The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-10
TRe DoQaldsoQyilIe Chief
Two Dollars Year.
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Perish Of Ascension.
DoaAnpsonvrLLE, April 20. 1884.

DoaAIpsoNvILLE, April 20. 1884.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
all the members present. The minutes of tbs
last meeting were read and approved.
The following letter from E. B. Earhart, ESQ.
District Attorney and legal adviser of the Pc
lice Jury, was read and accepted:
NEW ORLEANS. April 81 1884.
Hon. Il. r. Hanson, President Police Jury, As
M Dear sir--It viii be impossible for me to
attend the session of Police Jury to morrow
period 4 have paid over al monies collected
by me. There are one or two rent collections
before Judge Leche, one for Ss7 DO land the other
for S15. Y collected before MN they WI &c &c
receipt iii my name for same. request then
that Che Jury grant me quietus, as have paid
over every dollar collected, less commission Y q
Judgment has been settled with the exception Of
$40. $40 of which are for costs. This balance
does not include. the interest. I request that
che interest be RENTED Mr.. Ferrier on his pay
ing this $40. i make il q suggestion for the
reason that his condition at present would JUS
tify such hberality on the part of the Jury. Mr..
Ferrier has also paid his rent up to May 1884
and he owes only this $50 on balance of old
Judgment and the interest which he requests
will be remitted.
Widow Matthew, bg agreement with the Jury,
bill her Judgment Is paid. She had paid s65 on
her Judgment up to tie time q accepted the
agreement OF the Jury to receive 80 per month
until paid She pays no interest on the 1adlg-
balance OF rents due the parish and not .cellec-
ted. Hoping that you will excuse me for not
being present ct this meeting Ct ths Jury, re-
main, Yours truly, =. y. EAHEtAhI.
On motion ofaMr Mccall it was unanimously
decided that all interest accrued and accruing
on said Judgment shall be RENTED on the pay
ment by said Ferrier of the $40 balance due by
him on said Judgment.
A letter from Capt. NJ. W. barton. Leyee In
spector. was read and accepted. stating, among
other things, that lie had sold surplus Of mater
ials, consisting of lumber and nails, bought for
repairing levees at DarroWville, and that he had
returned to the Parish Treasurer proceeds Of
same, amounting to $50; that for said work he
had also bought Of M. Israel Il Co. ten wheel
barrows, which had been securely stored for
safe keeping.
Mr.. Mccall offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolred That the committee appointed by
the Police Jury to confer with the School Board
be and lis hereby instructed to confer at once in
reference to the proper use Of moneys held By
the parish for purposes of education and to re-
port back to the Police Jury at the next regular
or called session.
Al bill of Mccall Bros, amounting to &c., for
work done on tho Souvenir plantation leves be-
longing to Il. Godchaux, was presented. The
Police Jury decided to defer action until fur
Their steps are taken with Mr.. Godchaux or his
agent to obtain payment of said amount.
The President. as chairman OF the committee
appointed on the 9Th inst. reported as follows:
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the Police Jury:
The committee appointed by your honorable
body to take under advisement the question of
raising. strengthening and protecting our levees
during the season OF low water SO as to avoid
for Il large part the anxiety and greater expense
always attending the maintenance Of public
leveeS during high wafer, beg leave to make the
following report:
We suggest the appointment of Ward Levee
Commissioners in each Police jury ward, the
each Pocs jury ward the Police juror d ' the
ward to be er-oDfeio member and chairman of
said board, with power to call the board to-
gether whenever the necessity arises. The Pres
ident of the Police Jury shall be ee-oficio MEM
Der OF all said boards, and whenever it may be
necessary to call together said ward boards into
general parish board the said President shall
be chairman of said parish board.
The Syndics of Roads and Levees and the
Parish Surveyor or Engineer should attend the
meetings Of the board whenever required.
The above boards shall be appointed at once
tion for consideration and adoption by the po-
lice Jury at its next regular or called session.
As the term OF office of the present Police Ju-
~ is about to expire, we think it best to leave
further consideration of this leves subject to
the boards appointed under above suggestions
and to our successors in Office.
8 Whilst, however. high water is still upon us,
and before we forget tire anxieties and dangers
we have just emerged from, your committee
think it proper for the Police Jury to have
printed and distributed to all good citizens Of
the parish the following circular and sugges-
tions relative 10 the care and preservation Of
ieyees. r. r. HANSON,
BEN. GIBSON,
p. kLOPMAN,
Ell. MCCALL.
The form Of circular suggested by the COM
mittee is as follows:
DoaALDsoNy1ILE. La. April %, 1884.
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