The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-18
Tl|Ill|l|!! COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Municipal Lawmakers Hold Regular
Monthly Meeting - Stables and
Blacksmith Shops Barred from
Railroad Avenue and Mississippi
Street.-The Limits Extended.
tOmcial Proceedings

tOfficial Proceedingsl
Donaldsonville, La, March Is. 1911.
The council met this day in special SEES
sion, at the poWerhouse. and was called
to order at o'clock p. m, with Mayor
Charles Maurin in the chair and the fol-
lowing aldermen present: James Won
Lotten, first ward; David Israel, Jr.. and
T. H. Hanson, second ward; }. E. Blum
and w. D. Park, third ward.
The reading of the minutes of the last
preceding meeting was dispensed with.
The mayor, chief of police and finance
committee asked for and were granted
further time in which to prepare their
regular monthlynreports.
The following communication was read
and received:
.Donaldsonville, La, March Is. 1911.
ITO the Mayor and Town Council of Dom
aldsonyille:
"Gentlenen:-We, the undersigned prop
erty holders and residents of that part of
Donaldsonvile known as Churchville, do
| hereby petition your honorable body to
make the following necessary improves
Inents in this part of the town:
Extend the water service two blocks
on St. Vincent street and place plug at
the intersection of st. Vincent and Fourth
streets, and another at the intersection of
St. Vincent and Fifth streets
Extend the line of poles two blocks on
! st. Vincent street and two blocks on St.
Patrick street, and place lights at the in
1 tersections of Fifth and Sixth and St.
| Vincent streets. and others at the inter
sections of Fifth and Sixth and St. Pat
rick streets.
we wish also to call your attention to
the bad condition of the drainage in this
part OF the town, and recommend that
steps be taken to remedy this by draining
into Bayou LafouIche.
Original signed by ffty-fve property
owners and citizens.
On motion Of Mr.. Park, seconded by
Mr.. Hanson, the following ordinance was
adopted:
BE it ordained, That no permit be given
to build a livery or sale stable, black
smith or machine shop on either Railroad
avenue or Mississippi street as far back as
the levee.
BE it further ordained, That should
the present existing livery or sale stables,
blacksmith or machine shops be destroyed
by fire OF otherwise, no permit shall be
granted for their rebuilding on either
Railroad avenue or Mississippi street.
On motion, duly seconded and carried.
the following ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the town council Of
the town OF Donaldsonville, That the fol-
lowing described part OF said town be and
! is hereby included in the fire limits, viz:
All of that part of said town between
/ Mississippi street and the Mississippi
river ievee from Chetimaches street to ST.
Vincent street.
On motion of Mr.. Park. seconded by Mr..
Blum, the Churchville petitioners were ex-
tended the same offer OF terms and con-
ditions for the extension of the water
works and light systems desired by them
as had been made to and accepted by the
property holders of the Lemann addition.
/ w. M. McGalliard, one of the signers OF
the petition. addressed the council and !,
saying he knew the town could not afford
to undertake this work at the present
time, expressed his belief that if the notes
to defray the cost of the improvement
were made small enough the people OF
Churchville would readily take them up.
The mayor stated that if the petitioners
would arrange this matter among them
selves he would call a special meeting Of
the council to consider their proposition.
/ There being no further business. the
council adjourned.
GLEN MOLLERE, Clerk.