St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-27
CONVICTION TOWN COUNCIL.

Covington, La, May -. 1915.
The Town Council met in stated
session this 18th. day OF May, 1916
at 10 O'Clock a. M, in the Mayor
Office in said town Of Covington, La
Present at said meeting were Mayor
p. J. Lacroix, J. E. Nilsson, Emile
Frederick, A. r. Smith, NJ. blanche
D. l. Addison. Absent: d. l. Ad.
olson.
s Object of this meeting being to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the results of a
special election by the Town Counci:
by ordinance in said town Of Coving-
ton, NJ, on the 10Th day Of May,
1916, for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers, entitled
to vote under the constitution and
laws of the State Of Louisiana, the
following proposition:
whether or not to incur debt and
issue bonds of the town of Covins-
ton, parish of St. Tammany, State o.
Louisiana, to the amount Of $4,000
to run for a period Of thirty-seven
years from the 18th day of july
1916 and to bear interest at tns
rate Of per cent per annum from
the 18th day of July, 1916, payab
semiannually on the 18th day. of Jul,
and the ! 5th day of January OF eacs,
year, and issued in such denomiua-
lions, payable at such time and plae
and in such installments, with such
other details as should be determill-
ed by the Mayor and Board of AT
| dermen, and authorized by law, for
the purpose of construction anf
equipping system of Vaterworks
for supplying the said town of Gov.
ington, La, with water, the title tt
| such system of waterworks to yes
in the said town of CovingtOn, La
And the meeting being duly calico
to order by the Mayor, the ballot DO,
used in said election, and containing
the ballots cast in said election, tn,
registrars list of voters, the number
ed list of property tax payers voting
in said election, the tally sheet ant
compiled statement of the commits
sioners of said election, was duly un
sealed and opened in public sessio,
of the Council, and the ballots there
in were examined and duly counted
in number and amount, and check
on said above tally sheet, and tn
returns were examined and canvass
ed at the same time by such method
and the result declared as, follows:
Total number ov votes cast in s.
special election, 252.
Total amount of property va;i
cast in said election, $264.472.00.
Total number of votes cast in favo
of proposition submitted, 113.
Total number of votes cast agains
proposition submitted, 1873.
One spoiled ballot.
Total amount of property va!u
voted in favor Of said proposition
134,61O.0O.
Total amount Of property va|u
voted against said proposition, 1929
$1,000.
The result of said election bein
against said proposition in the nun
Der Of votes cast, said proposition t
incur debt and issue bonds to til
amount OF $60,0OO.OO, was declart.
rejected by the property taxpayers {
said town of Covington, La.
Moved by NJ. P. blanche, seconde
by Emile Frederick, that a process
verbal of this meeting be drawn ar
that a copy be forwarded to the Se'
rotary Of State, and copy to II
Clerk of the District Court of tt
parish of St. Tammany. Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, Il
council then adjourned.
P. ]. LACROIX,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAND.
Secretary