St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-15

| The following bids were opened:
Covington, La, Feb. 8, 1908.
Improvement Committee, Town OF
Covington, La.
/ Dear Sirs-We herein agree to put
unwashed shells 18 # wide, 8 inches
deep in center with slope to 3 inches
deep on outer edge, for the length of
/ 1900 running feet, as per your adver-
for the sum of $1066.
Trusting that we may be awarded
| the contract, we are
/ Yours truly,
PLANCHE'S WOOD YARD.
Per F. F. blanche, Mgr.
Covington, La, Feb. 8, 1908.
! Improvement Committee, Town of
Covington, La.
! Gentlemen-I propose to deliver you
unwashed shells to cover sixteen hun
dred running feet of street as per
advertisement in st. Tammany Far
mer, for the sum of SOTO.
Respectfully yours,
PAUL ]. DULI0N.
Covington, La, Feb. 8, 1908.
To the Hon. improvement Committee,
| Town of Covington, La.
! Gentlemen-We the firm of AleXius
Bros. & Co., offer you our bid to shell
1900 running feet of street in the
Town Of Covington, La, unWashed
shells spread on street Is feet wide,
9 inches deep in center, with slope
to inches deep on outer edge, for
"a lie per square yard.
Hoping to receive your favorable
1 contract, Yours very truly,
ALEXIUS BROS. & co.
1t was moved by Mr.. Frederick,
seconded by Mr.. blanche, that all of
the above bids be rejected, on account
of error in specifications, and that the
Improvement Committee be and are
hereby instructed to re-advertise for
bids. Carried.
The following communication was
read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of Covington, La.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
ladies. officers of, and representing
the L. A. G.. L., wish to urge upon
you the necessity Of procuring some
sort of protection from fire.
At present we have in our treasury
one hundred and eighty-nine dollars
and twenty-six cents, which sum we
will willingly and freely give to assist
you in purchasing such apparatus as
you may decide to be best for the
above purpose.
Urging you to push the matter to
an immediate conclusion, and offering
any further assistance in the cause
that may be in our power, we remain,
MRS. R. G. MADDEN,
President.
MRS. H. w. WRIGHT,
i Vice President.
! MRS. PRESTON BURNS,
Second Vice President.
MRS. WALTER A. WHITE,
Treasurer.
MRS. C. MARVIN POOLE,
/ Corresponding Secretary.
\ MRS. E. JOHN ELLIS,
1 Ex-President.
MRS. G. F. HARDIE,
4 Ex-Secretary
MRS. L. L. MORGAN,
Chairman Executive Com.
MRS. VIM. BODEBENDER,
Chairman Press Com.
MRS. J. J. LAFAYE,
Recording Secretary.
/ It was moved and duly seconded
that a committee be appointed to in
vestigate the cost of good chemical
engine, and report at next regular
meeting. Carried.
The Mayor appointed the following
committee: Messrs. Jones, Frederick
and Burns. The said committee to
| -x1S41, HE,r1 n TIn6lnR1 pnncY-
dent Of the L. A. G. l..
The following report was read:
MARSHAL'S REPORT
Collections for the month of Jan.
] 1908:
Corporation Tax 221 AZ
Fines 70 So
Total $3.50 81
PAUL. J. DULION, Marshal.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
report was accepted.
The following ordinance was adopt
ed:
ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Board of Alder.
men of the Town of Covington, IN iega
session convened, That all owners Oh
improved property situated within the
corporate limits Of the Town of Gov
ington, La, be and they are hereby re-
uuired to number their respective
houses, within ten days after they arr
notified to do so by the duly consti.
tuted authorities of said town.
Be it further ordained, ETC., Tha
should any such owner SO served witt
;. notice, as aforesaid, fail within ter
DAYS after the service of such notic'
t upon him to number his house as re
ouired by this ordinance, he shall b
9 subject to fine not to exceed fiv
: dollars, or imprisonment in the tow
z iail for a period of not more than tel
e days, or both, at the discretion OF tn
|. Mayor.
The following bills were read an
approved:
!, &C. NJ. Lloyd, night marshal, salar
, for month. of January, 60 90.
w. H. Kentzel, to printing 81
building permits, so.
81 Ozone Lumber Co., Ltd, to 500 ]
u Of dressed heart boards, 1-2x6 Ia OF
p SO # 2x3, dressed 4 sides, | Is. Tota
Is ,25.
: st. Tammany Farmer, to publishin
:. license ordinance, 200 words, weeks