The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-11-07
1Qe poqaldsoQville Cbie2'
Two Dollars Year.
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension.
SPECIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL MEETING.
DosALDsoNyILLE, LA. Oct. q. 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to call, and in
in the absence Of President the body was
called to order by the Secretary, who moved the
election of Mr.. Henry Mccall as President pro
TEN. The motion was seconded BY Mr.. klop-
man end adopted. On taking the chair. Mr..
Moi all offered the following resolutions which
vere amended on Mr.. Bullion's motion SO as to
show the erection Of four new school-h"uses in
the New River district and thus corrected,
we're unanimously adopted:
Resolved That the Police Jury OF Ascensio
yisw with great regret that change Of dom!-
fil9 has been the cause of our losing the Hon.
Z, r. Hanson as a member and consequently rs
q President of this body. For eight long years
he has administered the affairs of our parish
with ability and with the striotest regard tQ
economy without impairing the efficiency Of
the public service. In his hands all the vital
interests Of the parish have received that care
/. and attention which could only have been given @
1T the sacrifice of his own personal affairs Dur
ing his administration the parish has paid or a
large Indebtedness our levees and roads have
been materially improved. the Gove!nment
Nuuare fund has been resuscl.ated out OF chaos,
q handsOmp academy in the town vi DONALD
Eonville and four school-houses in the New
River district have been erected, the finances OF
the parish have been kept in sound condition,
warrants are no longer hawked at u discount,
and our bills are paid III cash. dollar Tor dollar.
be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary be and is hereby
instructed to furnish special copy OF these
resolutions to the Hon. Il. L. Hanson.
Mr.. Hanson entered the Police Jury room a
few moments afterwards n acknowledged
in appropriate terms the compliment paid him.
A call of the roll shayed oil the members in
attendance excepting Mr.. Gonzales.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Braud offered the following resolution.
which was seconded and adopted:
ResOlued. That a tax at the rate of ten mills
on the dollar be and the same ig hereby levied
On thb assessment roll OF the present year to
meet the current expenses Of the parish for the
year 1885, as set forth in the budget of expenses
adopted by the Police Jury.
The committee ap pointed to confer with the
citizens of the seventh and eighth wards rcla
tive to the projected road between Darrowville
and New RiYer, asked further time to report.
which was granted.
Communications from Mr.. s. B. McC"nnico,
President Of the North. South and Central
American Exposition, and MI. VIM. H. H. Har-
ria, State Commissioner OF Immigration, were
read and received.
The Secretary was instructed to republish the
subjoined extract from a resolution adopted
April q, 1885, viz: .-..-.......
All tax rayers who shall pay their parish tax
es in all October shall be entitled to IL discount
of per cent, and in all November 4 per cent.
petition from Judge 7. J. Walton, praying
for the abrogation of certain nuisances i'll Port
Bnrrow and on the Donaldsonviflo bridge, was
read and referred to the Legal Adviser.
The Police Jury then adjourned.