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!. to such point q shall b necessary
and practicable for the Transports
ton Of freight and passenger to and
from the town Of Covington, parish
Of st. Tammany, La. said special tar
to be levied and collected IN ten (10l
equal installments Of nix hundred and
fifty ($65O) dollars each, during the
years 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1915.
1919, 1920, 1891, 1899 and 1915
said special tar to be levied and -
sessed and collected annually during
said years in addition to other taxes
on all Of the assesaable property II
said police jury ward ten (10) and
, the collection Of the same to be IN.
forced " the came authority and.
means 90 II Authorised or Exv he Au-
thorixed hy .aw for -. 3. ..-rsi0:. ri
other tASn
Section 3. Be It further ordained,
ETC., That the said special tax when
30 collected. up to the amount Of ok
thousand ave hundred ($6500) dol
lars, shall be paid annually to the
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany, through it, proper ofhcer Or
its assigns, after deducting lawful
commissions for the assessment and
collection Of the same.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordain-
ed. ETC.. That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after IT. pro-
mul. yat:: n, according 20 law.
The Dlcton to edort Icing duly Sec
rded, the roll Icing cslled, the ~
silt s.ac a. follows:
s.eas: Louis Fe crs, VIM. Bruh'
Herman Schultz. Geo. + Hferhors'
r =. ] alley. A. p. Crawford, JnO. 8.
Todd, b. A Scaneld.i J B. Howe
=. L. Dutsch.
lays. Nome.
k.lseut: Non:.
rho president declared the o.di.
ancG ADOPTED.
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
Presto emit Police Try st. Tam.
many Parisa. La
p. n khNTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury st. Tammany
parish. La.
Adopted August IS. 1913.
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Miss, to q point in the town Of Gov
fngton, La. upon condition that same
be completed and operated on or be-
fore the 18th day Of July, A. D.:
1915, levying the special tax and pro-
tion of the same.
Whereas, upon the question Of
more than one-third Of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance of the police jury Of st
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
1 th day of July, A. D., 1913, and
pursuant to the election proclamation
Of said police jury Of date July IL,
1913, the said pet 'tion, ordinance
and proclamation and notice of cleo
ton having been duly advertised by
publication in The St. Tammany
Farmer, weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town of Covington, La.
according to law, for more than thirty
800 clear days prior to the 18th day
OF August, A. D., 1913. a special
election was held according to law
in police jury six St. Tammany
parish, La, on the 10th day Of Aug
ust, A. D., 1913, at the polling place
in said ward, at which the last gen.
eral election was held.
Whereas, the returns Of said cleo
ton have been made according tc
and in accordance with said ordi-
nance, and proclamation Of election
by the police jury Of st. Tammany
parish, La.
Whereas. the said police jury Of St,
Tammany parish, La, and the said
board of supervisors Of election hav-
ing canvassed and compiled the re-
turns of said special election and
have found and promulgated the re-
suit thereof, declaring that the ma
jority in number and assessed value
of the property taxpayers of said
police jury ward SIX (6) voting at
said special election voted In favor
Of said special tax. Now therefore,:
Section 1. Be It ordained by the
police jury Of the parish Of st. Tam
many, La, in session convened for
that purpose, That the said police jury
does hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority In number
and assessed value Of the property
taxpayers of said police jury ward six
(6) st. Tammany parish, La, voting
at said election voted in favor of sale
levy of said special tax. and does
hereby proclaim and promulgate said
special election In favor of said
special tax in aid Of the said Gulport
& Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, That in accordance with said
special election . special tax Of two
(2) mills on the dollar, or 90 much
thereof as shall be necessary, b and
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AN ORDINANCE

Making 1t unlawful for any person K
dance In an immoral, indecent am
suggestive manner, to use loud, il
decent and vociferous language, t.
curse and swear in any puDli'
place, such as the pavilion, park
theatre. barroom, poolroom, hotel
street, workshop or any other pia..
where people commonly resort TO
the purposes Of business, recrea
ton. amusement. or in any place
Of public worship.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council Of the towr
OF Covtngton, That 1t shall be unlaw
ful for any person to dance IN an in
moral, indecent and suggestive mar
ner, to use loud, indecent and vocii
erous language, and to curse an
eWare in any public place, such &
the pavilion. park, theatre. BARRON
poolroom, hotel, street, workshop. @
any other place where people con-
monty resort for the purpose Of bus
ness, recreation, amusement or in AT
place Of public worship.
