The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-08-24
assembly of the state of Louisiana

assembly of the state of Louisiana
for 1912, a commission is hereby
hcreated, organized and established
to be called the Light and Water
Commission of the Town of Donald
sonville," which commission shall be
composed of five members selected
by the mayor and town council of
the town of Donaldsonville
Be it further ordained, etc, That
the said commission shall organize
by selecting one of its members
president, and competent person
secretary, as well as such other Of
ficers as it may see fit It shall
have power to make bylaws and rules
for it's own government and to de-
fine the duties of its officers and
| committees 1t shall hold such meet
ings as it may determine. All meet
ings of said commission shall be at
all times public, and it's papers, doc
uments and records shall be public
documents.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
said commission shall have full pow
er to. control. and operate the light
! ing and water plants of the town of
| Donaldsonyille; it shall have full pow
er and authority to enter into con-
tracts for the acquiring, purchasing
and construction of a modern light
| ing and waterWorks plant for the
town OF Donaldsonville.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That
| the said commission shall, from and
4 Jots ,>F I
plant, have, full and complete charge
of the management Of the light and
waterWorks systems; it shall have
full power to fix the rates to be
charged for service furnished, and
shall have complete charge of the
collection of said rates and revenues
Be it further ordained, etc, That
Iall work done or supplies and ma
terials ordered by said commi ssion,
except emergency work, shall be let
/ by contract to the lowest responsible
bidder by sealed proposals to said
commission after at least thirty
days advertisement.
Be it further ordained, etc, That
III order to raise funds speedily to
construct and acquire a new light
and water plant, the said commission
shall and it is. hereby authorized and
empowered to- issue certificates OF
indebtedness, said certificates of IN
debtedness to bear interest at a rate
not exceeding six per cent, said GER
lificates to be secured by the rates,
i charges and revenues collected from
said light and water systems, which
rates shall be dedicated by said
commission to said purpose after pay
! ing the ordinary running expenses
of said systems, and to be further Sc
cured by all such amounts as may be
appropriated by the town council OF
/ the town of Dona1dsonville.
Be it further ordained, etc, That
the said commission. shall make to
/ the mayor and town council Of the
town of Donaldsonville a full and de-
tailed report of all sums received
and all sums expended and state
ment of the progress and character
of the work contracted for and per-
formed; that said reports shall be
made monthly, and said commission
shall from time to time if so required
=Eby the council present special re
norts as they may be demanded
I. Be it further ordained, etc, That
|no member Of said commission shall
/ receive any compensation for
| services as a commissioner, and no
4 member shall be interested in any
manner in any contract or In the
profits of any contract made by said
commission.
4 Be it further ordained, etc, That
the said members of said commission
shall serve for a period OF twelve
years from the date Of their appoint
i ment. All vacancies occurring shall
be filled by the mayor and town coun'
ell or the governing body OF the
!; town of Donaldsonville.
On motion of Mr. Park, seconded
! by Mr.. Milano, the ordinance was
adopted, roll-calI resulting in SIX
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Leblanc moved that Messrs
John S. Thibaut, e. K. Sims, Alex
Bloomenstiel. ]. E. Blum and Victor
Maurin be appointed to constitute
the commission created by the fore
going ordinance. The motion was
/ seconded by Mr. Park and adopted
on roll-eall by six yeas and no nays
On motion, duly seconded ane
adopted. the finance committee was
instructed to confer with the Ign
! and water commission relative t
| deyising ways and means to appropTi
ate the sum of $2500 annually re
, auired by the light and water com
! mission to carry out the project TO
which it had been created; the re
mort Of the finance committee to b'
received at a special meeting OF tn
: EeounciI to be called for that purpos
if necessary.
The council then adjourned.
j GLEN. MOLLERE,
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