The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-02-21

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Two Dollars Year.
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
DoNALDsoyvILLE Feb. 1, 1886.
Pursuant to call the Police Jury met this
day.
Present-R. T. Hanson. President; Messrs
Henry Mccall. Soaring Taylor, H. u. Percy and
Jos. Gonzales.
Absent-Messrs. Pierre Klopman, Henry G.
Brand and u. A. bullion.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
A communication from Mr.. I. J. Bird. Com
missioner of Agriculture was received and
read.
feaas Of Agriculture and immigration have been
separated, i'll accordance with act Of the last
session Of the General Assembly, and that the
first named bureau is now located at Baton
Rouge; and requested that from three to five
intelligent citizens Of TIE parish be appointed
correspondents to furnish monthly crop reports
and other information to the Commissioner
of Agriculture for dissemination throughout
the State. Messrs. r. T. Hanson, Henry Nc
Call. S'aring Taylor, Joseph l.. Brent and Jo-
seph uonzales we're recommended as cores
pondents. ana the Clerk was Instructed 10 Tor,
ward to the Commissioner their names and
Dost-oftice addresses.
petition Of several citizens recommending
the widow of VIM. Bradford as u worthy sub
5ect for parish aid was read but in consider
alton OF the small amount remaining in the
treasury to meet parish expenses until the end
eft the fiscal year, the petition was laid on the
.,ha
p.r;.,, snrvovor n W barton .,hm;tted .
ranoort r.,at;ve IN tho condition Of tba levees
,uh,cl was read and accented.
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Ahe following communication was read:
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noSA''DsoN WILLIE Ieo' = l9o,'
10 the PRESIDENT and Members OF the Police
jury and Town Council OF Donalds0nvlile,
anu Ill cltlZens OF the parish OF Ascension:
Ge'ttteDlen-lhe undersigned, committee
appointed by the JOINT committee OF the Ponce
Jnry and the school board 9f his parish, which
sad Joint committee have already made or rec
ommeihsu an appropriatioh OF the Iuhds de,
rived fr9fg uie sale OF government square,
anu Wien !unds nave Deeh approRrIa1eu 70 Dnlla
q selAshnrS ~ leaIiihg ~ COMMISSIONING. re-,
On such comin1tfSe to solicit aid; that the sad
ago, mud that nothing has been done towards
there Is no eligible or suitable site or lot on
~ nnnadsnnviie tharaf,re mal1;nr y nscssl
sasy that such site or lot OF lots of ground
Whsrrfare TIE" az rnas u cal and amman, n tbo
Police Jury Of this parish town of Donaldson
ra,,e. ana ~ eo2u QUEENS VINO nave inc aa
sist them to realize i sufficient amount Of mon
ey TO buy such lot or lots or other property
''"io' 'n'' 'e' w 'pl e n va q s,nis'"fs'
ff@ia RS. STUART
Il. ADOLPH GONDRAk.
MIR. Mccall then offered the following res
,,lution which was dulv saconf1a<i ard adn,taa.
m :.
Police jury and OF the School Board are here
ir,,,, Sa;i DHhiuo"ns.iie' ny assistance o.
r Nv ,ny otha, rntsSel's NJ !" 'ms .own ana parsa
joint committee is further empowered to e.t
ho"aa AMI t anu nlus nof suitable school.
the earliest possible time or even tn n"r.I,se
u building and remodel it to suit. All action |
Of nlans AND o GO ~. nl lo.s, accordance
buildings to be embodied in = rennrt to mi |
nneetihg OF foilce jury and School Board for
aam ann. ;n,' W. ~ acccnianied with written
~ ''"i' ~ appF"V'l 81 attorney OF Police
"a'S
NJ e. A 1,o,,,
49, ...-..-,,'' ~" "'a' e'ee' '''e Jury
ana respectfully requested that they would ap-
propriate the an m Of so5n ~ nav. h,1,n,. a,,o
,t,,f,,r,,,a ne ny pas ""a,'e "'e on
answer.1 ,h,t a. rn,,.h :. ~ DO, 49,, =. "'' a.
-. .o,,.. l. u, - ass s.
nr.,,.,,t -. 1870. u.s'tr
~. $500. ,-..a -. az '.'a".'e'
.th.. ,..;. " 'A-' 80" ="
"e' "o'''' ''Ae'''
The lax. Collector submitted a statement
showing the following COLLECTIONS for the
,., '>''', WIFI" i'i '''e
month Of January:
Tarlsh taxes OF 1881 .:.............. S692s s.
~ t,r =. ~ .;. 20, .-."-.. co
p p"I' t TAX 1861 ,sm 1O6 co
Parish taxes Of 1888 .......... q 45
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Total e. INK n, |
m, = $3.50 ~
Ane 'ahance .oihro1t''e repeated the Parish |
Ireasurer's books and vouchers correct. with |
l,al,,nce. ~, hind 1.,,,., Q, ,.os
~ ~, !. .,,..,.. " 80 aee'esa'ns
Si''a'2 -. az published III the CHIEF last week.
IL, 80 'o'"'"''o'''
","'' was se'c"noeo py Mr. Gonzales aHd
adopted:
Resolved That committee of two mambers
appointed by the President with TIC pr.s;Int
of Police ,Jurv and Pnr;.h att,. .'o fee"i.nt
clio memhrs of the cn,nr;'.nn 90 eA-oli1
to examine the parish expenses and see where here
in reCiucfions c,n Il. ,,.h, 80 -. - where
intelligent BUDGET for tha na "n =" p.epare On
ommittee to renort to Police IT, | h
fore their regular April meetiny y" VI 'e-
n1ossr, tu.c.u n
Auess's''hc'a All anu fayl"r were appointed
members of that committee
Mr. MCCALL of...a a.
oo"A1 o'le'eo Inc following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved That the Pras;do,t ~ ~. mr.,
Jury is hereby instructed ~ prae' ~ tue fohce
Act 30, session of 1881 10 Ia nsaa copies OF
estimates mon 10 eT 'sl by MN IN
plated by above ,ct snI tn - "Lh c,n'tem-
lice jury. N - '7pof' DOS =" 70
M. -,
Inc ioil""ins license ordinance for 1895
was passed.
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