St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-07
Specifies that Two Commits.
sioners and One Deputy
Shall Bring in Boxes.
ORDINANCE FOR TAX !,
LEVY FOR YEAR 1916
Sherif's Report as Tax Col
lector, and Other Pro-
ceedings Of Interest.
Covington, La, Oct. 4. 1916.

The police jury met In regular
session on the above date with the
following members present: j. B.
Howe, president; Louis Peters: W.
A. Hood, e. J. Domergue, J. NJ.
Smith, s. R. Cowart, FLETCHER Craw-
ford, w. III. Davis, III. ]. Schneider,
Robt. Abney. ~
The finance committee report
was read and it was moved by ]. NJ.
Smith, seconded by Louis Peters,
that warrants ibe drawn to pay ap-
proved bills.
Carried.
It was moved bytW. H. Davis, Sec
onded by S. h. Cowart, that G. c.
! Lewis, farm demonstration, be paid
J the sum of $500 for typewriter he
bought. and that it shall be the prob
erty of the parish.
Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
the matter OF the Dickey ditch be laid
over until next meeting.
Carried.
1he following communication from
Judge T. NJ. Burns was read and the
president was authorized to employ
: lawyer to attend to the following
matter and report at next meeting:
Covington, La, October 3. 1915.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police jury:
Gentlemen:-In regard to opinion
requested of me by your honorable
president at the last session of the
board.
Assuming that during the term Of
your predecessors, there was short
age of parish funds, to the amount OF
several thousand dollars.
avdiee, after an examination OF
the law and the facts, that there
should be some effort made by the
police jury to recover the amount OF
said missing. funds.
That the president Of the police
Jury be authorized to employ counsel
to assist the District Attorney to col
lect the missing funds, without suit,
II possible, and by suit, II necessary.
Very respectfully.
THOS. NJ. BURNS.
It was moved by w. A. Hood and
seconded by H. j.. Schneider, that no
bills will be paid that do not go
through the Office OF the secretary
OF the police jury before any article
or articles are purchased, or o. k.
by C. r. Schultz, Road Supervisor.
Carried.
1t was ordered by the president
that in all elections In the wards OF
the parish, that only the commission
ers who come to the county seat with
the ballot box or boxes shall be paid
for three days, and only one deputy
Sheriff is to come with the box or
boxes, who shall also be paid for
three days No less than two COM
missioners are to come with the box
es, and all commissioners, clerks and
deputy sheriffs shall be paid only
when the bills shall be o. KID. by the
finance committee at the regular
meeting of the police jury.
1t was moved by H. ]. Schneider
and seconded by w. A. Hood, that
the Dutrusch road that the previous
police jury authorized to be built
shall he built when the present police
jury has sufficient funds.
1t was moved and seconded that c.
r. Schultz, Road Supervisor. be au-
thorized to build bridge across
Long Branch on road leading from
Low Davis road to pubic school in
tenth ward.
Carried.
1t was moved by w. A. Hood and
seconded by Robt. Abney, that the
Road Supervisor be authorized to
spend $500 or $400 for repair work
on the Military Road.
Carried
The president appointed W. A. /
Hood and r. j. Domergue to find out
the prices of steel cages for prison
ers for road and bridge work, and to
make report at next meeting.
The following report was read:
Covington, La, Oct. 4, 1916.
To the President and Members OF
the Police Jury:
Please find statement OF the sher-
iff's report.
s. have received no funds from the
sheriff for the month of September.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. =. BIERHORST.
Statement of T. E. Brewster, Tax
Collector. for the month Of August,
1916:
Parish Tax.
Criminal fund ........ S.73
Road fund 4.37
School fund 6.54
General fund ........ Els
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