The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-02-22
RDAD TAX ELECTION CALLED.

fDaU lhk ELtt lljE1 GALLED.
Police Jury, at Special Meeting
Creates First Road District anc
Orders Election to Vote Tax for
improved. Highways Levy Of
Mill and Half for Twenty Years
Proposed.
(Officia1.)
DonaldsonVilIe, La, Feb. 81. 1913
The police jury of the parish OF
Ascension met this day in special ses
sion. at the courthouse, and was call
ed to order at 1880 p. N. Present:
Adolphe Meter, president, third
ward; Karl spahr, first ward; j. NJ
Curse, Jr., second ward; C. H. Ian
dry, fourth ward; L. w Armitage,
fifth ward; Leon Newman, sixth
ward; c. N. Gautreau, seventh ward
Absent. ]. Causey, eighth ward.
The president stated the meeting
had been called for the purpose Of
creating road district composed of
the first, second, third and fourth
wards of the parish, and ordering a
special election in the said four
wards for the purpose of levying a
special. tax to construct, maintain,
repair and improve the roads of said
wards.
The following report of the COM
mlttee appointed at a previous meet
ing Of the jury was on motion of Mr..
Spahr. seconded by Mr.. Curse, order
ed read. received and adopted:
= Donaldsonville, La, Jan. 10, 1918
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of
Ascension Parish:
Gentlemen:-Your committee ap-
pointed to devise ways and meagess
OF financing the project of construd
Ing gravel roads in the first roS,g
district, begs leave to submit tie
following resolutions adopted at
meeting of said committee held this
6og, as Is report to yeur honorable
Whereas, it is the sense Of this
committee that the construction of
sfaVel roads on the west bank of the
river, in this parish, will
De of incaleulable benefit and ad-
Yantase to the citizens and taxpayers
residing therein; and
Whereas, this committee having
been appointed BY the police jury
to devise ways and means of financ-
:ng the project Of building said roads,
finds there are tWenty=six miles Of
road to be grayeled, and that the
cost thereof will entail an expendi-
ture Of $4,000; therefore
BE it resolved, That we rec
ommend to the police jury of the
parish Of Ascension, at a special
leetlng OF said jury to be called for
The purpose. Of acting hereon, that
the said police Jury do by ordinance
constitute and create all Of that por-
tlon OF the parish of Ascension sit
uated on, the west bank of the Mis-
slssippi river, land composed of the
first, second, third and fourth wards.
into road5distriet to be styled the
First Road District. of the Parish of
Ascension
Be It further esolyed, That in or
der to raise Tie amount Of $50 900
necessary for the. said purpose, the
police. Jury divide the said amount
INTO. two separate funds, enc of SIS
300, and one Of ss5, 900, In order to
'aise the first Of said amounts, that
If $751; GOO, that the sum of $4,000 |
1e appropriated annually by said DO
ice jury, out Of the present appro-
9riation made for road purposes in
said district, and said amount be
capitalized for a period of ten years,
Upon the faith of which appropria-
ion the parish of Ascension issue
certificates Of Indebtedness bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent |
Der annum,. and to be redeemed in |
en- years. 80 :
aFhat IN order to raise the remain
ng $4,000 the police jury, after it
las SO created the first road dis
r1ct of the parish of Ascension, or
Ter a special election within the
units OF said road district, which
aid election shall be held under the
governing authority of the police
ury, and at which election the fol-
owing two propositions shall be sub
nltted to the property taxpayers of
aid district. qualified as electors I'M
Ter the constitution and laws of this
tate. Wis b
ID: To create an Indebtedness of
hlrty-five thousand (s35, 0a0) dol
ars and authorize a bond issue Of
Ike amount, said bonds to bear On.
crest at the rate of five per eAN
or annem, and payable VIII
Wenty years, and to be secured By
tax OF one and one-half mills. on
he dollar on the assessed valua-
lon OF all property situated within
ne limits of said road district.
%. To levy, assess and collect
special tax of one and
ne-half mills on the dollar on the
ssessed valuation of all property
ltuated within the limits of the first
Dad district of the parish of Ascen-
ION, for a period of twenty (2O) l.
ears, the proceeds of which tax ia I