The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-11
Proceedings OF Common Council,
Town Of DonaldsonYille.

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| MAYORS OFFICE, April End, 1874.
| The canncil met this day at o'clock p.
NJ. Mayer 5. WeiRsehenek in the chair.
Member present: b. Lemann, Jos. Bur
| bridge, Aldermen LIST ward K. Noel, end
| ward !; j. d. Link JOS johnson, Bird ward.
| The minutes of the Last meeting were read
| and approved.
The following Report was received and
| read:
D0EALDsOxyILLE, La, I
April End, 1874. !
| To the honorable Mayor and members of the
TOWN Council:
GRS9LEMES-I have the honor to make
the following report for the month of March,
1874 @sE ssT ~ss&s
| Reeciyed from the lessee. Of the Market
| House SIX installmeRts of lease from the LIST
of March lSS a, to the LIST September 1874. in
| scrip POOL "
Received from +. Fobb, Collector,
on account licenses for the year
1874, III scrip $ISD w
| Received from NJ. Lan0ne, Sd INSTALL
ment of lease of river ferry, end
ing Mareh 81, 1874, in scrip. $40 IL
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Respectfully submitted,
| C. KLINE,
Corporation Treasurer.
ThA following report was read and adopt
ed:
DoSALDsoNvILLE, La, }
April 2nd, 1874.
To the honorable Mayor and members of the
Town Council
GgsTLEMEN-We the undersigned menu
beers of the committee appointed by your
honorable body beg leave to make the fol
lowing report: We have examined the
- r., ID -,
| Gor the Mayors Office, and after due consid-
Grafton beg leave to report unfayOrablyr as
the room is not fit at all for a Mayors office.
Respectfully submitted.
JOS. BURBRIDGE,.
J.F. LINK,
r. NOEL,
DAVID ISRAEL.
The following petition WIS presented and
read, aud ON motion of X. Noel duly second
ed, wac laid On the table indefinitely:
To the honorable Mayor and Town Council
of the Town of Donaldsonville.
The undersigned would respectfully cali
the attention of your honorable body to the
fact, that all the water drawing from the
Town of D0naldsonyille goes over their land
and through their bitches that the canals,
which carry off the waters of the town and
of the land of the undersigned, need clean
ing out and digging so as to have sufficient
capacity to effectually drain said town and
land, The undersigned are willing and
anxious to have said canals properly cleaned
aud dug, with view of having better drain
age, both for their land and for the town !;
provided the corporation of Donaldsenyille,
viii agree to pay its pro rata share towards
having said work done.
Respectfully submitted,
p0ULIGNY, HANSON & LEMANN.
The resolution authorizing tho Mayor to
appoint an Inspector of Milk for the town,
was taken up and read, and ON motion of
b. Iscmann duly seconded, was laid on the
table indefinitely.
On motion of Jos. johnson duly seconded,
the following preamble and resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAS, the funds arising from the
Bayou I,afonrche ferry have been laid
aside aid pledged to pay the attorneys fees
employed IN defending suits brought against
the tQWn on certain consolidated bonds in
the District Court;
Be il resqired, That the city attorney be
and Is hereby authorized to collect from the
succession of Schonberg all moneys now
due ny said succession, and to retain in his
hands a sufficient amount to pay said at
torney's fees.
This resolution to take effect from and
after its passage.
4 bill of NJ, Israel amounting to five dol
lars, for empty boxes, was presented and
read, and on motion of K. Noel duly second
ed, was laid on the table for further consid-
Grafton.
A bill of Jos Terrier for making four
bridges was also presented and read, and on
motion of J. B. Link duly seconded, was
laid on the table indefinitely.
The following bills were approved;