St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23

within petition and by ordinance.
resolution or otherwise, decree that
the dedication to public use" OF the
streets and avenues, made by Theo.
J. Fisher, through and within. that
portion of the said Sulphur Springs
Addition to the town of COvington,
lying north of Butternut street OF
saiG addition, and being wholly sit
uated within St. Tammany Parish, as
per plat of said addition made by
Preston Herndon, Civil Engineer, on
the 1st day of May, A. d. 1905, be
revoked and set aside, insofar. only
as the streets hereinaboye named and
designated are concerned, and no
further.
Respectfully submitted,
JOS. B. LANCASTER,
Atty for j. C. Dodt, petitioner.
1t was moved and seconded that
above petition be granted.
Carried.
The following ordinance was then
read and adopted:
ORDINANCE.
Ordinance revoking and setting aside
the dedication to public use OF
certain streets and avenues within
that portion of the Sulphur
Springs Addition to the town of
Covington Lying beyond and out
side of the corporate limits OF the
said town of Covington, La.
Whereas, Mr.. J. c. Dodt. the owner
of all of the unsold portion of the
Sulphur Springs Addition to the
town of Covington, has petitioned
this board to revoke and set aside
the dedication to public use certain
streets and avenues in that portion
of said addition" lying wholly with
in the limits of the parish, and be-
yond and outside of the corporate
limits of the town of Covington; and,
Whereas, due proof of the allega-
tions of said petition have been made
to the satisfaction of the president
and members of the Police Jury of
the parish of St. Tammany, State of
louisiana; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of St. Tammany, That,
the "dedication'' to public use of the
avenues and streets within that por-
tion of the Sulphur Springs Addi-
ton to the town of COvingtOn, lying
and beyond and outside of the cor
porate limits of the town of Coving-
tor, be and the said dedication to
public use thereof, is hereby revoked
AMI set aside, insofar as the said
avenues and streets named and
designated in the within said petit
ton, and no farther.
That the avenues and streets, the
dedication to public use," of which
is hereby revoked and set aside, are
as follows, to-wit: Fern, Elder
Maple, Sycamore and Birch streets,
all of which lie north of Butternut
street, and run east and west. Each
of said streets start from the east
Size of the Lee Ferry Public Road,
and thence to the Eastern boundary
line of said addition. And, the fol-
lowing named streets. also lying
north of Butternut street, in said
addition but running north and
south, to-wit: Pine street, starting
from the north side of Butternut
north side of Elder street; Oragne
street, starting from the north side
of Butternut street, thence running
north to the north side of Birch
street; Pear street, starting from the
north side of Butternut street, thence
running north to the north side OF
Birch street; Cherry street, starting
from the north side of Butternut
street, thence running north to the
north side of Sycamore street; Apple
street, starting from the north side
of Butternut street, thence running
| north to the north side of Maple
| street.
The following petition was read:
| PETITION.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of the
| Parish of st. Tammany, State oi
Louisiana:
The petition of Leonce N. Soniat
a resident of Iberville Parish, State
of Louisiana, respectfully shows:
| That he is the owner, by good ant
valid title, of the following describ
ed property: A certain piece OF
parcel of land lying and being sit
uated in the town of Mailleville
within the parish of st. Tammany
State of Louisiana, measuring 54t
feet on Mandevilel street and on Edn,
street, 420 feet on each of 10th ant
18th streets of the said town o
Mailleville. Said piece of land i
composed of squares Nc 80, 81, 4!
and so, of said town, aid is bounde,
north by 10th street, south 12tl
street, east by Edna Street, and ives
by Vaudeville street. Which parce
of land, your petition acquired b.
purchase from Jules B. Maille ct ais
as deed of sale dated May 4, 1904
an6 recorded in Conveyance Boo
ID 81 folio $50, of the official Con
veyance Records of St. Tamman
Parish, this State. That the sal
above described parcel of land form
ed originally part of large trac
of land, known as the 'Maille Tract.
and portion of which was laid o
into town site, and subdivided int
street, squares and lots, as per pla
of said town of Mailleville, made b
]. M. Yates, Parish Surveyor, on th
9Th day of April, A. d. 1901, whic
plat is on file and of record in tn
i office of the clerk of court and e1
officio recorder of this said paris
| and state. That the said streets {
said town of Mailleville were ded
Gated to public use by Jules B. Mail
, ct ais, the then owner of said Ian,
by act before II. r. Warren, the sal
/ clerk of court as aforesaid, on til
I'd day of June, A. D. 1901.
: That at the time your petition.
, purchased this parcel of land it W;
!, fully agreed and understood by a
: parties thereto, that your petition,
i would have the right to fence in sa
e parcel of land along the boundal
e lines as established in said deed
z sale, which would close to public us
E that portion of Zula street, runniT
north and south through said pare
j, of land, starting from the south sit