St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-18
Vaudeville Letter.
Contract Entered Into For the
Building Of Ssa Wall. We'd
ding and Society News.

lHloFceO cOncT6Ie sea wall was ht
Friday night, Oct. 10, at the to,
hail. to discuss, alter, amend q
take final action on the plans a
specifications Tor same. There we
present Mayor VIC Davis, Counc
men w. r. Newman, E. II. Baudc
VIM. Shell and Geo. e. RENE, Sc
retary Louis Menant and Town A
torney Thos. u. Burns, Mr.. ]. E. Lii
ieux of the seawaA advisory commi
tee, Mr.. Mongeai OF Kitteringham
MOngeau, contractors, and q larl
number of taxpayers. Mayor w. I,
Davis presided and following
lengthy and general discussion, Il
original. plans, with some few mine
changes, and tho substitution !,
concrete for wooden piling. wei
unanimously adopted
Mr.. Mongeau then submitted b
firms proposalT explaining Same
detail and preseRtad written opinion
from prominent civil engineers an
Iother authorities, inciuding U. s. 60,
eminent reports, ~ fortify his COZ
Etentions as to ce11ent concrete an
reinforcement.
A long motion, Aarefully dictste
by the town attorne emhodying th
following terse poauts; That tn
proposal Of Kitteringh&m 4 Mongea
] be accented and that said firm b
awarded the contract to build tn
proposed seawall according to plan
and specifications fors $28, $50. Tha
the contractors furnish q Fidelit,
Company's bond i1 SUM equal t
half the contract pttre. That th'
work be complete4 - later thar
July !, 1914, weekAef and waite
permitting. That eantract be ct
fective and signed Slter sale ot
the bonds. That mayor ap
point a committee@ Epediate tn
sale of the bonds III the con
tract be drawn up eAttcFney !. n
Burns at the c0ntsoeeoess expense
was unanimously catf4o
The loud applause MI 'roun,
hand shaking and rAtulationt
that followed his he announce
ment amply dem0not14tods that the
joint meetings actin nd the ap-
proval of almost the k@re town.
The joint meeting lan ldjournet
and the council wae once called
into special session stce ceive the re-
port of the joint tne, which
when presenteds NJ Anpal3
ratifed. Agreeable to the req0est
OF the joint meeting the mayor ap
pointed the councilmen as the COM
mittee to expedite the bond sale.
Adjournment was then taken.
Thus was completed the first laI
tn the construction of the sea wall
which has gone far in converting
pessimists, opponents and KNOCK.
ers'' Of this proposition that canno
but rebound to the great benefit OF
This sea wall will be constructed
Of interlocking Stimulating tongue
and groove) cement piles or slabs,
each to be 8 inches thick, - inches
wide and IL feet long, reinforced b.
D one and one-eighth cement-fillef
pipe, extending feet below groun
surface and 4 feet above, which vii
be increased to about feet by the
addition of q decorative Gaping, the
seams will be completely closed an.
water tight, the filing behind the sea
wall will be lcvelled according t
street grade, thereby giving solid
reinforced sea wall 1000 feet long
LIS feet from the property line. ex
ending from the extreme lower o.
vest end to the extreme upper
,ast end Of Vaudeville.
A special meeting of the town
council of Vaudeville was held We'd
aesday at which resolution was
passed authorizing the mayor to sign
he contract with Kitteringham E
Mongeau for building the sea wall
which was signed and witnessed.
Miss Alice Victorine Frosh, OF
and Mr.. Robert j. Hufft
IT Slidell, were married last Wednes
lay morning at II o'clock, at the
,hurch of Our Lady of the Lake
'atehr Placide, assisted by Father
Bernard, of Slidell, officiating. T,
he stra MS of Tannhauser's melodi
us march. played by Miss Pauline
,ornibe, the bride leaning on the
rm of her father, Mr.. George Frosh
md preceded by her sister Miss
lgnes Frosh, as Maid of Honor, pro.
eeded up the aisle to the chance
where she was met by the groom
ccompanied by his best man, Mr.
silbert Vernon.
During the signing Of the registe
he ave Maria" was sweetly ren |
cred by Miss Carlotta Lavelle
The church and altar were beauti
ully decorated with tsras. goldea
DDS and roses. The church was fill
d to the doors. The bride wore
ailor made white broadcloth ccs-
ume with a tam o'shanter turba- |
elvet hat trimmed with ostrich
lumes, and carried a bouquet O.
yhite earnatfeRs and ferns tied wit;
Fhite tulle Streamers, with all
Ihieh she presented q most attrac-
We appearance.
The Maid of Honor wore an olive
reen broadcloth costume, with
'hite felt hat trimmed with a white |
elvet bow, and carried boquet OF
Ink carnations and ferns with pink
lille streamers.
The presents were numerous. com.
lg from almost every town in th,
arish and New Orleans, and consist
1 of silver, porcelain, crockery, pic
Tres and household effects.
The newly welded couple are yer,
opular in their respective towns, the
room is chief clerk and assiN\,n
to Mr.. H. j. Willis !,
earl River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt departed .,
le afternoon N. o. G. N. train TO Il
earl River, where they will occupy
leir new home recently built by the
room and presented to his bride as
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