The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-11-29
THE CLERKS OFFICE.

that the RecOfQ6f De furnIShed with the ar
tieles necessary, and the means for fixing
new and reliable Index.
THE CLERKS OFFICE.
In regard to the Clerks Office we find that
the former Grand Jury recommended the
necessity of reftting this office, which was
never acted upon or heed by the Police Jury.
We viii now recommend 10 your Honor to
have spread upon the minutes of this honor
able Court an order to the Police Jury to
have said work done, or let the Clerk of the
Court have it done, and warrant upon the
Treasury for the amount necessary for fit
ing said Office. A thorough cleaning and
some order in the arrangement of books and
papers is also highly recommended.
THE PARISH PAUPERs.
The list of them is small and we under
stand that the Police Jury has abolished the
resolution appropriating funds in that quar-
ter-so much for economy.
PARISH ExTRAvAGANcE.
The liberal manner in which Parish war
rants are ordered to be issued, and the reek-
less manner in which they are disposed of,
is not in accordance with the impoverished
state of the Treasury. Since the report of
the last Grand Jury we find an increase of
the debt of the Parish to the amount of more
than $4,000.
Besides appropriations made to certain of
officials for services rendered the parish,
which were never rendered, but still the
parish is indebted for the amount. The
amount set forth in the tableau of approx
innate expenses, can in our opinion, by cut
ting off some of the Justices, Constables and
other officers fees be reduced, and we urge
that the Police Jury as body, act immedi-
ately.
We having a short time to deliberate could
not 90 into all the details. but will give your
The Parish Judge who has o fixed salary by
the State of S250O. appropriated $500 by the
Police jury. The Parish Printer who has a
fixed salary of $500. appropriated $1,000 for
publishing the list of delinquent tax PAYERS.
Pretty high printing for poor parish We
find these and others that have already been
reported by the last Grand Jury, Such as
$1,000 to Chas. F. Smith for a tableau that
was never made. Still the warrants were
issued and came in as taxes through parties
unknown. One thousand dollars balance
left of an appropriation known as New River
Lane Road appropriation, which were to be
returned to the Parish Treasury but never
returned, and still came in as taxes. We
have traced the $1,000 to its last possessor,
one 2. a. Flelos, out are unable 70 nnd out
Troasnrer bsy;ng reee;yad then, fro.n tbe
Jota Ta,r colIecto, in sa4tlaynant for toyas
DC ;s shown Inv bis hooIs w. ,aeoyoT,an3
fbic lnottar "a fbnrol1 crll1u oiftnd as
d,,tv to foIra tba infaraSt IF Tho oon,nrn;+u
We urpe Immediate stems he taken so no "a
relieve our conmnnitv 81 sneb acts of ras.
calitv
FERRIES.
NO entries OF the sale OF ferries are made
tnrns 70 show how when and how r,,cb
tbev are sold evcent;ng ono tbe Earr11 ~ on
nos;te DonaIIsonvIlie That was so1d 81 M;
vafe sale Inv Mr. Wn, Kennar tben praes;-
dent of Police Jury nv a sneeiai resoI,t;on Of
fiat bodv to Walsh Rouraeois fer the s,,n, Of
S35l cash Mr. Kenner holds to'day IN his
nossession the ;ndiy;dnoI note IF Nfr Rev.
1eois to the amount of $I75 for fine lease of
ferry. which note is either parish nronerty or
Mr.. Bourgeois'. for the treasurer hooks
show that $l75 were paid at one time over
TO hlm ana Syo at another. There is still
o'. van vi go uu9 I nc : IRISH NE
u We elluerstanu that tne farmer OF the
- leiIies put o e IN tIle bayou
10 prevent persons from crossing over IN the
water. ouen Things must not exist, ana we
recommends tnse the romeo jury take acaon
III thae Regard
JUSTICES OF THE PARISH.
This branch of the Judiciary we find coat
the narish .. vast aeount ri monav IRE
.Instices af the 1th ward whose baoIs have
been examined, show since the last term of
sum S59I75 Tn many instanees where mar.
ties are dis CHARGED or pot fnnnd the Parish
is CHARGED inst the same as If they had heen
convicted. Some stems must he taken Ia
correct such evils.
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THE ooNsf.AbLEs'
This branch of officers being very useful
to the Justices are not backward in drawing
nearly to the Justices. In the good old times.
~ az nae+ s ss az IN w d..
;ss -, s,,o ion ,sj a.
Pn,;s I'M Ia om ai anu .l.o
"1 w. noo leu aso any suon nos.sS "a,
e,,t III en- .,,s'e f ~
,.;s -. 10 e1t ous SIM u sneh S''i'.
A'oo u e''ee'''Ai gu '1i'os
ROAD sYNDIcs.
We find the amounts out for Road Syndies
outrageous. There isnow outstanding $780,
I6 Parish warrants. for this branch Of
officers who have never done their duty and
still drew those amounts from the Parish
Treasury. We recommend that this be thor
oughly investigated BY the Police jury. as
those amounts were issued to benefit certain
members of that body. The law has since