St. Tammany farmer., 1921-08-13
Quarter of One Mill Fund
ed for Building and Con-
structing Roads, Etc.
q
BUMPERS ORDERED
TO CHECK SPEEDERS
Ordinance Creating Naviga-
ton District No. l En-
bracing 4th Ward.
Covington, La, Aug. 9, 1921.

COVingtOn, La, Aug. 9, 1921.
The police jury met in regular ses-
sion on the above date with the 1911
loving members present.: Theo.
Denulnger, Jr., G. M. Poole, }. M.
omitn, II. e. cooper, hlnne Single
tary, w. II. DaVis, NJ. 7. ocnneiuer,
IT, Is. HOWE, Emile DurheHslOck.
ABSENT: ii. ~. FendlasOn.
1t was moved Oy j. Nj. smith, sec
onued Dy Emile BurkenstOck that tue
reauing or the minutes OIL the last
meeting De dispensed with. Carried.
1t was moved by }. NJ. Smith, Sec
Unued Dy Emile BurkenstOck, tina.
a. Il. 1eDo De granted PERMISSION u
cluse the streets, avenues and ailey )
III porLlon or forest Glen Addition
to LacOmDe Park, containing 10
acres belonging to him, cas- he mas
solu no portion OF the addition.
Carried.
it was moved by j. NJ. Smith, sec
onded by Theo, Dendinger, Jr., that
the police jury loan the Clerks oaIa-
ry t,und the sum OF $500.
Carried.
1t was moved by j. NJ. Smith, sec
onded by Emile Burkenstock, that
the secretary's salary be made $lzo
per month, an advance of $25 per
month. Carried unanimously.
Judge r. M Burns appeared be-
4ure the police jury and stated tina.
complaint has been made that j. M.
smith had been using shells AND mr.
ing his son to spread themE3 The
cilarge was that the roads were not
being made right and that he could
get cheaper labor by hiring some one
else beside his son.
it was moved by G. NJ. Poole, sec
hearing Mr. j. M. Smiths exp.ana-
ton, that ne be fully exonoraled, as
It was found that he was having the
work done in good shape and that
his son was hauling and spreading
the shells at soc per yard TESS than
any ether labor he could secure.
Carried unanimously.
1t was moved by Emile Singletary,
seconded by M. P. Schneider, that
the following resolution be adopted:
Whereas, great many catt.e, hogs
and horses have been killed and in
jured by the reckless driving OF
automobiles over our good roads;
and
Whereas, it is almost impossible
to enforce speed ordinance through
out the parish, owing to the COSTS
to maintain same,
Therefore be it resolved, That any
member from any ward OF the parish
is hereby authorized upon the re-
quest of any citizen or citizens there
of to place bumper at each end
of lane through which a gravel
road runs and to mark said bumper
by a culvert sign 200 feet from
bumpers, in large letters, easily dis
tinguishable. The said bumpers tu
be paid for out OF the road fund OF
said ward, or any other place need
ed, in the discretion of the police
jury. Carried.
upon motion, duly seconded, the
following ordinance was unanimous
1y adopted:
BE 1t ordained by the Police Jury,
That it does hereby formally create
what shall hereafter be known AS
Navigation District Number One OF
he Parish Of ST. Tammany; said
Navigation District No. l to be CO.
extensive with and embrace the ell
lire Fourth Ward of the Parish Of
ST. Tammany.
BE il lur1her ordained, That the
said Navigation District, as above
created and designated, shall have
and exercise all the powers conferred
less ewith. He knew, then, that no
farmer would back away from his
obligations. He said il somebody
would give him 10 cents a bushel
commission he cou.d sell million
bushels of potatoes. He'd advertise
them and their wonderful food value
until the people climbed over each
other to get them. He believed IN
publicity and putting the thing where
everybody could get at it.
Mr.. Wilson scored the high freight
rates and told OF carload shipment
that cost 1915 from Mansfield to
Kansas City. He wanted railroad
rates down and publicity for farm
products. Mr. Wilson called spade
spade and was quite earnest as
we'll as humorous in his address. He
y strong for the farmer, but he be-
iieves the farmer should be strong
for himself, put up some of his gross
receipts for advertising, and stick to
as organization and his contracts at
LII times.
business Men and Association Of
Commerce.
Mr.. E. F. Webb said he was one
If the committee that represented
he Association. Of Commerce and
business men. Both were working
assist the farmer. It was bus
less proposition. II the farmer had
money he spent it with Vie business
nan. He believed organization was
Necessary to make money on the farm
and he wanted to- see the farmers
organized and he wanted to see a
good farm demonstrator in st. Tam
many parish. He believed also thai
the farmers should have an expert
enced manager to market crops and
get q fair price for them.