St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-13
Go Into Session as Board
of Reviewers, Then In
Regular Session.
ROAD DIST. NO. 2,
9TH AND 9TH WARDS
DR.. Griffith, Chairman; Sal
men, Grant, Watts and
Spiers, Members.
Coyington, La, Nov. 8, 1920.

CoYlngtOn, La, NOV. ., ISAo.
The Police Jury met on the above
date with the following members
present: Theodore Dendinger, Jr
O. NJ. Poole, j. NJ. Smith, r. c. Coop
or. Emile Singletary, w. H. Davis,
M P. Schneider, ]. Il. Howe, Emile
Burkentsock. Absent, H. N. Fend
lason.
1t was moved by Mr.. Dendinger
seconded by Mr.. Schneider, that the
minutes of last meeting be read,
WHICH was done, and they were &C
cepted as read.
1t was moved and seconded that
Mrs. w. j. Davis receive $500 IN
addition to her salary per month to
help her in paying her expenses on
her automobile. making her salary
as Home Demonstration Agent $7o
uer month. Carried.
II was moved by Emile Singletary
and seconded by Emile Burkenstock,
that the police jury appoint a COM
mittee to see Mr.. Duncan Buie, State
Highway Engineer, the committee to
be composed of c. M. Poole, Theo.
Dendinger, M P. Schneider and L..
L, Morgan, to confer with him in re-
gard to Federal Aid and to report to
the police jury at their meeting on
November 16, 1920.
Carried.
The meeting then adjourned until
1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The police jury adjourned to meet
as a Board Of Reviewers.
The Police Jury Of the Parish OF
st. Tammany, after having resolved
itself into Board of Reviewers,
carefully considered all matters in
relation to the valuations and assess
ments fixed by the State Board OF
Affairs, and in connection Herewith
made the following recommends
tions:
/. We recommend that all farm
lands be reduced from $40 to $12
per acre.
2. We recommend that all de-
nuded pine lands in the parish be
reduced from SIS to $4 per acre.
3. We recommend that box tim
ber be reduced $1.00 per thousand
stumpage.
4. We recommend that the as
sessment of S. T. Alcus Co. manu-
featuring plant be fixed at $52,SSS.
5. We recommend that the rail-
road and logging equipment Of the
q. T, Aieus Co. be fixed at $57,489
6. We recommend that the as
sessment Of the lumber of the S. T.
Alcus Co. be fixed at $83,029.
hof
sessment of the Smith Hardware
Company's merchandise be fixed at
$4,000, and that the $1,000 credits
be cancelled entirely.
8. We recommend that the as
sessment of the Poitevent-Favre
Lumber Company's manufacturing
plant be fixed at $57,426.
q, We recommend that the as
sessmeat of Joseph E. Brugere AMI
others be fixed at $4,000.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above suggestions were duly adopted.
The Police Jury then adjourned
as a Board Of Reviewers to meet as
Board of Police Jurors.
1t was moved by M. P. Schneider.
seconded by Emile Burkenstock, that
the St. Tammany Good Roads Com
mission instruct Mr.. NJ C. Huckaby,
engineer, to inspect the st. Tam
many and Abita Springs road, AMI
report to the police jury at their
next regular meeting. Carried.
The st. Tammany Parish GOOD
Roads Commission appeared before
the board and asked that their con-
tract with Mr.. Huckaby. parish high
way engineer, as to hi ssalary or
$3.50 per month, starting October L,
and in six months his salary to De
made $500 per month, be ratified oy
the board. 1t was moved and see
onded that it be put to a vote, which
resulted as follows:
Yeas, 7; nays, 2.
1t was moved and seconded that
two prisoners in jail by name OF Tip
McGary and Joe Perkins be hired out
at $500 per month, the money 10
be turned into the parish fund.
Cared.
On motion, duly seconded, the
following ordinance was unanimous
ly adopted:
AN ORDINANCE establishing Roa1
District Number Two (2) Tor
the Parish of st. Tammany.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of St. Tam
many, Louisiana, that it does hereby
create what shall be hereafter known
and designated as Road District NO.
. for the Parish of St. Tammany;
said Road District No. 2 shall con-
sist Of and embrace and include
Wards Eight and Nine of the Parish
OF St. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
In their entirety.
Section 2 Be it further ordained
etc. That Covington, Louisiana. the
county seat of the Parish of st. Tam
manv. is herebv designated 90 the
aomsciln Of said Road District No.
OF the Parish of ST Tammauv, Lou