The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-08-25
Proceedings of the Police Jury
Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonyille. La. Aug %, 1905

DonaldsonFiIle, La. Aug ~ 1905.
The police jury of Ascension parish met this
day in special session, at the courthouse, and
was called to order at 12:15 p, m. PRESENT..
B. Reuss, president, first ward; George Berge-
ron, second ward; Albert Esneault, fourth
ward L. w. Armitage, fifth ward; j. g. hios,
sixth ward; M. G.. SeVario, seventh ward j. L.
King, eighth ward r. Prosper Landry, clerk.
Absent-Sidonius Goette, third ward.
The minutes of the last preceding meeting,
held July H. 1906 were read and approved.
Representatives OF the citizens of the Conway
and Black Bayou settlements appeared before
the jury and made application for appropri-
ations to supplement the amounts raised oy
public subscription for the purpose of erecting
schoolhonses in the localities named. Mr
Armitage offered the following resolutions,
which were seconded by Mr.. Sevario and unanl-
mously adopted:
Be it resolved, That the of one hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
out of the fund reserved for prospective school
buildings to assist in the erecting of a schooi-
house at Conway settlement, in the seventh
ward of this parish, and that the further sum
of two hundred dollars be and the same is here
by appropriated out of the same fund to AID III
the building of a schoolhouse at Black Bayou
parish.
Be it further resolved. That said amounts be
paid to the school board OF this parish 10 %
disbursed by said board.
Referring to the resolution adopted by the
police jury at its last meeting, directing the
owners of Souvenir and Evan Hall plantations
to repair the bridge spanning the canal across
Sacramento lane, permission to dig said canal
having been granted to the owners of said
plantations on condition that they should
maintain in perpetual good condition bridge
n no. cfapt nd
safe travel of the public, District Attorney
Gondran stated that the owners of the planta-
tons named had disclaimed any liability in the
premises, declaring the bridge referred to by
the police jury to be separate and distinct from
the bridge which they required to maintain
in good condition, the former structure being
built across natural waterway or canal and
therefore being the property of the parish As
it would require some time to make an inyesti
CATION with view of ascertaining whether the
parish or the owners of the aforesaid planta-
tions are responsible for the maintenance of
the bridge in question, and the people of the
community would be deprived of the use of the
bridge in the meanwhile, the jury authorized
MIR. Bergeron to arrange for the immediate
repair of the structure at the expense of the
parish.
Mr.. Klos offered the following preamble and
resolutions, which were duly seconded by Mr..
Armitage and adopted:
Whereas, the police jury of Ascension parish
is DESTROYS Of contributing in every way posi-
BILE to the npbuilding of the public school
system of the parish; therefore be it
Resolved, That the person who shall be ap-
pointed beneficiary cadet to the Louisiana
State University shall give pledge that upon
graduation at said institution he will, unless
physically disabled. give at least one years
service to the public schools of Ascension par
ish
Be it further resolved That the selection of
said beneficiary shall be by competitive exami-
nation, flor entrance to the freshman class,
to be conducted Sept 10 and II by the examin-
ing committee of the parish school board.
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Ber-
geron, was seconded by Mr.. Esneault and
adopted on call of the roll by yeas 7. nays 0:
Be it resolved, That the salary of the justice
Of the peace for the third ward of this parish
be and the same is hereby fixed at eight dollars
per month, payable monthly
Mr.. King offered the following resolution,
which was seconded by Mr.. Esneault and unan-
imously adopted:
Be it resolved. That the salary of Consta-
BILE VIM. Delaune of the tenth ward be and the
same is hereby fixed at eight dollars per month,
payable monthly.
On motion of Mr.. King, seconded by Mr..
Esneault, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted by unanimous vote:
Whereas, complaint has been made that the
railroad crossings of the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation Company at Prairieyil1e and
back of the Oak Grove schoolhouse are danger
Gus, because OF defective construction; there
fore be it
Resolved. That said company be ordered and
directed to place said crossings in such con
dition as to secure safe passage and travel over
same.
Be it further resolved. That the secretary of
the police jury be directed to send copy of |
this resolution to said company.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. |
King and seconded by MIR. Sevario, was read
and adopted
Be it resolved, That the road board in and |
for the fourth road district shall be composed |
Of six members in addition to the police juror
of said district, and that the following persons |
be and are hereby appointed members of said |
board: A. a. King, L. A. Sibley, Leon Dn- |
plessis ]. Westiey Evans, Zach. j. Gausey and i
Il. II. Dixon.
Mr.. Sevario offered the following resolution I
which was seconded by Mr.. King.and adopted: |
Be it resolved. That the road board in and |
for the third road district shall be com posed of
four members in addition to the police Juror 1
of said district, and that the following persons
be and are hereby appointed members of said
board: T. P. Painter. Il. S. Martin, e. W. Rice i
and A. /. Picard.
The following ordinance was offered by Mr.. |
Klos, seconded by Mr.. Esneault, and adopted |
on call of the roll by yeas l. nays O:
Section /. Be it ordained by the police iury
Of the parish of Ascension, That for the year |
1906 there is hereby levied tax amounting in /
the aggregate to eight mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all property, movable and |
immoyable, within the parish of Ascension, ex-
cept such as is expressly exempted from taxa
ton by the constitution of this state as per tax
assessors rolls for 1906, deposited in the record
er's office in and for the parish of Ascension.
Section Ill. Be it further ordained etc. That l
the following sums much thereof as may
be necessary be and the same are hereby appro.
priated out of the money in the parish treasury
derived from the annual tax provided by the
first section of this ordinance for the following
purposes. for tile year 1906, as per estimate ex-
hibitlng the various items of expenditures of
the parish, which was duly published in the
Donaldsonville / hief official journal of this
parish, fully thirty days prior to this meeting.
and which is hereby approved ratified and
adopted, viz:
Assessors. ......S 1850 90
Clerk OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800 co
vi nrer. 49, @ . - 1900 90
District attorney. $50 90
Coroner and jail physician ............ 800 90
pr prisoners - 1.....e.... 27oo 90
Tax collector. Observation-Disclosures. 200 20
Justices of the peace. 625.o0
Gousta bles. Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Police jurors .................. 200 90
Grand jurors ............ 400 90
Petit jurors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 GU
Coroner's iurors.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I25 90
Witnesses. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4G0 GO
Ira ia fion AGA M