The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-28
Meeting of Fire Board.


opera house last Sunday afternoon, al
4:30 o'clock, with Chief Jasnin Tobias
presiding and a quorum of members in
f attendance. mfr. Tobias stated that the
meeting was a special one, but as the
date of the regular meeting of the board
was only short while off it was moved
and seconded that the session be desig-
mated as regular.
After a general discussion, it was de-
cided to hold the annual firemen's parade
and celebration on Monday, July 4. at
$50 O'Clock p. m. The celebration was
originally scheduled for Sunday, May s,
but was postponed as mark of respect
to the memory of Michael Tobias, brother
of Chief Jasmin Tobias and himself a
prominent member of the fire board, who
met tragic death on May 6.
The board indorsed the bill introduced
in the general assembly by Represent
ative Harold Noise, providing that all fire
insurance companies doing business in
this state shall pay to the fire department
Of each town in which policies are written
one per cent commission on the amount
of the premiums on such policies.
Messrs. Mike Capone Thos. Blouin and
John Forcha were appointed a committee
to investigate the matter of repairing the
steam fire engine belonging to Phoenix
Fire Company, and were given full power
to act in the premises 1t is thought that
the engine can be placed in irst-class
condition for something like $3.50, and if
it can be rehabilitated for this sum its
services III cases of fire beyond the watel-
works limits of the town viii be worth
in property saved many times the amount
expended fer its repair.
A committee Of five composed of Messrs.
Aramis Melancon, Glenn. Mollere. W. G.
Wilkinson, John Forcha and George For
rest, was appointed to revise the con-
stitution and bylaws of the board
It was decided that each company COM
prising the department should be autho-
rized to send one delegate to the annual
convention Of the Louisiana Firemen's
Association at Lafayette on May 81, Is |
and %, and that the sum of $40 be al
lotted to each delegate from the funds
collected by popular subscription to de-
fray the expenses of the forthcoming an
niversary parade and celebration.
Mr.. Tobias made an eloquent address
to the board. thanking the members for /
their kindly tribute of respect to the mem
Dry of his departed brother, and ex-
pressing bis sincere appreciation of the
many kindnesses and evidences of sym
pathy rendered to him in the hour of his
grief.I
On motion, duly seconded and adopted,
c. Kline was elected honorary president of
the board.
Paul Wilheit stated that for the &C
colnmodation Of such members of the de
partment as might wish to go to La
fayette on May 20 to participate in the
festivities incidental to the firemen's con
vention in that city, he had made arrange
ments for a gasoline launch to convey the
excursionists from DonaldsonviIle to Ma |
where they will make connec-
ton with a special train over the Southern
Pacific Railroad Mr. Wilheit added that {
the trip tdANapoleonville would be free of /
cost to the fremen, whereupon he was {
a cordial vote of thanks. The s
board then adjourned. |
MIR. and Mrs. NJ Rice and their chill
1ren, Charles Rice and Misses Ida and
frances Rice, left during the week for
Meridian, Miss, where they will reside in :
he future. MIR. Rice has conducted
ailoring and cleaning and pressing es-
in the Israel building in this :
ity for the past year or so, and has
proved an enterprising and progressive :,
BUSINESS man and an exemplary and de-
irable citizen. He and his estimable .
amily made number of friends during n
heir residence here who, while reeretting
heir departure from Donaldsonville, will u
Din The Chief in wishing them unbounded .
appinesss and prosperity in their new J
ONE. O
L. A. Flandry, Jr., the talented young T
On Of Mr., and Mrs. L. A. Flandry of this n
ity, who for the past several years has is
cen the efficient representative of the
niger Sewing Machine Company at La T
has. accepted the responsible Ell
osition of assistant cashier of the Bank
Labadieville and will enter the employ s G'
that institution on the 1st of June. If If
r. Fiandry is an industrious and reliable hi
3ung man. and has many friends in this
and elsewhere who are conf :.
7nt that naught but good reports, may be =.
spected Of him in his new field of .
lGeavor.