St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-04-15
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.


The Police Jury met in regular se,-
sion on the above date With the fo,-
lowing members present: Theo
Dendingcr, Jr., II. N. Fendiason, G.
w. II. Davis, Emile Singletlry, J. 3
Howe, Emile Burkenstock.
Absent: NJ Z. Schneider.
It was moved by G. NJ. Poole, sec
onded by Emile Burkenstock, that
tue following named gentlemen 5a
appointed No serve as the Parish
board OF Health: rroI. Il. W.
kepm, H. Il. Gautreaux, NJ. D., W. j.
hermann, j. r. Polh, M. d., W. e.
VanZandt, VI. d, whose term OF OI-
flee shall expire when the present
police jury term expires. Carried
1t was moved by Emile Singletary,
seconded by Emile Burkenstock, tina.
the police jury give the sum Of So
per month to the Farm Demonstrate:
to help defray expenses OF office.
Carried.
1t was moved by J. M. Smith, sp.-
onded by Emile Burkenstock, that
C. M. Poole and II. N. Fend JASON te
appointed to go and exam ne the con-
diton of the Middle road in the seU-
ond and third wards. Carried.
1t was moved by }. M. Smith, sec
onded by Emile Burkenstock, that
the petition asking that road be
built from Bonfouca station on the
Shore Line of the Great Northern
Railroad to Amos station ON the
Main Line of the Great Northern,
distance Of about u miles, be
granted. Carried.
1t was moved by C. M. Poole, sec
onded by Emile Burkenstock, that
the poice jury give what dipping So
luton they have on hand to parties
wishing to dip, and buying testing
articles for parties using them, by
applying to the office of the police
jury This applies to parties who
have no testing articles, and to
parties wishing to use the solution
who live in the third ward, as mos.
of the wards have solution left over
from last year, and parties in these
wards can get the solution by ap-
plying to the former dipping vat in
spector or the police juror Of their
respective wards. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
the police jury buy the clerks Office
two steel filing cabinets, and to get
a price on same. Carried
On motion, duly lseconded, the
president Of the police jury is here
by directed, instructed and empower
ed to apply to the Louisiana Com
mission Of the State of Louisiana for
fifteen thousand six hundred dollars
($15,600) for the maintenance OF
the following highways:
Route No. 81, Covingto -Slide!l-
27.5 miles.
Route No. 7, Bush-Covington-
Hammond, miles.
Route No. 2, Slidell-Pearl River
ST. miles.
Route No. 5S, Pearl River-Tall-
sheekCovington, 29.S miles.
TalisheekBush, 8 miles.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved, That F. J. Martin
dale, secretary Of the police jury, be
and he is hereby directed to give
public notice that the exclusive privi-
lege Of operating "a ferry from In
dian Village, Louisiana, to Logtwon,
MISS, within a radius of two miles,
OF Indian Village shall be let for "a
period of ten years by the police jury
after thirty days advertisement in
The st. Tammany Farmer, as the
law provides.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
eel
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
IN legal session convened, That it
shall be unlawful for any person,
nrm or corporation to pile, stack or
cord any material of any nature or
Kind on the shoulders of the public
roads OF the Parish of st. Tammany,
or to drive any automobile, truck or
vehicle of any kind across the bitches |
on either side Of the roads of the |
Parish of St. Tammany.
be 1t further ordained, That any
person, firm or corporation violat-
ing any of the provisions of this ordi- |
nance shall be deemed guilty Of a !
mlsdemeanor, and on conviction !
o' WI oAdlI Dc llueu Ill LlG sum not |
less than $40 nor more than $50, or |
imprisonment in the parish Jail not |
less than ten days nor exceeding |
SIXTY days, or both, at the discretion |
OF the Court.
BE it further ordained, That all |
la"s or parts of laws in conflict
herewith be hereby repealed.
Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Dated this April 11th, 1922.
Statement Of Walter Galatas, tax
. collector, for the month of March:
State Tax:
negular ........ 1O194.4J
veteran ............. 1863
Parish Tax:
criminal fund 1O1744
noad fund ..... 4O69.75
School fund .. 6104.63
General fund 2O34.S7
Corporation Tax:
Criminal fund 115Sa
Road fund 463.42
School fund 69513
ocnool tax ward 1. 24S.y1
school tax ward 2. 59O,49
school tax ward 3. 1O65.34
ochool tax ward 4. -. G56.24