The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-05-08
Sheriff. Parish Of AscensIon
Donaldsonvil1e, La, March 3. 1909.
AN ORDINANCE

To extend, enlarge and define the corporate
limits of the town of DonaldsonViile.
Section BE it ordained by the town council
of the town of DonaIdsonYille, That the corpor-
ate area and limits Of said town shall be and are
hereby extended and enlarged so as to include
the following described territory and property,
to-Wit:
That portion of the parish of Ascension lying
below and contiguous to the town of Donaldson
vile and consisting of all the land lying and
being in what is known as the Iemann Addition
II ulnbers One and Two to the town of Donald
sonyille said additions being laid out into lots;
all as Der sketch made by Ianey IL w add1l,
civil engineers, said sketches being duly recorded
in the conveyance records of the parish OF AS
cension. Tie boundary lines OF said additions
being described as follows, to-wit: Starting at
the intersection of the lower boundary line OF
the property of the Catholic Church with the
right of way of the Texas 81 Pacific Railway,
thence eaStW ardly along the right of way of tie
Texas & Pacific Railway to the intersection of
said right of way with the lower boundary line
OF Church street: thence northwardiy along the
lower boundary line of said Church street to the
intersection of said boundary line OF Church
street with the rear boundary line of Clay street.
thence eastwaroly along said rear boundary line
OF Clay street distance OF nine hundred feet to
the intersection of the rear boundary line of
Clay street with the lower boundary line of
Washington avenues thence northwardly along
tie lower boundary line of NJ aShington avenue a
distance of 1910 feet TO the intersection of said
lower boundary line of W ashington avenue with
the front boundary inc of Madison street.
thence WeStWaTdly along the said front boundary
line of NJ adison street distance of six hundred
feet to the intersection of said front boundary
line of Madison street with the lower boundary
line of Lee avenue; thence northwardiy along
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue a dis
tance of 3S3 feet inches to the intersection of
said lover boundary line of Lee ayeT1ue with the
rear boundary line of the public road, which
public road is g continuation of Mississippi
street
Also all tfat portion of the parish of ascension
! lying and situated Immediately in front of the
| said aforedescribed additions and extending to
the waters edge. and being all Of that land be-
tween the now existing lower boundary line of
| the corporate limits of the town OF Donaldson
! vile and the prolongation on straight line of
the lower line Of Lee avenue.
Section Q. Be ii further ordained, etc, That the
extent limits and boundaries of the town OF Dom
aldsonyifle, after the addition OF the territory
and properly as aforesaid, shall be as follows:
! Beginning at d point on the right bank OF the
1 Mississippi river IN said parish of Ascension at
/ the head of bayou Iaf0nfche and extending
/ along the left or eastern hank of said bayou to
the southern or lover limits Of tract XIX of the
/ Texas Company said tract being bounded in the
q rear BY tract XVIII of st. Elizabeth pIantationt
\ up Maginnis avenue in the rear OF said tract XIX
to Third street in said Maginnisviile, down Third
street to St Elizabeth street, down st. Elizabeth
street to Fourth street in Maginnisville, down
1 Fourth street to St Patrick street IN Church.
vile; thence along said ST. Patrick street to its
I intersection with the southern boundary of Sixth
/ street in GhurchgilIet thence easta ardiy along
! said line to its intersection with the upper or
/ western boundary ofPeytavin plantation thence
/ eastwardly along the right of way of the Texas
j of way with the lower boundary line Of Church
/ street; thence northwardly along the lower
] boundary line OF Church street to the intersee-
ton OF the said lower boundary line of Church
street with the rear boundary line of Clay street;
/ thence eastwaFdIy along said rear boundary line
/ of Clay street Assistance of nine hundred feet to
/ the intersection of the rear boundary line Of
/ Clay street with the lower boundary line Of
| Washington avenue: thence northWardly along
the lover boundary line of washington avenue a
distance of 1549 feet to the intersection Of said
/ lower bound airy line Of Washington avenue with
4 the front boundary Iineef Madison street thence
/ westwaxdly along the said front boundary line
OF Madison street distance OF six hundred feet
/ to the intersection of the said front boundary
line Of NJ adison street with tie ioHer boundary
l Ii5se eft Lee asenues thence northw ardly along
said lower bound airy line of Lee avenHe dis
/ tance of 383 feet inches To the intersection of
said lover boil9tdafy I1ie of Lee avenue with the
rear boundary linesoI the public road. which
pubfcroad isa continues ion OF ssissippi street
thence northR ard9y ID 4 straight line across
said public road 20 the ississippi river thence
along the right bank Of efe Mississippi river tc
/ the point Of beginning Al the head OF Bayou La
fourche.
Section b Be it further ordained. etc, That
this ordinance shall take effect thirty days after
i its passage and PRONUNCIATION n accordance with
las, and paTticul arly Seetien of act 30 1856 Of
the general assembly 81 1858. and that al orti-
/ naBces or parts Of ordinances in conflict here
with be and the sauae are hereby repeated.