St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-11
PAUL J. DULION'

Marshal and Tax Collector.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
report was accepted.
Itwas moved and seconded that the
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad
be and is hereby given ten days from
date hereof to repair Twenty-seventl
Avenue, over along and through which
their tracks run, and also such other
places as the Improvement Committee
IN their opinion believe needs repair
ing. Carried.
1t was moved, and duly seconded,
that the improvement Committee be
and are hereby instructed to advertise
for bids on 1000 feet Of 6, 8, and II
inch sewer pipe, and also to have q
survey made on Columbia street fol
same. Carried.
1t was moved, and duly seconded,
that the Improvement Committee be
and are hereby instructed to advertise
for bids for shells laid on Columbia
street, three blocks, including cross.
ings. Specifications to be gotten ur
by said committee. Carried.
The following ordinance was adopt.
ed:,
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Covington, Louisiana,
in legal session convened, That q
license tax be and is hereby levied fol-
the year 1908 upon each person, cor
poration, firm or association pursuing
any occupation, trade, business OF
calling in the Town Of Covington,
which is subject to State license.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the amount of license due from
this town for each trade, occupation,
BUSINESS or calling carried on or con-
Quoted in this town, subject to a Ii
cense, is hereby fixed at the same az
is now levied and collected by the
State for such trade, occupation bust
ness or calling within the corporate
limits of this town, except the liquor
license, which shall be $500 for the
year 1908.
Sec.S. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the license tax due this town
shall be and is hereby due and col
lectable at the same time and in the
same manner as license due the State;
and in the event the same are not paid
when due, it is ordered that the Tax
Collector report the same to the Town
Attorney, who is hereby authorized
and instructed to forthwith institute
legal proceedings to enforce payment
of same.
The following communication was
read:
Covington, La, Jan. z, 1905.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen-I herewith respectfully
hand you my bid for ten (10) squares
of bank clean shells at 39b cents
per running yard, delivered on the
streets, and spread to the following
grade:
Nineteen feet wide, 9inches in center
with slope to inches on each side.
Hoping this will meet with YOU
approval.
Yours truly.
G. w. ALEXIUS & BRO.
P. S. Payment to be one half cash
ether half in City Bonds, bearing s pei
cent interest
On motion, duly seconned, the above
communication was tabled.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
A. Vergez, to repairing road ma.
chine, SIS 90.
st. Tammany Ice & Mfg. Co., Ltd,
street lights for month of December,
1880. Extra lights from Dec. 10 tt
Dec. 81, 8 IS. Total 12O 85. Less
2 90 for lights out. $118 IS.
G. M. Lloyd, night marshal, salary
for month Of December, $50 90.
A. Barlow, for oyster shells, Sc 90.
c. A. Matthews, Principal of Gov
ington Public Shoot, three months SER
vices, as per appropriation made by
Town Council, $1O5 90.
c. c. Champagne & Co., medicine
for prisoners, as per itemized bill So. SIS
10 Work on streets.
For week ending Dec II, 1907: