The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-02-21
Proceedings of Common Council,
Town of Donaldsonville.
SPECIAL MEETING.


WHARF, February 20. 1885.
The Council was called to order by V. Maui
rim, Mayor.
Members present-A. Gre, G. Kline, lat ward;
r. Noel H. o, Maher End ward; f. Vicknair,
3rd ward. Absent@G. A, Gondran, 3rd ward.
Mr. Maher was requested to act as Secretary
moved from the town.
The following petition was read and re-
ceived:
DoNALDsoNvlL1.E, Feb. 4, 1885.
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury and Town Council OF Donaldsonville,
and all citizens of the parish of Ascension:
Conference.-The undersigned, committee
appointed by the JOINT comn1lttee OF the Police &c
said Joint committee have already made or rec
commended an appropriation OF the funds de.
rived from the sale of " Government square, :"
a seminary of learning in Donaldsonville re-,
spectfully show that they have been appointed
on such committee to solicit aid; that the said
funds have been pr over SIX
building said seminary, owing to the fact that
there is no eligible or suitable site or lot on
which said seminary can be built, which be-
longs either to the parish of Ascension OF town
of Donaldsonville, therefore making 1t neces-
sary that such site or lot or lots OF ground
should be purchased.
wherefore, Gn6y earnestly CAtl duutppcttl W Cuo
Police Jury of this parish. town of Donaldson
vile, and all good citizens, who have the ad-
vancement Of education at heart, to aid and as
sist them to realize sufficient amount of mon
ey to buy such lot or lots or other property
which may serve for such q seminary.
II. s. STUART,
&. ADOLPH GONDRAN.
Whereupon Mr. Maher offered the following
resolution, which was duly seconded and unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved. That the Mayor be authorized to
donate in the name of the Town of Donaldson
vile, to the School Board of the parish of As
cension, the lot of ground situated in said town.
bounded by Attakapas, Opelousas and La
forrche street, and the Bayou Lafourche levee
and INV leased anu occupied by MIR. Cosmo
Tedesco.
Resolved, That it sna,,.. be we'll and clearly
understood in the act Of donation THAI SAID
School Board shall build seminary OF learn
ing upon said lot or if the site is not deemed
eligible or suitable for the pupose said School
Board shall sell the same to the best advantage
and apply the proceeds to the purchase of a
suitab BILE lot; provided, that the present lessee
shall not be disturbed OF molested in his rights,
it any he has.
By Mr.. Kline:
Resolucd, That all special appropriations.
pairs to the wharf, be and the same are hereby
set aside and repealed.
ResOiued, That all duly approved and regis
tered accounts, bills and claims against the
town shall be paid in the regular order of their
registration by the Treasurer. and that the
Treasurer be furnished with copy OF the
above resolutions for his guidance.
RESOLVED. That the above shall take effect
from its passage. Adopted.
By MIR. Noel $685..
WHEREAS. No provision has been made as to
the fund from which the market-keeper ia to
he paid and the Treasurer having refused to
pay said market-keeper from the revenues of
the market,
Resolyed, That the Treasurer is hereby in
structed to pay the salary of the market-keeper
from the revenues collected by him. Adopted.
bill of Mr.. Thomas O'Malley was referred
to committee composed of Messrs. Maher,
Vicknair and Noel, with instructions to inves-
tigate the same and report at the next regular
meeting.
There being no further business. on motion.
the Council adjourned.
H. o. MAHER, Secretary pro tenn.