham.
Sixth wards. R. Wilson.
Seventh ward-J. J. Cusachs
Eighth wsrd-B. A. Schneider.
Ninth ward-L. L. Miles.
On motion, duly seconded, MT
Geo. Koepp, was reelected Presl'
dent. and Mr.. w. e. Renlzel was
reelected Parish printer fer the
ensuing year. by reclamation. ~
Messrs. Frank s. Drolly and w.
walsh, representing the New or.
leans Convalescent Home, appeared
before the Board and addressed
them on the subject Of the Home
and asked for q donation, for the
benefit of the Building Fund.
Mr.. Day moved, seconded by MT
Wilson, that the sum OF fifty dollars
be donated for the above tuno. ano
the Secretary was instructed to
issue a warrant in payment OF the
same. /,
It was moved AND duly seconded
thai the President be instructed TO
purchase a blackboard and hing
case for the Courtroom. Carried
The following petition was then
read:
To the honorable President and mem
bers Of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen-We the undersigned
citizens Of Abita Springs and viclai-
ty, respectfully petition y'ourflonor'
able BODY to establish polling
booth at ADlta Springs, to be
known as Precinct No. 2 OF Ward
8. defining the boundaries OF said
Precinct.
Boundaries of precinct No. 2, OF
Ward 8, Parish of st. Tammany
beginning at the bridge on Poncha-
toiowa and Vaudeville road, along
said road to Abita river, along said
Abita river to the corporation limits
OF Ablta Springs, along the west
line Of said corporation limits to
the crossing of said corporation and
the range line roads. north along
said range line road to the Low
Davis Road, then along Low Davis
road to east boundary line Of SAID
81 Ward, south along said ware
line TO Ponchatolowa Creek, along
said Popchatolowa west to tho
Vaudeville Road.
Signed by sixtY-ie2ht citizens.
On motion, duly seconded. thu
above petition was granted.
1t was moved and duly seconded
that the bill of Henry Keller, TO
removing an old bridge, $40, be re-
iectad. Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, tn
bill offs. B. Coleman of Pearl River
for arrest of two prisoners, railroad
fare, feeding and minding Jail
amounting to $13 so, was approved
and ordered paid.
The following petition OF tn
property tax payers OF the Fourtl
Ward OF the Parish OF st. Tam,
many, asking that an election b
ordered for the purpose of takin!
the sense of the property tax psyer
CT said ward, on the question @
levysng special tax in aid of tn
construction, operation and main
tenance of line of electric or mo
tor railways, wGs duly presented
PETITION.
To the honorabIe: President and mem
bers of the Police Jury of the Paris
of st. Tammanys State of Louisians
We, the undersigned, comprisin
more than one-third OF the propert
tax payers, and duly qualified electors
residing within Fourth Ward of III
aforesaid Parish and State, with respet
represent:
That the construction and operatio
Of an electric or motor railway, by th
st. Tammany and New Orleans Kailwa
and Ferry Co., will be of great value
the citizens and property owners With
the said Fourth Ward of the Parish
We therefore, respectfully petitio
your honorable body, by proper ord
nance and according to law, to order
special election, submitting to th
property tax payers of the Fonrt
Ward, entitled to vote under the Cor
stitutloE and laws of the State of Lol
isiana, the question of levying a tal
not exceeding three (3) mills per annul
upou the taxable property of the sal
Fourth Ward, for period OF ten II
years, to aid in the construction, mai
tenaflce and operation of line of ele
trio or motor car railway, by the S
Tsmmany and New Orleans Railwa
and Ferry Co., its su ;cessors or assign
on the following conditions, to-wit:
lst. That the line OF railway shall
constructed and operated from ar
within the corporate limits of the Tow
of Covington, and to and within Il
corporate limits of the Village OF Abb
Springs, and to and within the corpt
rate limits of the Town OF Mandevill
with such spurs, switches, turnouts al
the ike, as appear proper and niece
sary; to the operation Of the railroad.
End. That che said tax shall run f
q period OF ten (l01 years, and the "a
shall not exceed three (s) mills per a
nun: on the property listed and a
sessed for taxation within the SO
Fourth Ward.
3rd. The amount to be realized eat
rear from the levy and collection
said Tax shall be three thousand dollar
(g3, 900. COZ or so mach thereof as u
proceeds OF such three mill tax shs
amount 60.
ath. The said tax to become due al
cuIleasaple only from snd after q