St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13
Police Jury.
Covington, La, April 8, 1907.


Covington, La, April 8, 1907.
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion on the above date, and remained in
session two days.
oresent-G George Koepp, Jr., Mark
Fitzgerald; NJ. G.. Day, George Bier
horst, S. R. Wilson, j. j. Cusachs, B.
4. schneider, Louis Grantham and l..
T. Miles.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bid was then read:
Bridge over Goodbee Branch, for the
sum of $500, at 100 feet in length,
more or less, P. M. Mendow, bidder.
MIR, Day moved, seconded by MIR.
Bierhorst, that the above bid be reject
ed, and the President vas Instructed to
re. advertise for bids for building said
bridge, the bids to be received at the
next regular meeting OF the Police jury
1t was moved by Mr.. Schneider,
seconded by Mr.. Bierhorst. that
Mrs. Mary Stafford be reimbursed the
sum Of SIS 60, for over-assessment'
| Carried.
It was moved by Mr.. Grantham, Sec
onded by Mr.. Wilson, that we do not
reimburse any more cases of over or
erroneous assessments. Carried by
unanimous vote.
The following report was then read:
jacksonville, La, April !, 1907.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Police Jury, Parish OF St. Iammany Ia.
| Gentlemen-We, the 0noeEslsneu'
have cut and cleaned all the timber,
and ditched, and built one 5-foot bridge
and one bridge 81 feet wide, from Iurn-
j pike road to old Lacroix site, on Iche-
tfuncta River. The said public road,
on section line, is bounded north oy
lands of G. Dousau, D. E. Baham, Du.
bois, T. Paderas, Jr., south ny Iand OF
| A. Thurman, FitzsimmOns and G. II.
Brady, length of said public road is
$3.50 yards, or ii, 400 feet.
A. nj. BAHAM,
THEO. PADERAS, Jr.
It was moved and duly seconded,
that the above report be adopted. Car
ried. =
The following bid was then read:
Covingtou, La. April 8, 1907.
hereby submit the following bid to
build bridge across the Tchefuncta
River, at the place known as the old
Lacroix site, in accordance with the
specifications of your body, Tor the
price and sum of six hundred ana fifty
dollars, (S65O 00.)
Respectfully submitted,
THEO. PADERAS, JR.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
bid was accepted.
It was moved, and duly seconded
that Messrs. Koepp and Day be ap-
pointed a committee to accept the
above bridge when completed. Carried.
i The following proposition was read :
Covington, La, April =, 1907.
To the honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury.
Conference.-The undersigned hereby
offers to construct the public road,
commencing at the old LacrOlx Bridge,
running to Penn Mill Road, distance
of probably one and one half miles, at
eighty (S80.OO dollars mile. | will
put said road in a passable condition,
Also dig all necessary bitches and
trenches along said road and build all
necessary bridges across the same.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. L. BRADLEY.
On motion, duly seconded. the above
! offer was accepted, and Messrs. koepE
and Day were appointed to accept tht
work when completed.
On motion of Mr.. schneider. second
ed by Mr. Grantham, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. TammanY hereby rattle:
and approves the action of Geo. koepp
Jr., President of the Police Jury, il
entering into and ex cutting the con
tract with the Texas Bridge Co., datet
February 23d, 1907, for the construction
of d public steel draw bridge acros!
, Bayou Vincent, at Slidell, La.
The following petition was then read
70 the honorable president and mem
bers of Police Jury, st. Tammany Phi
We, the undersigned residents ant
tax payers of the Fifth Ward, respect
. fully petition your honorable body t.
> change the route of the Franklintol
Road from Holden's Creek 10 Sun ?. q
so that said road will pass through tn
! town of SuR on jenkins street.
| Signed-J. Fl. Dixon, Jacob jenkins
Tom Anderson, Henry Mizell, EdW. c
Engles E. F. Campbell, M. j. Campbell
VIM. Biery, Theo. Stafford, Leon Beau
q coudraY, Emile Talley, s. J.. Jenkins
e L. G. T. Jenkins, L. A. jenkins. jon
| W. Knight, John G. Mizell and ]. I
Mizell.
!, On motion. duly seconded, the abov
| petition was laid over till next meeting
:. sss-s SHERIFF'S REPORT. W.
For quarter ending March 81, 1907,
. Parish tax so 100 a.