St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-03-12
Contracts for Gravel Go To
Salmen, j. D. Kerr and
KentWood Co.
REPORT OF
TAX COLLECTOR
Club Agents Dismissed and
Justice Peace Salaries
Are Reduced
Covington, La, March 5, 1872.

session on the above date, and to
open all advertised bids for gravel,
the following members being pres
ent: Theo. Dendinger, Jr., ward /;
II. N. Fendlason, ward 2; C. NJ.
Poole, ward 3; J. M. Smith, ward 4;
R. C. Cooper, ward S; Emile Single
tary, ward s; w. H. Davis, ward 1;
M. P. Schneider, ward 8; J. T..
Howe, president, ward 8. Absent:
Emile Burkenstock, ward 10.
1t was moved and seconded that
the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting be dispensed with on
account of the amount of business
on hand Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
all Justices Of the Peace and Con-
stables of the Parish Of St. Tam
many, Louisiana, be paid a salary OF
$4,000 per year, beginning the first
of April, 1921, the second quarter,
this also to apply to the wards where
there is only one Justice and one
Constable in a ward, as is the case
in some of the wards of the parish.
Carried.
The following report was read:
Covington, La, March 4, 1921.
We, the Finance Committee, after
Investigating the standing Of the
finances of the parish, recommend
to the Police Jury to discontinue
after this month (March, 1920 the
salary this parish pays monthly to
Felix Bachemin, Jr., Farm Demon
strator, and Mrs. w. J. Davis, Home
Demonstration Agent.
EMILE SINGLETARY,
M. P. SCHNEIDER,
c.. M. POOLE,
Finance Committee.
The above communication was
read, and it was moved by r. 9,
Cooper, seconded by j. M. Smith
that the salaries paid by this parish
to Felix Bachemin, Jr., Farm Dem
onstration Agent, and Mrs. w. J.
Davis, Home Demonstration Agent
lie discontinued, as recommended by
| the Finance Committee. Carried.
A communication was read from
Mrs. E. Mundy, asking for damages
to her fence and fruit trees by the
building of the Hammond-COving-
ton Highway near the corporate line
of the town of Covington. It was
moved by M. P. Schneider, seconded
by j. NJ. Smith, that the st. Tam
many Parish Good Roads Commis-
sion be authorized to pay Mrs. Nun,
dy the sum of $6S. Carried.
1t was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
! onded by w. H. Davis, that the St
Tammany Parish Good Roads. Com.
mission be notified to discontinue the
services Of Mr.. M. G. Huckaby, High.
way Engineer of Roads, on April !
1921, and the president Of the police
jury is now notified not to sign any
warrants made out to Mr.. M. Z
Huckaby, except for salary for the
month of March. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded thai
the Treasurer be directed to call o;
both local banks and ascertain from
them the exact rate Of interest they
have charged the parish on moneys
borrowed from them during the las1
four years. Carried.
It was moved and seconded thai
the local banks be and they are
hereby requested to return to the
credit Of the parish of st. Tamman.
all interest collected by them in ex
cess of the rate of interest they
have obligated themselves to pay the
4 Parish of St. Tammony on it's dali.
balances. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded tha
! the bid of the Salmen Brick & Lum
Der Company be and it is hereby &C
cepted, with the understanding tha
| it is to furnish to the Parish of st
Tammany, in accordance with it:
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