The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-07

Adopted.
The President appointed OF said committee
nessrs. Mccall, Brent and Rice.
The following petition was read;
To tbe Hon. the President and members Oh
the Police Jury of the parish Oh Asceh-
sion:
GnntJemea-I beg leave to call Your 2tteh
ti6n TO Act No. 40 of the regular Session Va
1871. relative to printing, and ask Oh y0ut
Hon body under the provisions Oh siau az a,o
to order the publication of the proper no
tice. so rs to enable the undersigned 10
make proposals for the parish pruning
Ne'i1FSELIX REYNAUD,
Editor and proprietor OF the ''g't"'''
On motion of j. l.. Brent:
Resolred, That the President OF the 70
lice Jury appoint one member anu Two ci.t
2ens. tax payers who are hereby autrorlI1o
and empowered to make CONTRACT 5oi - ~
public printing with the loweso ana pesV
| bidder. in conformity with Act No Az
DoSALDsoNvILLE. July l, 1871.
To the Hon. the President and members Oh
| : the Police Jury of fhe parish OF Ascea-
| sion:
Geutlemep-The undersig ned, lcssees OF |
tbe river ferry at DonaIdsonville, beg leave |
to submit the following: That they VIII
lease the privilege of the above Jerry Ior 'he
term of five years from the loth day OF :; Jan |
uary, 1873, and pay the sum OF hve dollars
per month for privilege ot same IioT mn W
Quarterly, us you may designate. Inc uL-
dersiuned have gone to much expense III the
purchase of q steam tug for TINS pufP9Sc'
With view of accommodating to the puDilc
and at the same time of reducing the tariff
as follows. On
For each foot passenger ----.S ~
buggy or sulky.-.---- l w
The hours of crossing will be left entirely
TO your determination. At night skl1ts Will
be used the undersigned being well pro
vi,led with the same. All parties are TO DC
crossed free under existing laws
We would ALSO beg leave to cal yonf at
te1ition to the general satisfaction that mas
given the establishment of steam Jerry az
fhis place. We have been lessees OF tins
ferry for years, and are ready to give any
security which may be required for the 1iQth,
, FIJI performance of our duties as such. All
of which We respectfully submit. Hoping
J the same will be favorably considered, we
: remain very respectfully your ob'dt serV'ts,
X. MOUSSE,
VALSIN BOURGEOIS.
| On motion of JOS. Ferrier:
ResoIred, That committee OF two be
aDpointed with the President to take INTO
consideration the above petition, anu 10 con,
: Ter with IL committee that may be appointed
) | by the Town Council, ana TO report lit lhe
lext regular meating.
: The President appointed on said committee
Messrs Heyman and King.
d To the Hon. President aaq; members OF the
> Police Jury
n certificate of Indebtedness issued TO Ii. h.
White us Commissioner of Election at poll
No | Nov Z and g. 1876 for til" amount OF
$40, and belonging to me, has been lost or
70 nlisllid by GustaTe Dugas, former Parish
i: Treasurer, i'll whose hands 1T was placed LOT
), registration. Wherefore | ask the approval
Is of the accompanying duplicate bill for the
IF amount and services above stated.
Respectfully submitted,
h L. BENTLEY.
II On motion of b. Lcmann:
~ |. Resolved, That duplicate warrant issue
# to H. X. White, as prayed, upon the Presl
II dent being satisfied that the original mas MOI
been paid and upon the execution OF bond
y, satisfactory to hold the parish harmless from
If all damages and expenses arising 1rolLi TIC
q existence of the original warrant.
~, . Resotred, That payment OF the origlna
le be stopped.
N Seconded and adopted.
is On motion of j. J., Brent, duly seconded
ee Resolred, That the parish be divided int
n seven Police Jury wards, as follows:
,ir list ward From the upper line of the par
ish on the right bank of the Mississippi river
I'd to the Northern bank of Bayou Latourehe
IT. 2n,l ward. The corporate limits OF TIL
n tow,, of Donaldsonville.
We 3rd ward From the Southern bank OF tn
BAYOU Lafourche OH the right bank of tn
IT, Mississippi Excluding the town OF Don;id
or sonyillel to the lower line of the parish ol
&C. the said right bank of the Mississippi
of 4th ward From the lower line OF tn
it parish on the left bank OF the river TO IN
ii upper line of Evariste landry plantation
5th ward. From the upper line OF Evarist
Y. Landry's plantation, to the dividing line b'
nc, tween this parish and the parish OF lbervIllt
A. extending to the depth of forty acres bach
ID, all on the left bank of the said river
o., 9th ward. That portion OF New klve
III, which was in the parish of Ascension pre-
III, yious to the annexation of the part OF tn
III parish known as the Galveston settlement
~. and which is adjoining it and Is not include
I'll in the 9TH ward.
al as the Galveston District of the parish {
~: Iberville, and which was subsequently III
Die ,,exed to this parish. including also all thu
part of the parish of Ascension, beginning ;
od the upper line of the parish on the same lie
he bank at point forty acres back from IL
as Mississippi and there running down sal
~ forty acres back from said river until sal
:" line strikes the line of the 9Th ward.
of Resolrcd, That the limits of the presel
;va justice, of the Peace wards shall remain
mn. at present set out and declared.
of The yeas and nays were taken, with Il
nj following result: Messrs. Hanson, Ric
en- Heyman King, Brent, Mccall and Lemal
ate voting yea Messrs. Burnett, Allemanaai
len Terrier voting no. The resolution as pr
IN sented was adopted.
On motion, duly seconded, the Police Jul
1 JH adjourned to Tuesday, July 10, 1877, at
OPP o'clock A. NJ. r. L. HANSON,
A true copy: President Police Jury,
ted FRANCIS VIcKNAIR, Secretary.