St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-09-06
J. E. Stanga Will Have The
First Right To The
Sale of Lots.
PROCEEDINGS OF TWO
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Improvement Committee Re-
ports On Shells Used By
Others Than Town.
Covinston, La, Aug. 19, 1919.

Covington, La, Aug. 19, 1919.
A called meeting was held on the
above date to consider cemetery
proposition and the report of the
Improvement Committee. All mem
bers were duly notified. Present:
r.. W. Badon, Mayor; A. R. Smith,
H. A. Mackie, E. Frederick, c. Fl.
Sheffield. Absent: c. E. Schon-
berg; NJ +. Planche, out Of town.
The following proposition was
read:
Coy-ington, La, Aug. 1S, 1919.
Proposition for the Town of Gov
ington, La, to acquire a cemetery.
Mr.. Elliott Stanga and Mr.. J. A.
Stanga offer to sell the Town OF Cow
ington, La, the ten acre tract of land
on Columbia street at Mile Branch,
which is an ideal location and piece
of prop erty for the purpose, for the
sum Of $1,000.
The ground has already been sur
veyed for a cemetery and could be
quickly puC in shape for use.
The Cemetery Committee propos-
es that the Town buy the ground by
taking the amount necessary from
the general fund, which can be re-
placed by the sale of lots.
A special drive could be made to
sell the lots, and Mr.. J. E. Stanga
offers tc undertake the sale of lots
on a 10 per cent commission for the
first 5000 worth, 20 per cent COM
mission up to $1,000, and 25 per cent
above $1,000. The commission to in
crease because after selling a num-
ber Of lots the sales will be harder
to make. He asks 80 days exclusive
right t. sell the lots, after which
the sale will be open to other sales
men.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. STANGA,
J. A. STANGA,
By J. E. Stanga.
1t was moved by H. A. Mackie,
seconded by A. R. Smith, that the
proposition offered by Messrs. j. +.
and J.. y. Stanga be accepted, and
that the Mayor be and is hereby au-
thorized, empowered and instructed
to purchase and receive title from
Messrs. J. E. and j. A. Stanga to the
property embraced in their offer and
it is furtner resolved that he be en-
powered and instructed to do and
perform any and all acts and to sign
all PAPERS or deeds necessary and
proper for the completion and con-
summation of said agreement of sale. |
Carried.
1t was moved by H. A. Mackie, |
seconded by C. H Sheffield, that the |
money to be used in the payment of |
the purchase price of the land to be |
bought from Messrs. J. E. and J. A |
Stanga, for cemetery purposes, be |
taken from the special account dedi- |
Gated Tor that purpose, and that up |
on the sale of sufficient lots therein
that the said sum of $1,000 be re-
placed to the credit Of the said |
special account.
Carried.
The report of the improvement
Committee was read, as follows:
C0vingtOn, La, Aug. s, 1919.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen, Town of Covington,
Louisiana:
Dear Sirs:-I beg to submit the
following report as result OF the
investigation made by the Improve
ment Committee of the shells and
gravel on hand and the deliveries
made from the towns supply, for
which no charges have been made
and 40 bills rendered.
On May /, 1919, four (4) cars Of
gravel were received.
On May 5, 1919, two CD cars of
gravel were received.
This gravel was consigned to the
Police Jury through error, but the
freight amounting to $1S7.7S was
paid by the town and five of the cars
We're unloaded by the towns en-
pioyees. Another car was also un-
loaded by the towns labor, but the
freight on this car was not paid by
the town. Mr.. A. D. Schwartz claims
this car and owes the town for un
loading of same.
One Of six cars on which the town
paid the freight, car |. c. S877S, was
unloadod and used by the St. Tam
many Ice & Mfg. Co. The railroad
weight on this car was $4,000 pounds
NAiC IL SiSuL diilpuAtCu W PoV.-c. |
Inc st. Tammany Ice & Mfg. Co.
also hauled from the pile of gravel
unloaded from the other five cars,
five yards.
The gravel that is left now stands
near the potato house ready for use.
Inc car lead which Mr. Schwartz
claims, is on the end of the pile and
separated by piece Of timber. The
smith Hardware Co. borrowed three
loads Of gravel while awaiting the
arrival CT their own car.
The following deliveries of shells
We're made by the town teams;
Fred Hartley, l load of shells.
w. H. Kentzel, load of shells.
}. c. Cappell loads of shells.
II. Piguet, loads of shells.
The following shells were hauled
oy outside teams for the following
parties. {