The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11

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: was COMMITTEES Of three appointed to confer
with the n. o. Fibre Company with full power
: in regard to the adyisabihty of donating lot
/ within the limits OF the corporation for the
: purpose Of erecting Paper Mill; and
Whereas, Said committee proceeded to New
Orleans and conferred with the President of
: of donating to said Company the batture lots
lying between the wharf and the property of
Mrs. Vom Hof and
r Whereas, Said Fibre Company has failed to
accept said donation; therefore, be it
Res0lued, That the committee is hereby dis
charged and the proposed donation is hereby
Be it further resolved, That committee of
, two With the Mayor be appointed with full
power to aG-ata OF contract with any person or
} corporation to erect b. Ice Mandatory on
batture lots.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions tah1 effect
from and after their passage.
Mayor Maurin appointed Aldermen Kline
and Maher on said committee.
Alderman Gondran, in behalf of Capt VIM.
| Miller, submitted tariff for the river ferry
plying between Donaldsonville and barrow
vile and it was referred to committee of
three.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Kline, Noel
and Maher on the above committee to report
at next meeting.
| On motion of Alderman Gondran, duly Sec
1
| WHEREAS, The Committee on Public Works
have expended the whole of the revenues of
the wharf appropriated by resolution for the
purpose OF repairing said wharf;
| BE wherefore resolved by the Town Coun-
| Gil IN session assembled that the COMMITTEES
| on Public Works be and is hereby directed to
| make report showing the expenditures of the
| MONIES dIsbursed for the repairing of the
| wharf.
On motion of Alderman Maher, duly sec
| onded by Alderman Noel, the following reso-
| luhons were adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Mayor and committee on |
Public Works be and they are hereby instructed
to examine and verify Iflr. Felix LeBlanc's bill
OF lumber FURNISHED for repairs to the wharf |
shall report to this Council without unneces- |
sary delay.
:, kesoIved. That seventy-fve per cent. of
Inc revenues OF the wharf from and after |
January l. 1884, be and the same ls hereby ap-
propr1ated to pay Mr.. LeBiancs bill when |
the same Is approved as above provided and |
that the other twenty-five per cent. of said rev
| eVenues De set aside to MAINTAIN the wharf in |
proper repairs.
kesoiuea, That all resolutions in conflict |
WIN the above De and they are hereby repealed.
Aldermen Kline and Gondran voted nav
and requested that their votes should be re-
Corded. Abdomen Maher, and Noel voted aye
There being tie, Mayor Maurin voted aye,
thereby carrying the motion.
Alderman Gondran objected to the adoption
OF above resolutions on the grounds
!. That the Committee on Public Works was
without authority to expend more than the !
revenues appropriated.
2 That the Council is without power to ap
propriate revenues not accruing to the town.
8. That debtor can not give preference to
one creditor over another.
The following communication xrac ro,o;-od |
from the President of the Police Jury:
PARISH OF ASCENSION . |
State OF Louisiana, Sept. IT, 1884. | t
10 the Hon Mayor and Common Council of a
:, The Joint Committee appointed by the Po- /
nee jury and the School Board of this par
ISL Tor the purpose of devising the best man
from the sale OF the Government Square in | S
Donaidsonvlne held meeting on Wednesday,.
t the loth INST, and came to the conclusion that
the SAID funds, amounting to about $4,000 be
appropriated in the following manner: Eight
Thousand Dollars tssO0v) to be used for the E
building Of a Seminary Of Learning in the
lars, tS2OOO} for the erection of four substan-
5lal frame school buildings for the 7th and 9Th /
yards of this parish In New River section and L
,he balance to be used for furnishing the said
of Learning and the said four schools.
The undersigned, authorized by the said Joint
committee would respectfully request his hon.
all pecial meeting of the Town Council as
arly as practicable for the purpose of confer
ing with it and ascertain if the town has at it's v
any plot Of ground situated in the
Iecuon OF Seminary Of Learning as comtem-
lated, and whether the town will cooperate SO
ar with the Police Jury and the School Board,
TO donate square OF ground belonging to the r
own for the purpose of erecting said Semi 4
airy thereon. In view of the fact that The o,
rectlng and building of such an institution DC
! THIS town Will be a great improvement and al
unlimined benefit to this community. yorr fo
etltloner trust that favorable action be taken 70
n this communication. | so
Yours respectfully, -
K. Z. HANSON.
There being no further business. the Council
iiourned.
true copy: JNO, F. TERRIO. Il
Secretary.