The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-18

report which was received and adopted:
Donaldsonville La, July Is, 1908.
To the Town Council of Donaldsonville:
Gentlemen-I beg leave to submit the follow
ing report of arrests made since June %. 1905.
BY Officer Gautreau-Bebe Melancon, AL
phonse Jackson, Ernest Rodeillat, Noah RodeiI-
lat, Joe Werner, Fred. Werner, Jr. A. j. Schroe-
der. Total, z.
By Officer Ramirez-Geo. Fernandez, Neen
Coleman. Rena Carter, Dora Chapman, Joseph
BY Officer schaff- Eddie Butler, Liza Haw-
kins Rena Collins. Total, 8.
by Officer Hidalgo Louis Wild.
Total number OF arrests, II.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY SCAAFF, SR.,
Chief of Police
The finance committee submitted budget of
approximate expenses for the fiscal year 19O8-09
which was received and ordered published in
the official, journal for period Of thirty days
The committee asked for and was granted
further time in which to prepare its regular
monthly report.
On motion. duly seconded, it was resolved
that the council do now inquire into the fact of
the publica; ion and notice of the ordinance
passed May q, 1905 to increase and enlarge the
limits and boundaries of the town and to define
with certainty the territory which it was pro-
posed to include in the corporate limits thereof
and to define the entire boundary as changed
and also to adjudge whether due publication
and notice has or has not been given; the at
tention OF the council having been called by the
mayor to the fact that no appeal has been pre-
scented from the ordinance, though more than
one month has expired since its passage and
PRONUNCIATION.
Thereupon evidence was produced to the coun-
Gil that the said ordinance had been pro-
mulgated and published in the DonaldsonyilIe
Chief, official journal of the town. during more
than three weeks, said publication having ap-
peared in the issue of said dates bearing date
June ID, June 20, June 27 July 4. and by posting
written copies of said ordinance for said time in
three public places in said town, to-wit: at the
principal front door of the courthouse postofiee
and mayors Office of said town.
On motion of Alderman Israel, seconded by
Alderman Blum. twas ordained that the COM
mon council has found upon investigation and
inquiry into the fact of the publication and
notice of said ordinance charging said limits,
that the said publication and notice had been
duly made and given and during the time and
in the manner required by act No. 1856 of the
general assembly of 1898, and they do so adjudge.
The following ordinance was accordingly Of
fered. duly seconded and unanimously adopted:
Whereas. it being desired by the town council
of the town of Donaldsonville to enlarge the
boundaries of said town. they did on the 9th
day of May. 1908, pass an ordinance defining
with certainty the territory which it is proposed
to include in the corporate imitss which was
therein described as follows:
The village or settlement known as Maginnis-
vile, situated in the parish of Ascension
bounded in front by the lands of the right of
way of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company
on the upper side by Bayou Lafourche, in the
rear by tract XVIII. of st. Elizabeth plantation,
Maginnis avenue in the reac of said trait to
Third street i'll said Aiaginnisvilie down Third
street to st. Elizabeth street, down st Elizabeth
street to Fourth street III said MaglnnISvIlle,
down Fouith street TO st. tatrick street in
Churchville, as will fully and with greater
certainty appear by reference 10 map Or plat
of said Maginnisvitle on lille IN the office OF the
clerk of court and ex-officio recorder OF Assem-
sion parish.
And said ordinance defined the entire boun-
Diary as changed and enlarged as follows:
That the extent, limits and boundaries OF the
town of DonaldSonvllle alter the addition OF the
territory and property as aforesaid, shall be as
follows, to-wit: Beginning at point on the
right bank OF the Mississippi river in the said
parish OF Ascension at the head of Bayou La
fourche and extending along the left or eastern
bank of said bayou to the southern or lower
limits of tract XIX. of the Texas Company,
said tract being bounded in the rear by tract
XVIII. of st. Elizabeth plantation), up Magin-
mis- avenue in the rear of said tract XIX. to
| Third street in said Maginnisville, down Third
street to St. Elizabeth street. down st. Elizabeth
street to Fourth street in Maginnisville down
Fourth street to st. Patrick street in Church
Vile; thence along said ST. Patrick street to its
| intersection with the southern boundary OF
Sixth street in Churchvilie, thence eastwardly
along said line TO its intersection with the up
per or western boundary of Peytavin planta-
! ton; thence along said boundary line to the
| Mississippi river; thence along the right bank
of said Mississippi river to the point OF begin
ming at the head of Bayou Lafourche.
Now, therefore, be ii ordained by the town
council OF the town of Donaldsonville, the pro-
visions of said ordinance having become opera.
| tive under act 1856 of the general assembly OF
| 1898, That the existing ordinances and reso
buttons of the town of Donaldsonville are effect
| i've and in operation in and throughout said
enlarged limits and included territory. and that
| the mayor and other municipal authorities shall
| proceed to execute and enforce said ordinance
| within said enlarged limits
| On motion of Mr.. Israel seconded by Mr.
Blum. the ordinance was unanimously adopted
roH-can resulting as follows: Yeas-Von Lot
ten, Vega. Israel. Blum, Park; nays-none
| Mr. Won Lotten offered the following ordi
| nance:
| Whereas. the operatiGRRsd conduct of dairie
| and the having and keet of COWS and calves
| within the corporate limits of the town of Don
aldsonville is nuisance as well as menace Il
! the public health,
| Be it ordained by the town cor I'll of the tow
| of DonaIdsonville, That from ana after Januar.
/ 1909 ii shall be unlawful for any person o