The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-23
Proceedings Of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING

| ESIAL
CORPORATION OF DoNALDsoNyILLE,
December l6, 1871.
The Council met this day at o'clock
p. NJ, pursuant to adjournment of the It'll
instant.
Present-Aldermen Leblanc, Mayor pre-
tem.l; Duffel, Burbridge, Noel and johnson
Absent-E. w. Mason (Mayor) and Alder
man Smith,
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and on molten of Alderman Noel, were
! approved
| Reports of committees being called for,
Alderman Duffel, Chairman of Committee
on Wharf, submitted the specifications for
| the repairs of the same, which were read and
on motion of Alderman Burbridge were
| amended by inserting pinch plank" in
stead of "3-ineh plank" which was con-
CURED in by the Council, and on motion of
Alderman Noel was adopted as so amended.
The Committee on Calaboose asked for
more time to report.
More time granted.
'tS NAdAhOb SlCAh Ills ECIJOEG BcIOft
the Council which was read twice, and on
motion of Alderman Noel was adopted.
A proposal was made by W. G. Wilkinson.
to buy the fence enclosing 1.-THE lot formerly
used as a public pound, which was read
once.
Alderman Burbridge moved that Mr.. Will
kinson be allowed to purchase said fence at
actual cost to the town. The price to be de-
termined hereafter.
Adopted.
Alderman Duffel offered the following
which was read once and adopted:
To amend ordinance relating to Market
House.
Be it resolved, That section lis of the Or
dinance regulating the Market House, be and
IS hereby amended and re-enacted to read as
follows:
SEC lis. On the End day of January of
each year, unless the day be a Sunday. then
on the day next following, the Mayor shall
adJudge OF cause to be adiudged at the
Court House, in the town of Donaldsonyille,
TO the highest and last bidder, the revenue
OF the Market-House. He shall give notice
ten days in advance, in the official gazette of
the town, OF the day and hour at which such
adjudication shall take place. The farmer
or lessee shall within three days after the
adjudication, furnish his promissory notes
endorsed to the satisfaction of the Mayor and
Common Council, each for a twelfth of the
amount of adjudication, and payable from
the first of January, at l, 2, 3, 4, s. 6, Z,
8, ., l0, II and II months He shall at the
same Time furnish security in the sum of
$2o0 with good and solvent surety in solido,
ior the faithful performance of his duties.
should he neglect, or refuse to furnish his
SAID notes as aforesaid, the Mayor shall be
authorized to cause new adjudication to be
made ON account and at the risk of said
FARMER or lessee, and in default of the pay
meat OF any of the above mentioned notes
at their maturity, it shall be optional with
the Common Council to declare said adiudi-
catlon forfeited, and it shall be the duty of
the Mayor to cause new adjudication to be |
nlaae OF the unexpired term on account of
ana at the risk of said farmer or lessee. The |
FARMER shall at the same time he gives his |
notes, furnish his bond with good and |
solvent security an solido, to be approved by |
the Council in the sum of five hundred and !
nfty dollars, conditioned to answer not only |
TOT the more ample security of the payment !
81 the notes given for the said farming, but |
also Tor keeping the Market in neat and |
creamy condition at his own expense, and for |
The faithful performance of the duties I'M.
posed upon him by the present ordinances.
beH further r'csolped, That the three last |
paragraphs OF the preaent ordinances be and |
he same are hereby repealed.
ne u fHJfhel FesOLced, That wherever the |
words L" the Clerk ofthe Market occur, in the |
ordinance regulating the Market, chapter "a,
De amended by inserting Z" the Farmer of the
Market"
ne 1t further resolUod That so much of |
cotton liz, which required the Clerk of the
to collect for the use of the
own daily tax, be and the same is hereby
tm NE and re-enacted to read as follows
ne Farmer shall not receive any other tax
u ices than those established hy the follow
ng tariff to be paid him daily by all persons
occupying either tables or stalls, to-wit:"
The following bills were. laid before the
;ouncil and disposed of as follows DoN-
ILDsoNvILLE CHIEF, for printing licenses for
81, s. 90, and Roht. Noel, for acting Con-
table, s. 90, were approved,
James Citizen, presented bill of SO 90,
or work done on Cabahanoosse street.
Alderman Burhridge moved to lay said
I'LL on the table until next meeting
Alderman Duffel moved to amend said
notion by laying the bill on the table indefi-
itely.
Alderman Burbridge accepted the amend
1ent, and the motion was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Duffel, the Coun-
il adjourned sine die.
A true copy: W. G. WILKINSON,
Secretary. +