The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-09-19

parish, was read and received,
A communication from " T. Canbre. offering |
to lease the Port Vincent ferry for four years at
$40 per year, was read and received.
A note from Mr.. Edmund Maurin, requesting |
that his bid for the parish printing be returned |
to him unopened was read and the proposal
ordered returned.
The following communications were read and |
received:
Donaldsonvilie, La. Sept. /, 1905
To the President and Members OF the Police Jury,
Parish OF Ascension:
bid for the parish printing of the parish OF As
cension: / offer to print and publish IN The |
Donaldsonvil1e Times all OF the regular pro- |
ceedings of the police jury, treasurer's and ali
committee and road board reports, budget, all |
notices of police jury meetings, all notices OF
ferry sales, all notices OF contract work procla-
nations of elections, etc, as per call for bids
issued by the finance committee OF your honor
able body, for the ensuing year for the sum and
price Of $3.50 for the entire work OF said year.
~ JAS. Won LoTTEN.
Donaldsonville La, Aug. 81, 1908.
To the Police Jury of Ascension Parish:
Gentlemen In response to your advertise
ment calling for bids for all parish printing loF
the ensuing year, beg to call your attention to
the communication submitted by me at your
session of the 18th instant presenting my candl-
daey for reelection as Parish PRINTER under the
terms of Act No. 1873 of 1894, which then con-
tended and still contend is still IN full force ana
effect regulating the manner in which PARISH
Printers shall be chosen and liking the compen-
sation which they are authorized to charge Tor
their services. / respectfully submit tor your
nication aforesaid an editorial published IN Inc
consideration. in connection with my comnl1lz
DonaIdsopyiIle Chief of the 18th instant further
presenting the status of the existing laws on ble
subject OF parish printing awards, and IfeneSg
the suggestion that it is your duty under me laa
to proceed to the selection of a Parish Printer
according to the requirements OF Act No. l3o OF
1884. My candidacy is based upon the conten-
ton that as represent the paper OF the lafgest
circulation am the best bidder for the contract,
and that you will be best subservlng the interests
of your constituents, the people OF ASCENSION
parish by intrusting me for another year win
the duties of this position. am grateful for the
| favor and confidence hitherto shown me m TINS
regard and if reelected viii continue to do the
parish printing in the same ethclent manner
| that believe it has been performed IN the past
| two years.
that Act No. 13S OF 1894 IS stu IN ioree ana per-
sist in considering bids under Act NO. 1s4 OF
1908 with full reservation OF my right 10 contest
such action in the courts in order to bring about
| judicial determination of the issue, hereby
offer to do all the parish printing in accordance
with the terms of said Act No 1S4 OF 1908 and OF
/ the Specifications prepared by your finance COM
mittee at the following rates: FOR az Necessary
publications, including the proceedings OF the
/ Police Jury; all Treasurer's committee ana
1 Road Board reports; budget OF expenses; notices
/ Of police jury meetings; notices OF ferry sales:
1 tions and all other notices or matters required
| to be published by or for account o. the PARISH
fifty 900 cents per legal square OF tVo aofds IoI
| first insertion, and twenty-five t25l cents per
| said square for each subsequent insertion o.
/ matter required to be published more than one
1 time. All publications to be made IN The Don-
i aldsonville Chief.
or. if it be your desire that fixed annual sum
be named for the above work, Will undertake
to do it for the sum of three hundred $500 DOL
i lars for the ensuing year, payable IN monthly
| installments of twenty-five lS25l dollars or IN
such other manner as you may prescribe.
| again soliciting your favorable action l re-
main, Respectfully yours, ,,,,4 ,,xv
/ On motion, duly seconded, the communication
OF the Protective Hose Company of Donaldson
vile was referred to the committee on public
| works.
/ On motion of Mr.. Well, seconded by Mr. Ar
nitage Miss Jessie Dixon was awarded the ben
| efeiary scholarship to the State Normal School,
roll-call resulting as follows: Ayes-Repss Au-
/ coin Well Armitage, Braud, Gonzales Webb;
nays-none.
