St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-12-13
PROCEEDINGSOF
POLICE JURY
MEETING OF
DEC. 9
Association of Commerce
Will Pay Part Of Dem
onstrator's Salary.
DEMONSTRATOR TO BE
AGRICUL. GRADUATE
Budget For 1920 Made Out
and Other Matters are
Taken Up.
Covington, La, Dec. 9, 1919.

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The police jury met on the aboy
date with the following member
present: Theodore Dendinger, Jr
E. ]. Domergue, J. M. Smith, Fletcn
er Crawford, W. H. Davis, E. P. Ro
bert, J. B. Howe, A. ] Bennett
Absent: H. N. Fendlason.
1t was moved by E. P. Robert, SCI:
onded by ]. M. Smith, that the pol;c'
jury rescind and amend the resotu
ton passed at their m seting Of Jul!
5, 1919, appropriating 1920 for tn,
survey of the Chef Mentcur-Missis
sippi Line Highway, and pow at thi:
meeting appropriate the sum of $3.50
as the distance to be surveyed is q
miles and as the State Highway En-
eineer requires approximately So;
per mile, the amount therefore
should be $630.G0.
Carried.
1T was moved by J. NJ. Smith, sec.
ended by S. R. Cowart, that DIR. Lipl
be authorized to rebuild the dippins
vat at Frederick's Island. Carried
1t was moved by ]. M Smith, sec
ended by W H. Davis, that the par
ish pay the sum of $50 per month as
one-half Of salary for caretaker
for the Gulf Coast Transportation
Bridge, Slidell, and the other $25 rc
be paid by Transportation Bridge
Co., making total salary of $4,000
per month. Carried.
Moved by J. M. Smith, seconded
by Fletcher Crawford, that the par
;sh pay $50 to the sheriff's salary
fund as a part payment for the eA-
pense Of bringing man and blood
hounds to Covington to trace the
robber who entered and stole goods
from the Addiosn store. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the par
ish pay to F. J. Heintz the sum If
$500 on account Of buying ticket for
transportation for John Pennington.
DR.. L. C. Heintz appeared before
the police jury and asked that they
donate to the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital, and it was moved
and seconded that the police jury
would take the matter up at the next
meeting. Carried.
The president of the Association
Of Commerce came before the mem
bers of the police jury snd asked
that they cooperate with them i'll
getting a farm demonstration who is
a graduate of an agricultural co...
lege and has had many years expert
ence with stock and farming, the
Association of Commerce to pay the
agent the same amount of money
that the police jury will have to pay
per month, after hearing from DR..
w. R. Perkins, in charge of farm
demonstration work, and finding out
what part the state pays. The po-
lice jury believing DR.. Perkins thor
oughly competent respectfully re-
quests that he select a man to be
farm demonstration agent for the
parish of st. Tammany who will be
satisfactory to both the Association
of Commerce and to the police jury
1.-THE motian which was made by
J. M. Smith, seconded by w. II.
Davis, as to the selling of the parish
road outfit, consisting of mules, etc..
will appear in next weeks Farmer,
as the complete list could not be
completed in time for this issue OF
the paper.]
The subject Of giving Geo. Koepl,
parish treasurer, the sum OF $1Ou
FER month, was discussed 1t was
moved by J. M. Smith, seconded by
w. H. Davis, that Mr.. Koepp be CIV
en- 500 per month. 1t was asked
to be put to vote, which resulted
as follows: Seven for; one against.
AS the result was in Mr.. Koepp's
favor, he was granted the salary cf
$4,000 per month, to be from
December l, 1919.
The resignation of G. c. Lewis,
farm demonstrator, was read, and it
was moved by E. p. Robert, second
ed by w. H. Davis, that same be ac-
cepted. Carried.
The bids of Pechon & Lamar aud
F. C. Loret were read for the in
stalling of a double sanitary toilet
in the courthouse. 1t was moved
and seconded that the bids be lald
over until next meeting, January Is,
1920. Carried.
A communication from the South
ern Scrap Material Co., of New Or
.9GUS, was Cda, lAioAAAS NAA j
S16.75 per gross ton i. o. b. car Ne"
ORLEANS on several second hand roll
9rs, belonging to the parish, was re-
jected.
A communication from Mr.. T. t
Dutsch ak;ng the police jury to con-
sider his application to be parish
,arm demonstration, was read. IL
will be seen from another patr of the
proceedings of the police jury that
Dr.. w. R. Perkins was asked to Sc
.ure farm demonstrator for this
parish.
The president appointed Messrs,
8. J. Domergue and Theo. Dendinger
assisted by Mr.. C. C. Hill, assistant |
state supervisor of public accounts,
O make a budget for thesyear 1929.
which is as. follows:
Police jury Budget of Expenses OF
st. Tammany parish for the yea
800, adopted Dec. 81 sl9:
Estimated revenue:
9ariah tax .......... 56,O0o.uG !