St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-16
VOL. xxxv NO. 9

| ". 4uaVe, harvey n. ELLIS, JOSs ASSA
T. E. Brewster, John Haller.
1t was decided that the Improve
ment Committee, have piece or por-
ton of street graded and worked
properly as sample of what kind OF
work is desired, when bids will be
| asked for to grade the streets and
| Avenues of the town. The sum OF
one thousand dollars to be expended
for same.
It was moved, seconded and carried
that the sum of one thousand (S1O00)
dollars be appropsiaped and laid aside
for the purpose of grading streets ana
avenues.
The following communication from
the Board of Health was read and ac-
cepted. oo
Covington, La, January 18th, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Gentle
men of the Council:
The Board of Health recommends
the following of vital interest to the
health of the town.
That the Water-works tank be
cleaned, covered and screened: This
is the second time this resolution has
been recommended. The first COM
munication being addressed to Mr.
Paul bullion; but SO far no results. lt
is now earnestly requested and urged
that the Council now take action to
have this resolution carried out.
Resolved by the Board of Health
that each physician before announcing
diagnosis of a contagious disease, re-
ports to the Board of Health, and then
one of the members of the Board OF
Health visit the patient with attending
physician and confirm diagnosis, before
the diagnosis is given cut to the public.
It is urged that any physician failing
to comply with this law, that an ordi-
nance be passed and the vioiator be
subject ito q fine at the Mayors, dis
cretiou. 1t is also urged that any re-
commentators made by the Board to
the Council that are not carried out,
the Council shall inform the said Board
reasons why?
It is resolved that some means be
adopted at once for the vital statistics
births, deaths and marriages.) The
suggestion the Board makes in this
respect is that the Town Clerk become
the recorder of births, deaths and mar
riages. 1t is urged by the Board that
this resolution be carried out at once,
as the registration births and deaths
is an important factor in the welfare
of our town.
1t is recommended that the sewers
and cess-pools of Messrs Thiery, Hardy,
Smith, Martindale, Mrs. Stern, Poole
Bros. Emile Frederick, Warren Badon,
Jack Pelloat, (Rubion House,, Sellers
Building are in an unsanitary condition
and request them to take steps to
remedy same, and any others that may
be found in an unsanitary condition.
1t is also recommended to the Coun-
Gil that the mattresses and bed-cloth-
ing of Mrs. Wehrli necessitating des-
truction to prevent the spread of dip
liberia, that some compensation be
given to Mrs. WehIi to defray expenses
of buying new articles.
Respectfully,
DR.. J. F. PIGoTT, President.
III. E. GAUTREAUx, M. D. Secretary.
DIR. B. b. WARREN,
C: F. HARDIE,
H. J. SMITH.
It was moved and seconded that the
Health Officer see about the amount
compensating Mrs. w. Wherli for
things destroyed and authorized the
Secretary to issue warrant for same.
The bill of H. K. Barrow, City En-
gineer, was approved and ordered
paid.
To K, II. Barrow for map-book
and map as per contract, 5000, 90.
The Mayor asked the Improvement
Committee to take up the proposition
of fire plugs with the st. Tammany
Ice and Manufacturing Company and
i %
The following table presented by
the Fire Department was adopted
showing location OF fire by signal.
Box 5, east of Columbia, north OF
Gibson, Jefferson Ave. to river.
Box4, west Of Columbia, north OF
Gibson street, Silver street to river.
Box IL, east Of Columbia, south OF
Gibson to river.
Box 13, west of Columbia, south of
Gibson to Asia to Jefferson Avenue.
Box IA, east of Jefferson Ave. from
Asia st. to 18th Avenue to river.
Box "a, west Of Jefferson Ave, 18th
| Ave to 18th Ave. to woods.
Box %, west of Jefferson Ave, 18th
Ave. to oath Avenue to the woods.
Box 22, west of Jefferson Ave, oath
Avenue to 28th Avenue to woods.
Box 21, west of Jefferson Ave-, 28th
| Avenue to Holmesville road.
| Box 80, east of Homesville road
from laundry back.
Box 80, east of Lee road to Sulphur
Springs Addition.
/ Box Al, Claiborne.
There being no further bushes,
meeting adjourned, subject to call.
e. v. RICHARD, Mayor.
E. ]. RICHARD, Secretary.
WANTED-Fifty cross-tie hewers