St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-12-21
Quite a Fight Over Granting
Permit for Barroom.
Deciding Vote Cast by the
President in the Chair.
Report of Sheriff as Tax Col
lector, for November.
Covtnxton. La. Dec. 16. 1912.

1
The police jury met in regular SEES
sion on above data.
Present Herman SchultS, Presi-
dent. Louis Peters. VIM. BruhI Geo.
F.. Bierhorst. E. f. Talley, "A. D
Crawford, Jno. A. Todd. b. A.. 8chnt-
der and ]. b. Howe.
Absen<-None.
It was moved and duly seconded
that the reading of the minutes ~
tue previous meeting - disvensetI
| witn.
Carried.
The president stated that .swiEs
IL The death at Mr.. u ~ Cusacts
Par;sh Treasurer it was in order r.
c'cct Z Parish Treasurer. to I'LL n.
vacancy.
The following communication wa.
then read:
Folsom. La, Dec. 9. 1912.
To the Honorable Police Jury. Gov
ingten, La.
Gentlemen:-As / see your treas
urer, Mr.. J.. y. Cusachs. II dead. and
1t will be left to your honorable body
to select another. and would like
to get the appointment. II your hon
orab5e body sees It to do 50 It would
be appreciated very much BY me.
Thanking you for past favors,
remain,
Yours truly.
J. D. McLAIN.
Mr.. A. D. Crawford nominated Mr.
Geo. Koepp; Jr.. as parish treasurer.
seconded by Jno. A. Todd.
Mr.. VIM. Rruhl nominated Nr. Il
-. McLain. No second.
Mr.. Bruhl withdrew his nominas
ton.
Moved by Mr.. Geo. Bierhorst ans.
seconded by Mr.. Schneider. that nom
nations be closed, and Mr.. .Koepr
declared elected by acclamation.
Carried.
The following petitions were read:
To the Honorable President and
Members Ct the Police Jury or the
Parish of St. Tanlmany, State Of
Louisiana
That he desires to have your sh..:,-
O.atle body locate q bArr0Om oi
salDon near the town Of Slideli, IN
st. 1aElmGny parish. State Of Lc,,-s
isiana. enc that he be gran.ei q
licarse to conduct and Operate
cn!cred saloon on the premises Of
said propcsed ssioop or barrNosn 20
he .Ocs:ed.
Said Saloon or barroom to be ~
Gated upon the described premises, to-
wit: On certain piece or parcel
Of land owned by applicant situated
in the parish of st. Tammany. State
Of Louisiana, and being about oppo
site the town OF Slidell and near the
west bank Of Bayou Vincent: that
said parcel Of land upon which said
saloon or barroom is proposed to
be located measures 81 feet front
on the line dividing said parcel Of
land from the property owned by Du-
bourg & Dubuiason and ~ 110 feet
Of land bounded on the south by
north by property Of H. H. Levy. on
the east BY property Of Duboukg &
Dubuisson, and ON the west ,4x thf
property Of Jacob Levy, applicant
herein, the exact location Of said
barrOOm or saloon In said above dc.
scribed parcel Of land. IL situated 81
the southeast portion thereof and
about twelve feet west Of said divld.
ing line. dividing said tract from the
land owned BY Dubourg E Dubuis-
son, as aforesaid.
Petitioner now further represents
that he now formally makes applica-
tion for the establishing the location
of said barroom or saloon BY your
honorable body on the premises here
inabove and before described. an6
that he be granted license to oper-
ate and conduct . colored barroon,
or saloon at the proposed location
Of the same.
Petitioner further represents that
he is a native born citizen OF the
State of Louisiana; that he n law
abiding and Of good moral character.
and that he is not disqualified under
the provisions of Act 176 OF the Acts
of the General Assembly Of the state
Of Louisiana, regulating and affect
Ing the sale Of intoxicating liquors,
from engaging In said business.
That the proposed location Of SAID
barroom or saloon is not within 3O)
feet Of any church Or school house
wherein children are taught.
That he has obtained the written
consent of majority of the bona fide
DIoperty owners within 500 feet al
tie proposed location of said bor-
room or saloon. which written con-
sent is hereto annexed and mela
J. part hereof.
Wherefor the premises and m.
nexed documents considered. aupIl1
! Contiansd @ thisd pses.