The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-01-12
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
REGULAR MEETING.
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Parish of Ascension.
REGULAR MEETING.
| DoNALDsoHvIL.LE, JAM g. 1884.
Pursuant to notice The Police Jury met this
day in regular session. The roll was called,
which resulted as follows:
.Present-M essrs. r. T. Hanson, President;
Matthias Rodriguez. Pierre Klopnan. Benaiah
Gibson and Solomon harmon.
Absent--Dr. Edward Duffel. Messrs Henry G.
Braud and G. q. Blouin.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Responsive to the request Of the Bridge Com
pany, Mr.. Klopman offered the following reso-
luton. which was adopted;
Resolved That inasmueh as the Lumville
ferry was leased to tho let of January. 1884, and
until which time the same was operated by the
the Bridge Company forbidding ferries within
three miles, that the sixteen years privilege
allowed them be computed from the list of JAM
uaFy, 1884: provided, that this be cencurred in
by the Town Council of DonaldsonyiHe,
The President stated that the special COM
mittee in settling with the Tax Collector for
back taxes, found every thing correct except q
voucher for license for $50. which the Tax Col
lector agreed to make good difference between
altb lTttsSuEeTs UIlat Elcy nau mol
completed examination of the Treasurer's &C.
count.
Report received and on motion of Mr. Bar
mon, duly seconded, the committee was gran
ted until the next regular meeting to report as
to both the Tax Collectors and the Treasurer's
accounts.
The President stated that few sporadic
cases OF small pox had occurred in Port Bar
row; that he had been called upon for means to
bury the dead, and asked that the Jury take
action in the matter
;, On motion Of NJ. Gibson, duly seconded. the
President was authorized to call on the Presl-
dent OF the Board of Health, and have such
acton taken in the matter as may be deemed
right and proper to suppress said disease.
petition from Mr.. Jacob Sheets was re-
celved, asking permission to erect a warehouse
on the bank of Amite river above the mouth of
Black Bayou for the purpose of receiving and
delivering freight and the following resolution
offered by Mr. harmon was thereupon adopted
RESOLVED. That the permission of erecting
warehouse on the banks of the Amite river
above the Black Bayou Landing asked by Mr..
Jacob Sheets. be and the same is hereby grant
ed to him; provided, that said warehouse shall
not trespass upon or in any way obstruct the
public road and provided, that the Police jury
will not be held responsible for any claims or
damages that may be claimed from the building
of SAID warehouse.
m MIR. Gibson offered the,following:
= RESOLVED. That it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to place all monies received by him
r. the Tax Collector for the taxes Of 1888 to
Inc eredlt OF the various appropriations en-
braced IN the budget OF expenditures for that
year, and to that end he shall distribute all
sums 81 so received by him pro rata. according to
the amount OF the whole budget.
RESOLVED, That all monies arising from other
sources, VIZ: back taxes and licenses, be and
the same are hereby appropriated to be
special fund to be known as the "levee and
road repair fund.- and the same shall be dis
bursed by the Treasurer only upon orders of the
President OF tho Police Jury in accordance with
the resolutions of this body.
before the vote was taken on these resolu-
tons, Mr.. Frederick Duffel obtained permls-
SION to uttfross the ury und uTguei at igngth
why, IN his opinion. the resolutions should not
9e passsd h.o de was .hn b hessrs Bar
taken by yeas and nays. the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
The following resolution, offered BIZ Mr..
Gibson, was adopted:
RESOLVED b. the Police Jury, That no war
rants against the parish orielaims of any kind,
officers salaries lshall bs mid in the
future without the Endorsement OF the Presio
dent of this Jury.
Capt. NJ. W. barton. Inspector of Levees, ETC.,
ubmltted the subjoined report, which was re-
ceived:
DoNALDsoNyILLE, Jan. 8, 1884.
10 the President and mombers Police Jury. AS
Gentlemen-1 hereby tender this. my report
on the condition of levees within the parish.
commencing, on right bank at parish line.
down. Judge Duffel has removed his rice fiune
and rehlled the levee in good manner, and /
think 1t is perfectly safe, as also are the evses
thence down to Smoke Bend, where there are
three small levees built by the State and where
the levees have been raised on tho crown BY the
Roadmaster, H. L. Richard, making all levees
above Bayou Lafonrche safe and secure. On
the bayou down to the parish line all levees are
In good order. Brand saw-miII Ievee and Gre
yyasse Mr.. Cofeld's and other small works have
been built by the State, making all the leyees
ON right bank safe.
On the left bank levees are in good order ex-
Gepting from what is known as the Creyasse
s5ettlement down to the ferry landing These
levees are all too low. and at the junction of the
state ievee of 1868 above Darrowville Ievee is
badly water.worn from high water of 1883. The
levee at the ferry landing is too low and small,
and will need raising. A petition has been laid
before your body asking for an appropriated
balance Of funds set apart for levee purposes
b, the Police Jury. This petition is signed by
all the tax payers in Darrowvilie and Others
above and below that town.
With respect, am truly yours,
h. W. BARTON, Inspector.
On motion of MIR. Klopman it was
Resolred. That four hundred dollars (S4Oo) he