The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-04


Typewriter account ------------- 80 W
Printing and stationery Is 10
miscellaneous Is 10
Total ---4----------.---S 651 80
Cash-TotaI amount of cash on hand this date
on deposit in the Peoples Bank, of this city
$1o1.6
Outstanding accounts-It is a matter of al
most absolute impossibility to give a statement
of the outstanding accounts of this Union with
any certain degree of accuracy. Your secretary
has been Unable for various reasons to reach
quite number Of those whose names were given
him as being members of the organization, whlie
others have, from time TO time. either made part
payments or refused payments altogether, as
best suited their pleasure and convenience. 1t
has been the aim, however, as there Is no way IN
which payment OF dues can be enforced. 70 aI1.
peal to the progresslVehess ana CIVIC price eI
the membership in an earnest effort to induce
all to assist in the work undertaken. An eS-
animation of the ledger will show outstanding
accounts to vary fro SO sao9 e soo oot o. Wnieh
Membership-The total number OF members
enrolled to date is l8s.
Bills payable There IS but enc item oqtstand-
ing against the Union. it being that Of the Rem
| ington Typewriter Company, for the balance
| due amounting to So This Is paid according TO
the contract, in monthly 1nstailInents ,. OF slo
| each and will be paid at the proper time.
| Passenger depot Among the first accompllsh-
ments OF the Union was the securing OF new
passenger depot at this place Through the ef-
! forts of this Union the old depot was torn down
completely and handsome new building erected
in It's stead 2afcoaie ol 1nIs
Freight rates-lfe Union during the past
month has succeeded in obtaining reduction
| in the freight rates on grain, gram products ana
/ like commodities from points IN Colorado, Kan
| sas. Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma TO lon-
aIdsonville. The new tariff is effective June 10.
| 1910 and is as follows: On -four and gram pro-
ducts taking -four rates. cents over New 0r-
leans; on wheat and articles taking wheat rates
8 cents over New Orleans; on corn and articles
taking corn rates, cents over New Orleans. IN
| securing the reduction this ln1on is 1nhebted IN
/ great measure to the consideration shown by
the genial and courteous travelling freight agents
I of the several railroads interested, and through
/ whom the final adjustment and reduction was
secured This means, in Other words a net re-
duction of cents per loo pounds on all the
/ above named commodities.
/ Coal tipple-The opening OF the rlver-rafi coal
station of the West Kerfnesky Coal Con1pa1lg.
and its formal dedieatio ne Iilela tllsTkea
.s4sss s.sis ss4ssa.
aud parish. and that he hoHes and afftacnatlons
I of It's promoters and Weii-Wishers oS#tlle com-
munity have been amply realized is fnllyattested
1 by the voiume OF business nov being banded
t through this point
The president-AC determined although unsuG-
eessfrl effort was made TO have President TAFT
| stop over here on his recent MISSISSIPPI river
/ trip. The fact that the schedule OF the trip had
been arranged some time previously and could
not be changed, will account for the d1sappolnt-
| Hlent occasioned.
Entertainment-On October ID a grand musf-
cal concert was held at the Gondran Iheafre
under the auspices OF the Union for the benefit
of the park improvement fund from when was
realized quite a neat sum.
I kansas City Southerll-We learn that the KAN
sas City Southern Railroad IS considering the
extension of its road through this section OF
| Louisiana, and the material advantage OF nav
ing the road come through this city has already
been made known to the proper otlc1alS-
-ComplaiISy1aving been entered with
this Union against trad nsabsance OF tne mar nat
kethoGse in the street near the passenger depot
the matter was Immediately taken up ana the
removal of the building secured to more DC
sirable location. , ~
it was proposed to extend the water mains ana
hyGlrant system in order TO more fuily proteet
that portion of the town lying south oil the IeAas
and Pacific Railroad. the matter was taken 4p
with the Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau VII
the view of ascertaining the ropeT SIZE OF mans
to be laid, the size and number OK aydfants thelr
location, etc. 1t is understood, however, tnat
the present condition of the municipal finances
will not permit of the extension being made al
this time hence the matter has not been brought
to the attention of the town council
Locks-As all matters pert tanning to the Bayou
Lafourche locks have been handled entirely by
committee appointed for that purpose your sec
rotary is unable to report on the progress being
made in this particular direction
Light-The attention OF the Union was caliei
during the past winter, to the absence OF ilsht
at the landing of the Steamer Virgie at the head
of st. Patrick street. The matter was mvestl-
gated and the defect remedIed.
| (Jpera house-The attention of Mr.. w. +. No
lam manager OF the tIOndf3m Ineatfe, WIS I'll
rected to the fact that the main entrance TO the
building was partially ebstructed by an electric
piano thus rendering one-haH OF the entrance Oh
. no use whatever. ana to the ifrthef lact ~ tbai
there were no red lights nor signs at the several
Z exits as required by law The piano was re
moved for the time being, and the proper lghts
installed as requested. but at the present Nrlt-
ing the piano IS still occupying ITS original posi-
tion in the doorway
u. d. Can allotment of $500 was made To
the local chapter of the United Daughters OF the
- FE nj he
festival held in April for the benefit OF the larB
| improvement fund. ,
Standard oil Company-In February last the
services of the Union were offered to the stan
dard Oil Company in the matter of securing 9
suitable tract of land on Witch to establlSh 9
station at this point. This matter was entere1
into in detail and favorable consideration op
Postoffice-The erection of a suitable postoff CT
building at this place has been diligently urget
for several months past, and the matter wa
| finally dropDad only at The beginning of fht
present month. Hon. Robert G, Wlckliffe IN
troduced bill in congress providing Tor pub
lie building in this city and exerted every error
to obtain its favorable consideration. How
ever the present house committee on publ
buildings and grounds has decided that 10 WI
not consider fayorably any bill Tor a puelf
binding where the poStGdIee feeeIptS are les
than ten thousand dollars during the last hsca
year
the Union has taken UP with the proper official
the matter of the extension of the line Of tn
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad in As
cension parish, and while nothing is being don
at the present time we have hopes of better ri
suits in the future.
Pnnnd orfinance-Tn view of the improvement
now being made in the public park, the Unio
has made an earnest effort to have the poun
ordinance relative to stray animals diligentl
| enforced and has net with some little success
MisceIlaneous-In addition TO the matters r
| lated above there have been quite number
d4her subjects taken up by the Union wit
greater or less success. bat as they are Of mInf
| Importance need not be enumerated.
Conctusion-In conclusion I desire to than
| each and every member of the Union ford Il
| earnest support and consideration given me
my erldeavor TO properly fulfill the duties of n
office and to the local newspapers for their val
| able assistance in advancing the material We
/ fare of the community.
| Respectfully submitted.