St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-20
Alarming Tales of Immense
Cost Frighten Small Prop
erty Holders Against.
21. NEGROES VOTED
AGAINST; 1 VOTED FOR
While Election Was Lost in
Number of Votes It Was
Carried in Amount.

The waterworks election last Tues
day was defeated in number bu:
won in property value. The vote
was: For-Assessed property value
S134.61O; number of votes. III
A Axatnst-Assessed property value,
Sl29.S62; number Of votes, 1873.
There was one spoiled ballot.
The election was lost largely
through the opposition of Mr.. =. }
Frederick and lack of organized ef-
fort to carry It. Mr.. Frederick had
stated that he would not WORK
against waterworks. and while 1t was
known that he was not in favor Oh
it. he being interested in the present
waterworks system, his declaration
that he would not work against it
was accepted in good faith and 1t was
anticipated that the election wouio
carry. There were also . few prop
erty holders who did al In their
power to defeat it, the Finneys being
very active. Arguments used against
It were unfair in the extreme. as II IS
reported that it was represented II
would cost 800 to make connec,
tions; that they would be compelled
to take out old hydrants and put IN
new: that they would be taxed ~
mills: that it meant that new side
walks would have to be put down.
Water-closets put in, etc. OF course
to the property-holder Of moderate
means these things were alarming.
There ds little doubt that II there
had been an individual canvass ant
each property-holder had been made
to understand just what the cost
would be, and to realize wnat the
benefits would be, there would nave
been NO trouble in carrying the
election.
At the time the question came mn
for waterworks and sewers. It was
endeavored to reach an agreement
between the town and the st. Tam
many Ice & Manufacturing Co.,
which furnishes the towns supply
Of water. to take over the property
of the water system. The following
minutes of that meeting show the
action taken:
Covington, La, Dec. II. 1915.
The following committee, appoint :
ed by and representing the Associa-
ton Of Commerce, e. G. Davis, chair
man; Harvey E. Ellis. E. J. Do
mergue. Jacob Seller and r. L. Au-
bert. in conjunction with the Mayo
and Aldermen, as follows: T. J..
l.acroix, Mayor, D. l. Addison, Emile
Frederick, ]. e. Nilsson and A. r..
Smith. and E. J. Frederick. Chas.
jenkins and Thos. NJ. Burns. appear
ing in behalf of the St. Tammany
Ice and Manufacturing Company. and
X. A. Kramer, consulting engineer.
all being present, met in joint ses-
sion on the above date, at 8 O'Clock
D. M, at the office Of Thos. NJ. Burns.
in the Covington Bank & Trust Co.
building, for the following purposes:
To discuss the advisability in the
event the election to be held January
IL, 1916, is carried and the bonds
sold "of purchasing the present ex-
isting waterworks system now owned
by and in operation by the said st
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing
And after full discussion, of the
matter, the following understanding
was unanimously arrived at. to-w1t:
That the Mayor and Board OF Al
dermen, as soon as the bonds are
sold, pay to the said st. Tammany Ice
and Manufacturing Company. thirtv'
Ave hundred ($3500.OO dollars, In
cash, and conceda to said company
the right to continue operating its
present waterworks system, for its
account, for period of one year
from January /, 1916, at the end OF
which year, December 81, 1916. the
said st. Tammany Ice and Manu-
featuring Company turn over. sell
and deliver all of Its said waterworks
system, complete, all pipings. con;
nections. customers, good will etc.
with the exception of its steam pum1
and we'll.
After a unanimous approval II
parties present pledged themselves to
carry out, In full, the foregoing un.
Attest:
TFIOS. M. BURNS.
r. L. AUBERT.
The fact that the sewer PROPOSE
ton was eliminated and that the cleo
ton was held only for waterworks.
was not considered to alter the equi-
ties Of the case, and this part OF the