St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-11-25
WATERW0RKS.
AND SCHOOL.
Commercial League Takes
Matter Up With Council.
Which Will Order Election
at an Early Date.
Council Sets Aside Two Mills
for scoool Building.
League Will Next Take Up
the Railroad Question.

The executive committee of the
Commercial League has been dill
gently working for some tine past
in an effort to solve the question of
waterworks for Covington and the
completion of tn public school build
ing. There have been many diff
culties to overcome in carrying out
these projected improvements that
required both legal advice and jul
dicious management. The league
has been ably assisted by its COM
mittee, composed of Judge Thos. M.
Burns, District Attorney L. l.. Nor
gan and City Attorney JOS. B. Lam
caster, in the work of outlining a
plan whereby. the school building
may be completed without further
legal complications. Mr.. Lancaster,
at a meeting OF the council Tuesday
evening, took up the matter with
that body, carefully going through
all the legal requirements to pre-.
vent repetition OF the defects and
delays that have hitherto hampered
progress in the acquisition of a
school building. 1t was found that
after making up the regular budget
there would still be available 2 2k
mills, and 2 mills Of this was set
aside for ten years, the longest time
allowable under the law, to be fund
ed for the purpose of completing
the school building.
D. J. Sanders and D. H. Mason APP
peared at the meeting as commit
tee from the Executive Committee
lof the Commercial League, asking
that the council call an election for
| bond issue to build waterworks for
Covington. The plan submitted
| calls for an investment Of $4,000.
Mr.. Lancaster explained that under
the law of 1910 the council had q
right to call this election without be-
l ing petitioned. the property holders
| having the privilege of voting upon
the measure at the polls. The courl-
Gil ordered that the election be held
and the proper papers drawn up by
City Attorney Lancaster. As the
sentiment of the people is strongly
| in favor of his measure, there Is
little doubt that Covington will soon
have waterworks.
The Commercial League has also
under consideration the securing OF
better. railway facilities, and If they
cannot be secured with the means at
hand an effort will be made to pro-
| vide means whereby they can. The
| matter will be taken up with the
railroads and with the railroad COM
mission. An amicable arrangem ent
| is preferred, but relief must be had
/ If fight has to be made for 1t.
Il FTyI,z ell 11t4 hoo a.
ceived from Mr.. R. H. Howard, gen.
eral manager of the N. 0. G. N.
Railroad:
Bogalusa, La, Nov. II, 1911.
Mr.. D. H. Mason, Acting Secretary
Covington Commercial League,
Covington Louisiana.
Dear sir:-Your letter November
18th addressed to Mr.. Fl. /. Miller,
President, in reference to arranging
a meeting with the League at Gov.
ington to discuss railroad matters
has been referred to me for atten-
tion.
l expect in the very near future
| to make G trip over the line in COM
pany with General Freight and Pas
senger Agent and Superintendent OF
Transportation, and will be pleased
to meet your committee at that time.
4 am unable to state at this time
Just when we will be in position to
make this trip, but will advise you
through our agent in order that the
committee may make any arrange
ments they desire for meeting.
Yours very truly,
r. H. HOWARD,
Gneral Manager.
| AS there is nothing definite in
this letter, the League may be COM
Ipelled to take some action before a
Injecting can be arranged. The fol
flowing letter from the president OF
the Vaudeville Steamboat Co. has
Ialso been received by the League.
It is said that this company antici-
lpates putting in a boat that will
make the trip in one hour and fiji
teen minutes. If this is done, at
the cheap rates they are now run
lining, the service would far exceed
anything that the railroads are do
ling for us now:
To the Secretary of the Progressive
| Union or League, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-As | understand 1t you
are organized for the purpose of de-
VeIOpIng COV1ngLon ana SC. lam-
many parish. Now, if such Is the
case. it seems to US the first thing
tyour organization should do would
be to get cheap and reliable trans
portation to and from New Orleans
and this, of course, would entail q
great expense.
4 We have undergone the expense
for you, and have given you the ex.
act thing you need-cheap trans
portation from Covington to New
Orleans via the Steamer Louis Do
live, which leaves Vaudeville for
New Orleans daily on the arrival OF
the 6:15 a. IL. car from Covington
Round trip fare on the car is only
Is cents ard the round trip fare or
1.-THE boat is only so cents on Sundays