The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-30
Proceedings of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING.

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CORPORATION OF DoNALDsoNvILLE, ,
December %, 1871.
The Council met this day at A o'clock,
P. NJ, in special session.
Present-E. w. Mason, Mayor; Aldermen
Burbridge, Leblanc and Johnson
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Duffel, Smith and Noel.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Alderman Leblanc as chairman pro tenn.
on Public Works, reported the plank side
walk from Claiborne street to the Railroad
Depot completed according to contract, and
that it had been examined by the Committee
and accepted.
The report was adopted.
Alderman Duffel came in and took his seat
in the Council, and stated the reason of call
ing this meeting was that Judgment had
been given against the Town, and motion
of appeal taken, and it now rested with the
Council to say ifthey will give bond or al
low the Mayor to sign the bond in the name
of and for the town.
was understood that he done it as Mayor of
the Town and for the Corporation and not
as an individual
Alderman Duffel stated that such would
be the case, that he tthe Mayor would not
be responsible further than as Mayor of the
Town by authority of the Council, and
offered the following which was read once
and adopted:
WHEREAS, judgment has been rendered
against the town of DonaidsonYille in the
suit entitled: IN. Marks, Administrator of
the Succession of NJ. Schonberg, cs the Town
of DonaldsonVille, No. 1872" on the docket
of the Fourth Judicial District Court of the
parish of Ascension and
WHEREAS, the Town of Donaldsonville
through its Attorney has moved for an APP
peal from said Judgment to the Supreme
Court of the State, returnable at New
Orleans on the 3rd Monday of January, 1872;
BE Il reSoLred, That the Mayor of Donald
sonvllle, +. w. Mason, be and he is hereby
authorized to sign in his official capacity said
bond of appeal for the amount fixed by the
order of appeal
Alderman johnson stated that the work
on CabahanOosse street had not been paid
ioi' anu lho pIIAs tdoISu at ldSI ueeGlnnG anu
moved to take said bills from the table, and
that warrant be drawn on the Treasury
for the full amount of all work done except
the sidewalk.
The motion was adopted by the following
vote: Aldermen Leblanc, Burbridge and
Johnson voting Yes; Alderman Duffel voting
No.
Alderman Duffel explained his vote, as he
thought Mr.. 0Donnell had paid or was to
pay for the work and not the Town, there
ore, he voted No.
Alderman Leblanc in the chair
The Mayor stated he had had the work
lone as necessity to the Town, as the |
treet was impossible and that a buggy had |
been broken while going to- the depot, and |
lie had used his endeavor to prevent the Town |
rom being prosecuted for the same, and all |
he Council could do would be to pay the
ill, and when settling with Mr.. O'Donnell
0 count in such repairs on his bill.
The Mayor in the chair.
Alderman Noel came in, answered to his
anne and took his seat
The Secretary informed the Council that
% bids had been received for the wharf
eeause the timbers called for in the speei-
cations were too large.
Alderman Duffel made the necessary
hange, which was concurred in by the
'ouncil, and as the time had expired in
Thich the bids were to be received Alder
ian Johnsan moved to extend the time
ntil January End, 1872.
The motion was adopted.
The following bills We're presented and
isposed of as follows: To be paid
Pierre Braud, for sidewalk, $50 90
Joseph Babin, fitting up a stove, 90
Louis Racke for stove pipe 90
Bernard Lehman, stove and pipe, 90 80
Felix Leblanc, for work ON street, 213 90
A bill of Harry Squires for ditching done
4 1869, was referred to the Committee ON
finance.
On motion the Council adjourned until
tuesday,, January End, 1872.
A true copy: w. G. WILKINSON,