St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-07
COUNCIL GS
COUNCIL HALL,

CovIngton, Ia., Sept. 8, 1907. (
The council net in regular ses-
sion on the above date
PRESENT.. Il Williams. Mayor /:
s. ID. Bulloch, nj. P. blanche, j.
s. Jones, Preston Burns, ". r.
Badon.
Absent-E. j. Frederick.
The reading Of the minutes of
the las: meeting was dispensed
with.
The following petition was then read:
PETITION.
Covington, La. Sept. 3rd 1907.
10 the Hon. Mayor and Counsel of
Covingtou, La.
We, the undersigned, constituting
one third in number and amount of the
property tax payers Of the town of
Covington, Louisiana, entitled to vote
on the subject matter hereinafter set
forth respectfully petition your Honor
able Body to order a special election
for the purpose of submitting to the
vote Of the property tax payers of the
town Of Covington, Louisiana, a prop
ositiun to levy and assess special taxes
upon all the property within said town
subject to State taxation at the rate of
three mills ON the dollar of the assess
| ed valuation for each year for twenty
Ave years, commencing with and In
Guiding the year of 1908, said special
taxes so voted to be used solely and ex-
/ clusively for the purpose of purchasing
any existing system of waterworks, or
purchasing or constructing system OF
water works for the use and benefit Of
the town of Covington, Louisiana, the
title to which shall be and rema in
the town If Covington, Louisiana, and
to incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds for said purpose, said bonds not
to exceed Forty thousand Gao, 100000
Dollars In amount and to bear interest
at the rate of five per cent. per annum,
and to be payable not more than twen-
ty-five years from January 1st, 1909.
The principal and interest Of said
bonds to be paid out of the proceeds of
the aforesaid special taxes as directed
hereafter by the appropriate ordinance
of the town Counsel of Covington,
Louisiana, and in accordance with the
Constitution and laws of the State of
| Louisiana.
Respectfully.
Signed by 126 tax payers.
II was moved and duly seconded that
committee be appointed to compare
the list Of signers with the assessment
rolls and list of registered voters. Car
ried.
The Mayor appointed on said COM
mittee Messrs. E. J. Frederick,
j. S. Jones and Preston Burns.
1t was moved and duly seconded that
the town attorney be and is hereby in
structed to make demand on MIR. l..
Wehrli, for building banquet on Lock-
wood and New Hampshire Sts., and
also on the estate of Mr.. J. r. Cahier
for building banquet on Boston ST., and
in event of failure to collect for same
to enter suit at once. Carried.
It was moved and duly seconded that
all peddlers, peddling in the town of
ICovington, anything other than what
they actually raise, be made to pay a
license, and the marshal is Instructed
TO collect the same. Carried.
1t was moved and duly seconded
that all boot blacks doing business in
the town of Covington be made pay a
license and the marshal is instructed
to collect the same. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Jones duly second
ed by Mr., Burns the following resolu-
ton and ordinance was adopted.
ALAk ~ Dl
Co., Ltd, of Covington, Louisiana, be
and is hereby granted the right and
privilege OF constructing, maintaining
and operating sewer pipe along New
Hampshire and Asia Streets from the
Southern Hotel building to the Bogue
Falia River, for the purpose Of con-
veying the sewerage from said Hotel
building and premises to said river, the
said sewer pipe to be Of sizes and to be
placed as shown on the plan made BY
Preston Hernd@p, Civil Engineer, on file
and attached heeto. The same to be
placed at least three feet from the
edge of the gutter, but should sale
sewer pipe interfere with the construc
ton of any public improvement. the
title to which vests In the Town o!
Covingson, then, and in that event the
Isame shall be removed at the expense
of the said Southern Hotel Co., Ltd.
The franchise and privilege to be To-
, the sole use of said southern Hotel.
The following ordinance was theI
read.
ORDINANCE
Be 1t Ordained by the Town Council of III
Town of Covinton, in legal session convened
That that portion of Kemper Street, in sal
town, commencing at point sixty too fee
southeast from the corner of Kember and Rut
land Streets, thence along said Kemper Stree
to the Bogue Falaya River, be and the same
!, thereby declared vacated and closed.
Sec. 2, Be II Further Ordained ETC., That thi
, Ordinance shall take effect from and after u
) passage.
labove ordinance be adopted. Carried
It was moved and seconded that tn
I Mayor be authorized to sign the leas
of the above vacated street, to Mr.. Z
l.. Charroppin, in consideration {
Q which the town is to receive his parl
4 as per agreement. Carried.
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