The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-01
JOINT MEETING.
Committees from Police Jury Of Ascension
Parish and Town Council of
Donaldsonyilie.
DonaldsonYille, La. Nov. q

Donaldsonyille, La, Nov. 81, 1905.
joiat meeting of committees from the police
| jury of the parish of Ascension aud common
/ council of the town of Donaldsonville was hello
this day at the courthouse for the purpose d
| taking action upon the ferry franchise question
S. Goette was selected chairman of the meet
ing and j. E. Blum secretary.
the following members were present on be
half of the police jury: S. Goette, Albert Es
neault, J. T. King, NJ. G. sevario, e. w. Armi
taga and G. A. Gondran, legal adviser.
The following represented the town council
Chas. Maurin. NJ. Tobias, David Israel, Jr.. y
E. Blum, ". D. Park and E. N. Pugh, legal ad.
wiser.
Dr.. E. K. Sims, bondsmaD of the ferry les.
see, was called before the meeting and submit.
ted the following proposition:
THAT the present contract be anIulled. and
new contract be entered into with Mr.. White
man and his sureties pending the re-advertise.
ment and sale of the ferry franchise whereby
the ferry service called for by the specifications
of the present contract would be operated IN
der the tariff which existed during the service
of the steamer Ascension; that any loss accru-
ing from that service be borne by Mr. White
man and his sureties, and that any profit over
and above the actual expense OF the service
which shall be detailed before the contract is
signed-be turned over to the public fund of
the parish of Ascension and town of Donald
sonyille III equal proportions"
DIR. Sims then withdrew and the two bodies
went into executive session to discuss the above
proposition, which was rejected.
By way OF compromise. David Israel Jr.,
seconded by Albert EsneauIt, moved that it be
the sense of the meeting that the contract now
existing between the parish of Ascension and
town of Donaldsonville and the ferry lessee
stands annulled, and that the franchise be re-
advertised for sale on such terms and conditions
as may hereafter be determined upon; that
during the interval, the ferry service is to be
furnished as set out in the original contract
and under the same tariff, the said service to
be continued until the lessee under the new
contract shall place suitable boat which shall
be required of him pending the putting into
service such boat as may be provided for under
the terms and conditions under which the fran
chise shall be granted.
DR.. Sims was then asked to re-appear before
the joint meeting and the above proposition
was submitted to him and by him accepted.
On motion, duly seconded, the following res
olution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That committee of three
from the police jury of the parish of Ascension
and like committee from the town council be
empowered to draw up a specification of terms
and conditions upon which to base the sale of
the ferry franchise between the town of Dom
aldsonvIlle and Darrowvilie, and that said
joint committee be granted full power to adyer-
tise for bids.
On this Joint committee, the police jury ap.
pointed: S. Goette. Albert Esneault and Z. w.
ArEnitage. and Mayor Maurin, acting for the
town council, named David Israel, Jr., ]. E.
Blum and w D. Park to serve on the commit
tee.
It was suggested that these two committees
meet tomorrow, Thursday, at o'clock p. m.
at the mayors Office
The meeting adjourned.
j. E. BLUM, S, GOETTE
Secretary. Chairman.