St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-04-25
Members Of the Police Jury of the
Parish of ST. Tammany, La.

Su UIAuee % given TO Philips
Todd. provided that they put up
good and solvent bond of $500,
within the next ten days, and tn,
they can complete said bridge will
In forty days. from date.
Cov1ngton. La, April 20, 1914.
at meeting of the Good Road
!onmittee appointed by the polio
1ury OF st. Tammany parish, La, hel
TINS day. the following gentieme
were present: Messrs. HERNIA
Schultz. chairman: e. D. Kentze
secretary; E. J. Domeirgue, Jr., Thee
Dendinger. r. Salmen, w. A. Hocl
Walter Parker and John Schneider
and Harvey E. Ellis, Adrian Z
Schwartz and Fred ]. Heintz, attol
ueys.
1t wassm0ved by Mr.. Salmer. sec
onded by Mr.. Dendinger, that tn
following report be made to the DO
lice jury:
To the President and Members .
I the Police Jury Of st. Tamman.
Parish. La.
| Gentlemen:
! l. This committee respectful,
recommends that the police jury cal
an election. at once. for the purpos,
of submitting to the qualified elect
ors Of this parish, the question o.
voting bonds to the amount OF one
hundred and eighty thousand ($18O,
OOO.OO) dollars. to be used for build
Ing and reconstructing public roads
In st. Tammany parish, La.
Your committee finds that In order
| to realize this amount, 1t will be nee.
essary that approximately q two mill
tax be levied on the present assess
ment OF this parish. said tax to run
for q period Of twenty-nine years.
2. We respectfully recommend
that the bid Of the Interstate Trust
4 Banking Co., of New Orleans, La,
and the st. Tammany Banking Co.
E Savings Bank, Of Coviugton. La.
for the purchase of said bonds, be
accepted. and that Z resolution be
passed by your honorable body to Il, s
effect.
3. We recommend that a COM
mittee composed of the following
named gentlemen. to-wit: Theo.
Dendinger. w. A. Hood. r.. ]. Do
mergue. Jr., w. G. Hutchinson, D. L.
McCreary. Waiter Parker. John H.
Davis, John Schneider, Fritz Sal
men and c. r. Schultz, be appointed
as q committee to take charge of the
building and rec0nstruct'ng Of sais:
public roads Of st. Tammany parish.
and the expenditure Of said funds
realized from the sale Of said bon.;s.
voted for said purpose, in connec-,
ton with the State Engineers Of the
State Of Louisiana. said comm ttee
to have full power and author ty to
cooperate with sad State Engineers
and to appoint such subcommittee
rs they deem advisable and neces-
sary, and said committee to report
to your honorable body from time
to time, az to the action being taken.
Unanimously carried.
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
e. d. KENTZEL,
Secretary.
The following proposition was
read:
Covington, La. April 20, 1914.
President and Members OF the Po-
lice Jury, St. Tammany Parish,
Covington, La.
Dear Sirs:-
It is our understanding that your
board will shortly call an election
the parish for the pur-
pose Of issuing One Hundred Eighty
Thousand $3.50, ,0O0) Dollars nego-
liable five per cent bonds for build |
ing and constructing good roads. We
make you. the following proposition |
IN regard to these bonds to be ac-
:epted by you at this time, subject |
10 the election being favorabl to-
wards the bond issue.
1. We will, through our attor-
leys, prepare and forward to you |
Ill resolutions, ordinances, etc..
which must be had by your board |
n connection with the issuance of !
hese bonds. and will supervise gen
rally all the proceedings leading up
o the issue from the initial resolu-
ion and proclamation to the final
ordnance prescribing the bond form.
2. We will purchase the $780,
10000 five per cent bonds to be 10
ued by the parish Of st. Tammany,
louisiana, in accordance with a
pecial election held for that pur-
,ose throughout the parish to be
lated June 1, 1914 Tor such other
date % may be agreed up
ny, denomination $1,000, maturing
erially from one to cay twenty-nine
ears, (b0nds to mature as rapidly
9 the avails of the tax which will
e agreed upon will permit). with
oupons attached representing semi.
nnual interest payable June 1st and
december 1st (dated to correspond
nth date of bonds) Of each year,
rincipal and interest payable at the
Interstate Trust and Banking Com
any for the price and sum Of par
nd accrued interest to date of de-
very, subject to the following con-
itions, to-wit: Ii
(a) The legality Of the bonds are
D be approved by our Bond Attor- X
eys. which. Of course, involves your
carrying out all instructions
rom them during the proceedings
nd your adopting or causing to be
dopted such proper resflutions or
rdinances as they may require to in ,
lre the validity of the issue.
b Payment for the bonds is to be K
lade In certificates Of deposit with Z
wo per cent interest issued by the
aterstate Trust and Banking Com
any and the st. Tammany Banking :,
ompany & Savings Bank in proper I
on of five-sixths by Interstate Trust
nd Banking Company and one-sixth I
y st. Tammany Banking Company
Savings Bank, said certificates to