The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-10
Proceedings OF the Town Council
SPECIAL MEETING.
ponaldsonyille. Ia, April s. 1853.


The council met in special session. in the
mayors Office at the powerhouse, with Mayor
Chas. Maurin in the chair and the following
aldermen present: Jas. Won Lotten, first ward
D. Israel, Jr, and B. ]. Vega, second ward ; j. E.
Blum and w D. Park third ward. Absent
William Dill, first ward.
In the absence of Secretary R. Henderson, Mr..
Park was designated to act as secretary pro tenn.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Vega,
was read, duly seconded and adopted, roll-call
resulting as follows: Yeas-Von Lotten, Israel,
Vega, Blum. Park; nays-none:
Whereas, it is to the evident advantage and
benefit of the town of Donaldsonyille that her
VILE Opeleusas and William streets be pro-
longed and extended SO as to connect with the
Lemann Addition No. 2 to the town OF Donald
sonville, and
Whereas, the congregation of Ascension Ro-
man Catholic Church did on March II, 1903,
make the following proposition to the town
council of the town of Donaldsonville, to-wit:
1.-The opening of Iberville, Opelousas and
William streets must be done free of cost to the
church.
2-Fences on both sides of each street must be
put up free of cost to the church.
3-Obligation on the part of the city OF Don
aldsonville to furnish light and water to the
church and presbytery for fifteen years, that
is to say, five years for each street opened to the
public, and this gratis
4-Guarantee on the part of the town of DON
aldsonVll1e that, II banquetteS are constructed
on these or any OF these streets, the church viii
not have to pay more than half OF the cost OF
such paving.
5-Guarantee on the part of the town of DON
aldsonville that if these streets or any of them
are, at any future time, paved, the church will
not have to pay more than one-third of the cost
for such paving.
Gas a COMPENSATION the Lemann Co., Ltd.
will give to the church in the Lemann Addition
No. a lot of ground. measuring sixty feet front
by one hundred and twenty feet in depth; to be
north
the church property on said street,
And, whereas, the Lemann Co., Ltd. has agreed
to open and fence said streets at said company
expense and has agreed to donate to the church
the lot described in proposition No. 6,
Be it ordained by the town council of the town
of DonaldSonVille. That the above and foregoing
propositions of the Roman Catholic Church of
the parish of Ascension be and the same are
hereby accepted.
Be it further ordained. ETC., That the mayor be
and he IS hereby empowered and directed to
take such necessary steps and execute such nee
essary papers to carry the foregoing PROPOSE
tons INTO effect.
Fhe following ordinance, offered by Mr.. Vega,
was read, duly seconded and adopted, rolI-call
resulting as follows: Yeas-Von Lotten, Israel,
Vega, Blum, Park; nays-none:
AN ORDINANCE
To extend, enlarge and define the corporate
limits of the town of Donaldsonville.
Section BE it ordained by the town council
OF the town of Donaldsonville, q hat the corpor-
hereby extended and enlarged so as to include
the following described territory and property,
t0-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 Lemann Addition
Numbers One and Two to the town of Donald
sonville, said additions being laid out into lots;
all as per sketch made by Daney & Waddil,
civil engineers said sketches being duly recorded
in the conveyance records of the parish of AS
nPnSInn. boundary nj Cai az
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 & Pacific Railway,
thence eastR ardly along the right of way of the
Texas & Pacific Railway to the intersection of
said right Of way with the lower boundary line
OF Church street thence northWard1y 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 eaStWardly 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 avenue; thence northwardly along
tie lower boundary line Of Washington avenue a
distance of 1910 feet to the intersection of said
lower boundary line of Washington avenue with
the front boundary line of Madison street;
thence WestWardly along the said front boundary
line OF Madison 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 northwardly along
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue dis
lance of 3S3 feet inches to the intersection of
SAID lower boundary line of Lee avenue with the
rear boundary line of the public road, which
public road is continuation of Mississippi
street.
Also all that 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.
I'M.
extent, limits and boundaries of the town of DON
aldsonVille after the addition of the territory |
and property as aforesaid, shall be as follows:
Beginning at point on the right bank of the |
river in said parish of Ascension at
the head OF Bayou Lafourche 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 plantation1
up Maginnis avenue in the rear of said tract XIX
to Third street in said Maginnisyile, 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
with the southern boundary of Sixth
street in Churchville, thence eastwardly along /
said line to its intersection with the upper or /
western boundary of Peytavin plantation thence
along the right OF way of the Texas
y Pacific Railway to the intersection of said right
OF way with the lower boundary line of Church /
street; thence northwardly along the lower
line OF Church street to the lntersec-
ton of the said lower boundary line of Church /
street with the boundary line of Clay street;
thence eastwardly along said rear boundary line
Of Clay street a distance of nine hundred feet to
the intersection of the rear boundary line of
Clay street with the lower boundary line OF
Washington avenue; thence nortbwardly along
the lower boundary line of Washington avenue a |
distance of 1910 feet to the intersection of said
lower boundary line of Washington avenue with
lhe front boundary line of Madison street thence
along the said front boundary line
Of Madison street distance of six hundred feet
TO the intersection of the said front boundary
line of Madison street with the lower boundary
line of Lee avenue; thence northwardly along
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue a dis
lance of 1888 feet inches to the intersection of
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue with the
rear boundary line of the public road, which |
publicroad is continuation of Mississippi street;
thence northWardly in a straight line across
said public road to the Mississippi river; thence
along the right bank of the Mississippi river to
The point Of beginning at the head of Bayou La
iourche.
Section 3-Be it further ordained, etc, That
This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after
It's passage and PRONUNCIATION in accordance with
law, and particularly Section of Act No. 1876 Of
The general assembly of 1888, and that all ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in conflict here
with be and the same are hereby repealed.
There being no further business, the council
adjourned. W.D. PARK,
Acting Secretary.