Mr. Arrnitage moved that committee OF four
| be appointed to confer with the committee named
| by the common council of Donaldsonvile rela-
/ tive to the sale of the Observation-Disclosures
ferry franchise, and that two members of this
committee be selected from the west bank OF the
river and two from the east bank, thereby giving
both sides equal representation. The motion
was seconded and adopted, and President Reuss
| appointed Messrs We'll, Tobias, Armitage and
Braud to serve on the committee. The clerk OF
the police jury was instructed to notify the town
council that the jury had appointed four mem
| bers to serve on the joint committee, instead OF
! three as suggested by the council.
/ In the matter of the reinstatement OF David
Parker on the parochial pension roll. Mr.. Well
stated that as Mr.. Reuss list is filed, he would
agree to carry Parker on his list. So ordered,
On motion of Mr.. We'll, seconded by Mr.. Au.
coin. the lease of the Port Vincent ferry was adj
indicated to Vincent CaTnbre for four years al
the price of $40 per year.
The election of an official printer for the ensu
ing year being in order, Mr.. G. D. Bentley ad
dressed the jury and called attention to the fac
that the bid submitted by Mr.. Won Lotten wa.
not the original proposal submitted by thai
gentleman, since the original bid was enclosed
in a stamped envelope postmarked at Donald
| sonyilIe Sept. l. 2 p. M whereas the bid nos
before the jury was enclosed in an enyelopt
| minus stamp and postmark. Mr.. King aros
and stated that Mr. Won Lotten had sent g mes
senger to him during the morning, with the re
) | quest that his bid be returned, and that late
Mr.. Won Lotten had substituted the bid repro
duced above 1t being apparent that Mr., Vol
: Lotten's bid was ineligible by reason OF its no
| having been submitted within the time limit Sc
! forth in the advertisement calling for proposal
for the parish printing, Mr. Bertley's bid wa
declared to be the only one before the jury, an
on motioa of Mr.. Armitage. seconded by Nh
Braud. Mr. Bentley was unanimously eIecte
t parish printer for the ensuing year and the sur
] of $500 designated as his compensation rofl-cal
;. resulting as follows: Ayes-Reuss, Aucpin, " ei
1 | Armitage, Braud, Gonzales. Webb; nays-nonf
The following ordinance was read:
b Section l. Be it ordained BY the police jury {
, the parish of Ascension, That for the year 1875
d there is hereby levied a tax amounting IA th
aggregate to eight. mills on the dollar OF tb
u assessed valuation OF all property, movable an
in1movable. within the parish OF Ascension, e.
/, cent such as is expressly exempted from taXatio
by the constitution OF the state. as per the fa
assessors rolls for 1905 deposited IN the reeoft
er's Office in and for the parish of Ascension.
e Section II Be it further ordained, etc. The
the sums contained and included in the budgt
h IF expenses and expenditures adopted at a NEE
ing of this body on the 9Th day of august: 1870
e. or as much thereof as may be necessary, be an
the same are hereby appropriated out Of II
moneys in the parish treasury derived from tt
annual tax provided by the 1ifst section OF ~
ordinance for tie purposes stated N said 9HttEi
+ | for the fiscal year 190S-1g09. as per estiraat
exhibiting the various items of expenditures
the parish which was published Ia Tie Donah
sonviIIe Chief, the official journal OF the paris
falJy thirty days prior TO the meeting OF Augu
s 1903 and at which meeting SAID budget "a
approved, ratified, modified and adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Wei, seconded BY MIR. Go
zales. the ordinance was ADOPTED, roll-eall I
= sulting astfoIlows Yeas-Renss Aueoin. We
= Arrnitage, Braud, Gonzales, Webb; nays-non
: On motion of Mr.. Armftage. seconded by b
:. Wei. the jury adjourned.
A true copy: A.A. Killing. Clerk.