St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-25
Emergency bridge fund
100000
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It was moved and duly seconded
that Mr.. N. Gillis be elected court ste
lnographer, owing to the fact that Mr.
L. G. Noise, the present stenographe,
Is practicfng law before the bar. Mr.
ellis to receive the same salary.
$3.50 per year.
Carried.
The following communication was
read:
Description of the Parish Line he.
tween Washington and St. Tam.
many Parishes, Louisiana.
! hereby certify that the following
1s correct description of the loIa-
ton Of the parish line between Wash
ington and st. Tammany parishes, az
found in the survey made Of the SAN e
by myself In the month of October,
1911. with the exception Of the line
ct the Richard 81 Ohappell Spanish
Grant, Cert. No. 651, TIP. 4 south,
range IL east, 4Greensburg District,
La. At the time 1 hade this survey
1t ran around on the east, north and
west boundary line Of said grant.
It now runs straight across the grant
as established by the last Legisia-
ture, and this description Is made
to conform to same, as follows:
Said parish line was found to conf
mence at point on the west bank
OF Pearl River Is chains north Of
the south boundary line of the john
Mizel Spanish Grant, Cert. No. 372,
Sec. No. 43, TIP. 4 South, Range Is
East, Greensburg Dist, La; thence
west to west bank of Bogue Chitto
river and to the east boundary line
of the EbeneZa Ford Spanish Grant,
Cert. No. 273, Sec. No. ~. crossing
the various government lines en-
route as follows: Crossing the east
line Of section 81, 14.44 chains north
Of the southeast corner of the same
section, and 1879 chains north of it's
southwest corner, 1882 chains north
Of the southwest corner Of section
50, crossing the west line of section
%, 1875 chains north Of its south
west corner, interesting the range
line between ranges - and Is, $50
chains north Of the corner to sec
lions Is and So, in range IL; thence
through range IL, crossing the east
line Of section ~, $50 chains south
Of its northeast cornet and $40
chains south of it's northwest corner.
Crossing the east line OF section So,
south II degrees IS minutes west.
42.42 chains from it's northeast cor
ner, intersecting the east line Of the
r. s. Chapel SpaniSh Grant, section
81, 45.17 chains south Of its north
east corner; thence on to- the point
on the west bank Of Bogue Chitto
river, a. before mentioned. From
this point the line bears north II de-
grees 80 minutes west, to the east
bank Of the Tchefuncta river near
the lower end of the Edwards old
field, in the Danisel Edwards Spanish
Grant, Section 80, TIP. South, Range
East, Greensburg District, La.
Crossing the various government
lines en- route as follows: Il
Crossing the west line Of section
so. Z chains south 80 degrees west,
from its northeast corner, thence go
ing westerly touching bend In the
river and crossing the river repeated
~ just north of the northwest cor
ner of section 43, crossing the west
line of section ~, south So degrees
80 minutes west, chain from Its
northwest corner, crossing the west
line of section II south 81 degrees
Is minutes west, - chains from its
northwest corner, crossing the range
line between ranges II and IL,
1864 chains north of the township
corner to township and S. thence
through range II rs follows: Cross
ing the southwest line Of section Is
south 81 degrees 80 minutes east,
IS chains from its southwest corner,
crossing the, west line Of section 23;
chains from its southwest corner.
Crossing the west line Of section u,
10 chains north of its west corner.
Crossing the west line of section IL ],
$3.50 chains north of its southwest
corner. Crossing the west line OF
section 20, % chains Soltn OF Its
corner, intersecting the
range line between ranges 10 and Ii,
1916 chains south Of the northwest
corner of section 10: thence through
range 10 as follows: Crossing the
west line of section Is. 9.72 chains
north Of its southwest corner, cross
ing the west line Of section II, %
chains north, of its sOuth"cs. former.
Crossing the west line Of section ID.
IS chains south of its northwest cor
ner. Crossing the west limo Ut sec
ton Is, -21.90 chains south of It's
corner. Crossing the west
line of section II, $40 chains south
of its northwest corner. Intersecting
the east line Of section 81. III chains
north Of its southeast corner. Cross
ing the west line Of said section 70
north Of it's southwest corner. Cross
ing the range line between ranges
8 aand 10, into range 3, intersecting
the east line offhe d. Edwards Span
fsh Grant, section 80, 81 chains north
Of its southeast corner Thence on
to the poinst on the east bank OF
Tchefuncta river as before mention
cd. Thils line runs all in township
/.
HOWARD BURNS,
Parish Surveyor.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid:
P. J. Lacroix, mattresses,
blankets, ETC., A. per
itemized bill rendered 1855
Mfg. Co., 50 gal
ions vermfngo ,.... 1900.
A. D, Schwartz. expense
on trip to New Orleans
taking testimony suit
against N. O. G. N.
r. r.. Co., ........ $50
E. p. Crawford, convey
ing Rebecca Moore to
parish Jail and expens-
es $50, reduced to. 500
Mrs. L. Miles, feeding
prisoners from Dec.
IL. 1919, to Jan. 49,. 5000
r. E. Brewster, sheriff,
conveying prisoners.
and wood purchased
for courthouse. ETC., as
per ftemized bill 49,. 64.s0
.. E. Lyon, 17f:et Of gilt
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