The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-13
Proceedings of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
REGULAR MEETING.

hEGCLAR El1NN.
MAYORS OFFICE, June 5th, 1874.
Members presents. Weinschenek, Mayor;
b. Lemann, Joseph Burbridge, LIST ward
r. Noel, 2nd ward JAS. johnson, j. +.
Link, Sd ward.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
DoSALDsoSvlLLE, La,
May 8th, 1874. !
To the Honorable Mayor and members of
the Council;
GENTLEMEN.-As chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Works have the honor to
make the following report: The lumber
and piekets used upon the levees during the
high water have caused to be removed ana
placed in Mr.. A. Guilfaut's lot, A portion
of the planks have been used i'll liking
bridges.
/ would respectfully recommend to your
honorable body that there is no Pound IN
the town, and that the lumber and plckets
be used for the construction OF a town
Pound.
Respectfully submitted,
j. +. LINK.
Adopted.
DoSALpsoSyfLLE, May Sth, 1874.
To the Honorable Mayor and members of
the Town Council:
Your committee appointed to examine the
drainage of the town beg leave to report
that they have carefully examined the same,
and have had good Opportunity to judge
after tina late rains. The town IL drained
by the rail road bitches etfectHaily. no ait
ditional drain could be obtained, except by
L 10 To h0
Canal, which your committee does not
think is necessary for if the present dram
should not be sufficient it would only be
necessary to deepen the rail road bitches
We would therefore recommend that the
town 90 to no expense for the present as
your committee considers the drainage sur
! ficiept.
Respectfully submitted,
j. +. LINK, Chairman.
| The report of committee is laid on the
table, and said committee was further au-
thorizcd to take all the necessary steps and
confer with the parties interested in the
Company Canal in regard to the cost OF the
| same.
| PETITIONS.
To the Honorable members of the Tow
Council of Donaldsonyille
The Detitiop of the undersigned, Wild. j
J, JUICE, now residing in the city OF New VI
leans. respectfully represents that she Il
| the owner of two contiguous town lots II
tbe town of Donaldsonville, the number
which lots are respectively hfty-eight an'
fifty-one. That the town lots as a1ofeneh
toned are assessed for double their real val
ne. in consideration whereof your petlti0ne
is obliged to pay proportional tax. ma
the payment of such an excessive TAX Is
preyious lesion which your honorable body
capable of remedying by reduction OF IN
| said exhorbitant assessment. mat thi
petition is not addressed to your honorapl
body with the intent of defrauding the mu
nicipal corporation of a just, reasonable am
equitable contribution to ITS treasury, ptl
to secure to your petitioner the unburthened
rightful and natural enjoyment OF hef prop
erty, as provided by the laws OF the land.
Therefore, the premises being duly con
sidered. your petitioner humbly prays tina
# NAV behoye your honorable body to re
move the injury she suffers /; to reduce by
half the assessed value OF her property, AM
to apply all other reliets and relneoles Fo
NAV in Justice and equity deem proper, an
ms IN duty bound your petitioner shall eve
hunfOiS pray Wild. ]. J. JUICE
New Orleans, April 22d, 1874.
On motion duly seconded, the above pc
tition was laid Oh the table indefinitely.
To the Honorable Mayor and members G
the Town Council of DonaidsonyilIe
: GExrLENES.-We the undersigned officer
of a fire company recently organized unde
fine name and STYLE of .. Ascension Hook
Ladder Company No. l." for the purpose c
assisting at all fires within this corporation
do hereby represent that the company Ina
|, no means to fully equip themselves with
| Truck and appurtenances, and futher, tia
i the company is organized for the comma
good of all the property holders and ia
payers of the town of Donaldsonville, an
therefore we would most respectfully p'
tition and pray this honorable body for a
appropriation of six hundred dollars, for ii
purpose of purchasing Truck with hoof
and ladders as well as other appurtenanct
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