St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-01
LEWIS L. MORGAN
Attorney-at-LAw
New Southern Hotel Building
Coyington, Louisiana.

| by meant lot of junk on hand, the
gradual disappearance of the beach
| the payment of a five-mill tax for
years to protect the bonds, no sea
wall and the ruin OF Vaudeville.
Mr.. c. P. David then announced
that he was so anxious to see thu
sea wall built that he would agree
to any proposition. Offering to pa.
his assessment then and there. Thi
strong expression of civic pride acte
as oil on the troubled waters,
Mr.. Black submitted the following
compromise, which was gladly wei.
coined and agreed to by all partie'
concerned: That as he finished anl
completed (and this means wall, cop
ing and back uilling) according to
the new specifications, with the Of
fetal acceptance of it, each square,
the town Of Vaudeville and the pro-
erty owners on said square shall pay
him their respective pro rata of tn
cost; that he would waive his de-
mand for an advance cash deposi'
by the property owners il they woult'
release him Of the very expensive
cost Of a surety bond, in lieu
which the town of Vaudeville was t.
retain 20 per cent Of each and every
payment due him, said retainer tG
be held and not to be paid until the
entire sea wall is finished and &C
cepted by the proper officials; tina
in the event Of any one Of the prop
erty owners on finished and accept
ed square Of sea wall failing or re-
fusing to pay his pro rata of the cost
the contractor shall be privileged tc
discontinue the work and the town
Of Vaudeville shall pay him all
moneys due him just as il the sea
wall had been completed. This prop
osition is to be put in legal form by
Mr.. c. P. Gidiere and submitted to
Mr.. Harvey E. Ellis. the towns legal
representative in this matter, next
Monday, and il there are no legal
objections, End 1t is hoped and be-
Heved there are none, the contract
will then and there be signed and
the contractor going in full swing in
fifteen days. And then, that is, when
the first new pile Is driven, We'll cele-
brate, we'n-more anon.
The old Vaudeville ice plant, hav
ing been repaired and renovated, r.
now working day and night to supply
the large demand made OF it for real
dee.
Mr.. Frank Ribava, secretary Of the
town council, who has been on the
sick list in New Orleans for many
months, has returned, much improv-
ed but still unable to resume his
manifold duties.
Mr.. Emile Bruno, for many years
connected with the New Orleans po-
lice department. is summering in one
OF Albert's cottages in LamarQae
street.
Mrs. ]. Townsend Wolfe and Miss
es Miriam Neuhauser and Bella Lee
vogue have joined the summer colony
in Vaudeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sievers and
family, Mr.. H. Lindenburg, Miss
Julia Lindenburg and Miss Esma
Neuhauser were the weekend guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. NeuEauser.
The st. Tammany & New Orlcans
Railways & Ferry Co. is now running
Its cars every hour from noon to
8 p. M, to the great comfort of its
patrons at both ends of the line.
Mr.. L. A. Stockton, of the Mande-
vile Cooperative Drug Co., has just
finished a coy little building next tc
the Hip on the beach. which will be
opened tonight as q .refreshment
stand with q ladies boudoir attached.