St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-19
9Th, 9th Wards Garry Road
Bonds Practically With
Unanimous Consent.
PRONUNCIATION
OF ELECTION
Proceedings and Business
Transacted at Both
Meetings.
Covington, La, Feb. II, 1921.

Covington, La, Feb. II, 1921.
The Police Jury Of the Parish OF
ST. Tammany, acting as the govern
ing authority Of Road District No. 2,
consisting of Wards Eight and Nine
of the Parish of St. Tammany, La,
met In special session at the court
house in the town of Covington, La,
on the 17th day Of February, 1921,
pursuant to the provisions Of the
ordinance OF said Police Jury, dated
January IL, 1921.
Present: H. N. Fendlason, C. M.
Poole, j. NJ. Smith, r. c. Cooper,
Emile Singletary, w. H. Davis, M. P.
Schneider, Emile Burkenstock.
Absent: Theo Dendinger, Jr.
Whereas, a special election was
held on the 18th day of February,
1921, for the purpose of mourning
debt in the name of said Road Dis
trict No. 2 to the amount of $780,
600, and to issue and sell negotiable,
semi-annual, interest-bearing cou-
DON bonds, evidencing said indebted
ness; and,
Whereas, it is the duty Of the Po-
lice Jury to open the ballot boxes
used at said special election and ex-
anime and count the ballots, ETC.,
therefore
Be it ordained, that the Police Jury
do now proceed to open the ballot
boxes used at said election, as the
law prescribes.
Be it further ordained, That the
President be and he is hereby auth
orized to appoint two tellers to coun.
the votes and compile the results OF
said election.
On motion duly seconded, the fol-
lowing ordinance was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the Police Jury met in
special session at ten a. M, at the
courthouse in the Town of Covlng-
ton, La, on the 18th day of Febru-
ary, 1921, pursuant to the provisions
OF the ordinance adopted by the
Police Jury on the 18th day Of lJanu-
ary, 1921; and, :
Whereas, the President appointed
C.. M. POo.e and Emile Singletary as
tellers to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in num-
ber and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the re-
suit of such eelction; and,
Whereas, the said tellers in the
presence Of all the members of the
Police Jury did open the ballot oox-
es and examine and count the bal
lots, etc., therefore,
We, the undersigned tellers, de-
clare the result to be as follows, to-
wit:
In the ballot box at the Eighth
Ward Polling Booth, Pearl River,
La. there was found "A votes IN
favor of and one vote against. SAID
A votes represented an assessed VAL
uation Of $61,011.00, and the one
vote represented an assessed vaiua-
ton of $4,000.
In the ballot box of the Ninth
Ward Polling Booth, Slidell, La
there was found 1913 votes in favor
of, which said votes represented an
assessed valuation Of $401, 5000,
and there was none found in the
box against the following PROPOSE
ton:
"Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds therefor in behalf OF
Road District No, Two Of the Parish
of ST. Tammany, State of LOUISIANA,
in the sum Of Two Hundred ana
Fifty Thousand ($250,O00) Dollars,
to run twenty years from date and
to bear interest at the rate of tive
ner cent. per annum from date until
paid, payable annually, or seml-an-
nualiy, for the purpose OF construct
ing and maintaining public roa as
with said Road District No. z,
known as Chef Menteur Highway
(Link of the Spanish TraiD from
Rigolets to Slidell and from Pearl
River village to the Mississippi line
excepting that portion thereof with
In the corporate limits Of Slidell.
title thereto to vest in said Road
District
Now, inasmuch as there was
total Of 172 votes, representing an
assessed valuation of $462,6SO.oo'
cast in favor of the aforesaid propo-
sition IS above indicated, 1t is, there
FORE manifestly shows that there
was a majority of votes botn IN
number and amount cast In favor
OF said proposition, which PROPOSE
ton is, therefore, declared to De
carried, and this process verbal ana
canvass Of the votes at said election
having been duly written and read
was thereupoh signed by the tellers,
by the clerk and pres dent of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of St. Tam
many, and by each member of said
Police Jury at said meeting.
C. M. POOLE,
Teller.
EMILE sINGLETARY,
Teller.
J. b. HOWE,
President.
F.. ]. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
H. N. FENDLAsON,
C. M. POOLE,
=. M. SMITH,
R. c. COOPER,