Section 2. Be 1t furthe: ordained
That any person or persons foune
guilty Of violating the provisions
this ordinance shall be fined IN a;tstn
not to exceed 5000 or Imprisonment
not to exceed thirty (30) days, o.
both, ct the discretion of the Mayor
It was moved by Mr.. D. l. Addi-
son. and duly seconded by Mr.. l.. A
Perreand. that the above ordinance
be adopted
Yeas: L. A. Perreand, NJ. P
Planche. Louis David, Jr., D l. Addi,
son.
Nays: None.
Absent: p. ]. Lacroix and Leor
.4ebert.
F. G. MARRERO.
Mayor.
L. p. DELCRoIX.
Secretary
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-04
vassed and compiled the returns Of
said special election and have found
and PROMULGATED the returns Of said

vassed and compiled the returns O
said special election and have fount
and promulgated the returns Of said
special election and have found and
promulgated the result thereof, de.
claring that the majority in number
and assessed value Of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ward
ten COY voting ct said special cleo
ton voted In favor Of said special
tax. Now therefore:
Section /. he 1t ordained by the
ro!ice jury II TIE rariyh Of st. Ia s.
many, La IN Sc ,ssua convened for
that purpose, Il. 1t tie said police jury
i. es hereby declare. promu.gate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value Of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ward ten
(1O) st. Tammany parish, La, voting
at said election voted In favor Of said
levy Of said special tax, and does
hereby proclaim and promulgate said
special election in favor Of said speci-
al tax in aid Of the said Gulfport =
Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained
etc, That in accordance with said
special. election special tax OF two
(2) mills on the dollar. or 20 much
Thereof ~ shall be necessary. be and
the same Il hereby levied upon al
the assessable property In said police
Jury word ten (10) Of st. st. Tam
many parish, La. for the purpose OF
collecting and paying to the Gulfport
r Wnntarn Railroad C0mnanv the
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/, the same Is hereby levied upon all the
assessable property in said police. jury
ward six 60 Of st. Tammany parish,
La. for the purpose OF collecting and
paying to the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, the sum Of seven
teen thousand (31700O) dollars, in
aid Of the construction and operation
Of its standad guage steam railroad
from the town Of Gulfport, Miss. to
q point In the town Of Covington, La,
St. Tammany parish, conditioned up
ON and provided the said standard
!. guage steam ilroad, or such stand
ard guage steam railroad as 1t may
form part of. shall have been COM
pleted and in operation on or before
the 18th day of July, A. D., 1915,
from the town Of Gulfport, Miss, to
q point in the town Of Covington, st.
Tammany parish, La, to such point
as shall be necessary and practicable
for the transportation Of freight and
passengers to and from the town OF
Covington, parish of st. Tammany,
La, said special tax to be levied and
collected in ten (10) equal INSTALL
ments of seventeen hundred ($17OO
dollars each. during the years 1914.
1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1919, 1920:
1921, 1922 and 1928; said special
tar to be levied and assessed and col
lected annually during said years IN
addition to other taxes on all Of the
assessable property in said police jury
ward six (6) and the collection at
the same to be enforced by the same
authority and means as is authoriz-
ed by law for the collection of other
taxes.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained.
SC, That the snl special tax when
SO collected. up to the amount Of
seventeen thousand ($17.OOO) dol
lars. shall be paid annually to the
Gulfport & Western Railroad Conn
pany, through its proper officer or
assigns, after deducting lawful COM
missions for the assessment and coll
lection of the same.
Section 4. Be It further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its promul-
Adopted August IS, 1913.
CATION, according to law.
The motion to adopt being duly
seconded, the roll being called. the
result was % follows:
Yeas: Louis Peters. VIM. Bruhl,
Herman Schultz. Geo. +. Bierhorst.
e. E. Talley. A. D. Crawford. Jno. A.
Todd, B. A Schneider. ]. 3. Howe
and F. L. Duisch.
Nays: None.
Absent. N.,ne.
The president declaIet the ordt-
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Tammany. La, said special tax to be
levied and collected in ten (1O) equal
lnstallments Of two thousand six hun.
dred and fifty ($2650) dollars each
during the years 1914, 1915, 1916
1877, 1913, 1919, 1890, 1921, 1922
and 1923; said special tax to be levi.
ed and assessed and collected annu.
ally during said years In addition to
other taxes on all Of the assessable
property in said police jury ward
three and the collection Of the same
to be enforced by the same authority
and means as is authorized or may
be authorized by law for the collec-
ton Of other taxes.
