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

DoNAIlDsoNvILLE, Oct. q, 1882.
TIE Police Jury met this day in extra SEES
sion.
The roll was called and resulted as follows:
Present.. 7. Hanson, President; DR.. Edward
Duffel aad Messrs. Klopinan, Gibson, harmon
and Blouin.
Absent-Messrs. Rodriguez and Braud.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
4 circular letter from Henry B. Richardson,
Chief State Engineer received. Among
| other things he calls tie 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 levees OF
| our parish. In case the ordinary means of the
| parish are too limited for this purpose. he re-
| spectfufly suggests that Act No. Al, Session of
| 1882, provides method for raising sucl, 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 eoEsid-
srations Of economy but IS frequently essential
to doing it at all. He respectfully suggests the
| propriety of cutting out and rehlling all unli-
| censed OF defective rice fumes, and holes OF
| leaks caused by crayfsh other barrowing
| animals: the filing In Of roadways and other
cuts in the levees; the restoring and securing of
| broken and decaye( revetments and fascining;
| the raising and strengthening of low and weak
places. He also suggests that tits desirable for
| the Police Jury to establish and declare the
! local danger line, as provided in Section of
! Act No. 1D4, Session of 1882 instead of waiting
| FOR this Bosrd to do SO.
| On motion of MIR. 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.
| Mr. Earhart, District Attorney made the fol
loving returns of moneys by him :, collected for
Of the following lots in square No 3:
Phillip and Phebe Green. lot No. g.. s1ls IS
Sue. jos. Icard, = Of lot No. ST.. 50 sc
Mrs. ]. c. Boulanger, i of lot No. o. So &c
Thos. O'Malley, lots Nos. 49, 145, 14S.... 2@s tl
! Mrs. q. Terr1o. lot No. al ......... 81 q
| Sue. J. G. Matthew, u Of lot No. 145.... 43 q
Octave Moliere, on acct. lot No. 15s.... 80 &C
| A. Genazzini, lot No. 1s6 81 st
Total, ......-...:. 1854 it
Less his commission. at 1t,c $50. s55 Al
! Less 33s11a per cent. judgment for
j. &. Matthew. ...--...-.. % %
! Less am t. of e meta due by T.
Dufei. reed. for as mich due
| e. u. IL III
Total, Observation-Disclosures. Stst &c
Paid balance cash.. siee "a
| A bill of Mr. NJ W Dartou for making survey
| and plan OF lots IN square No. J. amounting to
| $50. was approved and ordered to be paid.
Ordinance No. SO. baiH1 An Ordnance to
| amend and re-enaet Sections / ? and OF
/ Ordinance No. u, Il. s. y ETC.. unanimously
| adopted.
| Messrs. Kiopnaan. Gibson Hanson, Fre,iaric..
| Duffel and David Israel, were appointed ex-
ports to eppraise the lots square No. 3, under
| the above ordnance.
| On motion. duly seconded, the following res
oiution, offered by Mr. Klopmaa. was unani-
mously adopted:
Be it resolved By Abe Police Jury of the perish
| Of ascension. That the District Attorney be and
he is hereby authorized and ordered to inme1i-
ately proceed to collect by suit or otherwise al
| back rents due the parish on squares one and
| two in the town of Donaldsonviile. and to annul
| all leases where the conditions have not been
| complied with, aud that ne receive commits
/ SION OF twenty per cent on all sums collected b.
| suit and ten Per cent Oh all collections without
/ suit.
The Presidents action in accepting the con
| tract relative to the river ferry was approved.
| The Police Jury adjourned.
| (SignedJ r. T. HANSON, President.
| tSiEned) r. PROSPER LANDRY. Clerk.
A true copy.
r. psasp1Es LANDRY. Clerk