St. Tammany farmer., 1916-06-24
Quite a Number Of Property
Holders Ask to Have
Their Assessments
Lowered.
VERY FEW OF THE
REQUESTS GRANTED
Idea is to Equalize Assess
ments, Changes Being
h &E~.-ss 4 - - g.
Made by Committee.

Covington, La, June %, 1916.
The police jury met on the above
date as a Board Of Reviewers and
took up whatever business that came
before them.
Present: ]. B. Howe. president;
Louis Peters, W. A. Hood. H. J.
Schneider, Robt. Abney, Fletcher
Crawford, S. r. Cowart. E. J. Do
mergue, w. H. Davis, J. NJ. Smith
Mr.. Riggs appeared before the
board and stated that the assessment
OF, w. p. Soria, town Of Covington,
was $3.50 and asked for q reduction.
He asked for reduction on the as
sessment Of Richard & Riggs assess
ed ct 5000. 1t was moved and sec
onded that the above assessments
stand a. assessed. 5s
Mr.. II. B. Ayers appeared before
the board and asked for reduction
on his property In Covin9ton. which
was raised to $3.50, the present as
sessment being $500, . raise OF
$3.50. He asked for q reduction on
four squares across the Ahita river.
the present assessment Is $3.50. It
was moved and seconded that the
present assessment Of Mr. Ayers
stand % assessed.
]. Wiess appeared before the board
and asked for q reduction OF the as
sessment ON his property in Abita
Springs. It was moved and seconded
that the present assessment OF J..
Wiess stand as assessed.
b. Labat appeared before the board
and asked for q reduction on his
assessment of his property in Gov
ington. 1t was moved and seconded
that the present assessment OF b.
Labat stand as assessed.
A. b. Smith appeared before the
board and made protest that his as.
sessment was increased on his prop
erty In Covington from $1185 to
$500. 1t was moved and seconded
that the assessment of A. B. Smiti
be- $125O.
L. p. Rice appeared before the
hoard and asked for . reduction o
his assessment on his property in the
parish. 1t was moved and seconded
that the present assessment OF L. +
Rice stand as assessed.
Judge Pons appeared before tho
board in behalf Of Augusta LAbet and
asked that his assessment on hif
property in Abita Springs be reduced
from 5000 to $500. 1t was moved
and seconded that Augusta Labat'e
assessment be $500.
Judge Pons appeared before thu
board in behalf of 8. ]. Coulter ane
asked that his assessment on his
property in Abita Springs be reducedI
Il was moved and seconded that the
assessment of S. j. Coulter stand as
assessed.
A communication was read before
the board from Maggie PritchArd
asking for a reduction on her assess
ment of her property in Covfngton
Il was moved and seconded that tn,
present assessment of Maggie Pritch
ard stand as assessed.
Jos. Dermann appeared before tn
hoard and made complaint that hi
assessment on his property in Abita
ID assessed for 5000, and stated
that the buildings have burned down
and asked that his assessment be- re
duced to 5000. It was moved and
seconded that the assessment Of Jos
Dermann be be $500. s
. A. A. Cooley appeared before thf
board and asked that his assessment
on his property in the parish be re
duced. 1t was moved and seconded
that the present assessment Of A. A
Cooley stand as assessed.
Ernest Jones appeared before thf
board and asked that his assessmen'
pc reduced on his property in Ccv.
angton. It was moved and seconded
that the present assessment Of E-n
est Jones stand as assessed.
Mrs. G. r. Dutsch. represented b.
!. L. Dutsch. appeared before ths
board and asked that her assessmen
On her property in Covington be re-