The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-20
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.

Proceedings Of the Police Jury
| Parish of Ascension.
| DoNALDsCNVILLE, Oct. g. 1888.
The Police Jury met this day in regular ees
sion. The roll was called, which resulted a
follows:
Present-R. T. Hanson, President; Dr. Edw
Dpffel, Messrs. Matthias Rodriguez, Pierre
Klopman, Ben Gibson, Solomon Barmon.
| Absont-Henry G. Braud G. T. Blouin.
| The minutes of the last meeting were reat
and approved.
Upon motion of Mr.. Gibson, duly seconded
| it was =
| RESOLVED. That inasmuch az several provi.
sions which were discussed and agreed to Mt tbs
| session OF the 18th Of September last but not
Incorporated in Ordinance No 80, be now inser.
ted i'll tho snid ordinance, and that the ord.
nance be amended SO as to- read as follows
That the Examining Committee will be and
are now constituted the solo judges ns to
whether or not tho parents of the boys pro-
| posed as cadets are able to educate them nt
their own expenEe, and that after the said ex-
| animation of the applicants the said Examir-
ing Committee shnll make the selection from
among those found competent of two of the
most advanced in age and requirements; pro
vlded that the two selected candidates be not
at the expense of the parisi, for more than two
years from the time they enter the Louisiana
State University.
The lotter Of Frederick Duffel, ESQ, attorney
Of Louis Lefort. referred to O special commit
tee on the 9th of July last, was again read by
DR.. Duffel, who, responsive thereto, offered the
following:
Be it resolved By the Police jury of the parish
Or Asce1,sto', IN special session conrened, That
so much as may be- necessary be and is hereby
appropriated out of the first money in tho
parish treasury arising from the collection of
back taxes now III the hands of the Parish Tax
Collcctor. TO pay and satisfy q certain judgment
rendered Ill favor of Louis Lefort and against
tbs. parrish Of Ascension, by the honorable the
Judge OF the late Fourth Judicial Dist riot
court, IN and for the parish of Ascension, OF
the 18th Of July, 1879, or.the of S11iO (Iess
the suln OF 800 Is received on accnnnO, SO
costs Of suit, with five per cent. per annum in
tere5t thereon from judioinl demand, viz: 9Th
OF May, 1879, until final payment; snid suit
being entitled Louis Lefort a's tho parish of
ascension, No. 1881 OF the docket of the late
Fourth Judicial District Court parish of Be-
cenaiou.
BE itfurthey resolred, That certified copies
OF these resolutions he forthwith transmitted
to the Parish Treasurer and to tho Sheriff of
the parish OF Ascension. ec-o6icio Tax Colloc-
tor of parish taxes.
The vote on tho above resolution being taken
by yeas and nays, resulted as follows:
~ Yeas-Duifel and Rodriguez.
Mays iianRDr. Klopnan, Gibson. and Rar-
mon. who Haitt he would vote ran il in fund
Hon. Henry L. DnIel boing proBont, was
called upon to mako his.report on the value of
the books mnpa and papers offered for sa!o to
the parish by FIR. FeIix Rayraud
He rogretted to do SO IN the i.'1se,co Of MFR.
Earhnrt, with whom he Egag appointed I. com
mlttce to examine 3,a books, maps ana pat,ars
and to report their value to tho parish, T],;t
Us he would probably DO absent from the .}nrah
when his colleague ratarncd, 'front.' James,
he would now proceed. and lie said III fllf!atagicn
as follows:
That he considered tho copies Of public acts
passed hetore. nntayies public, and wIenl, thov
Rre required by law ,tn.teen arA T.; prcaosyo, to
be public property IN thn Rnme manner end
sense as the,orisinula which they arc REQUIRED
to doposlt III tho Recordpr's or. the Clerks of
nee; and as such originals can not become oh
'octs of Gn.nc:Sof sale, Ht neither can coi,iea
which may an1 Sometimes Do perform all the
functions of originals, (Which, in fact, is the
solo object Of their. creation and their preser
Vatlon. That the maps examined are boauti !
fully executed. and % copies they certainly
nave their value, which shoaId be determined
)y surveyors, drhushtEgnen ind the leafrot! in |
such arts.
1 nat, MS to tho newspapers, however valuable |
hey might be to tho individuals who prize such |
ore, he did not consider ther possible import |
lnce to the public to be 90 positive and certain |
10 to warrant considerable outlay for thoir |
purchase by the Police Jury.
At his request he was discharged from fur
her service said committee.
Judge Walton obtained permission to nd
'rese verbal petition to tho Jury on the sub
ect OF certain repairs to the pablo ievees in
ront OF Port barrow. He thought it prudent
hat tney should bo raised two feet whilo tho
'ater was low and earth could be easily pro
urea from tho r1ver side. He was respectfully
eferred to the Inspector of Levoes.
lilo offered the use OF his excellent man Of
'ort Barrow For the purpose of making a sopy
Dr. the parish. which was gratefully accepted.
lie took occasion to make some interesting
omarks on tho subject of black small pox
Inch, 1t IS regretted, can not be condensed in |
nose records without doing them too great an
ljustlce. He was respectfully referred to the
Tealth Officer.
The following presented by Mr.. harmon, was
sad and received:
BEyENTH WARD, PARISH OF AsCENsIoN. !
State of Louisiana. Oct. 8, 1888.
0 the Hon. President ind Members of the
Police Jury:
Gentlenen-l beg leave to mako tho following
port: In the seventh ward there aro foTtv7
80 miles OF public roads and thirty-six bridges
,clndlng the ditch bridges. There has boon
'ons deal of labor performed on back roads |
I'd bridges. All owners of lands fronting New
Iver have been notified to repair their fronts |
title has been done owing to the hardness of
9 roads. All roads in the seventh ward at the
esont time are i'll fair condition.
respectfully your most obeliient servant.
J. A. GONZALES.
Tho Police jury adjourned
true copy; r. PROSPER LANDRY,