The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-09-20
DoNALDsoNvIIlIE LA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 90 1918
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Police Jury Meeting.



Der of the board of commissioners. OF
the New River Drainage District OF
the parish of Ascension ]. Germain
Nargassans, a resident of and domi-
ciled within said drainage district,
owning real estate of the assessed
value of more than $500, and a duly
qualified elector of the parish Of AS
cension, Louisiana, vice himself, term
expired. (Duly slgned).
/, A. A. King, assessor OF the par
ish of Ascension, state of Louisiana,
do hereby certify that each and
every one Of the twenty-five sigma
lures attached to the petition rec
ommending the appointment of j.
German Nargassans as prayed for,
are duly assessed for the amount and
acreage of property set out opposite
their respective names.
In testimony whereof have here
unto affixed my official signature at
the parish of Ascension, La. this 4th
day of September, 1913.
A. A. Killing, Assessor.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Ascension:
We, the undersigned property own
ers, residing and doniciIed in the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, in the
territory embraced within the limits
of the New River Drainage District
Of the parish of Ascension, organized
and created by the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on
Aug. 5, 1910, and each OF us duly as
sessed on the assessment rolls OF the
parish of Ascension, La, for prop
erty situated within said district, in
the amount and acreage hereinafter
set out opposite our signatures here
to, do respectfully petition and rec
Der of the board of commissioners Of
the New River Drainage District of
the parish Of Ascension Armand
M. Marchand, a resident Of and DOM
iciled within said drainage district,
owning real estate of the assessed
value of more than $500, and a duly
qualified elector OF the parish Of As
cension, Louisiana, vice A. Rabin,
term expired. Duly signed
I, A. King, assessor of the
parish OF Ascension, state of I1os1isi-
ana, do heEebg cert and
every one Of the twenty five sigma
lures attached to the petition recon.
mending the appointment of Armand
M. Marehand as prayed for are
duly assessed for the amount and
acreage of property set out opposite
their respective names.
In testimony whereof have here.
unto affixed my official signature at
the parish Of Ascension, La, this 4th
day OF September, 1913.
A. A. Killing. Assessor.
A communication from the Missis-
sippi River Levee Association was
read, asking that an appropriation
of $100 be made to assist in carrying
on the work OF the organization.
Mr.. Richardson, state highway en-,
gineer, who is engaged in making the
survey of the proposed gravel road
in the first road district, appeared
before the jury for the purpose OF sc.
curing information as to whether Il
was the purpose of the jury in laying
out the proposed road in the first
ward to follow the levee and old
| read until Smoke Bend was reached
or to take a straight cut through
Fourth street in Port Barrow After
q discussion of the matter it was de
termined that the new road should
be laid through Fourth street, and 9
committee composed of Messrs. karl
Spahr and r. N. Sims was appoint
ed to endeavor to secure rights OF
way for the new road through tbs
properties of Sam. Dicharry, JohT
Variant, Tom Bradford, II. c. White
man and Mrs. Arceneaux.
The matter of the petition of the
| people of the eighth ward, relative
| to re-establishing the beneficiary stu
dent at the Louisiana State Univer
sity. was taken up and discussed a
/ considerable length. Messrs. Cause.
and e. N. Pugh spoke in favor OF do
ing SO, and Mayor Walter Lemann
OF Donaldsonyille, stated that tn
appropriation of that fund to tn
demonstration farm of the Donald
sonville high school would not b.
needed by that institution, and sug
Igested that the amount be appropri
lated for the benefit of the Inter-Pa
rochiaI Fair Association.
] MIR. Armitage then offered the TO
lowing resolution:
4 Be it resolved, that the appropria
ton made on July 9, 1913, OF tn
4 sum of two hundred and fifty $3.50
dollars, for the benefit of the Dol
aldsonville high school demonstrate
farm, be and the same is hereby Il
pealed, and the said amount SO al
propriated be returned to the gel
:, eraI fund of the parish treasury.
/ The resolution was seconded b
Mr.. Gautreau and on roll-call adopte
by the following vote: Yeas-Ours4
Landry, Armitage, Newman, Ga
treau: nays-Netter, spahr, Gausey.
/ Mr.. Armitage then offered Il
following resolution.
Be it resolved, that the sum
!. two hundred and fifty ts250) dollal
/ be and the same is hereby appropl
) ated out Of the general fund Of Il
, police jury for the fnter-parochi
fair to be held in the city of Do
aldsonville Oct. 10. Il and Il, 1913.
} The resolution was seconded
Mr.. Landry and on roll-ealI adopt'
Z by the following vote: Yeas--N'
) tier, Curse, Landry, Armitage, Ne
: man; nays Spahr, Gautreau, Cause
4 Mr.. Newman requested the folio
r ling explanation OF his vote: