The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-04-26
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
(official.)

(Official.)
Donaldsonyille, La, March %, 1913.
The council met this day in special
session. at the poWerhouse, with Mayor
Charles Maurin in the chair and the
following aldermen present: Frank
Milano, first ward; w. d. Park, e. G.
Wathen, third ward. Absent-W. ]. Lee
Blanc, first ward, D. Ohlmeyer and a.
j, Schroeder, second ward.
The mayor stated that the meeting
/ had been called for the purpose oil
making an annual appropriation to the
Light and Water Commission, and
adopting an ordinance to mortgage the
ii opsily ON Wsicn the new e.eeIr5c and
waterworks plant is situated.
| Mr.. Wathen offered the following or
| dinance:
| Whereas, the Light and Water Com
mission OF the town of Donaldsonvilie
| has, by virtue OF the authority vested
| in it by reason of an ofdInan ce passed
August d, 1912. entered into certain
contracts for the purpose OF aequ1rlng
| TEN for the town Of Donaldson vile, said
contracts being with the following
| parties and for the hereinafter slipu-
| lated amounts: Buscfl-Suizer-Iiesai En-
| Works. G. e. Co.. $s172.5u Lawrence
Stewart, fDuilaing). Ss44o; the total
amount OF said contracts asssgrega ting
| the sum OF forty-nine thousand six
hundred and nine and 11-l0o dollars:
and
| Whereas, the said commission has is
sued certificates of Indebtedness eyi-
dencing the Indebtedness hereinaboge
| set forth; and
whereas, it is necessary that said
Light and Water Commission be FUR
| nished with funds with which to ligui-
| date the hereinaboye Indebtedness; now.
| therefore,
Be it ordained by the mayor and town
council. that there be and the same is
hereby appropriated out of the surplus
revenues for the year 9133, the sum
Of $1,000 payable Feb. Ia1 on { oE
i The surplus revenues foT he. 9I4
the sum DC 5000, payable FEB. ~ gI4
out Of the surplus revenues for the vear
1915, the sum of $500 pay able Feb. j,
| 1915; out of the surplus revenues for the
/ year 1915, the sum of $500 payable
FEB. 1915; out OF the surplus reve-
atayabie Feb. /, 1917, out Of the sur
Plus revenues for the year 1918, the
sum of S2500 payable Feb. /, 1918; out
/ of the surplus revenues for the year
1919, the sum of $500 payable Feb /,
1919; out Of the surplus revenues for
the year 1920. the sum of s2500 payable
| Feb. |, 1929; out of the surplus re-
| venues for the year 1921, the sum Of
szsog payable Feb. 1, 1921; out of the
surplus rev regenues for the year 1922, the
sum of $500 payable Feb. /, 1892.
And be it further ordained, etc., that
the mayor of the town OF Donaldson
vile be and he is hereby empowered
| and directed to pay over on the dates
nereinapove stipulated the amounts
herelnaboye# set forth to the Light and
| water Commission of the town of Don
aldsonville, and this shall be his war
rant and authority for so doing, and
said amounts be and they are hereby
dedlcated and set aside for the pur-
pose and object herein set forth Said
dedication to remain in full force ane
effect until the aforesaid Indebtedness
is paid in full. 81
On motion Of Mr. Wathen, seconded
by Mr.. Milano. the ordinance was
aaoptea a;a roll-call resulting as follows
Leblanc, ohlmeyer, Schroeder
Mr. Milano offered the following or
dinance:
Whereas, the Light and Water Com
mission of the town Of DonaldsonyilIa
mas, by virtue of the authority vested
IN IL py reason OF an ordinance passed
August FL 1912, entered into certain
contracts Ter the purpose of acquiring
a modern lighting and WaterWorls sys5
tenn for thetown of Donaldsonyille. said
eontfaels pelng with the following part
les and for the hereinafter stipulated
a an ass roo B5aasch-sulzeEzDiesel Engine
Works E. CO.. Fort ss1 Wayne y Electric
Stewart lbuilding), $S440: the fa+ai
amount an; OF said contracts aggregatinss
the she sum OF forty-nine thousand six
and : ! ~ eioiissi p
Whereas. the said commission has
issued cefellicates of indebtedness evil
a el the Indebtedness hereinabove
whereas, the said improvements are
being constructed upon the following de-
scftnea property: A certain lot Of |
ground belonging to the town Of Don
a4 az Ioand Us situated in the said town
" u D Ssaa.esaiile Louisiana, fronting
avenue and Hounas street, ana havin inc /
front on said Mississippi street af |
sighly-1Wo feet, by depth of one 7
hundred feet, together with all the |
ana lo thara,a ana improvements thereon
same property upon which is now ,rase
entiy located the light and water Mani I
" me toWn OF Donaldsonville beIon ging
70 mn me Town Of Dona1dsonyille; and
,,a " nelsas, It is necessary thaS said {
further secured by a speciai rnorfsra s ge
fibre, = 80 " Ithei e.
BE II DRAINED by the mayor and town
tpat SHE town of DonaldsonyilIe.
I ,,a,.a special mortgage with ali the
u Us u security clauses be executed ~, nn
n nasa p aggz to secure said Indebted
nfvs tha,s sassatlng the sum of forty
l ll-1oa dollars. and the mayor be and and
a ae - = he as authorized and empoW-
e eas,, 20 - execute said mortgage IN the
name : aa 4ht .. The town Of DonaldsonyilIee.
shorit s1li5 Ia s.iaH De his warrant and au
On motion of Mr. Mi,ano
? Mt Park. the ordinance ,e7so.l Wsa
V yaoeleas sou-call resulting as follows.
L leBTIInaaaaaa ae;,, Park, Wathea; absent.
phimeyer, Schroeder.
The council adia,1rnad