The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-17
Proceedings of the Police Jury
Parish OF Ascension.
REGULAR MEETING.
Donaldsonville. La, Nov. II, 1905

REL Ul4AR MEETING.
Donaldsonville. La, Nov. II, 1905
The police jury OF Ascension parish met this
day in regular session, at the courthouse and
was called TO order at II 40 p. Present
Sidonius Goette, president pro tenn, third ward;
L. w. Armitage, fifth ward; j. G.. Klos. sixth
| ward III. G. Seyario, seventh ward; J. 7. King,
eighth ward; R. Prosper Landry, clerk. Alb
sent-G. B. Reuss president, first ward; George
Bergeron, second ward Albert Esneault, fourth
ward.
! The reading of the minutes of the last pre-
ceding meeting was dispensed with.
Inc following communication was read and
received:
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. &, 1906.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Police Jury of the Parish of Ascension:
Notwithstanding the two years of my iss-
s-shlp of the ferry privilege at Donaidsonvitia
have made consistent and earnest test OF
the tariff OF tolls placed in operation by you.
and. with the exercise OF the greatest econo
IN operating expenses, have found that under
the rates esta blished it is impossible to oper-
ate steam ferry at this point without heavy
loss.
therefore ask that joint action your. part
looking TO an amendment by increase of the
rates be had, in order that through this relief
to me may be enabled to continue my contract.
Respectfully.
Ill. q. WHITMAN, Ferry Lessee.
A communication from the secretary of the
town council ofDonaldsonVille, accompanying
cory of the resolution adopted by that body
at special meeting held Oct g. 1906 was read
On motion of Mr. Sevario. seconded by Mr..
King. the following resolutions were unani-
monsly adopted:
Be it resolved by the pelice jury Of the parish
of Ascension, That whereas in contract exc
cuted before B. j. Vega, notary public, by and
between the police jury of the parish of Ascen-
sion and the town of Donaldsonville on one
part and I'll. q. Whiteman on the other part,
under date of the twenty-fourth day of Au-
gust, 1904, it is stipulated and agreed that the
said "A. G. Whiteman. lessee of the franchise
and privilege of running and conducting steam
ferry between the town OF DonaldsonVille and
Darrowville in the parish of Ascension, for the
carriage of passengers and freight, shall at all
times furnish a strong and substantial boat
capable Of carrying not less than six vehicles
and one hundred passengers and provided with
two cabins one for white and one for colored
passengers and all of the requisites of we'll
appointed boat, the said boat to be kept in con-
slant operation during the existence OF the said
lease and up to its expiration: and. whereas, the
said II. G. Whiteman. lessee aforesaid, is ae-
| lively violating the terms conditions and stip-
ulations Of the aforesaid contract OF August q.
1904, especially and particularly in not furnish
ing boat of the kind and dimensions
quired by said contract, the boat now being
used by said lessee being tug and not a ferry
boat and not answering in any particular the
boar required to be furnished under the con-
| trt ct therefore be it
QResolved, That the said Il. c. Whiteman is
| in default under his said contract and has ac-
lively violated the same.
Resolved further, That the said III. G. White
| man, lessee. and the said II. Il. Sims and j. X.
| Duke, suretits, be and they ara hereby called
upon to comply at once with the terms and
conditions of the said contract.
| Resolved further. That copy of these resolu-
| tons be sent to Il. q. Whiteman, lessee, and
also to E. K. Sims and j r. Duke, the sureties
on his bond guaranteeing the faithful perform
ance of the contract aforesaid.
The public accountant engaged to audit the
accounts of the parish treasurer submitted the
| following report, which on motion of Mr. Klos,
| seconded by Mr. Armitage, was unanimously
| New Orleans, La. October 12 1905.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of Ascension Parish:
Gentlemen-l bag to submit to you the result
Of my audit of the accounts Of the parish treas
urer.
My first step was to .anaLyze the bank ac-
| counts covering that period from July 1, 1904,
| to June 3d. 1906, inclusive.
BANK or DoNALDsoNvILLE.
found this account. on the parish books.
| showing debit balance at the close of day
June 30th, 1906, of $4209.84, while the statement
furnished BY the bank at i, the same time showed
| a balance of only $l75484, after crediting OUT
standing checks 1t was evident here that some
omissions and errors had been made either by
the bank in crediting deposits or by the treas.
| urer in giving proper credit to the bank for
| checks or vouchers issued. A thorough check
ing of the deposits disclosed that $50, 2371 had
| been deposited in the Dank of Donaldsonvile
the bank statement showing $50, 2s2.68, differ.
| ence of only S4.45. That difference is covered
by an error of IS cents made by the bank $596 81
| being credited as $685.. 50 on Feb. T. 1906 and a
/ deposit apparently made June 10, 1906l of
| S4U0 The bank can find no record of this lat
| ter deposit and no duplicate depositsiip could
| be found, but the treasurer bias entry in his
| cash blotter showing deposit for 81 co.
| The bank statements show that parish vouch-
ers to the amount OF ST., 2l3 AZ had been paid by
| the bank, which amount agrees exactly with
| the treasuTers books.
There still remained $2450.55 unaccounted for,
and that was finally located after q thorough
| credit balance, taken for granted as correct, in
| the opening of the school funds account, was
wrong, an error of $834.26 increasing said bal
aBce. The statement furnished to the school
| officials by the treasurer showing revenues from
police jury tax for year ending 81, 1905, to
be S7s34.26. instead of the actual amount re-
| ceived, which was $1,000 Finding that the par
ish and school funds had become mixed 1 COM
pared the school checks paid by the bank with
amodnt credited to the bank, as follows
Checks paid by the bank. sss51s AZ
Checks outstanding ............. 448 50
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 966 81
Checks credited.................3 $3.50 90
Difference. 1916 90
The Sl616.29 added to the error above balancing
the remaining difference of S2450.55. The Bank
of Donaldsonville WAS now given due credit on
the books of the parish and a reconciliation
shows:
Bank balance, Jure so, 1906. $3.50 %
Vouchers outstanding Si076 IS
School check.......... 448 SO 1925 % 1854 81
Add error deposit Feb.
q, lyO6. As
Add deposit June IS,
1876. ......-.......... 90
Cash book balance. .............=....$l75 9 20
BANK OF ASCENSION.
The statement from Bank of Ascension
showed June 30, 1905, balance of s11s1.23, the
here considered. The balance, reconeiled, is as
| follows:
Bank balance, June 3d. 1906. sus1 25
Vouchers outstanding ........... 315
Cash book balance. ..........S1l28 10
PEOPLES BANK.
The Peoples Bank statement, after reconcile
| alton, compared exactly with the cash book,
and is as follows:
Bank balance. June g. 1906, .. .$14477 81
Vouchers outstandiI g......... 1907
Cash book balance...... sl43t6 65
AT the end Of each month the treasurer