The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-24
Balance cash on hand to this day 1857 So
Respectfully,
JOHN SOLOZANO, Treasurer.


Alderman Duffel offered the following reso
! lutions which wore adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor Of the town of Don.
aldsonvllle be and he Is hereby requested to is
sue notice of election to take place ON the first
Saturday of May next, for one Mayor, one
Treasurer, Oh Q Secretary. one Collector, one
Assessor, one Constable, and two Aldermen fOl
each ward. to serve for the ensuing municipal
year. In accordance with the ordinances ano
charter of said town; and be it
Resozred, That the following places be and
are hereby designated as the polling places al
the coming election VIZ:
First ward-COurt-house.
Second ward-Upper side Of market-house.
Third ward-Joseph Gondran warehouse on
Mississippi street.
Be it resolved, That the following persons be
and they are hereby appointed Commissioners
Clerks and Constables of election:
First ward-Gommlssloners, l.. "a. MOnticino
and j. 3. Quimby; Clerk, T. o. Dalferes; Con
stable. Willis Green.
Second ward commissioning. D. NJ. Vidal
and A. j. Gingry; Clerk, John Ierrlo; Consta-
bic. Octave Molere.
Third ward-Commisslo ners, U: Landry and
Phillip Comstock; Clerk, ired. Landry; Con.
stable, Joseph Reynaud.
The following, also offered by Alderman Duff
fel. was adopted: .y..
Resotred, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
directed to to employ counsel to institute pro-
ceednss on the wharf notes due by the lessee
during lease of same, and not promptly paid to
the 1. Q .surer on demand
The subject of repairing the town wharf be-
ing called up for consideration the following
bids were received:
Specifications Of repairs to the Donaldsonvllle
wharf.
Repairing wharf between the Office and ware
house.
Posts. In. Fl
Three rows of plates so #. each,
across the wharf. .......... 12x12
Posts under same. ............ Is 1Oxl0x1s
Posts under outside warehouse. 1UxlOxlS
-Four old posts to be removed
and new ones put In their
places IJxiOXlZ
Fifty feet new plate. so l2x12
Three posts under same. 1UXlGX13
Taking ont three old plates and
putting Ill new ones If nee
essary... :...........::-..... 8 iox1oxl5
Putting under small office to
strengthen same. ..........-.
Two posts. iUxlOxl2
One post-...............--.. ] 1ox10xl4
One new post is to be put III be-
tween old, about 5 span, 80
innumber ........,..-........ SO 4z12
All the above to be covered
VITA plank ...-...-.--... S2l2
Placing posts under gallery,
lower side of man wharf,. 5 Ok tx s
rev braces where necessary.
One hundred ard twelve feet Of round rail to
he put up same upper side.
Repairing roof of main warehouse.
New valley cutters and thoroughly repairing
shingles.
Plank floor of wharf to be thoroughly re-
paired.
Protecting bulkhead of wharf with two
groups OF string lm5ers, unhaMn, at each end
of same. three tlmhcrs in each group, driven
down sufficiently daep TO be steady ard to pro
lect two feet above the floor st wharf, said tim
beers to be outside of buiiNhe;td at least ten
inches and secured thereto so as to pnevent
same from being washed of by the curEant of
the river; all posts to be driven dow! depth
Sufficient to bring tops OH the same level WI til
the balance OF tie posts.
To the special Committee on the Repairing of
Wharf:
i, the undersigned, agree to do the above
specified work. according to the speciica-
tlons OF the special committee, for the sn;n Of
Sst5. Il. FLETCHER.
April5, 1856.
Tho Mayor stated that MIR. e. aiollere offered
to repair the wharf for $500
Alderman Ficknair moved to accept the bid
of Mr. Moilere and Alderman DufTel moved to
table the motion. The motion to table pre-
vailed.
Alderman Duffel moved to accept the bid of
Mr.. Fletcher and Alderman V;cl1nair moved to
taLLa. TIE motion to table prevailed, Dir. Duff
fel only voting III the negative.
On motion of Alderman Goette it was
Resoltsd, That all moneys in the treasury af-
ter paying the amount due for lumber to repair
wharf be appropriated to public works.
The following resolutions, offered by Alder
man Vicknair, were adopted:
ResolUed, That all duly approved and regis
tered claims against the town be and the same
are hereby made receivable in payment of taxes
and licenses, and that all resolutions in con-
flict herewith be and they are hereby repealed:
and be it further
Resolved. That these resolutions take effect
from and after passage.
The following bills were approved:
J. J. Lesfargua. services as Returning Officer,
election of 1855, $50. approved for S25.
Joseph Thompson, berying one dog 50 cents.
Nn:na Aeosta. burying one dog, 25 cents;
baryiHg ore hox5e. IS.
Gass Robertson. burying one dog 80 cents.
II. o. Maher. necessary rapairs to wharf,
81 IS.
On motion the Council adjourned.