The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-19

j IL. BLUM. CHAIRMAN
DAVID ISRAEL, JR.,
JAS. Won LOTTEN,
Finance Committee.
The chief of police submitted the following
report which was received and adopted
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. 49, 1907.
To the Town Council of Donaldsonville:
Gentlemen beg leave to submit the follow
ing report of arrests made since Nov. 20, 1905 I:
By Officer Gauthreaux. .; by Officer Raml-
reg. 6; By Officer Gonzales, 5. Total, IL.
Respectfully submitted,
D. VARIANT. Chief of Police
Mr.. Blum moved that 5000 of the $4,000 de-
rived from the sale of retail liquor licenses for
the year 1907 be set aside as a special paving
fund and deposited In the three local banks.
The motion was duly seconded and adopted.
A communication signed by Capt s. A. Poche.
comm ander of Major Victor Maurin Camp No.
50, q. G. "; Major Edmund Maurin, command
ing the second brigade, Louisiana division, q.
S. G. "; and Miss Laura Landry, president of
Hubert Treble Chapter, q. D. G., inviting the
council to participate in the exercises to be
held at the local courthouse on Saturday, Jan.
10, commemorative of the centennial anniver-
sary of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee. was
read and received. On motion of Mr.. Israel,
seconded by Mr.. Won Lotten, the invitation was
accepted and the mayor was authorized to is.
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observe the day and attend the exercises.
communication from Vigilant Hose Com
pany No. 8, petitioning the council for the use
of the lot adjoining the company's present
premises in Railroad avenue. or for such por-
ton thereof as may be required, was read and
received, and on motion of Mr. Israel, seconded
by Mr.. Blum, the following ordinance was
adopted:
Be it ordained by the town council of the
town of DonaldsonEiiie, That the use of the lot
belonging to the town of DonaIdsonvlIIe and
bounded as follows: front by Railroad avenue,
upper side by school lot and lots "a and 10, rear
by lot 10, lower side by lot of Maginnis Land
and Improvement Co., measuring 81 feet front
by 1876 feet deep between parallel lines. being
in square Is, according TO plan OF ID. w. Oar
| ton, parish surveyor, and recorded IN book 81,
| page I25, be and is hereby granted to Vigilant
Hose Company No. 3. a volunteer fire company
of the town of Donaldsonville, and affiliated
with the towns volunteer fire department, for
such time as the said company shall use it for
fire purposes and remain a part OF the town 8
volunteer fire department It being understood
and agreed that 3Ix12g feet of said lot is all
that Is actually need BY the said hose company.
The remaining Is feet in the rear. touching lots
Il and IL, may be disposed of if the town so
desires.
The mayor reported that he had paid a note
of s3l88 due the Texas Fuel Oil Company. On
! motion, duly seconded, his action was APP
| proved.
Mr.. Blum moved that the public works COM
| nittee, with the mayor, be authorized to drain
the canal in Claiborne street through the levee
into Bayou Lafourehe. The motion was sec.
onded by Mr.. Won Lotten and adopted.
The mayor stated that retail liquor Ii
censes for the present year had been issued to
twenty dealers at $500 each, making total Of
$4,000 derived from this source, against Ss60(
realized from the sale of thirty-six licenses in
1906, an increase of $500.
The council adjourned.
R. HENDERSON, Secretary