St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-18

Total $1,O79 so
". 6. HUTCHINSON, Treasurer.
STREET COMMISSIONERS REpoRT
Cash on hand July 81, 1909 az 25
Amount appropriated Aug. 8 so O.
Total cos o.
Disburse ments. -
Working streets and bridges 81 Is
Balance on hand Aug. 81 sal 10
VIM. PETERS, Street Com.
On motion, duly seconded the above
reports were accepted.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
p. Esquinance, hauling posts, ETC.,
J. Mrs. n. Levy Z Sons, nails, etc,
s. Smith, drift bolts, 81 rs.
T.. Dubourg, drift bolts and one
maui, $40 so.
james 7. Davis, $50 feet Of lumber,
$40 so.
NJ. Burrell for piling, 81 90.
A. Depre & Sons, nails, 50 "a.
A. G. Bose, for lumber 500 Id.
L. Menant, expense on stationery,
Moved and seconded that the fran
chise Of Mr.. A. D. Piaggio be ac-
cepted.
Carried unanimously.
The following petition was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the Town of Vaudeville. La,
We. the undersigned, embracing more than
o1e-third of the property taxpayers of the said
Town of Vaudeville, petition your honorable
body to order special election to be held In
the Town of Vaudeville, at which election
there shall be submitted to the property tax
payers of said Town, entitled TO vote under
the Constitution and laws OF the State OF
Louisiana. the proposition of mourning debt
and issuing negotiable bonds therefor, to the
extent of $20,000 for the following purposes:
1st. To construct revetfnent from the
corner of Foy and Lake streets, in said Town
of Vaudeville, mmencing in the Lake at a
point about three hundred feet from the
center of square number 5, thence running
parallel with Lake street to a pointin the lake
about three hundred feet opposite the corner
OF Lake and Carondeiet streets.
Cd, TO fill in and reclaim that portion of the
said Town of Mandeville's property lying be-
tween Carondclet street, Lake Shore, Foy and
the proposed Tcvetment,
Sd. 10 construct shell road, coumencing
III Lake street In said Town, at the corner
of Lake and Lamarque streets. thence from
said corner to the corner OF Lake and wilkinson
streets; thence along wilkinson street to
Monroe street; thence along Monroe street 70
Marigny Avenue; thence along the center OF
Marigny Avenue to Lake street.
We further petition your honorable BODY 70
submit to the property taxpayers of said Town,
At said election also the question OF levying
specIaI tax of three mills on the dollar per
znnum for period OF ten years, upon al
assessed and assessable property situated IN
ia said Town, the same to be applied to the
rzyTncnt of the annual interest on, as well as
to the payment OF the principal OF sald ponos'
Signed by twent g&thrce U - taxpayers.
Moved and seconded that the petit
ton issuing $4,000 bond be ac-
cepted.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that a COM
mittee be appointed to see that the
sionatures Of one-third of the property
tay PAYERS are bonafed tax payers.
The committee appointed were; James
Rand Geo. Bierhorst and b. Dubourg.
Moved and seconded that the labor
erg hired by the town of Vaudeville
receive so per day.
Carried. -
Moved and seconded that one ana
+hree-a1arters squares on the beach,
Be graded and shelled at tne same
figures as nerSIO4oiS'
Carried. cog - a.
nropriated to the Street Commissioner
For general improvements.
on motion, duly seconded, mee1ihs
adjourned. = noprv Mavor
/. MENANT, Secretary.
Vaudeville, La, Sept. 8, 1909.
Adjourned meeting held on above
da psa s. ! r. Borey, Mayor; Jos.
cn.;t5 a Depre, Jas. Band, Geo.
R;arhorst and Z. Dubourg.
n was moved and seconded that the
ranorf Of the petition. ordering 5, {
s,,pc;eI election. and issuing negoslaDle
S SGIs'1 n the amount of SIG, OOO, pc r.
ceived and spread on the nllnu'es
Carried. pad duly
seconded by George +. Blernoffs ~. Wv exs
above petition was re1erreo ,., AZ the
animation and comparison WIZ :.taa Ol u
assassment roll, to q comm In..sa,,, -
s ssTessl. Consisting of Emile DunosrR'
Taroes Rand and Geo. i. BleInors -,
Saa. stsr due consideration, the CON- son.
,,; AaSei returned and made the foliOW'
ing report; .,;no+;on and com.
on a Inc petition, we, the so 81:
Ln;ttee find that more than oheIstlt +
Iils 49, ,,o 1 taxpayers, entleleu -. :
. q tlu ,,nder the Constitution ana ;G aasS
y ofs he State Of Louisiana nave signe'
i As
salo pe'i'JA JAS. BAND, .,ropcr
GEO. 4. BIERHORSI. 81
D. DUB0URG. 60 !,
The following ordinance dim Ssly oil sseaconde;;
I - Fn1;l Is Dubourg, was adopseu 4
tRe folling vote.
Yeas live.
Nays none.
,..,,g suecial election e tsxnsveTs of tn,
OraeIln.ks, 10 the propeaY ~ entitled L
suhmttts0 MsndeviIle. LOUISIANA .,,isiana
Town Of ~, laws Of the Staie, y ~, issir,,
vote unae of inerrig de Re- ai ~, nties
negotIabe soads s sssasiit la On al DrODsrs'