St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-18
The Hog Ordinance Repealed
and Re-enacted in Better
Form. The Town to Run
the Pavilion for Its Own
Benefit. A Band Engaged
to Play Evenings During
the Summer. Appropria-
tion Of $3.50 for the Public
School.

Abita Springs, La, March z, 1911.
The Town Council met on the
above date in regular session.
Present-A. Multi, Mayor; J.
Destruel. G. S. Strain, L. C. Heintz.
Absent. Clairain, J. Rauch.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were adopted.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid:
st. Tammany Farmer, $500.
H. oalman. commission on taxes.
$5.s7.
L. Stire. work on streets, 1926.
J. Lamousin, work on streets,
s4.75.
Bill of H. A. and F. l.. Dutsch
was read and clerk ordered to write
the firm that the bill would be paid
in 80 days.
Moved by Mr.. Destruel, seconded
by Mr.. Strain, that the marshal col
leet one-half of the bar room licenses
and balance in 80 days.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Destruel, seconded
by Mr.. Strain, that Calos Menendez
be refunded s1.00 overcharge on his
taxes.
Carried.
Communication of C. w. Schmidt,
requesting the council to erect gut
ters so that the water from the
Siezler well will flow to the creek.
was red and received.
Communication of II. Cassagne, re-
questing that proper drainage be had
In front of his property, was read
and received.
Mayor Multi left the chair. and L.
G. Heintz was appointed mayor pro
tenn, and upon motion Of Mr.. Multi,
seconded by Mr.. Destruel, Mr.. j.
Lamousin examine all cutters and
streets and report those which need
immediate attention.
Carried.
Communication of Funny Forty
Fellows asking for permit for
ball to be given on March 10, was
read. and upon motion of Mr.. Strain,
seconded by Mr.. Muuti. per init was
granted.
Communication Of Brawn's Band
was read, relative to playing music
twice week on the pavilion.
1t was duly move dand seconded
that the mayor appoint a committee
OF three to confer with Mr.. Brown
and 60 into a contract.
Committee: A. o. Pons, l.. C.
Ordinance No. 80 relative to hogs
roaming at large was repealed, and
upon motion of Mr.. Multi, seconded
by Mr.. Strain. the ordinace we re-
enacted as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 80.
Oridance to prohibit the roaming at
large of goats, hogs or sheep, with
in the corporte limits of the town
OF Abita Springs, La.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Counc!lmen of the town of Abita
Springs, La, that no animals of the
goat, hog or sheep species shall be
allowed to roam at large within the
corporate limits of the town of Abita
Springs, La.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained.
etc., That 1t shall be the duty of the
town marshal to catch all such AMI
mals found roaming at large and con-
fne the same within the public
pound.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained.
etc., That the town marshal shall he
entitled to the sum of one dollar per
nead Tor each animal imopunded and
IN case the owner, after being noti-
ued, snail fail to remove said animal
and pay the marshals cost for The
some, or, II the owner cannot be
found. the town marshal shall forth
with proceed to sell the same at
pubic auction. after 10 days adyer
tisement, and he shall retain enough
of the proceeds of the said sale 10
pay costs and turn the balance over
to the owner.
Sec. a. Be 1t further ordained.
ETC., That this ordinace shall 20 into
srect from and after its passage.
r. cad and adopted in regular ses-
sion, March z, 1911.
Mr.. G. e. Millar, president of tho
local school board, spoke of running
the cshool the full term OF Q monfhs
and that the town pay 2 months
upon motion of Mr.. Multi, second
ed Dy Mr.. Strain, $450.00 of the
license fund We appropriated to de-
tray the expenses of the school.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Multi, second
ed by Mr.. Destruel, the clerk was
instructed to write the insurance
agents (Nilson & Frederick asking
permit to run electric machines in
schooi house and pavilion for the
purpose of moving picture shows.
Moved by Mr.. Multi, seconded by
Mr. Destruel, that the marshal collect
from J. F. Rausch for ties, piling or
logs which We're cut from streets.
Carried.
The following committee to ex-
anime the Hickork street bridge was
appointed, with full power to act. in
having said bridge repaired: H. OaI-
man, j. Lamousin and G.. 8. Strain.
Moved by Mr.. Destruel, seconded
oy Mr.. Multi, that the marshal notify
all DELINQUENT taxpayers by register
ed mail,
Carr:eI.
There being no uirtner business
the boar dadjourned.
A. MUTTI, Mayor.