St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-05-06
Election Should Garry By
Large Majority To Get
High Price for Bonds
TOWN GETS REVENUE
FROM WATER RENTS
Pumping Plant Will Be Lo-
Gated on City Property
Under City Control
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of
Covington, Louisiana,

To the Citizens and Taxpayers of
| Covington, Louisiana.
On Tuesday, May 10th, we must
go to the polls and decide whether
Covington shall come into her own,
or remain merely big village. On
that day the citizen-taxpayers will;
decide whether we are to have mod
ern waterworks, fire protection and
sanitary sewerage, or remain in the
rear OF progressiVeness.
| Personally, I feel that this is the
most forward step that has ever been
submitted for our consideration.
Because until recently there were
| some questions that were not clear
to me until l investigated them, I
| am writing this article to, explain in
| an humble way, these points, with
the hope that some voters who may
perhaps be opposing the issue, will
see the proposition as l do, for ON
the day of the election we simply
must not fail to carry the bonds by
large majority so that the highest
price possible may be obtained for
them.
The bonds are to run for IS years,
and on the present strong market
for municipal bonds, will be sold on
per cent basis. With the re-
tiring Of $4,000 Of bonds the first
year, the fixed annual charge on the
town will be $500, and this will
mean that the first year will take a
levy of not to exceed five mills.
This will be the worst that we will
be called on to pay, as assessments
are bound to increase some, and also
when the plants get operating, and
the town gets the revenue from the
water rents, this millage may quite
reasonably be reduced. But during
the time of construction, the first
year, we will have to levy about five
mile, and no more.
There will also be some large say
ings to the large carriers Of insur-
ance and in proportion to the small
house owners, in reduced insurance
premiums. This will benefit the
property owner directly and the town
incidentally, and will be welcome
saving.
The water taps to the houses are
nearly all made, and the question
of sewerage connection costs has
been asked. put the matter up
to our engineers, and they showed
me where in town recently COLI
structiEg sewers, the cost was ap-
proximately forty cents per foot OF
distance run, including the cost Of
all pipe, labor and materials, was
what the bids ran, on approximately
500 connections It was explained
70 me that the general contractor on
sewer jobs would always be glad to
figure en- this work, If enough sign
ars could be had so as to warrant
hem ordering out 4-inch sewer pipo
in carload lots. The sewers are run
IN the middle of the street, and the
runs will be about SO feet to where
the house connections are made,
which will cost the property owner
$4,000. In some instances they
will be shorter, and in som egreater.
This price of 40 cents was west
of the Mississippi river, and am
told that sewer pipe and labor prices
are always better east OF the river,
so we might get it done for less
money than 40 cents per lineal foot.
Our specifications and estimates
call for a city owned pumping plant
in duplicate, both in fire pumps and
in domestic pumps, located on city
owned property and controlled by
the city. Water in sufficient guam
titles will be furnished under bond
by the st. Tammany Ice & Manufac-
turing Company.
ROBT. w. BADON.