The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
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geted for School Purposes for
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Roads 20 be Revised.
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Roads 80 be Revised.
Donaldsonville, La, May IA, 1913.
The police jury Of the parish of
Ascension met this day in regular
session, at the courthouse, and was
called to order at II o'clock a.
M Present: Adolphe Meter, presi-
dent, third ward; Karl G. spahr,
flrst ward; ]. NJ. Ourso, Jr., second
ward; G. H. Landry, fourth ward;
H. W. Arlnitage, fifth ward; Leon
Newman, sixth ward; c. n Gautreau.
seventh wardS 2. j. Causey, eighth
ward
The minutes CT the last preceding
meeting We're read, approved and
signed.
A communication was received
from A. f. Gay, Jr., member of the
finance committee for guarding the
Atchafalaya levees, requesting the
Jury to make an appropriation for
the payment of guards on those
ieFees. This communication was re-
celVed by the president April 8,
1913, and referred by him to the
jury Tor action. The jury not nav
Ing been in session until this date.
and the time for guarding the Ievees
having practically elapsed, it was or
dered that the communication be
received and filed.
President Meter, appointed at the
last meeting as a committee of one
20 secure estimates On the cost of
painting and repairing the Donald
sonville high school building, submit
ted the following bid to the jury:
Donaldsonville, La, April IA, 1913.
Mr. Adolphe Meter, President Police
Jury:
Dear Sir:I will do the painting
on the Donaldsonvi1le high school,
consisting of all the woodwork on
the outside, one coat of paint, and
fasten all the mouldings and strips
where needed; repair one corner of
cornice, which is rotten; renew the
fiat part of the roof and replace
broken tyles, for the sum of $685..
Respectfully yours,
JOS. LANDRY.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the bid was ordered received,
and action thereon deferred.
Mr. Gautreau offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the ordinance for the
repair and drainage
of public roads in the parish of As
cension adopted by the police jury
Of this parish Jan 25, 1899, has by
reason of the changes of the laws,
both constitutional and statutory, be-
come impracticab1e and Impossible
of operating under, and fails to ac-
complish the purpose of its enact
ment;
Be it resolved by the police. jury
Of the parish OF Ascension, that q
committee composed Of Leon New
man Arrnitage, Karl Spain, 81 {.
NJ. ourso, Jr., G. Il Landry, Q. Csau-
sey, G. N Gautreau, "A. I. Picard, J.
G.. Nargassans, L. A. Duplessis, and
Augustus King, citizens and free
hereby named and appointed to
draft a resolution in accordance
with the laws now in force covering
IN entirety the maintenance, repair
and drainage Of public roads in this
parish, and to report to this body
their acts and doings in the prem
lses at its next meeting.
Be it further ordained, that pend
ing the framing and preparation of
this new ordinance the road boards
now in existence and operating be
and are hereby vested with full
power and authority to do and take
any and all steps as in their judg-
ment may best conserve the public |
roads in their respective road dis
1ricts, and to make report to this
body of their actions; the intent of
his resolution and authority being to
grant full and plenary power to said
boards to act as in their judgment
md discretion may be to the best
interest of the public, and to this
end to take any. and all steps neces-
sary in the premises.
! On motion of Mr.. Gautreau, sec
onded by Mr.. Ourso, the resolution
was adopted by the following vote: |
Yeas-Spahr, Ourso, Meter, Landry,
Newman, Gautreau, eau
'ey; nays-0. The date of the meeting
If the committee appointed in the
said resolution was fixed for We'd |
1esday, June 4, 1913, at II o'clock
\. M, and the clerk was directed to
lotify the members thereof.
Mr.. Landry offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of |
5zoo be and the same is hereby ap-
as an additional appropri- |
ltion to the Second Road District. I
or emergency work on the roads
If said district.
The resolution was seconded by /
Hr. Newman, and on roll-call was
adopted by the following vote:
Ourso, Meter. Landry. |
Armitage, Newman, Gautreau, eau
sey: nays-0.
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