The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-05-06
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
Parish Of Ascension.
DoSALDsosvILLE, April %, 1882.

DoSALDs oSvILLE, April %, 1882.
Pursuant to notice, the Police Jury met
this day in regular adjourned meeting.
The roll was called and resulted as follows;
Present-R. I. Hanson, President: Pierre
Klopman, Matthias Rodriguez, 81. G. Braud,
Ben. Gibson, Solomon Barmon and G. 4.
Bouin.
Absent-Dr. Edward Duffel.
The President stated he had called the
meeting of the Police Jury for various rea-
sons: one of which was to obtain their views
as to the payment for steam pile-drivers en-
gagged in closing the Landry crevasse-the
parish Of st. James not paying their pro rata
of amount incurred by the joint telegram OF
March 81, 1882, to State Board of Engineers,
ordering material, ETC., for said creyasse,
and further. to inform them that he pro-
posed using the remainder Of the approprla-
ton made on the 3Oth of March, 1882, to pay
the expenses now being incurred by Mr..
Ben. Gibson and neighboring citizens who
had volunteered to take up the abandoned
work of closing the said crevasse from the
inside, provided material was furnished to
| complete the same, and assistance rendered
| He was not in favor of using any portion OF
! the appropriation to pay ordinary plantation
| laborers, as he considered all good citizens
| who could do so would send labor assistance
to be paid by themselves, but that the
amount be paid for outside labor, provision
and material for those who SO nobly offered
their individual labor to try and shut out
the devastating food, and thereby enabling
many persons to at least plant cotton and
| corn.
On motion of Mr.. Barmon, seconded by
| Mr.. Klopnlan, it was
| Resolred, That the President is hereby
authorized to verify and pay all just and
correct debts due by this parish for work
done and materials furnished on account ct
the Landry creyasse, ace ording to the pro-
visions of the resolution adopted on the 3oth
day of March, 1882.
- Mr.. Blouin presented the following pre-
amble and resolution which ON motion duly
seconded, was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The waters Of the Arizona Gre
vase in the parish OF Ibervllle, at abont
one mile above the parish line on the lett
bank Of the Mississippi river are overflow,
ing the whole OF the 18th and Sth wards and
a great portion Of the 9Th and 9th wards OF
this parish and
WHEREAS, Proper soundings made by
able and competent parties show that the
water to be overcome does not exceed the
depth of four feet in any place, and thai
said creyasse could be effectually closed il
time to enable hundreds of planters, small
farmers and others to make a crop this
| season.
Be It resolced by the Police Jury Of III
parish of ascension, That the sum OF fitteel
hundred dollars be and the same IS hereby
appropriated out of all moneys in the parish
treasury not otherwise appropriated to
wards procuring the necessary materla
.and supplies for the closing of said creyasse
Pfocided, That the parish of lberElll'
through its proner authorities will contrib
ute tie same amount and the State Its
quota Of three thousand dollars.
On motion, duly seconded, Mr.. Biouir
was appointed committee to confer wit
the proper Authorities OF the State, ant
parish OF Iberyille, and to represent this pal
ish in carving out the object Of the forego
Ing resolution on the condition therein pre-
vided.
The following ordinance was unaniineusi,
adopted
lDrliaanee No. 10, \. 81
An ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. IA
N. S.. entitled An Ordinance to prohihi
live stock and cattle to roam at large on til
river and bayou front during the preset
high stage Of water and to impose penals.
for violating the same"
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of tn