St. Tammany farmer., 1916-06-24
Responsible Contractor Has
Taken Job and All Ar
rangements Made.
PROPOSITION MEETS
APPRovAL,oF TOWN
Mount Mariah Lodge No. SO
F. and A. M. Hold Out
ing at jackson Park.

Last Wednesday afternoon at a
meeting especially called for the
purpose, the town council, with May
or w. E. Davis presiding, James
Hutchinson at his desk, Messrs. Jno.
L. Smith, James Band. A. Hartman,
A. Depre, present, ana c. B. Wills
absent, assembled with rolled up
sleeves, blood in its eyes and clench-
ed fists, determined to take strangl-
er's hold on the sea wall jinx and rel
egate it to the deminition bow-wows.
Among the large audience present
were many property-holders, engin
GERS, contractors and d4builders, both
local and foreign. Sea wall PROPOSE
tions of various kinds were submit
ted and discussed from every angle
when, like thunderbo1t from a clear
sky, there came an offer, that after
being dissected and thoroughly di-
gested, was admitted an ideal propo-
sition, and everybody present, even
ancecompetitors, advocated It's ac-
ceptance. Twas this: Mr.. Black,
senior member Of the Black-Laird
Construction Co., in q we'll me1ulatad
and Irish accentuated voice, said,
Gentlemen, will complete land he
dwelled on complete) you sea wall
in from three to six months, depend
ing on weather conditions, according
to the original specifications, fc:
payable in cash as the
work progresses. and I'll give you .
gilt edge bond for your protection.
The deal was closed, conditioned on
The approval Of the respective attor,
neys, who met yesterday, and as tn
reader scans this article the sea wall
will again be going concern on it.
last lap to completion.
AS the good news rapidly spread
through the town II. was greeted with
Of hearty approval and
exultation.
In about fifteen days the work will
at the eastward, and on
the new lines, to give q much need.
ed protection to property at that end
when the entire beach and some pari
Of the streets has been washed away
iepriving the east end residents o.
! public highway.
Some Of the beach front property
owners have been hemming, having
and even refusing to agree to the ex-
Ira contribution to the sea wall fund
unless given positive proof of . fin
[shed sea wall. Now they can nc
longer stand back, the props have
been Unexpectedly knocked from un-
Ter them. They can offer no tangible
reason for not agreeing to pay the.1
share Of the assessment and thereb;
assist and encourage the officials
and other property hold.
ers, for nothing short Of 4 miracle
and those tines have passed, can
prevent the early completion Of the
sea wall.
And who are the contractors:
The Black-Laird Construction Co.,
Of New Orleans, has a national repu-
tation for good work and fair deal.
ing. Its opinion and advice IL
sought on many large engineering
and construction jobs. It built the
sew Orleans water purtfication plan:
The best of its kind in the South, re.
luiring three years to build, and In
1OAVAA6 u4AAAOAS "a OOxk6E0. II UlSU
,uilt 10 miles Of sewerage in New
Orleans. It's good name requires
hat the company complete the jon
win or lose, and 1t Is the concensue
# opinion that it will do it.
Then on, the contractors in the
cad. the council second by a nose
md the taxpayer a close third by {
1eck. in the sea wall race tn = finch
Ours the prize! Eurekai
Mount Marian Lodge, No. So, +
Ind A. M, is today holding its an.
1ual outing at Jackson Park. A,
elaborate program consisting OF
iancing, baseball, races, contests
md many new stunts. has been pre-
Dared and from early morn until late
It night there will be one continual
round Of pleasure. The members.
with their families. Of the Covington
Lodge, No. 1873, F. and A. NJ, and All
1isiting Masons In the parish are to