St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-05-11
COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Waterworks to be Handled
by a Commission.
Two by Council, Two League
One by These Four.
Appeal for Flood Sufferers
Referred to Committee.
Petition for Lights at Gold
st. and Jefferson Ave.
Covington, May Z, 1912.

Covington, May Z, 1912.
The council met in regular session
on above date. Present.. G. Ma
rerro, mayor; P. J. Lacroix, Leol
Hebert, r. L. Aubert, Emile Beau
cOudray, j. l.. Smith and M. p
Planche
Minutes of previous meeting wer,
read.
1t was moved by r. L. Aubert tina
the minutes of previous meeting b.
adopted as read. Carried.
The following communication wa.
then read:
Covington, March 10, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
= bers of the Council of the Towr
of Covington, La.
Gentlemen:-We, the undersign
citizens and taxpayers of the town OF
Covington, do hereby petition your
honorable body to give light at
the corner of Gold street and Jeffer-
son Avenue. This corner, due to the
shade trees in the neighborhood,
makes it exceedingly dangerous for
pedestrians, several persons having
already barely escaped serious in
jury ny having ldlieH IHCo tuSSS S-tl-
ters.
Signed,
H. G. Menetre, E. SECOND. V. H.
Frederick, w. w. Wren per Richard
& Riggs, agents; Mrs. E. S. Menetre
per E. S. Menetre; Mrs. c. V. Quave,
Auguste Vergez, G.. E. Beaucoudray
J. L. Beaucoudray, e. Galmiche, Geo.
Merhoff per Richard & Riggs, agents;
E. G.. del Corral, Chas. T. Bradley,
Emile Norman, J. M. Aoueille, A.
Anderson, ]. DeleTy. ]. T.. Strobe,
S. D. Bulloch, Ernest Domergue, Jr.,
Ed j. Menetre, w. ]. Warren, N.
c. Day, James Connaughton, E. c.
Jones, j. N. Anglin, Ida Howell,
Jennie Cooper, Eliza Stockton, A.
Beaucoudray, E. Cazes per Comerge.
The above petition was referred
to the Improvement Committee for
future action.
1t was moved by r. l.. Aubert, sec
onded by Leon Hebert, that the town
assume the payment of the note sign
ed by the following citizens: Paul
J. Lacroix, Leon Hebert, ]. H. Heintz,
Jacob Seller, f. V. Richrad, L. N.
Bourgeois, C. Y. Quave, NJ. P.
Planche, E. f. Richard, r. E. Brews-
ter, Whit Riggs and e. ]. Frederick,
proceeds of which note for the sum
of 1918 was used in the improve
ment of the public park. Carried.
The following telegram was receiv-
e4 and read before the council:
Baton Rouge, May s, 1912.
Mayor, Covington, La.
Eleven of the parishes of Louisi-
ana are in danger of food Or already
flooded by the waters of the Torras
crevasse and thousands of human
refugees and thousands of live stock
are pouring into the State capital
and the highlands surrounding
The people here have been working
day and night in rain and storm for
their fellow Louisianians giving OF
their own money and material affairs.
You are appealed to relieve ccndi-
tions as generously as you can an
as quickly as possible il clothing
and cash, both to be addressed to
the chairman of the Relief Commit
tee at Baton Rouge. The gravity ol
the situation cannot be overcome anG
the pressing urgency of the need can
not be put too strongly. Please ac
promptly.
j. Y. SANDERS, Governor.
The above telegram was referred
to the Improvement Committee.
The following report was tae1
read:
sECRETARY's REPORT FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL.
Corporation taxes ........ .1lS.l
School Board tax ......... y4.4'
Licenses !o.o'
fines ........ ....5.s... fo'v'
Rent 5.0t
.27O.6;
Moved by ]. l.. Smith, seconie,
by r. l.. Aubert, that above repof
be received and referred to finance
committee.
On motion of P. ]. Lacroix, sec
onded by J. l.. Smith, resolved, Tha
the council appoint commission
consisting of five property holders o
the town of Covington to superintens
the erection of the waterworks il
he event the election is carried
These five gentlemen to be chese,
in the following manner: The coun
Gil to name two commissioners, th'
Commercial League two and the fon
to agree on a fifth. Carried.
Motion duly made and seconde,
the council then adjourned subjec
to call.
F. G.. MARRERO, Mayor.
N. M. HEBERT, Secretary.
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