The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09
Proceedings Of Common Council,
Town of DonaldsonVille.
REGULAR MEETING.
CONFORMATION OF DoNALDsoNvILLE,
December 4, 1871.

COORDINATION OF DOSALDSONN Lille, [
December 4, 1871.
The Council met this day in regular ses-
sion at the Court-ho at o'clock, P. NJ.
Present-E. W. Mason, Mayor; Aldermen
Duffel, Burbridge, Noel and johnson.
Acknowledgement Smith and Leblanc.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and adopted.
The Mayor in his communications called
the attention of the Council to the inconven-
fence of getting to and from the railroad de-
pot on foot, and suggested the building of a
plank walk from the canal to the depot, and
the erection of lamps at the street crossings.
Alderman Duffel moved that a committee
Of three be appointed to take into considera-
tion the building of plank walk from the
canal to the depot and estimate the cost of
the same; also the number of lamps required
and the probable cost of the same.
The motion was adopted, and the following
committee appointed by the Mayor, to report
at the next meeting viz: Aldermen Duffel,
Noel and johnson.
Alderman johnson offered the following
resolution regarding licenses, which was
| adopted:
| Be IL reSolced, that the tax or licenses on
trades and occupations carried on or conduc-
ted wholly or in part within the corporation
limits of the Town of DOnaldsonyille for the
coming year of 1872, is hereby established as
follows, viz:
From each proprietor and partner of
| hoP lrOoTns mr. nnffna-honSaS &S0 m
From retail grocers, druggists, bill
| lard tables-each person, ..s.... 25 90
From retail merchants-each person, Is 90
From beerhouses and Gvery-stables
each person, Observation-Disclosures 20 90
| From hotels, boarding houses, physi-
! clans, oyster saloons, dentists, horse
! traders, fruit dealers, photographers,
wheelwrights, wagon OF carriage deal
! ers, pedlars or hawkers with horse, or
! horse cart or carriage-each person., 10 90
From tailors, blacksmiths tinsmiths,
| cOppersmiths, sh0emakers, watchmak-
ers or clock or watch repairers, sadlers,
| statiOners, BARRIERS, bakers, bread carts.
painters, furniture repairers, pedlars or
| hawkers on fOOt-peach person, ----... 90
! 4nd be it further reSolced, That all licenses
not enumerated above and not fixed by the
ordinances or resolution shall be one-half the
| license fixed by the State of Louisiana for
| the year 1872.
| The chairman of the Committee of Public
| Works. being absent, and the committee not
having complied with the resolution passed
at last meeting, Alderman Noel moved to
rescind said resolution authorizing the Com
mittee of Public Works to employ man to
clean the streets, etc, which motion was
adopted.
Alderman Duffel offered instead of the re.
scinded resolution the following, which was
adopted:
| Be It resolced, That Joseph Burbridge be
and he is hereby allowed the sum of fifty
| (S50) dollars in full OF all compensation fol
putting in repair, and keeping the same il
repair, all the bitches, bridges and drains Of
the town until the 3lst day of December
| 1871.
On motion of Alderman johnson, the
Council adjourned until Monday, the It'll
day of December, 1871.
| Attest: L. w. MASON, Mayor.
! A true copy:
w. G. WILKINSON, Secretary.