St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-10-18

POLICE JURY
Ccvington, La, Oct. IA, 1919.

Dendinger, H. N. Fendlason, j. NJ
Smith. S. r. Cowart, Fletcher Craw-
ford, w. H. Davis, J.. B. Howe, A. J
Bennett. Absent: E. J. Domergue.
E. P. Robert. ~ g. --=-zt-
1t was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
ended by S. R. Cowart, that G. C..
Lewis be given the position of Parish
Farm Demonstrator and Veterinary.
his salary to be .$125 per month, sal
ary from Oct. IA, 1919, it being un-
dersrood that he is t. be hire bv
the month Carried. ~
On molten of H Il. Fendlason,
seconded by J. M. Smith, thu follow
Ing resolution was introduced and
carried:
Resolved that the Good Roads
Commission be requested in max
ing its monthly report on the prog
Tess of roads constructed, to include
in said report the following items:
Amount invested in road building
equipment Office salaries and ex-
penses; surveyors costs and charges;
Labor employment in general work;
material purchased and all road
building materials on hand or con-
tracted for.
On motion OF S. r. Cowart and
seconded by A. j. Bennett, the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced:
Resolved, That from and after this
date the maintenance of the roads
shall be under the supervision of the
Police Jurors of their respective
wards, and who shall be entitled to
expend thereon the sums out of the
one mill and one-quarter mill road
fund for the year 1920 proportion
ate to the assessment of their re-
spective wards.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
Good Roads Commission be notified
of this resolution and cease further
maintenance work on existing roads.
Be 1t further resolved, That moth
ing in this resolution shall be con-
strued to prevent the Good Roads
Commission from further and con-
tinued use Of the parish eauipmen.
consisting of mules and machinery
for the purpose of road building on
their regular program.
Be it further resolved, That the
secretary of the Good Road Com
be requested, in making the
statement of the amount spent to
date for maintenance work, to item
iZe the amounts expended in differ
ent wards of the parish.
The former resolution being put
to a vote, the following voted: Ayes,
Smith, Cowart, Robert,
Davis and Howe.
Mr.. Dendinger considering this ac-
ton of the Board premature voted IL
the negative.
Afternoon Session.
1t was moved by j. M. Smith, sec
onded by H. N. Fendlason, that the
police jury borrow four thousand
$4,000 dollars from the Covington.
Bank & Trust Co., at regular per-
centage until the first Of February,
1920. Carried.
The communication of M. G. Huck-
ably, highway engineer, to the Police
Jury, in the matter of the compile
ton of a graded road in st. Tam
many parish, connecting the Coving-
highway, with the
road, at the Washington
parish line, was read, and the same
taken up and acted upon as follows.
It was moved by H. N. Fendlason,
seconded by A. J. Bennett, that the
Good Roads Commission shall build
q graded road connection between
the McDougal Washington Parish
Road and the State Highway from
Covington to Franklinton, a distance
cf about three miles.
Unanimously carried.
After reading the resolution OF the
State Board of Affairs Of Sept. 80,
1919, together with review of pro-
ceedings of the police jury Sept. Is,
1919, it was received, filed and ac-
cepted, with instructions to the as
SCISSOR to place such assessments on
the rolls accordingly. Carried.
1t was moved by A. J. Bennett,
seconded by S. R. Cowart, that the
Good Roads Committee grade the
Range Line Road to Abita Springs
dllu q VA wv >NS
TO the Abita. Carried.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
OF St. Tammany Parish, La, That
the parish taxes for the year 1919
shall be levied according to the con-
stitutional rate, as follows:
ga mills for General Fund.
1-2 mill for Criminal Fund.
IA mill for Road Fund.
3 mills for the benefit Of the Pub
lie Schools in the Parish.
Total, 1-2 mills for parish pur-
poses.
Be it further ordained, That the
Assessor for the Parish Of st. Tam
many shall levy and collect sum
sufficient to provide for the payment
Of the interest and principal OF road
bonds Of the 1914 issue maturing in
1920.
Be it further ordained, That the
Sheriff shall set aside out of the Cen
eral Fund the sum Of one % mil
or so much thereof as will be suffici-
ent to meet the dipping vat certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness in principal
and interest maturing in 1920.
Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after the date of its passage.
Adopted October IA, 1919.
...as.. II. B. HOWE,
-s.zz President.
F. J. MARTTNDALE, ~
Secretary.