The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
Proceedings OF the Police Jury
Parish of Ascension
Donaldsonrille, La. Sept. II. 1910.
REGULAR MEETING.


Donaldsonyille, La. Sept. II, 1910.
The police jury of the parish eff Ascension me
this day in regular session at the courthouse
and was called to order at IL o'clock m. Present
Geo. b. Reuss, president. first ward. T. A
Aucoin, second ward; H. L. We'll fourth ward
L. W. Arrnitage, fifth ward; Oreal Gonzales
seventh ward. Absent-Adolphe Meter thirc
ward J; j. c. Klos. sixth ward; H. A. Webb
eighth ward.
The minutes of the last two preceding meetings
were read approved and signed.
Police Juror Lowden Of the parish of East
Baton Rouge, appeared before the jury for the
purpose of seeking the cooperation of this body
in the repairing of the bridge over Bayou Man
chac, which separates the parishes of East Baton
Rouge and Ascension Hon. 3. D. Dixon of
this parish, also addressed the jury on the same
subject. After 8 discussion of the matter Mr..
We'll moved that a committee of one, with full
power to act in the premises be appointed to
represent this parish and meet the bridge COM
mittee of the police jury of East Baton Rouge to
have the said repair work done. provided that
| said committee shall not have the authority
to create an indebtedness of more than SIS $780,
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Armitage and
adopted on roll-call by 5 yeas and no nays.
President Reuss appointed Mr.. Webb as the
committee of one from this body
District Attorney P. II. Gilbert being present
was called upon to give his legal opinion as to
the action of the jury in reconsiderng the budget
at the meeting of August 8, 1910, which said
budget was adopted at the regular meeting held
on Wednesday, July 49, 1870 and wherein the
appropriation for sheriff and maintenance of
prisoners was fixed at the sum of $1,000. Mr..
Gilbert gave the opinion that all action taken
at the meeting of August 8, 1910 looking to re-
consideration of the same was invalid, and that
the budget as adopted on July 10. 1910, stood
ratified as adopted and published. Mr. Armi-
tage then offered the following resolution:
Be it resolved, That all action taken relative
to the budget at the meeting of August 3, 1910,
be and same is hereby resGlnded, and that all
action taken on said budget on July 49, 1916 as
published and adopted, stands approved.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.: Gonzales
and adopted on roal-call by yeas and no nays.
Mr.. We'll then arose and stated that, speak
ing for Sheriff E. c. Hanson, he desired to say
that Mr.. Hanson did not solicit this increase in
his contract from $500 to $4,000; that Mr. Han
son did not canvass single member of the jury
for this increase, but that the increase was
purely voluntary on the part Of the finance CON-
uittee of the jury; that since the increase was
given him it has been the subject of some criti-
cism, and realizing further the financial condi-
ton of the parish, which is unable to stand the
increase, he would ask the jury to restore his
contract at the same figure as appeared in the
budget of last year, that is, the sum of S27O0.
The request of Mr. Hansonswas granted and his
contract fixed at the sum of 5000 per annum.
Mr.. Armitage offered the following resolution
which was seconded by MIR. Aucoin and adopted
on rolI-cau by the vote of 5 yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, Il hat the sum of ten dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated to assist the
Boys Corn Club of the public schools of the |
parish OF Ascensioa.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Well discussion
was entered into relative to making the neces-
sary repairs onthe courthouse. President Reass
appointed the following committee TO acertain
the cost of the repairs and report at the next I
meeting of the jary: Re SIS, ex-oficIo; Meter,
We'll, KOS, Armitage.
The election of parish printer being declared
in order, Mr., Gonzales moved that G. u. Bentley t
of the Donaldsonville Chief be elected parish
printer for a term of two years at salary of
500 per annum. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. Well and adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Reuss, Apeoin, Wei, Armitage, Gonzales;
total 5; nays-0. Absent-Netter. Klos. Webb. |
Mr.. We'll offered the following resolution;
Whereas. r. c. Hanson. sheriff aud tax collec- |
tor in and for the parish of Ascension, has ex-
hihited TO the police jury Of the parish of Assem-
sion the receipts oil the parish treasurer in full for
the payment of the parish taxes for the year 1909
and also his credit delinquent list for said year
1t ia therefore ordered that the police Jury of
the parish of Ascension do hereby issue in favor
of said l., c, Hanson, quietus against any |
claim ON the part of the parish for the taxes of
the year 1909
The resolution was seconded by Mr.. Gonzales |
and adopted by the following vote: Yeas Reuss.
Aucoin, We'll, Armitage, Gonzales; nays-0. ABB
sent-Netter Klas, Webb.
President Rouse announced the amendment
Of Jurar Adolnhe Netter as chairman of the pub
Zig work COMMITTEES, viee II. Tehias deceased.
The jury adjourned,
&C. WEBER,
Clerk