The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-07-13
Proceedings of Common Council,
Town of DonaldsonTille.
REGULAR MEETING.


To the hon. Mayor and Council of Donald
sonyille.
Gealttemei,-Your committee appointed a
| the last meeting to inquire into the amour
of the revenues of the town, with view O
fixing the salaries of the officers of sal,
| town equitably, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report:
AMOUNT OF REVENUES
! Market-Hous yearly. $10S0 o.
Bayou Lafourche ferry, yearly,..-.- 4S0 OF
Mississippi river ferry, a 49,. SO U
Licenses, .-.---.-.-.-----..-.-- 600 OF
1otal,- S3l66 U
We find that the amount of revenues fol
the year 1873 collected up to date, is 1898 %
and the amount paid out from the besl
knowledge we could get at, to be $500, III
to date. Respectfully submitted,
S. SCH0NBERG,
U. LANDRY.
On motion of v Maurin, duly seconded
the above report was adopted.
The following report was presented and
read
DoSALDsoNYILLE, July /, 1873.
To the hon. Mayor and Council of Donald
vile.
Genlemen-I respectfully present you this,
my report of the situation of the treasury
up to date.
May Is. Amt reed. cash from f.
tIcknaif, S7S5 00l
May Is. Amt reed. from all sources
up to date. 1854 90
sll49 oOl
Amt. paid out from voucher BOG to
voucher ia inclusive, SO 60
Amt. paid out from voucher 2 to
voucher inclusive, 81 95
sI47 SIS
Balance cash ON hand this day.. $l00l Ash
Respectfully submitted,
Treasurer.
On motion, seconded, the above report
was received.
The committee on Public Works after
making verbal report submitted the follow
ing bids, addressed to the chairman of said
committee:
DoNALDsoNyILLE, July /, 1873
Hon. Chairman Committee Public Works.
Sir propose to open Conway street
from Chetimaches to Lafourehe, and Taylor
street from Houmas to Lafourche for thirty
five 1881 dollars, if material for the bridges
is furnished by the town, or will furnish
the bridge material and do the work for
tifty-fiye $3.50 dollars. | also propose to
build the fence around the public square for
three hundred $780, dollars, if allowed to
use the fence now on the Crescent free of
charge.
Very respectfully,
R.H. BLOOMFIELD.
DoNALDsoEvILLE, La.
Va a trrna 4,,ff onoo a. n..lf:
for $174. The fence around the Market
House to DO used as far as it goes; the re-
nainder to be of rev fence which we will
furnish. PHILLIPS 81 FORCHA.
For tearing and rebuilding and furnishing
lumber for u fence ON Public Square, one
lundred and seyenty-fve t$I75| dollars, be-
ng the less it can be done for.
Yours, JOS. DENIS TEMPLET.
On motion, seconded, the above bids were
'eferred to Committee on Public Works.
The following communication was pre-
'ented and read:
To the hon. Mayor and members of the Town
Council of DonaldsonyiIle.
Gentlemen undersigned hotel keep
,rs within the corporate limits of the town
II Donaldsonville, beg leave most respect |
uliy TO submit to your hon. body, that ut
Four sitting of the 5th of December, 1877, |
'ou adopted an ordinance to establish the
ates of licenses for professions, callings and |
,ther business for the year 1878, fixing the |
license to be paid by hotel keepers at the |
um of twenty five dollars. That heretofore |
) license OF ten dollars only had been ex-
cted from them. That the ordinance ad- |
pted as above stated fixes the amount to /
&c paid on all other callings, professions, /
to-, at one-half of the amount charged by |
he State, and in several instances ut less |
han one-half, whereas the undersigned are /
harged the same amount as established byl
he State Revenue Law
Wherefore they respectfully pray, that
our hon. body will deem it just and proper
o reconsider that section OF said ordinance I
dopted as heretofore stated (being See. 81 |
nd to reduce the amount claimed of hotel I
eepers to the sum heretofore paid by them,
+ to such an extent as you may Judge to
e in conformity to the license imposed /
pom other callings.
Respectfully, etc.,
p. LEFEVRE,
LUCY BUTLER,
MARIE HETHER,
G. w. ROSE, per G. Bker,
LOUISE WIESE