St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-15
TO BE
HELD APRIL IS
FOR ISSUING
ROAD BONDS
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.


The police jury met in regular
session with the following mem bers
present: H. N. Fendlason, E. J. Do
lnergue, ]. NJ. Smith, S. R. Cowart
Fletcher Crawford, w. H. Davis, K
p. Robert, ]. B. Howe and Robt
Abney
1t was moved and seconded thai
teh Thomas store at Ramsay give tc
Mrs. Williams groceries to amount
of $500 per week until further
notice.
Carried.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to the sew
eral banks located in st. Tammany
parish that the police jury will re
ceive sealed bids at meeting on
Apri 10, 1919, at ten O'Clock, for the
fiscal depository for the parish funds
for the next two ensuing years, sub
ject to the said repositories comply
ing to all the requisites of the law.
J. B. HOWE,
President.
F. ]. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
Whereas, due notice has been CIV
en- at this meeting for the adver-
tisement for fiscal agent for the
next two years; and,
Whereas, the Covington Bank &
Trust Company and the Commercial
Bank & Trust Company, of Coving-
ton, Louisiana, are at present the
fiscal repositories of the said parish
and are bonded according to law,
now therefore
Be it resolved, That George Koepp,
Jr, the Parish Treasurer, be and he
is hereby authorized to continue to
deposit the funds in the said two
banks according to the usual custom
of division of the said funds until
their successor has been elected and
qualified.
Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
the following bill be published in
The st. Tammany Farmer, and that
bids for building bridge be sent to
the police jury, and bidders can see
plans by calling at the Office of the
police jury for the building of said
bridge.
Carried.
Following is the bill of material
for Bennett bridge. All timber to
be as shown on plan:
piling 25 feet long.
3 piling 20 feet long.
pieces 12x12x16 cap sills, 1852
board feet.
IA pieces 4x12x22 stringers, 1882
board feet.
21 pieces 4x12x18 stringers, 1912
board feet.
pieces 2x12x3 fish plates, AZ
board feet.
60 pieces 3x8x12 flooring, 1440
board feet.
pieces 4x6x20 guard rails, 1ff
board feet.
6 pieces 4x6x16 guard rails, l9E
board feet.
pieces 2x4x20 side rails, 107
board feet.
II pieces 2x4x16 side rails, l2S
board feet.
4 pieces 2x6x20 top rails, 80 board
feet.
pieces 2x6x16 top rails, 80 board
feet.
12 pieces 4x6x5 post, 120 board
feet.
12 pieces 3x6x4 braces, 70 board
feet.
so pieces 2x4x2 it. 8 in. trussing,
80 board feet. ~
s pieces 3xSx20 sway braces, 32C
board feet.
Making a total of 6743 board feet.
(NOTE-This bridge is to be bull
with three sixteen foot sections, and
two twenty foot sections, in order tc
give more clearance in center and to
use the old piling if they are good.
Afternoon Session.
It was moved and seconded that
Henry Taylor be paid the sum of $2z
for COW lost from dipping in the
fifth ward.
Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
Ethel Hager be paid the sum of s8
for calf lost from dipping at Pearl
River vat.
Carried.
1t was moved and seconded tha
Miles Williams be pad the sum of
s24 for cow lost from dipping in the
second ward
Carried
1t was moved by e. j. Domergue,
seconded by J. NJ Smith, that the
dipping vat inspectors be allowed and
paid the sum Of s25 extra from their
salary Of $75 per month for expenses
and they are to clean and fill all watts