The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension.

DoNALDsoNsIILr, Oct. q, 1882.
The Police Jury met this day in extra ses-
sion.
The roll was called end resulted az follows:
Presentt-R. r. Hanson, President; Dr.. Edward
Dnffel and Messrs. Klopman, Gibson. Barmon
and Blouin.
Absent hIessrs. Rodriguez and Braud.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
A circular letter from Henry B. Richardson,
Chief State Engineer, was received. Among
other things he calls the early attention OF the
Police Jury to the important duty OF providing
suitable ways and means for the repair, preser-
walton and protection of the public leyees Of
Our parish. In case the ordinary means of the
parish are too limited for this purpose. he re-
spectfulIy suggests that Act No. Al, Session Of
1882 provides method for raising such funds.
He points to the necessity of timely preparation
for this work-its execution before the season
Of high water is not only demanded by conaid-
arations Of economy, but is frequently essential
to doing it at all. He respectfully suggests the
propriety OF cutting out and reflling all unli-
censed or defective rice fumes, and holes or
leaks caused by crayfish or other burrowing
animals; tho filling in ofaroadwnys and other
cuts in the leyees; the restoring and securing of
broken and decayed revetments ind fascining;
the raising and strengthening of low and weak
places He also suggests that it is desirable for
the Police Jury to establish and declare the
local danger line, as provided IN Section 2 of
Acs No. 104, Session of 1882, instead of waiting
for this Board to do SO.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson it was agreed that
the President be requested to answer said letter
and to inform the Chief State Engineer that the
matters by him recommended shall be attended
to, and that he shall be advised Of any danger
we may foresee.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, it was also agreed
that the President be requested to answer the
letter of Mr.. .. A. Bullion, lessee of the Man
chanc ferry.
lowing returns OF moneys by him collected for
rent due to Dee. Is, 1852, by the following lessees
of the following lots in square No 3:
Phillip and Phebe Green. lot No. 3D.. s11s IS
Sue. jos. Icard, n of lot No. g.. 50 60
Mrs. J. G.. Boulanger, n of lot No. 3d.. 55 20
Thos. o'MalIey, lots Nos. lis lis, is. -. as 40
Mrs. O. Terrlo. lot No. 1A............. 93 20
Sue. ). G; Matthew, q Of lot No. 49,. q Is
Octave Mollere on acct. lot No. 3D.. 90 co
a. Genazzini, LOT No. 1856 81 50
Total. .....,........ 1891 10
Less lis commission. at loc ...... SIS ii
Less 1915 per. cent. judgment for
Less ea amt. Of note due by F. " -
Duffel reed for as much due
Total, ..................... s1o4 So
Paid balance cash, ...... s4sg IA
A bill of Mr.. NJ. W. barton for making survey
| and plan of lots in square No. 3, amounting to
| $50, was approved and ordered to be paid.
| Ordinance No. SO, being IAN Ordinance to
| amend and re-enact Sections /, 2 and of
| Ordinance No. 81, N. s." etc. was unanimously
! adopted
| Messrs Klopman, Gibson, Hanson. Frederick
Duffel and David Israel, were appointed e1-
perts to appraise the lots III square NO. 3, under
| the above ordinance.
olution, offered by Mr. KIopman, was unani-
| mously adopted:
| Be it resolred BY lle Police jury Of the parish
Of ascension, That the District Attorney be and
| he is hereby authorized and ordered to immetli-
ately proceed to collect by suit otherwise all
| back rents due the parish squares and
| two i'll the town of Doneiisonville and to annul
all leases where the conditions have not been
| complied with, and that he receive o commits
| sion of twenty per cent all sums collected by
suit and ten per cent on all collections without
| suit.
| The Presidents action i'll accepting the coz
| tract relative to the river ferry was approved.
| The Police Jury adjourned.
| (Signed) r. T. HANSON, President.
| (Signedl r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk.
| true copy.
| r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk