The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

New Orleans Architect to COME
! with Commissioners Regardin!
! Remodeiing of Local Market
Plans for New Wharf Structure.
Donaldsonyille, La, Nov. 3, 1918.
A regular meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day, al
commissioners being present.
The reading OF the minutes OF the
last preceding meeting was dispensed
with.
"A proposal from. John P. Forchs
for moving the wharf structure from
its present site to the head Of st
Patrick street was read and ordered
filed, it not being definitely deter
| mined whether the present structure
will be moved or a new structure
erected. Mr.. Milano reported thai
he had requested w. G. HaZlip, con
tractor, to prepare plans and speci
! fications for new wharf and would
have the same ready some time dur
! ing the present week.
The attention of the council being
directed to the fact that several
buildings are being erected in the
city without permits having been
first obtained, the city engineer was
instructed to investigate.
On motion Of Mr.. Milano, duly sec
| onded and carried, the city engineer
| was instructed to procure poles and
| other material necessary to erect
public lights at the intersection OF
Mississippi street and Lee avenue,
Iberyille street and Jackson avenue,
and in Lafourehe street between
the DonaldsonVille rice mill and the
warehouse Of the Lafourche Mercan-
tile Company.
Mr.. Lemann called the attention OF
the council to the excessive amounts
of the light bills for the various fire
companies, as follows: Vigilant Hose
Company No. 3, 1857; Volunteer
Hose Company No. 2, $40; Ascen-
sion Hook and Ladder Company No.
l, $3.50; Phoenix Steam Fire Conn
nany No. I, 81, and Protector Hose
Company No. 4, 81. On motion, sec
onded! and carried, the clerk was
instructed to notify each of the fire
companies that hereafter one light
only will be allowed where the COM
pany's apparatus is kept, and that
all other lights used on their prem
isess for other purposes will have
to be put on separate meters and
paid for by them.
Mr.. Milano stated that he had on
several occasions requested the Of
flcials OF the Texas and Pacific
Railway to take steps to drain the
lower section of the right-of-way ly-
ing between the roadbed and First
street in Nolanyille, but that so far
no action had been taken. The
clerk was instructed to address
communication to the local agent of
the company and request him to
see that this matter receives prompt
attention.
The following letter from e. A.
Christy, chief architect, building de-
partment OF the city of New Or
leans, was read by the clerk:
Il am in receipt of yours of the
21st inst. with reference to the re-
building and remodelling of the
public market Of the city of Dom
aldsonyille, and requesting what the
fee for my services would be in
the event that same should be re-
quired, and in reply thereto, / de-
sire to state that / will be most
pleased to give my opinion without
cost concerning the manner in which
the work should be carried out.
Should it be necessary for me to
visit Donaldsonville to confer with
the commissioners on the proposed
work, I would, however, expect to be
reimbursed for any expenses in
Cured by said trip.
Awaiting any further inquiries
you may have regarding the above,
and assuring you Of my continued
interest in the good work you pro-
pose undertaking, am, dear sir,
Yours truly, e. A. CHRISTY."
The clerk was instructed to con-
vey to- Mr.. Christy the thanks and
sincere appreciation of the commits
sioners for his very kind and gen
erous offer, and to invite Mr..
some time during the coming week
to go over the proposed work with I
them.
Mr.. Lemann reported that he |
had appointed delegates to repre-
sent the city Of Donaldsonville at
various conventions to be held In
he near future, as follows:
Sixth annual convention Of Missis-
sIppi to Atlantic Waterway Associa-
ion to be held at PaIatka, Fla, Nov.
I7 and Ii, and concluding in Jack
'onville, Fla, in joint session with
he Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
'ociation, Nov. 10, 20 and 21-G.
oonnaud Bentley, Edmund Maurin,
1aleb C. Weber, Chas. OschWald and
edward G. Hanson.
Fifth National Conservation Con-
,ress to be held in Washington, d.
), Nov. Is, 10, and 2O-B. ]. Vega
nd Wilfred Guigou; a1ternates, Fer
Ter Blanchard and Henry L. We'll.
Tenth annual convention OF the
NATIONAL Rivers and Harbors Con-