St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-25
POLICE JURY
PROCEEDINGS
!. JANUARY 10
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The following bids to paint tn,
Jail were read:
Covington, La, Oct. 10, 1912.
Mr.. Herman Schultz, Pres. Polio,
Jury, CovingtOn, La.
Dear Sir:-I hereby submit tn,
following two bids for painting jai
house in Covington:
First agree to paint the cntir.
jail inside, including cells, etc, twt
~ coats of paint, using the vcry
best of material and workmanship, II
first class manner, for sum of orr
Hundred and Twenty-Five ($125.O0)
Dollars.
Second-I agree to paint walls and
cells, ETC., two ~ coats OF paint
and ceiling ono 81 coat Of white.
wash, using the best o. material and
workmanship, in first class manner,
for sum Of Eighty $500 Dollars.
Sincerely hoping that one Of these
bids will meet with your approval, ]
am, ..
Yours truly.
THOMAS LACRO1X.
Covington, La, Jan. 16. 1919.
I. J. ]. Gunther. do agree to paint
two (2) coats Of paint On al steel
and wood, colors to be- selected by
the police jury, AMI tive ~ coats
of whitewash on all ceiling ard side
walls for the sum Of sixty Five 1860
Dollars.
j. ). GUNTHER.
Moved and duly seconded that the
above bids be rejected, and that the
secretary be instructed to advertise
for bids for painting the inside OF
Jail, said bids to be opened at the
next regular meeting.
Carried.
The following petition was read:
To the Honorable President and
Members Of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen:-We,t thu undersigned
property owners ana taxpayers OF
the parish Of St. Ta,nmany, ask your
honorable body to grant us . public
road from Mr.. ed. FOy's pace on
road known as Coyington Road east
to Morgan's Bluff. We, tho under
signed, donate . right of way over
said lands.
Signed:
w. T. Tippin, FRANK hau:n, w.
Alsobrooks, J. B. Howe. f. w. Foy,
Albert AlsoBrooks. II. H. J. Willis,
J. Anderson, r. r. Crawford. J. y.
Read, Andrew johns, j. H. Robert,
E. p. Robert, ]. B. Porter, Mrs. w.
C. Winchester, Leon Gervais. I. X.
Crawford, J. n. AlsoOrocks. A. w.
Towers, S. G. Seal, J. w. Hartman.
It was moved and duly seconded
that above petition be tabled, in order
to get another signer who owns prop
erty on the proposed public road.
Carried.
. The following petition was read:
Covington, La, Jan. ID. 1919.
To the Honorable President and
Members of tho Police Jury Of st.
Tammany Parish, La.
Gentlemen:-Ne,t the undersigned
petitioners. realizing the great neces-
sity for bridge across Little Bogue
F8laya river at point near Henry
Pages and L. E. MoniDo'g. thereby
opening up q section that Is fast be-
coming settled up By agrfculturisss.
as said section is the best farm land
in neighborhood; therefore, we do
pray your honorable body to
have said bridge erected at the ear'i-
est possible date.
Thanking you In advance for your
speedy action in this matter. We beg
to submit petition to your honorable
body's earnest confederation.
Signed:
f. D. Wilbur, o! Spencer Hooper.
John P. Huddleston, Jas. A. Wilson,
Max Edgar, per ]. o. Edgar :; j. O.
Edgar, William McWhirtcr, Howard
Huddleston. Joseph Graham, Louis
Vots, L. Eug. Moulle, Henry Page,
Anderw Page. Henry Page, Jr.
t was moved and duly seconded
:hat above petition for bridge be re-
ected, owing to the fact that there
9 no public road at said proposed
light.
Carried.
The following ordinance was read:
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the police jury
If the parish of St. Tammany, La,
n legal session convened, That per
:aNta tax Of one ($1.Q0) dollar be
Ind the. same is hereby levied for
he; year 1918, upon Ill male per
'one between the ages Of eighteen
md fifty-five years within the parish
It. Tammany.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained,
'tcs That this ordinance does not
pply to persons living within the
or porate limits Of any city, town or
illage in said parish.
Section 3. Be !. further ordained,
to-, Thzt any person failing. neglect
n 8 to pay said tax on or before 1st
e.y Of March, 1918, shall be punish
Il by 4 fine not exceeding ten ($1O)
ollars, and in default of the pay
tent ct said fine be imprisoned In
he parish Jail for q period not ex-
,eeding twenty (2O) days.
Section 1. Be 1t further ordained,
.tc.. That all laws or parts OF laws
ontrAry to or Inconsistent with the
ro,,isions of this ordinance. be and
Re ;,ame are hereby repealed.
It was moved and duly seconded
nat shove ordinance be adopted.
Carried.
II was moved and duly seconded
hat the above ordinance be adopted
Carried.
The budget for the year 1913 was
dopted as follows:
BUDGET
fees ....... $4,000 0"
Of Tax Col.
heriff's salary =. 500 0e