Section 3. Be It further ordained
etc., That the said special tax when
SO collected, up to the amount Of
ltwenty-six thousand five hundred
csc, 5000 dollars, shall be paid an.
nually TO the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, through It's prep.
er officer or its assigns, after deduct
ing lawful commissions for tht assess.
ment and collection OF the same.
Sections4. Be it further ordained
ETC.. That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after It's promrlga-
ton, according to law.
The motion to adopt being duly
seconded, the roll being called, the
result was as follows:
Yeas: Louis Peters, VIM. Bruhl
Herman Schultz, Geo. r. Biernorst
e. E. Talley, A. D. Crawford, Jno. A.
Todd, B. A. Schneider, J.. B. Howe
and n T. nutach
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
The president declared the ordi-
nance adopted.
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
President Police Jury st. Tam
many Parish, La.
E. D. KENTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury ST. Tammany
Parish, La.
Adopted August IS. 1913.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgating the re-
suits Of special election held in police
jury ward six (6) of st. Tammany
parish, La, pursuant to the petition
|of the property taxpayers Of said
ward entitled to vote therein and or
dinance of the police Jury Of St. Tam
U Any parish La. % we'll ss he proc
lamation Of election and notice of
election by the board of supervisors
of election Of st. Tammany parish, on
the proposed special tax of two (2(
M lis on r,sa dollar IN the assess
able property in said ward for ten
(10) yeas for the purpose of collect
ing and paying to the Guifport q
Western Railroad Company, the sum
OF $4,000 in aid Of the building and
operation Of stan dard guage steam
railroad from the town Of Gulfport,
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rance adopted.

ance adopted
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
President Police Jury st. Tam
many Parish, In
e. D. KENTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury st. Tammany
Parish, La.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgatins the re-
suits Of special election held in police
jury ward ten (10) Of St. 'cammany
parish, La. pursuant to the petition
Of the property taxpayers Of said
ward entitled to vote therein and or
dinance Of the police jury Of st. Tam
many parish, La, as well % the proc
1amation Of election and notice
Of election by the board Of super
visors of election Of st. Tam
many parish, on the proposed special
tax Of two (2) mills on the dollar
on the assessay..9 propc".v in said
ward for ten (1O) years Tor the pur
pose Of collecting and paying % the
Guisrcrt & Western Railroad Com
rany. the sum Of six thous ma i've
hrnG,ed ($65OOJ dollars. in aid vi
the 1cslding sHd operation OF /,
standard guage steam railroad from
the town Of Gulfport, MISS. to 4 point
in the town of Covington, La, upon
condition that same be completed and
operated on or before the 18th day
OF July, A. D., 1915, levyfng the
special tax and providing for the as
sessment and collection Of the same.
Whereas, upon the question OF
more than one-third Of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote IN the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance of the police jury o. St
Tammany parish, La. adopted on the
18th day Of July, A. D., 1913, and
pursuant to the election proclamation
1913. the said petition. ordnance
and proclamation and notice Of cleo
ton having been duly advertised BY
in The st. Tammany
Farmer, q weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town Of Covington, La,
according to law, for mD-e THAI thtr
ty (30) clear days prior to the 10th
day Of August, A. D.. 1913. special
was held according to law
in police jury ward ten (1O) st. Tam
many parish. La, on the 18th day
of August, A. D., 1913, at the polling
place in said ward. at which the last
general election was held.
Whereas, the returns Of said cleo
ton have been made according to and
in accordance with said ordinance,
and proclamation Of election by the
police jury Of st. Tammany parish
La: and,
Whereas. the said police jury Of st
parish, La, and said board
Of supervisors Of election having can
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L. p. DELCROIX,
Secretary.
ORDINANCE.


ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgating the re
sults Of special election held in polio
Jury ward three go of st. Tamman
parish, La, pursuant to the petition
Of the property taxpayers of sail
ward entitled to vote therein. AM
ordinance No. -, of the police jur
OF St. Tammany parish, Louisiana
40 well as the proclamation of cleo
ton and notice Of election by tn
Board Of Supervisors Of Election o
st. Tammany parish, on the proposed
: special tax Of two (2) mills on tn
dollar ON the assessable property II
said wad for ten (1O) years for tn
purpose Of collecting and paying t.
the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, the sum Of $26. 500 in aid
Of the building and operation ot
standard guagc stem raiiroa.i f:Dn
the town Of Gulfport, Mas, to q point
In the town Of Covingtoa. La, upor
condition that same be completed and
operated on or before the 18TH o.
