The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-05-12
Proceedings of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING.


COURTHOUSE, May 8, 1888.
Mayor Israel in the chair.
Members Present-Messrs. Leche, Variant,
Solozano, Camel, Ross and Terrier.
On motion of D. Variant, duly seconded. that
Rev. John Ashby be employed at the rate of one
dollar per day to attend to the wants of small
pox patients. Adopted.
The Mayor stated that he had let out to Silas
Carroll the digging of the Company canal at the
rate of 81 so per acre, and that the work had
been completed in satisfactory manner. The
Mayors action was approved.
On motion of John Solozano, duly seconded
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized to
have dug by Sllas Carroll the st. Patrick canal
at the rate of 81 80 per acre.
The following petition was received:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
Town of Donaldsonville:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned appointed
committee on the part of Phoenix Fire Com
pany FOR the purpose. respectfully petition your
honorable body to appropriate such sum of
money as you may deem advisable, for the pur-
pose of helping the Company to pay note of
five hundred dollars that will shortly be due on
our engine. Respectfully
II. %. MAHER.
J. j. LAFARG UE,
J. nj. KEATING
Committee.
On motion of P Leche, duly seconded, the
following resolution was adoptcd:
Resolred, That the Treasurer be authorized to
turn over to Phoenix Fire Company the note of
Ii. 0. Maher for S2l6 Is, and that the Mayor be
authorized to issue warrant in favor of
Phoenix Fire Company tor 1913 80, making a
total of $3.50, in order to enable Phoenix Fire
Company to meet payment of note described
In the above petition.
The following report was received:
DoNALDsoNyILLE, La, April ~, 1889.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the Com
mon Council of the town of Donaldsonvile:
Gentlcmen-We tho undersigned committee
appointed to Investigate the accounts between
the town and Mr.. Frank Martinez late default
ing Treasurer, beg leave to submit the follow
ing report:
We find that the balance due the town
by Mr.. Martinez on his retirement as
Treasurer amounted to ................S15 1851 ~
The following credit entries on the Treasurer's
book, viz:
One note of s. Schonbcrg boing1aof Mrs.
MartlneZs mousse :................ 3& 10
Vouchers not credited Observation-Disclosures. Y 80
Cash paid by Mr.. Martinez .. 352 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. .S1u21 ~
Now, we learn from MIR. E. N. Pugh and by an
entry in the Secretary's book proposition of
Martinez page,) that two notes of S285 had been
given the town by Mr.. Martinez in representa-
ton Of the above balance, and that $3.50 had been
paid in cash on one of sa id notes and that they
had subsequently both been returned to Mr..
Martinez in consideration of some work done
by him on the streets of the town. We have
been unable to find any report of tho officers
who were appointed to enter into the original
compromise and other transactions with Mr..
Martinez, nor have we seen the notes of S2s5
above mentioned, but have gathered these facts
rer's books and partly by information from Mr..
=. N. Pugh and Mr.. Martinez himself. We find
that the above findings on page No. 1872, minute
for lumber. Respectfully submitted,
PAUL LECHE,
ID. VARIANT.
On motion of P. Camel duly seconded, the
above report was laid on the table for furthe
investigation.