St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14
PROCEEDINCSOF
POLICE JURY
MEETING OF
JULY nth


Covington, La, July II, 1917.
The police jury met on the above
date with the following members
present: Geo. Koepp. Jr., w. 4.
HOOD, E. J. Domergue, ). NJ. Smith
is. r. 09wart, F. Crawford, W. II.
Davis, hobt. Abney, j. 3. Howe.
The minutes of the last meeting
Iwe:e read, and it was moved by Geo.
Koepp, Jr., seconded by w. A. Hood,
that they be adopted as read.
Carried.
Moved by Geo. Koepp. seconded
by w. H. Davis, that Miss Ruby
Feeder be given scholarship to the
State Normal School.
Carried.
1t was moved anl seconded that
the meeting adjourn ln:il leo D.. IN.
Carried.
Afternoon Session.
The following petition was read:
Bonf0uca, La, July %, 1917.
To the Honorable Presidcn. and
Members of the Police Jury:
We, the undersigned citizens and
property owners Of the 9Th ward, st.
Tammany parish, petition your hon
orable body to construct public
road from Bonfouca station, near
Bayou Liberty, to postofhcs at Ron
fouca, La, on Bayou Paqnet.
Signed by Max Cousin and nine
teen others.
1t was moved, seconded and carri-
ed that the above petition be grant
ed.
The following resolution was then
read:
Whereas, the financial, agricultur-
al and industrial development and
growth of our common country are
largely dependent upon the methods
of intercommunication and,
Whereas, roads of all methods are
the most universally used. and hence
the most serviceable to all calsses;
and,
Whereas, the jackson Highway has
been completed from the Mississippi
line to Sldell; and,
Whereas, the city of New Orleans
is now expending $325, 100000 in the
construction of a road to the Rigo-
lets to connect with the said Jack
son Highway; and,
Whereas, there is q low marshy
gap of six miles intervening between
Slidell and the Rigolets; and,
Whereas, the hiatus is wholly
within the parish of St. Tammany;
and,
Whereas, the parish is now sub
jected to very heavy tax upon its
resources by being compelled to con-
struct a net work OF good roads
within its boundaries; and,
Whereas, the linking of the two
points hereinabOve referred to means
the completion of the Jackson High
way to our great Southern metropo-
lis, the city of New Orleans: and,
Whereas, the completion OF this
great highway may be Of great SER
vice to the Nation in the prosecution
of military and naval operations;
and,
whereas, the construction and
maintenance of system of national
highways will necessarily encourage
and give a great impetus to the
building of good roads by states,
counties, townships, cities and vii
lagos. as the assembling and dis
tributing medium of such highways; !;
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury
in legal session convened, That we
urge upon the Louisiana delegation
in the Congress of the United States
the necessity Of completing the Jack
SON Highway from S1idell to the
Rigolets.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
secretary of the police jury be In
structed to Immediately transmit
copies of these preambles and reso-
lutions to the members Of the United
States Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives from the State of L0uisi.
| ana.
1t was moved by Geo. Koepp, sec
onded by J. M. Smith, that the above
resolution be adopted.
Carried.
The following report was read:
Covington, La, July II, 1917.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen beg to submit this
my report for the month of June
1917:
Receipts:
Bal. ON hand May 81, 1917, gen.
eral fund, $6,426.41; road fund
$84S.O1; special road fund. $8,-
416.17. Received from T. E. Brews;
ter, general fund, $921.54; road
fund, $4,000; special road fund
$264.25; received from Covingtor
Bank & Trust Co., (discount), road
fund, $3;8O9.78; received from st
Tammany Bank & Trust Co., inter.
est on balances from Jan. !, 1917
to June 80, 1917, general fund
$122.39; refund from donation made
to pauper, $500. Totals, genera
fund, $7,4S9.34; road fund, $,078.7&
] special road fund, $8,68O.42.
Less disbursements, general fund
$2,327.91; road fund, $587.43; spl
road fund, $7,35O.OO. Balance june
80, 1917, general fund, $5,161.4
road fund, $4,491.35; special road
fund, 81, 1,33O.42.
| Respectfully submitted,
| GEO. F. BIERHORST,
Parish Treasurer.
| The above report was read, and Il
was moved and seconded that tn,
treasurer's report be accepted al
read. Carried.