The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-18

IS hereby levied to pay the expenses of this
parish for the year 1880.
On motion of Mr.. Klopman, duly Sec
onded, it was
Rcsolued, That the committee on the New
River Road, be and they are hereby directed
to have all donations to the public, of lands
or rights Of way, for the benefit Of tho New
River Road, passed and made in legal
and authentic form.
Also the following
ResolUed, That tho account of Mr.. Felix
Reynand, Assessor for the parish of Ascen-
sion, amounting to $500 So, be and the same
is hereby made receivable in payment of all
taxes aud licenses for the year 1880, and
that the Parish Treasurer is hereby directed
to register and endorse the same as such.
The petition of Mr.. G. F. Daigle, agent of
Mrs. Joseph $. Daisle, and herein repre-
sented by Mr.. Felix Reynaud, was read. To
said petition is annexed duly certified ex-
tract of an act of sale from Mr. F. Gomez,
j., to Widow J. S. Daigle, aforesaid. which,
among other matters, recites that the
church building on the levee is the property
Of the parish Of Ascension, or the Board of
Public School Directors of said parish, and
that they shall not be molested in the en-
jOyment Of the same go long as said building
shall be used for school purposes. But if
diverted to any other use, then said parish
Of Ascension or Board of School Directors
shall be notified to remove the same, and in
case Of refusal, then the said building shall
become the property of the present pur-
chaser" The petition represents that said
building is now used not only as a church,
but also as headquarters for political meet
ings and all sorts of noisy gatherings, hav-
ing thereby caused Mrs. Daigle to lose
good tenant for store building on said land
and thus preventing her from procuring
tenant for the residence on said land" and
concludes with the following prayer: II
therefore respectfully request that you take
immediate action in removing said building
from it's present location, and hereby notify
you that your failure or refusal to do so
within a reasonable delay, shall be consid
cred, in accordance with the terms of the
above referred to act of sale, as an abandon
ment of the same, and said building will
have reverted to Mrs. Daigle, owner of the
land upon which it is built"
Whereupon Mr.. Henry C. Braud offered
the following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That committee be appointed
by the President to wait ON the School Board
aud make arrangement and act in concert
with said Board in regard to the school
building situated on Mrs. Joseph s. Daigle's
property.
On motion of Mr.. P. Klopman, it was also
Resolred, That the Secretary write to the
public school teacher of said district, re-
questing him to prevent said building being
used for any other than school purposes.
Mr.. Henry C. Braud, chairman committee
New River Road, submitted a plat with field
notes made and drawn by Mr.. H. w. barton,
C. E., showing the locations of the proposed
road, which were accepted.
Plans and details for the proposed bridge
across bayou Lafourche, made by the same
engineer, were also submitted and accepted
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid
survey of New River Road, $50 90
For parish half Of bridge plans, e. SO
To Mr.. A. Wilbert, for lumber to re-
For lumber to repair levee, ---.------ 6 Is
Otstf lOo 90
The Police Jury then adjourned
A true copy: R. PROSPER LANDRY,
Secretary.