The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
PARISH OF ASCENSION
(Official.)
Dnna1dsnnviI1n r

Donaldsonville, La,June 19, 1912.
The new police jury Of the parish
Of Ascension met this day at thu
courthouse, and was called to ordel
at u o'clock M, by Secretary G., C
Weber. Present: Geo B. Reuss. frs
ward; ]. M. Curse, Jr., second ward;
Adolphe Meter, third ward; G. H
Landry, fourth ward; .L.W. Armitage
fifth ward; ]. c. KIos, sixth ward
G. N. Gautreau, seventh ward; q
]. Causey, eighth ward.
Organization of the jury being de.
clared in order, on motion of Mr.
lSlos, seconded by Nj. Gautreau, Mr.
Reuss was nominated for president
aoll-call resulted in yeas and nc
nays, Mr.. Reuss not voting.
Mr.. Klos moved that the election
Of a secretary -treasurer be deferred
to a later meeting The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Arnnitage. Roll-call
resulted as follows Yeas -Armitage
iSllos;; nays Curse, Meter, Landry
Gautreau. Causey. Mr. Reuss voted
blank
The president declared the motion
lost, and the election of a secretary
treasurer was proceeded with.
Mr.. Curse moved that Caleb G.
Weber be elected secretary-treasurer
Of the police jury, for term Of two
years he etiign was seconded By
gausey oT-oa II resulted as fol.
lows cas- ptot Ing aWebe Curse
Meter rEfl s,ausey..
nays blank Reuss, KSlos, Armi.
tage
Mr.. Weber having received a ma
jority of the votes, was accordingly
declared by President Reuss. to be
elected secretary-treasurer of the
police jury for a term of two years.
! The following commune cations were
.ead and received:
DonaldsonvilIe, La, June 10, 1912.
To the Honorable President and Mem.
bers OF the Police Jury, Parish
of Ascension.
Gentlemen beg to submit my ap.
plication for reelection as parish
printer for the period of your term
Of office, from this date to July /,
1916, at the same compensation and
under the same terms and regula-
tons as at present exist. Should
my application meet with your IA
vorab1e consideration, / shall desig-
nate the DonaldsonviIle Chief as the
official journal Of the parish.
Thanking you for whatever measure
Of consideration yolt may give this
communication, am,
Very truly yours,
G. d. BENTLEY.
Donaldsonville, L., June 10, 1912.
To the President and Members Of
the Police Jury Dona1dsonville,
La.
Gentlemen hereby make this
my application for the position Of
health officer of Ascension parish,
md trust that. it will meet with
-FOUR approval. Respectfully,
PAUL T. 4THIBODAUX, M. D.
Mr.. Ar1nitage moved that the cleo
ion of a president of the board of
health and parish health officer be
deferred to the next meeting. The
notion was seconded by Mr.. Klos.
Rol1-call resulted as follows: Yeas
Armitage, Klos; nays-Ourso, Meter,
Landry, Gautreau, Causey; blank
aeuss. The result being nays and
yeas, the motion was declaSed lost,
md the election Of a president of
he board Of health was proceeded
nth.
On motion of Mr.. Curse, seconded
" Mr.. Gautreau, DR.. Paul T. Thlbo-
Iaux was elected president of the
.oard of health and parish health of
icer, roIl-call resulting in yeas
nd no nays.
Mr.. Armitage moved that the cleo
ion of parish printer be deferred
ntil the next meeting. The motion
1as seconded BY Mr.. KOS, roll-call
as follows: Yeas-Armitage
los; nays-Ourso, Meter, Landry,
sautreau, Causey; blank-Reuss The
asu1t being nays and 2 yeas, the
notion YVES declared lost.
On motion Of Mr.. Curse, seconded
y Mr.. Gautreau, D. Bentley was
lected parish printer for term OF
our years, at the same compensa-
ion as at present, roll-call resulting
n s yeas and no nays.
President Reuss announced the APP
continent of the following commit
ees::
Finanee-Arnitage, chairman; Net
er, KIos.
Public worksLandry, chairman;
sautreau, Curse, Causey.