The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-05-22


Whereas It being desired by the town council
: OF the toNsn Of nonaidsansiHe ii anlasgs The
boundaries Of said to4Rlf they did Ga t5s5 I0t 4
day Ct April 1862 pass an ordinance defining
with certainty the territory HIGH proposed
to include III the corporate limits, which was
i therein described as follows:
! Ihat portion OF the parish Of Ascension lying
below ana contiguous to the town t2f Donaldson
vile and consisting of al the land lying and
being in what Is known as the lemann addition
Numbers 0ne ana Two to the town Of Donald
s0nVlIe3 said additions being laid t5Ilta lots
/ all as per sketch made BY Daney Y 4 atttt1ii,
! civil engineers, said sketches being dulyreg0Eded
IN the conveyance records OF the parish OF i $
! censi0n.z The boundary lines OF said additions
being described rs follows to-syit: Starting at
the intersection Of the lower boundary line of
| the property OF the Catholic Church with the
right Oh way of the Texas & Pacific Railway,
thence eastNargtly along the right Of way Of the
Texas s. Pacific Railway to the intersection of
said right of way with the lower boundary line
/ of Church street, thence n0TthWaIg1g along the
lower boundary line Of said Church street 10 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 10
the intersection of the rear boundary line of
| Clay street with the lower boundary line Of
Washington avenue thence northWarGIy along
tie lower boundary line of Washington avenue a
distance of 1910 feet to the intersection Of said
lower boundary line OF Washington avenue 8Ith
the front boundary line of Madison street.
thence westward1y along the said front boundary
line of biadison street a 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 northwaidlg along
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue dis
lance of 383 feet inches to the intersection of
said I0Wersboanaary line of Lee avenue with the
rear boundary line of the public road, which
nublie road is q continuation OF Mississippi
street.
Also all that portion of the parish of Ascension
lying and situated Immediately in front of the
said aforedeseribed additions and extending to
the waters edge, and being all Of that land be-
tween the new existing lower boundary line of
the corporate limits of the town of Donaldson
vile and the prolongation on a straight line of
the lower line OF Lee avenue.
And said ordinance defined the entire boundary
of the town of DonaitasonVille as changed and
enlarged as follows:
Beginning at a point on the right bank of the
Mississippi 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 Diantatien}
up III aginnis avenue in the rear of said tract XIX
to Third street in said AaginnisYille, down Third
street to st. Elizabeth street. down ST. Elizabeth
street to Fourth street in Maginnisyilie. 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 Clanrchville, thence eastWardly along
said line to its intersection with the upper or
western boundary of Peytavin plantation thence
eastwardly along the right of way OF the Texas
81 Pacific RailNa to the intersectlonof said right
street; thence northWardIy along she lower
boundary line of Church street to the intersee-#
ton of the said lower boundary line Of Church
street with the rear boundary line ofGiay street
thence eastWardIy along said rear boundary line
of Clay street d 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 northN ardIy 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
the front boundary lineof Madison street; thence
westwardly along the said front boundary line
of Madison street q 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 nofthRafdIy along
said lower boundary line of Lee avenue q 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 northward1y IN q 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
fourehe.
Now, Therefore, be it ordained by the town
council Of the town of Donaldsonxille. the Pre-
visions Ct the said ordinance having become OPP
erative under act I3e of 1898, That the existing
erdinanc es and resolutions Of the town Of Don
afdsonviile are effective and in operation in and
throughout the said enlarged limits and IN
Guided territory, and thatsthe MAJOR and other
municipal authorities shall proceed to execute
and enforce said ordinance within said enlarged
limits.
the town Of DenaIdsonyiIle, That the territory
annexed and Incorporated in the limits OF the
town of Donald sonvffle on April Z, 1909, be and
the same is hereby designated as forming a part
Of the third ward OF The town Of Donaldsonville
On motion Of BIr. Israel. seconded By Mr.. Vega.
the following ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the town council of the town
of DonaidsonviIle, That the territory annexed
on May 81, 1908. be and the same is hereby aes-
ignated as forming part of the second ward of
the town of BonaldsonFille.
a duly signed petition Of C. N. Marie, for a IL
eense to conduct retail liquor business at the
corner of Mississippi street and Railroad avenue,
was read and received, and on notion duly
seconded, the mayor was authorized to issue a
license to Mr.. Marie as soon as he qualities I'M
der the law requiring said petition to be published
three times in a newspaper.
The following communication was read and
received:
Donaldsonville. la, May 10, 1909.
To the Town Council of DonaldsonvflIe:
Honored sirs;-I beg to submit the following
list OF receipts and expenditures in reftting the
auditorium OF the High school. / have tried to
use the $50 donated by you to the best advantage
ofsthe school and for the purpose donated, and
hope that NhatI have accomplished IN this way
has met with your approval.
Respectfully submitted,
3. e. RUSCA, PRINCIPAL
EXPENSES
Mr.. oubre. for assisting US in placing
Mr.. oubre. bolts, etc. bought at IeIaaln "a
LeIlann & Bro. nails, bolts, wire. etcs-- 8 81
Joe Messina carpenter work tself and as
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Joe Dalferes, portierres- -----------z-- 2a
a. d. Vega, curtain poles-=-------------4- Is
Charles Maurin, paints and oiIs--- 10
Peoples Lumber ard=--4-----4z@z-----4Gz z %
Charles Maurin, paint and turpentine- sc
Peoples Lumber Y ard--z1---4--z4-sZ II s.
Charles MaurIn. gallon paint--@4---1--- IS