St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25
Police Jury.
Covington, La. NAV Is, 1907.

O~N@AS5tSA1 Log NA1y 4O5 4OUfs
The Police Jury met on above
date pursuant to adjournment.
Present George Koepp, Jr., MARI
Fitzgerald; NJ. G.. Day, George Bier
horst, 5. R. Wilson, J. J. Cusachs, B
A. schneider, Louis Grantham and L
T. Miles.
On motion, duly seconded, tht
reading of the inmates of the las
meeting was ddlspensed with.
Mr.. M. c. Day made a verba1
report on work done in the Court
house yard, which was accepted
Mr.. Koepp made verbal report
that he had made a contract with
Mr.. Noise TO finish up the Parish
Record Books, for the sum oil
1915.
Mir. B. A. Schneider reported
that be had the polling booth IN
the Eighth Ward built at cost of
5000.
Sheriff Brewster reported that he
had closedFcontract for chairs for
the Courtroom, and they would be
delivered and put In position IN
about ninety days.
1t was moved, and duly seconded,
that Mr.. Laurant be reimbursed
81 for double poll tax and road tax
paid for tue year 1906. Carried.
Mr.. Hudson Nj. White, of New
Orleans, addressed the Police Jury
on the-Question of placing new steel
vault fixtures for the Clerks rec
ordS, for the sum OF SAT- so.
Mr.. Day moved, seconded by Mr..
Cusachs, that MIR. Whites propo-
sltion be accepted. Carried.
Bids were opened as follows for
building bridge over Goodbee
Branch:
Robt. Fitzgerald, $225.00.
L, D. Martin, $4,000.
J. A. Barker, $4,000.
Roberts & Lunn, $2S7.0o. :
1t was moved and duly seconded
that the contract be awarded to
Robt. Fitzgerald, he being the low
est bidder. Carried.
The following bids were opened
and read for building public roads:
Covington, La, May IS, 1907.
To the Hon. President and Members of the Po-
lice Jury of St. Tammany Parish, La:
Gentlemen-I will construct the
200 miles of road, as advertised,
in this parish, build culverts, etc.
The price for the road bed and
bitches will be $500, and SIC per
foot, lumber measure, for all ma
terial put in the eulverts, 81 for
each mile post, 50 for each sign or
guide post.
In lieu, OF instead of using the
4ooo-pourd roller, as advertised, |
would recommend using a Llnslay
eight wheel wagon. When one
section OF the road was com.
pleted, say every quarter of a mile,
run the wagon with the hind
wheels set 10 run a lutte out of
track to the front wheels, the wa
gon to be run right on the' crown
of the road; wagon TO be loaded
with enough weight, SO as to pack
the dirt good, the wagon to be run
.>over enough times to SO as TO make
track about ten feet wide.
w. K. FRAZIER.
jacksonville, La, May / }, 1907.
To the Hon, President and Members Of the
Police Jury of ST. Tammany Parish, La:
Gentlemen-I am bidding on the
roads of the Frst Ward. My bid
Is $175 per mile.
G. j. FLYNN.
St. Tanlmany, La. May IS, 1907.
To the Hon. President and Members OF the Po-
lice Jury Of St. Tammany Parish, La:
Gentlemen-We peg leave to
submit the following bids on the
roads herein named, according to
the general specifications and pro
files:
Pearl River and Salt Bayon
roads, al five hundred dollars $500
per mile.
Covington and Vaudeville road,
at four hundred and fifty dollars
($450 per mile.
Covingtop and Bayou Lacomb
road six hundred dollars 5000 per
mile.
MandevilIe aud Abita Springs
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