July, "A. D., 1915, levying the special
tar and providing for the assessment
and collection Of the same.
Whereas. upon the question Of
more than one-third Of the property.
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo.
tion therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance Of the police jury OF St
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
18th day Of July A. D., 1913, and pur-
eu:.t ~ s.e az ~ ~ Ssta, Inlv11
.ose D ~ s.sS ...ttin,, ordin.nce and
. ..aS -. $50 80 rct;ca - eIaction
savs.. h.s, avn .Tvertised ~ nub-
s. .st,.s q, m. g. Temmanv Farmer
.'s...yL :. - - ,,,,1,i;.hod an the
wAy r nep - .ccordinv -
80 Cwn -. :. S 49, 49, thir+v 1eO1 ciear
-, ~. .nv.e 80. Ter A. ~ Auenat
usyT pi. rn, - sne . rse s,ect,on was
~ =. -. .as .aH. - s.w n noIice tmrv
no.u .s.vl WIS =. ~ :. :. ~ r,sh "a
10y tn, ~ .. 49, e - Av~rst . = r
On on,e TUG 1o ~. u. o,,sn- risce IN .aid
ls1S' :. tI1 t ~ is.t .enar.1 elec-
M. 1870. - sa,S -. so 80 e 80 = -
''o Mh ~ ~ r.+prr. ~ eaid cleo
~ 49, 80 80 ,,.da . - IA and
s.on 49, 49, A, In s.fd ord,nance
- 49, SSoa,s nst,on ~ election Nv the
.n ~. p1s 49,. - a. T.rcmsrv nsr,sh
polaco july ~ -
- ..,. a. .,a ro,,c. iurv NJ
.. msm 80. -. n.r;.h r. and thu
~; 1 nn..a :; .rnarv,.ors ~ election
.s.l oo..u v =. sa. "a committed the
nasans .s ~ .s.s .rs.ss, eiection and
ECU .s.. =. ~. IA nrom,,,..ted tha "a.
..xe . ,ouna I Iac +. th.t tho ma.
~. . .l !. .,, 49, No. .nd .s.essed value
JvIl.y ~ nu. t.Srs~ers ~ said
OF tno pIoR.a.s 1870 ye1 vot,rs at
ponce JuIy VIZ s,Sa. tnr 800 49, ~ fsvo,
$50 :Pec. nn,. I1 =. Now therafora:
OF sslu spec'"' - a. !. n.d.,nad ~ The
Sec'.on = :. 20 =. ~ r T ~ a. Tam.
ponce jury =. Tue s.s g,r co w Tor
Msay. -. - 49, ~ ..td Notice tnrv
tnst pulp1se. .aSs .ne rrnnn,rste and
ooes aese ~ u ~ .4crstv n nnmher
p1oc's.m l. .nss ~. ..,,,s ~ tha nroner,v
ana aasesseo VIZ. ss n " .ag t, ror war1
- ps yes 81 - T T..a nsrish IN
tnree W ~ a hs yoted in favor n.
vo'lne =. saiu - e. 80 srsc,sI +ar and
o. ss r lIss r. y. Is snd nromn,eate
49, nel1oy p pis".;1,n =, ~ S.ror If aaid
ss.u epes.. ~ - .sS - tha s.id f:nlf-
s .pst 3 u,...arr Raj. .os.l Company.
pe u.s.,s. 80 ~ .tl,er ordain-
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wires to ST. Louis. Whyo "There altogether too
much unnecessary talking going over the wires. He
figured that he could save several thousand dollars
year to his road if this convenient method of sending
messages St. Louis cut off A lot of messages
despatched the wires that should have gone
by mail. 1t easier to talk in telephone than to
write letter.
