St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-26

Gaines, J. P. Mizell, J. N. Turner, J.
E. Cooper. B. B. Mizell, Cap. Wood,
Henry Mizell, L. D. Jenkins, J. j.
Thomas, Jacob Jenkins, John Miller,
C C. Carter, J. G. Mizell, Elvis
Mi7ell, Edgar Mizell. c. H. Mizell,
Ezbon Cooper, Oscar Mitchell, L. A.
Mitchell, J. M. Hunt. L. A. Talley,
w. w. Talley, Jr., Warren Pierce,
j. L. Cooper, Lewis Grantham, Math.
MizeH, r. a.. Pierce, Leon Moran,
w. nj. Ellis, j. S. McCrary, W. D..
Jenkins, w. L. Met Crary, Zach. Tay-
llcr, Bert Jenkins, Ina Grant, m,
1,aIaas .II.s D. . onapsnn z..
EWs Lee, . Albert q II alker. d Lie akeT,
Chas. Moore. S. Z. Jenkins, N. Bush,
w. j. Powell, e. E. Ta1ley,. julie Jen-
kins, Martial Talley, T. NJ. Talley,
S o. Carter, L. B. Aldrige, ]. w.
Knight. J. D. Meyers, Steve Pierce,
D. c. Magee, Albert Young, Albert
Pierce, Jim Grow, L. A. Jenkins, S.
J. Richardson.
1t was moved and seconded that
above petition be put to a vote Of
the Police Jury, which motion was
carried and the vote resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas-M; Fitzgerald Crawford
Nays-Herman Schultz, Gao. F.
Bierhorst, A. D. Crawford, J. J.
Cusachs, B. A. Schneider and J. w.
Decker-6.
A majority being against petition
for new polling booth, the petition
was not granted.
The following report was read:
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Gentlemen-We, your Finance
Committee, beg leave to report that
we have examined and approved bills
to the amount of $2SO.S7.
Yours respectfully,
G. F. BIERHORST.
H. SCHULTZ.
J. w. DECKER.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above report was accepted as read,
and approved bills ordered paid:
The following petition was read:
Vaudeville, La, Aug. IS, 1911.
To Police Jury, st. Tammany Parish,
Covington, La:
Dear Sirs-We, the undersigned
taxpayers of St. Tammany parish,
and residents of the Fourth Ward,
herewith petition your honorable
body to open the closed street to
connect with Florida avenue a dis
tance of two squares, which are near
ly clear and could be accomplished
al very small cost AS it is now
you have already built a bridge over
the ravine on said street making traf-
fic possibl over Clause street from
Bayou Lacombe Road up to Ameri-
ca street, at which point the street
is closed, and there is no possible
way to reach Florida avenue or the
town of Vaudeville. All improve
ments that will be made on this
street will be of no benefit to the
public, unless this road is open to
are hemmed in without any possible
way to reach Vaudeville or Florida
a. enue, except by driving over pri-
vate property through the woods,
which are practically impossible We
urgently request that you investigate
our request, and feel sure that you
will appreciate the necessity of max
ing this Improvement.
Respectfully yours,
JOE G. HUYE
CLINTON FOLGOUT.
L. H. CUNFINE.
MRS. c. EVERNARD
Per Cantine
JAS. HENLEY.
F. EDW. VIX.
ERNEST PRIETO.
MRS. N. LEVY & SON
Moved by ] J. Cusachs, seconded
by j. w. Decker, that above petition
be- granted.
Carried.
The following bills We're read and
ordered paid:
J. B. Singleton, services as juror
at inquest of John H. Jones. $500.
L. Wehrli, Jr., services as juror
at inquest of Odel Delpit, $500.
A. w. Barton, services as Juror
in quest of John H. Jones, $500.
L. L. Grow, services as juror at
Inquest of John H. Jones, 5000
T. c. Adams, services as juror at
inquest of Lou Brumfeid, $500.
j. Y. Grow, deputy coroner Ninth
Ward, services at inquest of Doucet
case, for livery and boat hire, $500.