St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-01-10
Committee Appointed to H.
vestigate and Report
at Public Meeting.
WATER WORKS
AND SEWER SYSTEM
Other Matters Discussed BY
Citizens and the
Council.

At the meeting of the town council
Tuesday evening an important mat
ter discussed was the providing OF
funds for running the town affairs.
High cost of supplies and decreased
revenues through the discontinuance
of liquor licenses, secured obligations
and open accounts all make 1t i'm
perative that something should be
done. A resolution from the Asso-
citation of Commerce recommended
bond issue for public improvements.
and maintenance, a matter that has
been under consideration by the FIJI
nance Committee but that has not
reached concrete form, brought the
matter up for consideration. Mr.. +.
G. Davis was present and Joined in
the discussion. 1t was finally decid-
ed that the matter should be brought
before the people at a public meet
ing, and that in the meantime a COM
mittee composed of two bankers, two
lawyers and two business men should
be appointed to advise and to formu-
late plans to be submitted at that
meeting and generally discussed.
The committee will report within one
month. WaterWorks and sewerage
will probably be entertained as a part
of the program.
The said committee is E. G. DAVIS,
w. E. Morriss, T. M. Burns, F. j.
Heintz, A. J. Planche and Lawrence
M. Bourgeois.
The question of the disposal Of
garbage is another matter that was |
taken up an informally discussed |
The town has not enough teams t;
handle the situation aEG the present |
system is expensive and not practical
in it's working. Garbage stands tor
away, and sometimes the trash is
placed out after the team has just
passed. Citizens also claim that
labor can not be had to clean up
premises and cut away weeds. The1e
was no solution of the problem. 1t
will be looked into further.
A resolution from the Association
of Commerce calling for Cleanup
Day was also discussed and Mayor
Badon will issue a proclamation and
the women of Covington will be call
ed upon to assist in making the day
a success.
DR.. Stevenson presented several
to the council, among
them being the purchase of the trash
now being dumped in unsightly
heaps. He also asked the appoint
ment of DR.. Bulloch as member OF
the Health Board, and suggested tina,
a license be required Of wood deal
ers in Covington. He said he would
be willing to pay such license him
self He also said that travelling
shows should be made to clean up
their refuse and leave the premises
clean.
DR.. Stevenson also said he would
buy the lumber of the old pavilion
now stacked in Bogue Falaya Park
for $40 per thousand and that he
would build two small pavilions III
he park and use the balance OF the
umber himself. The matter was re-
,erred to the Park Commission.
Mr.. Schonberg asked that the re-
port of lights out be published in The :.
Farmer, as many people were not ::
,ognizant of the fact that such re- !,
,ort is required by the council:
1t was stated at the meeting that
t might be advisable, according to
recommendation of the government
to move the present wharf =
urther down the river to avoid the
ilEng in of sand that is constantly ,
aking place. During the discusslol :
t was brought out that this might :
lot be a good move. There was an :
appropriation for dredging and the
money should be used for this pur- 4.
'ose.
The new auto licenses for the town :.
will be small and green enameled. i.
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