Six other roads at about the time issued orders
to their teegraphers to cut their messages to the mini
mum. This order perhaps saved million words year
the wires. Special penalties were fixed for
delays in not coming in promptly wires when called
This greatly reduced the delays in handling trains
Down in the passenger and ticket departments the
ruthless hand of the econozer went and before it was
through lot of duplicate pasteboard used for tickets
conhscated There such multiplicity of forms
of tickets in roads that it took most of the
time of private printing establishment to print them
On single branch line there six hundred differ
ent STYLES of printed railroad tickets, and the main
system upward of thousand Most of the big roads
had as high as five thousand standard forms Of tickets
with any number of special forms to be printed from
week to week. Every excursion special train,
venon gathering meant the printing of lot of new
special tickets
Simplied tickets have supplanted many of these old
duplicate and intricate FORMS and many of the roads
are adopting machines that, working somewhat on
the principle of the cash register will stamp and date
tickets in ndeble ink and give the destination just
plainly if printed.
One big road whose tcket-prnting bill was over fifty
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thousand dollars three years ago reduced IT 70 thirty
thousand dollars last year through these economy
methods Another had its annual bill Of forty thousand
dollars for tickets cut to twenty-eight thousand.
lot of expense of ralroadng still wrapped up red
tape that costs the roads thousands of dollars. An
elastic sheet would be wonderful boon to the rail
roads Some expert accountant may OF these days
work out such thing and the companies huge
annual sums.
When an elaborate and cumbersome rate sheet is
made out and tens of thousands of them printed
and distributed. change in the rates Of some connect
ing road may make it almost worthless The whole
thing be worked out and reconstructed to meet
the rates The printing and reprinting Of these
sheets cost lot of money and the roads are trying to
find way of reducing it.
There are one million seven hundred thousand persons
employed all the railroads of the United States.
with total annual wages and salaries of twelve hundred
million dollars If each saved nickel day for his
company, the amount would reach eghty-fve thousand
dollars day, rife thiryone millions year.
Operating expenses for the roads in 1910
81 1923 100000, and in 1911 had increased 81 9l5,-
100000, an increase of S92OO0,OOO. For subsequent
years operating expenses have shown still further
After making allowances for increased mileage
this increase in expenses was large enough to make
think seriously. Yet if the employees would save
dime day for the roads the increases would
The high cost OF raroadng, like the high cost of v
ing, not due entirely the fact that they spend too
much but partly because they waste too much.
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THE BOOMERS

pilot stepped down from his house to meet his pas
senger.
Well queried the latter imperturbably, chow bad
is it? Do you get that bonus?'
Bonus? Humph!' replied the pilot, splitting
the rail. when get off here we'll be towed off. The
Hercules is as dead salt mackere"
If he nothing else, Burrnah Jones capable in
misfortune. you've done your BEST he said quietly.
Luck wasn't with you. I'm going to give you each
piece of the money anyway.
He peeled off from his roll of bills two one-hundred
pieces crisp and yellow and thrust them into the hand
of the astonshed pilot and there nothing in his APP
pearance to make the pilot suspect for moment that
the short, fat donor calculated that he had par
tcipated in game where hundred thousand dollars
at stake and had lost it all
divide that up with the boys said Burmah softly,
"and say for me that | wish them luck We can't al
ways do all we try to do If we do all we can do it's
only tough luck that do us and keep us from dom
Others"
THE crew of the Hercules came in a body to thank
the passenger and found him calmly seated on the
winch with his silk hat the back of his head, and
handbook in his hand. He slipped it into his pocket
they approached to commiserate with him, and told
them that 1T don't matter anyhow. After all his
prsng desire for haste in the this struck them
being the height of politeness and they stood for
ment wondering what could all be about. There
something in his attitude that struck them unusual,
quiet expectancy. That exactly the opposite
of anything in Burnah's mind; for he Illuminating
and philosophzing over something that had come to
him, and wanted neither thanks nor conversation.
ooh, it's all right, Boys, he assured them How'll
get back?'
"Sone tug will come in and pick up assured the
pilot, looking out toward the sound which appeared
desoate and primitive its had been
stirred
After awhile from the wrecked roof of the super
structure through With the cylinder head had torn its
way, Burmah heard shout. 1t from the pilot who
had been inspecting the damage.
Il hear a boat coming, Mister" he roared down to
Burmah. MAYBE we can stop her. Below there, look
lively, and lower away boat
Up to the roof the sprang, eager to do anything
they could in behalf of passenger who had astonished
them by his hberalty and acceptance of misfortune,
two qualities that dolized by all men of the
matter whittier they fare Burmah Jones lifted his head
hopefully and watched them they FASTENED to
off the lashngs and get the boat down and the side
into the water
al anyone who can help We II give them word