St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-02
LOOKS GOOD
FOR BRIDGE
Meeting Held in New Or
leans Wednesday.
Several Propositions Made
for Raising the Money.
If Belt Road Don't, a Com
pany Will Build 1t.
Mass Meeting Will Be Held
In New Orleans.

New Orleans, Aug. 31.-The gen
eral committee of the New orleans
and St. Tammany Bridge enterprise
met last night at the Mercantile Club
to adopt and organization to see the
plan going, and prepare for the regu-
lar organization that will take up the
enterprise, H. Clay Riggs in the chair
and H. L. Garland, secretary
The committe on temporary char
ter of the volunteer and nonincor-
porated organization for preliminary
work reported providing for set OF
officers and board of directors, the
latter to be composed OF loo NEIL
It was decided that ten members
will form a quorum and the othcefs
are to hold Office until the first Mon
day in May.
The committee determined that
the original fifty committeeman viii
be directors and number OF other
names have been considered.
arrangements We're made to Sc
cure funds necessary for preliminary
work which will be done by the sec
retary, who will be authorized to
employ and assistance required.
Senator Darlington said that Wash
ington Parish was deeply interested
and suggested efforts to interest
Tangipahoa, where he thought there
would be help offered.
Considerable enthusiasm was in
hr
son, who submitted draft OF
charter for corporation to build
the bridge, and in doing SO declared
he would subscribe $1,000 and a
guarantee to obtain subscriptions to
the amount of $4,000. Mr.. Glis-
sons plan is for private corporation
to be known as the New Orleans and
St. Tammany Bridge and Railway
Company. with capital stock of S.
100000 didvided into 100, 900 shares
at $50 each. 1t provides that when
2C00 shares are subscribed, of which
10 per cent is paid in, a meeting OF
the stockholders shall be held tC
elect officers and directors for the
company. 1t provides that after the
10 per cent is paid in the remainder
of the stock can be paid for at the
rate of $50 per month. The pla1
also provides that every holder o
stock to the amount of $3.50 shall
be issued a mileage book for tina
amount of passage over the bridge
? Il provides, too, that the Governor
Attorney-genera1, the mayors of tht
towns involved and New Orleans
shall be ex-officio directors and ais
ka of
to hold any stock that the state ma
subscribe.
The plan seemed to meet wit
favor among those present, and
was decided to submit the draft G
the charter to the Board of Diret
tors of the association at meetin
to be held here October 2.
1t was also suggested that mas
meeting be held in New Orleans an
that agitation for the bridge be ca
ried into Washington and Tangips
no aparishes.
DIR. BARLEY said that he had
plan by which as soon as $4,000
was raised a concern ION the othe
side" would undertake to build tt
bridge 1t was decided to refer tt
plan to the directors, who will me,
Oct. in this city, no decision {
to the form of the permanent con
pany having been decided upon.
As a means of testing the willin
ness of the general public to su
scribe, not only in New Orleans al
St Tammany parish, but in Was
ington and Tangipahoa parishes,
was decided to send out circular i
closing a blank for tentative su
scription. This blank is not to
a bona fide subscription, but prol
isC il the bridge company is du
organized the person signing t
blank will become a charter memt
and subscribe to so many shar
Ii was decided to send out these &
peals to everybody of prominer
and thus find out just how much m
be expected from the public in
way of subscriptions when the CO
pany is organized.
A general discussion was enter
into as to what means and measu
will be best to get the project sta
ed II. Clay Riggs, who presid
told how the bridge was being
Enthusiastically talked of everywhe
and of many promises of financial
sistance he had received. At
suggestion of Treasurer w. H. K
arrangements We're made for rails
the necessary funds to provide
current expenses. Secretary Hel
l.. Garland was authorized to ms
certain expenditures to carry out
plans of the association.
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