The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-02-13

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P. E. Braud, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so feet
Mr.. Webb offered the following resolution.
which was seconded by Mr.. Gonzales and
adopted on call of the roll by yeas Z. nays o:
| Be it resolved That the donation by the resi-
dents of the eighth ward of land for the opening
of road to be called the Coteau road be and the
same is hereby accepted without cost to the par
/ ish; and that the said Coteau road be and is
hereby dedicated as public highway.
| Mr. WeiFoffered the following resolution and
moved that it be adopted:
| Be it resolved, That the sum of one hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
/ to assist the Donaldsonyile high school in the
completion OF the stage In its auditorium.
The motion was seconded By Mr.. Armitage and
/ carried, roll-caH resulting as follows: Yeas
Reuss, Aucoin. Tobias. Well. Armitage, &C.
zales, Webb; nays-none.
| The communication of Gov.J. Y Sanders rel
alive to the public road problem was discussed
and referred to the committee of public works
/ for consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Well, seconded by Mr.. To-
bias, the monthly salaries of the justices of the
peace and eonstables were fixed at the following
| amounts:
| Justices of the peace-First ward, j. NJ Fen
| lon, s.; second ward. n. Cook, ST., s.; third
ward, Jos. Corbo, S.; fourth ward, v. 4. Ro-
drigne and Edmund Maurin, $3.50 each; fifth
con. 50; seventh ward, F. N. Gros, 81; eighth
ward, Leon Newman, s. ninth ward, H. +. Bate
| man, 90; tenth ward Aurelius While and Fl. L.
James, So each.
/ Constables-First war5 Frank Arceneaux, 81 !;
second ward, =. T. Richard, IS; third ward
Frank Gomez. s.; fourth ward, John Ramirez
and Desire Gonzales, $3.50 each: fifth ward
William Gre, So: sixth ward, Frank Thibudauz
90 seventh ward, Oscar Himel, ca; eighth ward,
Ferdinand Brown $3.50; ninth ward. Louis Gau-
din, IS; tenth ward, j. P. White, S. and Abby
James, tactingl $3.50.
Mr.. Well, as member of the ferry committee
| called the jurys attention to the fact that nc
meeting of that committee had been held re-
Gently, and that no bids for the franchise had
been received. He requested that the ferry COM
mittee OF the police jury meet the similar COM
mittee of the town council of Donaldsonville In
special session on Sunday, Feb. IA, at 10 a. m.
The finance committee submitted the following
report Of the financial condition of the parish
since statement rendered on December /. 1908.
to February l. 1903 which was on molten of Mr..
Tobias and duly seconded ordered accepted and
approved:a
Hon. P. R. Erwin, president of the police Jury
of the parish of Livingston, appeared before the
jury stating that the police jury of his parish
had authorized him to meet this body for the
purpose of discussing the Port Vincent ferry
question and endeavoring to effect a settlement
of the matter. Mr.. Erwin stated that the police
jury of Livingston parish the first of last jan
uary had sold the Port Vincent ferry franchise at
public auction to Mr.. Collins for the sum Of
$1,000, for term of four years, payable at the
rate of $3.50 each year in advance, one-half Of
which would go to the parish of Ascension; that
the same franchise on the Ascension side Of the
river had been sold by this body, on September
49, 1908, to v. T. Cambre, for four years, at tho
price Of $40 per year AS result of the sale OF
| the franchise by Ascension Mr.. Erwin stated
that Livingston parish would be unable to en-
force its contract with Mr. Collins and for that
reason he thought it would be to the best in
terests of both parishes to have early solution
| of the problem. He also said that there was
now in the parish treasury Of Livingston the
sum of $160 to the credit of Ascension parish, be-
ing this parish's portion Of the sale of the Port
| Vincent ferry for the years 1904, 1906 1905 and
| 1907 which would be paid upon demand of this
parish
President Reuss stated to Mr.. Erwin that AS
cension had always been ready and willing to
adjust the matter, and with that end in view the
police jury of this parish for 3 number of years
wrote to the secretary OF Livingstone police jury
but had never been able to get reply. A. A
King, former secretary of this body. being pres
ent, addressed the jury on the subject and as
serted that on number Of occasions he wrote to
the secretary of the police jury OF Livingston
parish. but had never received an answef to his
letters.
After FIJI and general discussion Of the mat
ter, and the question of the valid o. the gale
made by this parlsh being ra'sed, tae whole
matte. was, on motion Of Mr.. Wei, seconded by
Mr. Armitage. 4eferred to the LEGAL advise O.
this parish, with the request that he report to
the joy at the eac1iest possible dste.
IN connection with Mr.. e Y: as statene Il taat
thee AS an amount in the t'easrsy OF L. 1ss-
ton pa-;sh 10 the cfedis OF Ascension pa ism on
the sale OF tie POI Vincent fer 81 M. Gonzales
Offered the following resolution. which was sec
onded by Mr.. Tobias and adopted on rols call By
yeas 7. nays o:
Be it resolved. That the treasurer of the parish
ba and he is hereby directed to co communicate
with the treasurer of the parish of LiS ingston to
ascertain the amount due the parish of Ascension
for the years 1904 1905, 1905 and 1907 as its por
ton Of The sale of the Port Vincent ferry. and
to collect the same from said Livingston parish
The jury adjourned to meet on the second
wednesday Of April, &C. WEBER.
Clerk.
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