The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-10
TOWN COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Special Meeting Of City Fathers
Standing Committees, Municipal
Cartmen and Police Force Ap-
pointed = Councilmen to Serve
Without Compensation

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pointed = Councilmen to Serve
Without Compensation
Official Proceedings.)
Donaldsonyille, La, June s, 1911.
The council met this day in spec
ial session, at the poWerhouse, ana
was called to order at $50 o'clock
p. M, with Mayor Charles Maurm
in the chair and the following alder
men present: W. ]. Leblanc and
Frank Milano, first ward; D. Oil
meyer and A. j. Schroeder, second
ward; w. d. Park, third ward. Alb
sent-E. c.. Wathen, third ward.
The mayor stated that the meet
ing had been called in response to
a petition addressed to him by Alder
men Leblanc, MilaEo, Ohlmeyer and
Schroeder, under date of May 30,
1911, requesting that he call the
council to meet In extra session ION
Tuesday, June 6, 1911, for the pur-
pose of perfecting organization by
he selection of such committees as
The council may see fit to select, fix
ng stated days for meetings, appoint
ng officers and employees and fix
LIZ bHtlI ofIihi 1Co, pHu l@AhAits 49,
salaries of other officers and em-
| ployees, all as per Act No. 139 OF
he General Assembly Of Louisiana OF
| 1900, and particularly Of Sections .,
| 10 and 81 of said act
The minutes of the last meeting OF
the council, held on Wednesday, May
"a, 1911, were read, and on motion
If Mr.. Park, duly seconded and car.
led, were ordered approved.
Mr. Mtlano moved that Aldermen
Schroeder, Ohlmeyer and Wathen
be appointed a poWerhouse commit
tee,
The mayor ruled the motion out
if order, stating that in his opinion
he authority to name the foregoing
committee rested in him, and not
in the council.
Mr.. Nlilano's melton was seconded
~ Mr.. Ohlmeyer, and, being put by
he mayor, was adopted by the fol-
owing vote: Yeas-LeBlanc, Mill
pno, Ohlmeyer, Schroeder; nay
Park; absent-Wathen
! Mr.. Milelno moved that Aldermen
| )hlmeyer, Wathen and Milano be
appointed a public works committee,
1 The mayor made the same ruling
IS in, the case of the pewerheuse
committee, giving the same reason
herefor
Mr.. Milano's motion was seconded
oy Mr.. Leblanc, and on roll-call was
adopted by the following vote: Yeas
Leblanc, Mi1ano, Qhlmeyer, schrae
Ter; nay-Park; absent-Wathen:
Mr.. Ohlmeyer moved that Alder:
men Park, Leblanc and Schroeder pc
appointed a finance committee. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Mllano
and on roll-call was adopted by the
following vote: Yeas-LeBllanc, NIL
ano, Oh1meyer, gehroeder, Park;
nays-neHe; bseHt-Wathen:
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the
third Wednesday of each manth, al
8 o'clock p. M, be fixed as the stat:
: ed day and hour for the holding OF
!, the regular meetings of the council
The MOTION was seconded by Mr
Ohlmeyer, and on rell-can was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Ohlmeyer mavea that Bapflste
Creoli and Admire Leblanc be ap
pointed town cartmen at the same am
salaries as at present prevail, So
per month each. The motion was
, econded by Mr.. Schroeder ane
adopted on roll-call by the following
,, vote: Yeas--LeBlanc, Milano, Oil
meyer, Schroeder; nay-Park; alb
: sent-Wathen
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the
. position of assistant chief of police
Sc created and that John Maher be
appointed to fill same at a salary o.
$50 per month; that l.. ]. Echever
!. ria and Ernest Dalferes be appointed
patrolmen at a salary of $45 pei
month each; and that the Zee OF 81
for each arrest and convfction here
tofore accruing to a police officer up
ON the payment Of a fine by con
yicted prisoner be abolished:
The motion was seconded by IM|lr1
Leblanc, and on rell-cail was adeptee
~ the following yete: Yeaas-Le
3lanc, Milano, ohlmeyer, Schroeder
d aay-Park: absent-Wathen.
I Mr.. Park explained his vote 4hy
! stating that having served for some
/ years as a member Of the council
q finance committee he was thoroughly
! conversant with the financial con
\ dition of the town, and did not con
i slider it judicious for the council *
.HCulS dllJ SApS4iRt s4ASet w.
> sijbly be avoided.
! Mr., Schroeder pointed out tina
: but two municipal cartmen had beef
! appointed, instead Of three, AMI
I chat the saving effected thereb!
i would offset the expense incurred
Z by the appointment Of an additional
/ policeman. He stated that his sec
e ton of the town had never in tht
past received proper police protec
. tion, which he attributed to the fac
chat the force heretofore employed
s has not been sufficiently large II
Q meet the requirements Of the com
4 munity; and. this being so, he con
j. sidered it nothing but right and JUS
/ that the force should be increased
n so as to afford the people OF ths
t lower section of the town ADEQUATE
= fpolice protection at all times.
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the ap
pointment of powerhouse superin
:. tendent and electrician, bookkeeper
3 engineer and firemen be defer. adeferre ssE
: until the next meeting Of the coun