St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-25

Parish of st. Tammany.
| certify the above to be a true
statement of all amounts collected by
me from the LIST day Of August, 1909,
| inclusive.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 31st day of August, A. D., 1909.
T. E. BREWSTER,
Tax Collector.
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
DIV. Clerk and Ex-Ofi. Notary Public.
Covington, La, Sept. 20, 1909.
To the President and Members OF the
Police jury
Gentlemen-We, your Finance Com
| mittee, beg leave to report that we
have examined and approved bills to
the amount of 1869. SIS.
Respectfully,
G. F. BIERHORST,
j. w. DECKER,
H. SCHULTZ.
Office of Mayor and Tax Collector,
Abita Springs, La, Sept. 20, 1909
Mr.. President and Members Police
Jury, Parish of st. Tammany.
Gentlemen-In reading the Southern
Firemen's Journal notice where most
all of the Parishes of our State were
donating towards thier fire depart
ments, also the city councils. Now as
we have fire company well organized
and chartered and badly in need OF
funds, we will kindly ask Of you to
assist US, as you well know that tlre
company is very essential.
Hoping that your honorable BODY
will help the good cause, beg to re-
main,
Yours truly,
A. 0. PONS,
Pres. Abita Fire. Co. No. 2.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
| request was tabled.
| To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of St.
Tammany Parish
We, the undersigned taxpayers and
property owners, do hereby grant a
rig ht-of-way through our lands for a
public road running from Slidell out
on what is known as the Mayfield
road and connecting with the road
| running from Slidell to Salt Bayou at
or near Glover's place. This right-of
way is to be granted to the parish
Tree OF all cost.
Signed:
B. E. Gain, Mrs. Toney Fields,
ST., Alfred Fields, John P. Downey,
p. E. Guzman, Paul Aples, Ruff.
Crawford, Capt. w. H. Symmes, H.
l.. Risher, SaIman Brick and Lumber
Co., Ltd, per ]. A. Salman, WIRES,
H. H. Mayfeld, ]. A. Mayfield, ]. E..
Mayield.
It was moved and seconded that the
above petition be granted as soon as
titles are turned over to the Police
Jury. Carried.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Mrs. L. Miles, feeding prisoners,
from August II to Sept. 10, $96 so.
st. Tammany Ice & Mfg. Co., Ltd,
for lights and water, Z 10.
4 Mathew j. Long, Criminal Sheriff,
Parish of Orleans, for feeding John
Perry so days, $50. To feeding T.
Dupre, 40 days, $24 SO. To feeding
Morris Vaughn 43 days, q So. Total,
$76 90.
| Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., to services rendered fol
month of August, So rs.
J. F. Crawford, conveying prisoners
from Pearl River to parish Jail, So 55.
J. Y. Grow, to holding inquest or
body of Buck Bradford, on Pearl River,
| $40 90.
R. A Orr, E. P. Robert, w. G.
Pow. Jim Favre and L. L. Crow, t.
serving as jurors on inquest of Buck
| Bradford, 2 90 each.
| ]. Y. Grow, hire of team to hole
inquest on body of Buck Bradford, SIS,
St. Tammany Farmer to publishing
| Notice to Contractors, August Z anc
IA, l so. Publishing proceedings OF
| August q meeting, II 90. Publish.
| ing road work for month of August
10 90. Publishing venire, Sept. 18
l so. Total, $23 90.
\ A. O. Pons, salary as Justice of the
Peace, for quarter ending June 3d.
ES12 so.
T. E. Brewster, Sheriff, amount
2 SO. Conveying F. ]. Sllivan from
Slidell to Covington, 90. Total
$3.50.
H. R. Warren, Clerk of Court, sta
tionary for six months, ending june
80, 1909, 1880. Issuing 153 warran
to witness and Jury at 1919 cents
each, 1912. Drawn Jury for October
terms of Court, 800. Writing process!
, verbel, 800. Copy of Jury to Sheriff
l.50. Copy of Jury to printer i.50
Summons 5 Jury Commissioners, LIS
Total $4,000.
i C. w. Carson, warrant books $18
Il I,,x1, ~, d
: one day and mileage $50; S. j. Talley
one day and mileage 4.30; Charlie
Oulliber, one day and mileage $40
Ernest Prieto, one day and mileag
400; V. H. Frederick, one day 800.
Witness to drawing Jury: j. 7
Strobe, 200; Emile Dubourg. 200.
: Norman Fendlason, serving as juro
at inquest on body of John Terrell
; $500.
!. Geo. M. FendIason, serving as juro
:. at inquest on body Of John Terrell
: 50. 90.
E. F. Varnado, serving a juror q
Inquest on body of John Terrell, s. OF
j. Y. Grow, serving as juror at If
quest on body of John Brown, S. Oh
Arthur Strain, serving as juror g
g inquest on body of Charles Badly
$500.
. James Wilson, serving as juror {
: inquest on body of Charles Bald!
/ $500.
e Mathew j. Long, Criminal Sheri
Parish of Orleans. To feeding job
Perry so days, $1,000; Toussin Dupre
J. 49 days, $24. 80; Minis Vaughn, Z
' days, S21. so. Total, $1,000.
g.
: Daughters Of Isabella.
Re The Daughters Of Isabella M
Thursday and decided to have the