The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-08
HOTEL COMPANY ORGANIZED.

Limited Corporation Formed with
Capital Stock of S25,0O0-Meyer.
Lemann Elected President Four
Story, Fifty-Room Hotel Pro-
jected.
The subscribers to the capital stock OF
the proposed hotel company met in the
general lodge room on the second Hoor OF /
the Masonic Temple at 1890 O'Clock yes
terday forenoon and perfected organiza-
ton. Mayor Charles Maurin officiated as
temporary chairman and called the meet
ing to order, and j. E. Blum acted as
temporary secretary. The election OF Of
ficers being declared in order, the follow
inp selections were made by acclamation:
President, Meyer Lemann; first vice presl-
| dent, Emile Sundber,; second vice presl-
dent, " Maurin; treasurer. Charles Maui
rim: secretary, j. E. Blum. Messrs. Blum,
Sandbary and AdoIphe Meter We're APP
! pointed a committee to nominate board
of directors to be voted on by the share-
/ holders. The committee retired and alter
a few minutes deiibesation returned and
submitted the following list of directors,
who were duly elected: Meyer Lemann, I.
B. Lemann, Adolphe Meter, H. L, We'll. ).
| N. CoIonnb, Chas. A. Maurin, j. A. Dali.
feres, j. j. Lafargue, E. Sundbery, Solo
mon Klotz, w. j. Harrison, Alex. Bloom
enstieI, John S. Thibaut, Fred. Royce, ST.,
and v. Maurin.
i The authorized capital stock Of the
\ company was fixed at So. 900, of which
approximately $4,000 has already been
4 subscribed. The title of the corporation
is the Donaldsonvilie Hotel Company and
the hotel which the concern proposes to
build will be known as the Donaldsonvile
Hotel. The articles Of incorporation OF
the company were read and adopted by
sections, and other matters appertalnlng
to the launching Of the enterprise were
discussed and acted upon.
Architect Liyaulais, of the well-knoWn
{ New Orleans firm Of Favrot and Liyaudais,
s was present and addressed the meeting,
q fayoring the stockholders with number
;, Of practical suggestions of much interest
y and value, and expressing his confident
Q belief that a modern hotel in this city vii
n prove paying proposition and yield q
g liberal return on the investment. He
0 advised the erection of a four-Story, 5O
/ room hotel, pointing out that such {
building will cost but few thousand dol
e lars more than one planned for fort!
1t rooms, and citing in support OF his sus
e eestion the experience OF Lafayette
q where a 40-room hotel was erected which
IS has since proved inadequate to accommo
10 date the business offered it.
4 AS stated in last week 5 Chief. the ney
t hotel will be erected on the splendid sit
s in Mississippi street to be purchased b
1.-THE hotel company from the estate OF tn
IN late Jacob Lemann for a consideration G
ht $4,000. The lot has a frontage OF Us fee
IN in Mississippi street by a depth Of II
s. feet; and is bounded on the west by tn
at original sites of F. L. Trepagnier's jeWelr
store and the Bank Of Ascension, and Q
the east by another property belonging
the LeInann estate. In addition to I'll
= capital stock of the company, 1t is pr
posed to issue bonds bearing + per Gel
- interest and payable yearly in series, t
- amount of bonds SO issued to be dete
:, mined by the board OF directors, who han
=. also been vested with authority to decit
8, upon a plan for the building AMI contra
= for its erection.
=, The hotel will be provided with {
j.. modern conveniences, and III furnlshin
:. and general Quitting will be the equal
:, any hostelry in city of this size IN Y
IL state. 1t is not the intention OF the col
8, pany to conduct the hotel for its own 9
:. count, but to lease, it to some capat
81 hotel man for yearly rental which v
:, insure fair return On the money
20 vested in the enterprise. Inc board
s. directors will at once issue an invltatl
49, TO architects and architectural firms he
- and elsewhere to submit plans for the N
OIL structure, and as soon as choice
+. been made bids for putting up the bul
~, ing will be advertised for and the G.
.an struction work will be pushed to comp
! !. ton as rapidly as possible.
his :,
10 Piano Pupils Wanted.
ted The undersigned wishes to amour
and that she will give piano lessons at .
t in residence at the corner Of Iber',ille {