The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-08-14

i POLICE JURY.-At the adjourned
meeting of the Police Jury on Wed
nesday, matters of Importance cam,
mp for consideration, aud the sitting
lasted nearly four hours. Report.
from the Treasurer and Tax Collector
were received, the former showing
the financial condition of the parish
and the latter the collections of parish
taxes and licenses during the month
of July. These reports will appear in
our next issue, together with the min
utes of the Jury's meeting, which the
Secretary was unable to furnish us for
to-day's paper owing the length of
the proceedings. Mr.. Reynaud of
fered resolution extending the time
for receiving scrip in payment of dues
to the parish until the lst of October
next, which was unanimously adopt
ed after considerable discussion. This
resolution is officially promulgated in
another column, and will be published
each week until the date of it's expi-
ration. The action of the Jury will
he welcomed by the large number of
delinquents in the seventh and eighth
wards who have possessed the will
but not the means to settle their back
taxes. These people will nearly all
be able to pay up within the delay
prescribed by Mr.. Reynaud's resolu.
ton, and it is but just they should
have the same opportunity to pur-
chase scrip at q discount that has
been afforded the tax payers of more
favored districts.
1t being evident to the minds of the
Police Jury that the small salaries al
lowed the Sheriff, Clerk of Court, JUS
tices of the Peace and Constables for
their services in criminal matters are
in some instances inadequate, it was
decided to allow them to resume the
former system of charges under the
State fee bill. The Parish ATTORNEY
drew up al ordinance providing for
an election to he held in October for
the purpose of taking the sense of the
voters upon the proposition to levy
special tax to clear off the parish in
debtedness, and this was unanim ously
adopted. This matter we shall dis
cuss hereafter.
BASE BALL REDIv1vUs.-The Ac
tive Base Ball nine of the neighbor-
ing parish of Assumption have chal-
lenged the Burnside nine for friend
ly game, to be played upon the field
Of the latter club tomorrow after
noon. The challenge has been ac-
cepted, and if the weather is fayora-
BILE and the Actives put in an appear
ance, those who admire the national
game will tomorrow be afforded an
opportunity for gratifying the taste in
the anticipated match. |
The Active club have their headquar-
ters at Dugas' store, on Bayou La
fourche, a short distance above the
village Of Paincourtville. Not having
known of their existence until their
was received a few days
since, we can not say how long they
have been organized, but our impress
sion is that the club is a new one. II
is likely, however, that several of the
members are experienced players, and
if the nine has been practicing lately,
they will give the Burnsides a warm
and not unlikely defeat, as
our home nine has not been on the
diamond field since last October,
when they met and vanquished the
Assumptions of Napoleonville by
score of % to % in a game of five in
nings. Both mines were sadly out of
practice, but the superior endurance
and pluck of the Burnside boys gave
them a victory over the once formida-
BILE organization that had admins
tered to them their first defeat two
years before. 1t remains to be seen
the same good fortune will
attend the Bnrnsiles tomorrow as III
heir last bout with the Assumptions.
They are eager for the fray, and will
give their friends from Paincourtville
The best game possible under the I'M
favorable circumstances, but will not
feel greatly chagrined at a defeat, be-
!