St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
POLICE JURY
Proceedings
Petitions of John C. Dodt
and L. M. Soniat Granted
Communication of Theodore
J. Fisher was Tabled
Report Of Money Collected
By the Tax Collector
Finance Committee Approve
1 Bills to Amount Of $3,371

Covington, La, Sept. Is, 1911.
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion on above date.
Present-Geo. Koepp, Jr., Presi-
dent; Mark Fitzgerald, Herman
Schultz, G. F.. Bierhorst, Crawford
Williams, A. D. Crawford, j. j.
Cusachs, B. A. Schneider and J. w.
Decker.
Absent-NOne.
1t was moved and seconded that
the reading of the minutes OF the
previous meeting be dispensed with.
Carried.
The following petition was read:
PETITION. :
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury OF the
Parish of st. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana:
The petition of J. C. Dodt, resi-
dent of the city Of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, respectively
shows:
That he is the owner by good and
valid title, of all that certain tract
of land known as the Sulphur
Springs Addition to the town OF Gov
fngton, in the Parish Of st. Tam
many, State of Louisiana, a part OF
which lies within the corporate limits
OF the town of Covington, and a part
within the parish, except, certain lots
and squares thereof, previously sold
by former owner. That caid tract OF
land now known as the Sulphur
Springs Addition to the town OF Gov
ington was acquired by your petition
er from Joseph Bachet by purchase
on. the .20th day Of May, A. D. 1903,
az per deedsof SAFE duly recorded in
Conveyance Book No. So, folio 95,
of the official conveyance records OF
this said parish and state.
That said addition was laid out
into town site, and subdivided into
squares and lots, and into streets and
avenues, by Theodore J. Fisher, the
then owner of said tract of land, as
per plat of said addition, made by
Preston Herndon, civil engineer, on
tsle 1st day of May, A. d. 1906, and
tne said streets and avenues thereof
were dedicated to public use, by the
said owner, Theodore j. Fisher, by
act passed before H. r. Warren,
clerk of court and ex-offlcio recorder
Of this said parish and state, on the
18th day of May, A. d. 1905, which
plat is on file and of record in the
said office of the clerk of court as
aforesaid.
That your petitioner desires te
have all the streets and avenues o1
the said addition, lying north of the
north side of Butternut street, ane
living within the parish, and beyond
and outside of the corporate limit:
Of the town of Covington, closed
and the dedication to public USE
thereof set aside and revoked, as sait
streets and avenues arc now no long
er needed, nor, or they used by thu
public. That no squares or lots IL
said addition have been sold for thu
past four or five years, and none sine
tho said Bachet, or your petitioner
became the owner of said addition
That your petitioner has been AM
is unable to effect sale of any por
ton of said addition, owing to tn
fact that the streets and avenues int
which this addition is suhdivided
have been dedicated to public use
but your petitioner can sell smal
parcels of land in said addition or a.
OF it as one tract if the said dedlca
ton to public use of said streets an
avenues is revoked and set aside b
ycul honorable body, which author
ity your body fully possesses, unde
and by virtue of Act -. OF the act
of the General Assembly Of the Stat
of Louisiana, for the year 1910.
Wherefore, petitioner respectful
requests your honorable body to re
woke and set aside the dedication t
public use, the following streets, y
ing north Of Butternut street an
running east and west, namely: Ferl
Elder, Maple, Sycamore and Birc
streets. Each of said streets stal
from the east side of Lee Ferry Roat
thence running east to the easted
boundary line of said addition.
And all of the following name
streets also lying north of buttern,
street, but running north and sout
to-wit: Pine street, starting fro
the north side of buttelnut stree
thence running north to the mort
side of Elder street; orange stree
starting from the north side OF Blu
,.,,tarnut street, thence running nor1
mon Ie of Birch street; Pear stree
90. Ta.ing from the north side of Blu
Mrs. Lit street, thence running nor'
ouiT Auaof Sycamore street; and App
iI. incjt. starting from the north sit
Rutternut street, thence rannir
I,,9 to the north side of Map
kgaI Your petitioner, further show
Knlhat he is the sole owner OF sIl u
kuuares and lots abutting and iron
ing on the within and above nam'
and designated streets, and the clio
ing OF the said streets and the rev
cation and setting of the dedicate
public use thereof. does and cam
interfere with the property righ
with Of any one. and will not al
cannot cause any Inconvenience
fbe nuhlic at large,