The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-07
OF POLICE JURY.
Parish of Ascension.
Record of Business Transacted at
Deferred Regular Session OF Pa
rocFiaI Lawmakers.
Official Proceedings.)

DonaldsonVille. La, Sept. II, 1911.
The police jury of Ascension parish
met this day in special session for
the purpose of transacting the bust
ness of the regular meeting, which
failed of a quorum Wednesday, Sept.
Is, 1911, and was called to order at
II o,clock N. Present: Geo. 3. Reuss,
president, first ward; K. A. Aucoin,
second ward; Henry L. We'll, fourth
ward; L. w. Armitage, fifth ward;
J. c. Klos, sixth ward; Oreal Con
zales, seventh ward; II. A. Webb,
eighth ward. Ab5ent-Adclphe Net
ter, tlird ward.
The minutes of the last preceding
meeting were read, approved and
signed.
The following communications were
reaG and received:
A communication from Supt. j. l..
Rusca, requesting an appropriation TO
the parish boys corn club.
A communication from the Wo-
mans Civic League OF Donaldaonyllle
asking for an appropriation to erect
a band-stand in the market square
of +le town.
A communication from the lessee
of the .Donaldsonville toll bridge, rel
alive to repairs to be made on the
bridge, and enclosing two bills for
repairs made by him.
A communication from the Charity
Hospital diamond jubilee and festival
committee, petitioning for an appro-
priation to aid that institution.
The following petition was read
and received:
To the President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of
Ascension:
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned
citizens, residents and land owners
of the parish of Ascension, hereby
petition your honorable body that a
public road be formed and laid out
between sections and Z, beginning
at s. W. cor. Of S. e. ID of sec. 6 in
tp. 10, running east between secs.
and 8 and as far as S. W. IA of
sec. a., thence north between secs. 4
and 5 as far as S. e. cor. of n. W.
Ia of sec. 5, same to run from Con-
way road to New River road, dis
lance approximately Of two miles in
length.
We hereby agree that we will APP
propriate fifteen (15) feet of land Tor
such road opposite our respective po.'
tons of land
We would therefore ask that your
honors view the premises and form
such road according to provisions
made for such cases as provided by
the statutes of this state.
Signed: ID. ". Ferguson, Jas. A.
Pertuis, VIM. Babin, W. T. Heath, l..
L. Cannon, Dave Wallace, VIM. Wal
lace, R. L. Fridge, Jno. G. Vargas
sans, Henry Woods.
Hon. j. Il. DaneGhaud, secretary OF
the Louisiana Immigration Bureau, adj
| dressed the jury5son the subject. OF
securing an appropriation for the Lou.
isiana exhibit at the Chicago Land
Show during the month of December
next. Mr.. Deneehaud discussed the
subject at length, pointing out the
benefits that all the parishes of the
state will derive from the exhibit,
and how all tie resources of the
state will be advertised to the peo-
pie throughout the Union, and thus
encourage immigration to our state.
| Attorney Paul T. Boron, Of Plaque
mine, La, addressed the jury in the
| interest of a client Wnose liquor Ii
cense had been ordered revoked by
| the jury at the last meeting of this
| body.
Mr.. Armitage offered the followin g
resolution, which was seconded by MI
Gonzales, and adopted on roll-call by
a vote of yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, That the sum of
ten dollars be and the same is here
| Dy appropriated to encourage the
>oys' corn club Of the parish of AS
cension.
Mr.. We'll offered the following res
olution, which was seconded by Mr..
Arnitage and adopted ON roll-call by
a vote of yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, That the sum of
| Ten dollars be and the same is here
| by appropriated to assist the Wo-
mans Civic League of DonaldsonVille
in erecting a band stand in the mar
.,et square of the town.
On motion Of Mr.. We'll, seconded
by Mr. Webb, the communication OF
The bridge lessee WIS ordered re
farred to the public works committee
Mr. We'll offered the following res
| olution:
Whereas, the Charity Hospital OF
the city of New Orleans is very muci
in need of funds, and the said hos
pital being state institution and
one which receives patients from all
the parishes of the state-a lar5e
number CT people Of the parish Of
| Ascension having shared in its bene-
fits and had their suffering relieved
/ and
Whereas, during the month of No.
yember a diamond jubilee and festi
val Of the. hospital will be held in
the city Of New Orleans, for the puE
pose of raising funds for assisting
his worthy charitable institution;
therefore,
Be it resolved by the police jury
OF Ascension, That the sum Of one
hundred and fifty dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated out OF
the funds Of the parish to the Char
ity Hospital diamond jubilee to assist
in making the affair a success
The resolution vas seconded by
l Mr. Aunnin md IN rp31.aa1J Wac