St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-18

IUUIty W 0uVW Ing H0A ADAA WAAoNs SVsAANS
be accomplished where there was &
will and unbounded confidence. in
fact, the brotherH feeling seemed to
be strong IN abiding faith. But TOO
good to be true 10 . trite saying
that fits into this narrative. Let ms
hope that ''all's well that ends we'll"
may apply to It hereafter, for the
sexual 10 not yet finished and 1t prom
jsee to be interesting reading.
whom the gods would destroy
they flrst make mad" Factional dif-
ferences came TO the front and there
was, q lineup on most propositions
that came before tho council. The
ire Of the people seems to have been
aroused when the mayor got his
cleanup ordinance passed. They
said L was all right to clean up flth
and keep the town In q healthy con-
dition. but they could not keep the
grass cut IN suburban lots and they
did not propose toscut down the young
nine trees in. these lots because they
wished them TO- grow and they We're
private .ropexfy. They filed the air
with the re0t1 6ue o1or that was de-
liehtful tdA,1mell and healthfnl to
hreathe. Further opposition pres eIt-
Cd itself when new streets were open
cd: some in favor and some against.
Then It Is claimed the mayor puf-
chased i road machine without tne
authority OF the council and proc ee /
Cd with street Improvement, ana Nas.
he wanted the town to ray Tor the
machine the council refused to sane
tIon the deal. There appears to have
been three councilmcn lined up
arainst the mayor and two with aim
n The machine remained unpaid lot
Ant finally Alderman Daring moved
"a Alabama. which gave the mayor
the deciding vote when quorum was
nresant. 40 the other two co.nc =
man remained away from nfee' ~
- there would be no quorum an1 sac
m.vor cn,,ld not cast the vote ina!
vcnld nav for the machine AMI re-
,ieve him of the responsibility. It i
.sid Nv Alderman Smith that the may
az nnally brfdged the chasm o. g.
hitrarily deciding that = quorum wa.
vrasent and ordering . voucher lSsu.
"a He then suspended the tfets
vrer because he refused to homo y.
Aiderman Smith claims that the
voucher was issued ILLEGALLY &c. !. .
nrivste debt and that % chairman o. y
the finance COMMITTEES ne retnsc -. :.
a. K Il. He says that In the MS ms,
MACE the meeting Was tlleee!y ns,o .h1
IN Monday. tho day precedans =.
rernlar meeting night, wnicn Mas
Tuesdey. January Z. 1913, 9ecauss a,.s
the mayor wished to go 70 tns 1,ss -,
IN rIr that day, and secondly tnat ". ~,
fre.snrer could not issue . cnecA VI =.
. voucher that had not been y. y :.
= sccnrdance with the rules OF the
council. He further says tnat ser :
80 he;nx taken to impeacn tna nay
or for attempting to coerce the Isas .,
,rer :, - into paying . private debt VIII
public funds. That the ms''er =. :. :.
Pow [ n the hands of lawyers. ina' q.
ths IN hill was once rejected 1y IN. .ne
-. sss,,.aii Ill and that when Mr.. Men1os
n - nominated for treasurer the aas' -,
~ had ma he would oppose the nola
in.fion ~ unless the council ag!eeu :.
..snme .s.u the debt for the macnlns
Nut they were not making any o,cass, s;s
- a. that kind and 1t was immasel.s
v,hether the mayor approved the Hos. !.
snstion ar not. In the meantime y !
ss;H . thst treasurer Meadow viii ie
.s-.e "a turn over the books of AM
m6nies held ~ HIN.