The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-25

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e Nov. 7-Jno. Pointer. carry
ing concealed weapon.
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: Disbursements:
Oct. 8--To balance due me,
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!. police fees, telephone rent
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Il Respectfully submitted,
II GHAs MAURIN,
i Mayor.
The chief of police submitted thu
, following report, which was received
and adopted:
DonaldsonVille, La, Nov. Is, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers Of the Town Council:
Gentlemen:-1 beg leave to sub
init the following report of arrests
made since Sept. IL: By Officer
Ramirez, 4; by Officer Echeverria, 3;
| by Officers Echeyerria and Schaff
L. Total, s. Respectfully,
/ HENRY =sCHAFF, SR.,
/ Chief of Police
| The following license ordinance
for. the year 1912 was Eead:
publication of this ordinance is
deferred until next week.-Editor. J
On motion of Mr.. Schroeder, Sec
onded by Mr.. Leblanc, the ordinance
was adopted, roll-call resulting in
four yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Wathen offered the following
ordinance:
| Be it ordained by the town coun-
ell Of the town Of Donaldsonville,
state of Louisiana, That for the year
| 1911 there is hereby levied tax
amounting In the aggregate to ten
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation OF all property, movable
and immovable, within the town of
Donaldsonyille, except such as is ex-
pressly exempted from taxation by
the constitution of the state. as per
the tax assessors rolls for the year
1911 deposited in the recorders Of
flee of the parish of Ascension.
On motion of Mr.. Wathen, second
ed by Mr.. Leblanc, the ordinance
was adopted. roll-call resulting in
four yeas and no nays.
DIR. Il. X. Sims and Alex. Bloomen-
stiel appeared before the council and
made complaint concerning the filthy
condition of the gutter on the north
side of Iberville street, between Rail-
road avenue and Houmas street
They urged that some action in the
premises be taken Immediately.
On motion, duly seconded and
adopted, the chairman of the public
works committee was authorized to
employ an expert to make an ex-
animation of this gutter and devise
some means to remedy the condition
complained Of
The mayor stated that the steam
boat New Orleans, a replica Of the
first steam vessel to ply the Missis-
sippi river, which is making a trip
from Cincinnati to New Orleans to
commemorate the opening of naviga-
ton on the western rivers, would
arrive at Donaldsonville Sunday, Nov
rs, and remain here one hour.
Mr.. Schroeder offered the follow
ing ordinance:
An ordinance regulating the in5talla-
ton of water service from the
municipal water mains in the
town of Donaldsonville, fixing the
rates and conditions under which
water shall be furnished, and re-
paaling Article XXXIII Of the or
dinances of said town relative to /
waterworks, adopted by the town I
council December 10, 1906:
Section 1. Be it ordained. That from
and after Jan. /. 1912, the town OF I
Donaldsonville will furnish water from
the municipal water mains to private
consumers ON the following terms
and conditions, to-Wlt:
Section 2. That all connections to
the water mains will be made only
under the supervision of the suparin-
tendent OF the municipal power plant,
and the charge for tapning the mains
up to the curb OF the gutter shall |
be for the actual cost Of material
and labor furnished. No water SER
vice shall be connected without be-
ing provided with q curb cock, valve
box, meter and meter box at the
gutter curbing, easily accessible to the
Of the municipal power
plant.
Section 8. That any repairs for
breakage from any cause whatever,
beyond service cock will be at the
expense of the property owner or oc-
cupant.
Section 4. That no water service
will heaceforth be continued or in
stalled without water meter Of type
by the town council, and Of I
size suitable for service in use, such
meters to be set Immediately beyond
corporation cocks and curb boxes.
Section 5. That before water shall
sc turned on to any promises aDplica-
ion must be made to the superintend-
mt Of the municinal power plant by
he owner, occupant, or tenant, or