The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-10-28
Proceedings Of Common Council,
Town Of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING.
CORPORATION OF DoNALpsoNvILLE
Mayors Office, Oct. 26, 1871.


CORPORATION OF DoNALpsoNvILLE,
Mayors Office, Oct. 26, 1871.
The Council met this day in special session
at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
Present-E. w. Mason, Mayor; Aldermen
Duffel, Burbridge, Smith, Noel and Leblanc
Absent-Alderman johnson.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Mayor in his communication called the
attention of the Council to the fact that the
publication of the Code Ordinances revised
by Frederick Duffel, Esq, has been CON-
pleted in the CHIEF, the official journal of
the corporation" and that himself and the
Secretary had approved the bill for the same,
but the Treasurer had refused to pay said
bill, averring there was no ordinance author
izing him SO to do; and that he now called
upon the Council to take action on the same
On motion of Alderman Smith, the bill of
the CHIEF was referred to the Committee on
Finance to examine and report; and ON mo-
recess to give the committee time to make
a proper examination.
The Council reassembled, and the Com
mittee on Finance made the following re-
port:
We have examined the bill of THE DoN-
JACKSONVILLE CHIEF for printing the Code
Ordinances and a majority report that in the
absence OF contract being made with Mr..
Linden E. Bentley previous to the publica-
ton OF the same, the Council must be guided
by the advertised rates of printing of the
official journal in which the Code Ordinances
have been published, and the bill of Mr.. Lin
den +. Bentley be paid by the Treasurer
And that the Mayor appoint committee to
contract with Mr.. Bentley for the corporation
printing.
The report was adopted and the following
named Aldermen appointed on said commit
tee: Duffel, Leblanc and Noel.
The Mayor also called the attention of the
Council to the impossible condition of the
street leading to the N. O., NJ. & T. r. II.
to make a good carriage and foot way to the
same.
In connection with that, Alderman leblanc
offered the following resolution
Be it rcsolued, That the verbal report made
ut the meeting of the 4th Sept, 1871, by the
chairman of the Committee on Public Works,
concerning the contract of Mr.. O'Donnell, be
and is hereby rescinded.
The resolution being put to vote was lost.
Alderman Leblanc called, for she yeas and
nay, which were as follows:
Aldermen Leblanc and DuffeI--Yes
Aldermen Smith, Noel and Burbridge-No.
The question being still pending after some
argument, Alderman Smith informed the
Council that the streets, and that street in
nell under his contract, and that the work
would be commenced next week or at an
early day.
The question of repairing the wharf was
Captain Jos. Dalferes had said to him he
would build or had plan for building tenn
porary wharf for boats drawing eight feet
of water to land at, which wharf would not
cost more than fifty,dollars, and that he had
authorized Capt. Dalferes to build it at once.
Alderman Duffel offered the following,
which was adopted:
Be 1t reSolUed, That the action of the Mayor
in making arrangements with Captain Jos.
Dalferes to construct temporary landing
in front of the Market-house be endorsed, pro-
vided the costsdo not exceed fifty $500, dol
lars and that the Secretary shall notify Cap
tain Dalferes of the acceptance of his offer
and the conditions.
The Constable was instructed to enforce
the laws of the town to the very letter.
The Mayor stated he should be absent for
several days, and requested the Council to
appoint a Mayor pro tenn, and on motion Als
derman Leblanc was appointed.
On motion, the Council adjourned sine die.
Attest: E. W, MASON,
Mayor.
A true copy:
W. G. WILKINSON, Secretary.