St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-16
PROCEEDINGSOF
POLICE JURY
THURSDAY
OCT. IA
Resolution Passed Ordering
the Hard-Surfacing of
Salt Bayou Road.
PARISH FAIR
GIVEN $4,000
All Bids on Covington-Sli-
dell Road Rejected; To
Be Re-advertised.
Covington, La, Oct. IA, 1920.

Covington, La, Oct. IA, 1920.
The police ury met on the above
date in regular session after the
meeting having been postponed from
Tuesday, October IL, on account of
that day being legal holiday, the
following members present: Theo.
Dendinger, Jr., H. N. Fendlason, c.
M. Poole, J. M. Smith, R. c. Cooper,
Emile Singletary, w. H. Davis, M. P.
Schneider, J. B. Howe, Emile Burk-
enstock. Absent: None.
It was moved by Emile Burken-
stock, seconded by J. M. Smith, that
the police jury donate the sum OF
$4,000 to the st. Tammany Parish
Fair to be held in CoVington, the
money to be given to the Fair As
sociation February J., 1921.
Carried.
1t was moved by c. M. Poole, sec
onded by Theo. Dendinger, that in
the future, and from this date, that
only one deputy sheriff at all cleo
tions shall serve, according to law,
and that the deputy sheriff shall be
appointed by the Parish Executive
Committee, and under no circum-
stances shall more than one deputy
sheriff be paid. Carried.
Upon motion OF Mr.. M. P. Schnei-
der, seconded by Mr.. Emile Single
tary, it was
q
fered and acted upon at the meeting
of the police jury September 18th,
1920, cancelling the contract for the
hardsurfacing of the SlidellSalt
Bayou road, be and is hereby re-
scinded, and the police jury hereby
authorizes and instructs the Good
Roads Commission to proceed with
out further delay with the hard sur
facing Of the Slidell-Salt Bayou road
as per contract, dated May 8th, 1920,
with the st. Tammany Construction
Company.
The above was read and 1t was
moved by M. P. Schneider, seconded
by Emile Singletary, that the above
resolution tbe put to a vote, which
vote was as follows:
For: NJ. P. Schneider, Theo. Den
dinger, Jr., J. M. Smith, Emile Sim
gletary, j. B. Howe. Total s. -
! Against: FL. N. Fendlason, G. M.
Poole, r. c. Cooper, w. III. Davis,
Emile Burkenstock. Total 5.
There being tie, Mr.. Howe, as
the presiding officer, voted in favor
Of the above and foregoing resolu-
tion, thus making the vote 6 for and
5 against, whereupon the president
declared the resolution duly adopted.
The president is hereby directed
to request the District Attorney of
st. Tammany parish to appoint an
other attorney to advise this body in
his absence.
1t was moved by Emile Burken-
stock, seconded by w. III. Davis, that
the police jury borrow the sum of
ten thousand ($10,000) dollars from
the Commercial Bank & Trust Com
pany to meet current expenses, tho
money to be paid back on February
/, 1921. Carried.
It was moved by C. M. Poole Sec
onded by H. N. Fendlason, that all
bids ON the Covington-Slidell road be
rejected, and request the State Board
Of Highway Engineer to re-advertise
for bids on said road. Carried.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the meeting adjourn until the next
regular meeting, Nov. 8, 1920.
(The remainder Of the minutes
will be published in the next edition
of The St. Tammany Farmer)
J. B. HOWE,
President.
F. J. MARTINDALE,