The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-08-24

ana lu1SluTDiuS peace D w
July 29-Josephine Turner, dis
turbing peace and using
obscene language 1850. 5 90
July 29-John Lucas, fighting
and disturbing peace -. 90
Aug. 12-Sidney Frank, fighting
and disturbing the peace
..5 days work on streets
Aug. 14-Joe Robinson. fighting
and disturbing the. peace
..5 days work on streets
Total $62 10
Disbursements.
Police, officers fees; digging
pauper graves; transporta-
ton to Charity Hospital;
expressage; freights; tele-
phone rental; chief of po-
lice and charity .... 49,. % II
To cash balance on hand. S33 3S
Respectfully,
CEIAS. MAURIN, Mayor.
TlA chief of police submitted the
following report, which was received
and adopted:
: +
Donaldsonville, La. Aug. 20, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of. the Town Council:
Gentlemen: I'll beg leave to SUBJ
nit the following report of arrests
made from July Is to August
II: BY Officers EcheVerria and Dali
feres, 3; by Officer Ramirez, 4 To-
tai,
Respectfully, H. sGFIAFF, sR.,
Chief of Police.
Mr.. Mi1ano, as chairman Of the
public works committee, made a YER
bal report to the effect that his COM
naittee had given out the contract Tor s
the digging Of a drainage canal IN
Churchvi1le. for $500, and that the
| work had been begun.
The mayor stated that he had again
written to the Southern Bitulithic
Company concepaing the defective
spots which have developed in the
pavement in Railroad avenue and
Mississippi street, and had received
the following reply
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 16, 1912.
Hon. Chas. Maurin, Mayor, Donald
sonville, La.
Dear Sir: to your favor
of the 10th inst, addressed to our
| New Orleans office, relative to re-
pairs. necessary to bitulithic in your
city, will say that we are sorrow we
have not been able ito get at this
work long ago, but on account 'of
bad weather conditions our plans
have miscarried. We wish to as:
sure. you, however, that this matter
will have our attention at the ear
| liest date possible.
/ Thanking you for past faVors, we
beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
| SOUTHERN BITULITHlC COMPANY
JAS. s. NORBY, General Supt.
On motion, duly seconded and
adopted. the secretary was instruct.
ed to write. the Southern Bitullthlc
Company that they would be given
/ thirty days in which to make the
necessary repairs to the pavement
and that if the matter had not been
attended to by the expiration OF that
period, some further action would De
taken in the premises.
i Having been requested at the last
regular meeting of the council to OBJ
tain prices on electric light poles, and
waterWorks pipe, the superintendent
Of the municipal power plant report
ed that he was in possession OF this
information. On, motion, duly second
ed and adopted, the matter was
referred TO the public works commit
Itee, with instructions to report al
i the next meeting of the council.
The following communication was
read and received:
DonaIdsonvilIe, La, Aug. q, 1872.
To the Town Council Of the Town O
DonaldsonVille
NV Dear Sirs.-Please accept ml
RESIGNATION as chief engineer of you
plant, to take effect as soon as yo1
1 can get a man.
Yours respectfully,
HUBERT TREBLE.
On motion, duly seconded am
/ adopted, the resignation was &C
eepted.
Mr.. park offered the following or
| dinance:
Whereas, the present system Q
I furnishing light and water to tn
| town Of Donaldsonville and the in
a lhabitants thereof is expensive an
4 not self sustaining anu
Whereas, a system can be installe'
(which will materially reduce tn
I cost Of operating the power plant
ana at the same time reduce tn
4 cost. to the inhabitants OF the town
therefore
Be i ordained By the mayor an
1 town council of the town Of Donaie
sonYille, in regular session convened
That in accordance with the PR
visions Of Act No. 24S Of the genera