The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-11

Total, ........................ SIS, 1893
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolced, That the District Attorney be
and he is hereby directed to proceed, ten
days after publication hereof, to collect all
rents due this parish or failing SO to do, to
annul all contracts Of lease which have been
violated by non payment, and to deposit all
amounts, which he may thus collect, with
Mr.. B. Lemann, in conformity with the pro-
visions of ordinance No. 7, N. S., approved
May 18, 1880.
On motion, duly seconded, it was
Resolped, That tax of 10 mills per 81
on the assessment of 1880, be and the same
is hereby levied to pay the expenses of this
parish for the year 1880.
On motion of Mr.. Klopman, duly Sec
onded, it was
Rcsolpcd, 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 the New
River Road, passed and made i'll legal
| and authentic form.
! Also the following:
Resolucd, That the 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 and licenses for the year 1880, and
to register and endorse the same as such.
The petition of Mr.. G. F. Daigle, agent of
Mrs. Joseph s. Daigle, 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
Jr., 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 SO 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 1" is now used not only as church,
but also as headquarters for political meet
ings and all sorts OF noisy gatherings, hav-
ing thereby caused Mrs. Daigle to lose a
good tenant for store building on said land
and thus preventing her from procuring a
tenant for the residence on said land" and
concludes with the following prayer: 81
therefore respectfully request that you take
immediate action in removing said building
from its present location, aud hereby notify
you that your failure or refusal to do SO
within 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 G. Brand offered
, the following resolution, which was adopted
RESOLVED, That committee be appointed
by the President to wait ON the School Boart
| and make arrangement and act in concer
with said Board in regard to the schoo
building situated ON Mrs. Joseph s. Daigle'
property.
On motion of Mr.. P. Klopman, it was ais
Reso,ced, That the Secretary write to tn
public school teacher of said district, re
questing him to prevent said building beinl
used for any other than school purposes.
Mr.. Henry G. Braud, chairman COMMITTEE
New River Road, submitted a plat with fell
8 notes made and drawn by Mr. nj. W barton
c. E., showing the locations of the PROPOSED
road, which were accepted.
Plans and details for the proposed bridg
across bayou Lafonrche, made by the sam
8 engineer, were also submitted and accepted
The following bills were approved an
ordered to be paid:
To NJ. w. barton, G. E., for plat and
d survey of New River Road, ....-..-$80 Q
9 For parish half of bridge plans 62
To Mr.. A. Wilbert, for lumber to re-
pair levee, ................-.....2 20 {
For lumber to repair levee, ..--..-.--
y The Police Jury then adjourned.
n A true COPY: Il. PROSPER LANDRY,