St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-19
Attorney F. J. Heintz Flies
Petition for Citizens
of Covington.
ACTING AS ATTORNEY
ASSN. OF COMMERCE
Got Ruling From Railroad
Commission Before War
and Asks Completion.

When America entered the "War
the n. O. G.. n. was just preparing
to build a new depot for Covington,
the Railroad Commission having or
dered that the same be done on pet1-
tIon Of Attorney Fred J. Heintz, act
ing as attorney for the Association
of Commerce of CoVington. Now
that the war is over, Mr.. HeintZ has
again taken the matter up, and while
the Government still has the road in
control, it is thought the Commission
has the power and will compel the
building of the depot. The petition
reads as follows:
To the Honorable Members of the
Railroad Commission for the State
of louisiana
On motion of Fred J. Heintz, at
torney for the citizens Of Covington,
and on suggesting to the Honorable
Railroad Commission of Louisiana,
the following fac,s, to-wit:
First-That case No. 1921 of the
docket of the Railroad Commission
for the State of Louisiana was regu-
larly tried, argued and submitted
for the decision of the Honorable
Railroad Commission.
Second-That previous to the rem
dition OF an order thereon, the Of
ficials of the New Orleans Grea.
Northern Railroad Company agreed,
consented and stipulated that, If the
citizens of the town of Covington
= would donate to the New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad Company d
certain site in the town of Coving-
ton, they, the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad Company, would
build depot in the town Of Covins-
ton upon said site donated, within
period of six CO months after the
said donation.
Third-That pursuant to- and In
compliance with said agreement SAID
Attorney for the citizens of Covlng-
ton had certain streets closed to en-
large the site upon which the depot
was to be built, and title to said site
and to said streets closed was ten
dered the Great Northern Railroad;
that pursuant to and in compliance
with said agreement, motion was
filed with your honorable body where
by you were asked to defer the rem
dition of an order in said cause NO.
1921 for a period of six CO. months.
Fourth - In further compliance
with said agreement the Railroad
Company submitted to the citizens
ground plan of the site they needed
and plans and specifications of the
proposed depot were annexed to and
filed with your honorable body along
with the motion of Fred J. HeintZ,
attorney for the citizens, asking
that your order be deferred six Co
months.
Fifth-In compliance with the,
above agreement and order, the Rail-
read Company actually began opera
tion of the building of said depot by
stalking out the site and unloading
certain material for the building OF
same.
SiXth-That construction of thus
depot was stopped by the Railroad
Company on account of the war and
request was made to the citizens
that owing to the war no further
proceeding should be taken in this
matter until the end of the war.
Seventh-That knowing and ap-
preciating the danger of the site up
on which this depot is at present
located and knowing of its dilapi-
dated, unhealthy and unsanitary con-
dition, the citizens of Covington, due
TO their patriotism and non-des1re 10
cripple the Railroad Company in any
manner shape or form in their help
to their country in the crisis that con-
fronted us, agreed to delay any fur
ther acton until the termination OF
the war
Eighth-That the war is thing
of the past; that peace has been de-
clared and signed; that the citizens
OF CovingtOn desire to be rid OF this
danger existing in the shape of this
Old, dilapidated depot.
Wherefore, on motion of Fred ).
Heintz, attorney representing the
citizens of Covington, it is suggested
that the Railroad Commission now
render an order in said cause, No.
1921, condemning the Railroad Com
pany and any other party or parties
that have been by law made interest
ed in this matter. to build immediate
ly a depot on the site that the cII-
zens will donate to the said Railroad
Company, and which depot is to be
built in compliance with the speciii-
cations now on file in the Railroad
Commission office as suggested by
the Railroad Company.
FIRED / HFINTZ