The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-23

II petition signed by the lessees of tn
y parish lots was read. Among other thing
i said petition shows that the Parish Treas
! urer. acting under a resolution adopted OF
;, the 2Gth Of April last has demanded pay
ment due for rent by said lessees; that til.
:, sums thus due had been garnisheel in tllei
: | hands since the month Of -, 1873, il
the suit Of Christian Kline IS. the Parish Of
Ascension, j. G. Boulanger ct al gnrnshees
that said suit was not finally determined be
! fore the month Of April last, and that they
are now unable to pay at once all the rents
which have accumulated during three years
that they had leased these lots with the
+ tacit understanding that they could pay
their rents with any kind Of valid parish
warrants, which until recently were easily
obtainable at low prices; that if they should
now he required to pay these rents in cash,
Il majority of them would he entirely pow
erlcss to save their humble roof trees from
the Sheriff s hammer; that some Of them to
whom the parish was legally indebted were
forced through, pinclling necessity to accept
33a per cent. in full payment Of their claims,
thus losing two-thrds Of their honest dues
so recognized by the Police Jury after q
careful scrutiny Of their validity, which en-
courages and cmboldens them to seek the
application of the Golden Rule GALL things
whatsoever yc would that men should do
to you, do We even so to thcm,' and there
fore pray the Police Jury will please recall
and revoke the resolution adopted on the
Goth Of April last, and allow them to pay
their rents with any kind OF valid parish
warrants issued prior to 1881 and if this
should be found impracticable then to grant
petitioners an extension of time and make
their obligations payable in instalments
with proper security to the satisfaction Of
| the Parish Treasurer
On motion of Mr. klopman. seconded by
Mr. harmon the foregoing petition was re
ferrcd to the Finance Committee with full
| power to act thereon as in their Judgment
they might think proper and just.
A petition signed by numerous residents
OF the BrusIe Sacramento was presented by
Mr.. Matthias Rodriguez and read, showing
that the cleaning out and the digging of
certain bayou, has thrown an excess of
water near their fields, which makes it al
most impossible to cultivate the same and
raise the crops, which are the only means Of
supporting themselves and their families
that the injury complained of is not the re-
suit of the servitu'le due by the estate stu
atcd below to receive the waters which run
naturally from the estate situated above,
but is caused 10y the acts of the proprietor
above, whereby this scrvitude is rendered |
more burdensomc than nature intended and |
the law allows; that they arc too poor to |
make an appeal to those laws which were |
bcnev"lently intended to redress these very |
grievances, but even if they had ample |
means to do so, still they would not use
them until they had tried all others and had
failed; that unless some means DC devised
to prevent these overtlows, q whole colony
of paupcrs must soon be inevitably thrown
upon public charity; that from their knowl-
edge OF the locality, they have good reason
w '>T'Asf'>
or less, through certain ridge of land,
would drain the surplus of waters and af-
ford the relief desired, they therefore pray
that this Hon. body will appoint il commit
tee to examine, inquire and ascertain the
probable labor and cost of sucl, canal and
the best and most feasible means to obtain
the object of their humble prayer, and fully
to report them and they further pray that
this Hon. body will graciously exert their
great intlu, nee in procuring the relief they
pray.
On motion Of Mr.. Klopman, duly sec
ondcd, it was unanimously
Rcsolrcd, That the President appoint a
committee of three to examine and report
what means, if any, can be adopted by this
jury for the relief Of petitioners.
Were appointed members Of that commit
tee Mcssrs. Matthias Rodisucz and
The report Of Mr.. II. I. Richard, Ovcrsccr
Roads and Lcvecs lst and 2nd wards, show
ing that the roads Of said wards were good
but that the bridges needed repairs, was
read and accepted.
The following were appointed Ovcrscers
OF Roads and Lcvccs for the ensuing year
and their salaries fixed as follows:
First and End wards. H. T. Richard $3.50 90
Third ward, Burrcl Hardy 50 90
Flith ward. j. Nulna Braud .. so 90
Sixth ward. j. G. Green ~ 50 90
Seventh ward; npperpart,V. Bonrque 81 so
lowerpart. I.ouis Alexis 81 80
Eighth ward, Aurcllns Whitc...... - 90
On motion Of Mr.. Klopnan, seconded by
Mr.. Blouin, it was unanimously
Resolred, That from the LIST Of January,
1881. members of the Police Jury are en-
titled to receive mileage at the rate of five
l') cents for every mile necessarily Travelled
between their respective residences and the
place OF meeting Of the Police Jury. to at
tend said meetings. provided, that all mem
brrs residing less than 6 miles from said
place OF meeting are not entitled to receive
amy mileage.
On motion Of Mr.. Braud, duly seconded,
it WAS unanimously
Rcsolred, That any person convicted of
- An Ordinance to impose :. penalty for rid
ing or driving on any leycc i'll thi parish
May 10, 1880, who shall refuse,
neglect. or he unable to pay the fine I'M
posed. shall be imprisoned i'll the parish Jail
two (2) days for the first otfcnsc and five ~
days for every subsequent ottense.
On motion duly seconded, the Parish
Treasurer Was authorized to refund to Mr..
llymcl the sum Of five dollars fine by him
paid for violating Ordinance No. i, Ms
On motion, duly seconded, the bill of DR..