The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-09
BUSY SESSION OF COUNCIL.
interesting Monthly Meeting of City
commissioners-Ordinance Pro-
posed to Close Street Between
High School Campus and City
Park.
Donaldsonville, La, Aug. 4, 1918.

Donaldsonville, La, Aug. 4, 1913.
| A regular meeting OF the commits
sion council was held this day at
o'clock p. N. Present-Walten LIE.
mann, w. ]. Leblanc and Frank
| Milano.
The reading of the minutes of the
last preceding meeting was dis
| pensed with.
Mr.. Milano gave notice that at the
next regular meeting OF the council
! he Will introduce an ordinance pro-
Vldlng for the closing of the street
connecting Nichols avenue and Op-
elousas street, between the Donald
sonvllle High School campus and
Louisiana Park.
Mr.. Leblanc called attention to the
fact that there are quite a number
Of delinquent licenses, especially oc-
cupation licenses, and moved that
the tax collector be instructed to
collect them at once Or take the nee
essary legal steps to enforce pay
ment. His motion was seconded and
carried.
The clerk read a communication
from Chas. E. Wermuth, public &C
countant, in which he stated he will
be ready to report within the next
few days regarding the proposed sys-
| TEN of accounting to be installed
| Mr.. Leblanc stated that he had
received communication from ]. C.
| Henriques, attorney fol the Southern
Bitulithic Co., relative to the dis
puted claim of S159197, with in
terest at per cent from May Is,
1907, for laying Of bitulithic pave
ment in Railroad avenue in front of
the two school properties, and con-
firming the proposition taditly agreed
to between himself and Mr.. Henri
ques, that the city of Donaldsonville
pay one-half of this claim and the
parish of Ascension pay the other
half, and that both the commission
council and the police jury pass a
resolution agreeing to this settle
ment with the proviso that the same
be paid by Jan. Is, 1914. Mr.. Lee
Blanc moved that the; Southern Bit
ulithic Company be advised that as
soon as they repair the various de-
fects which have developed in the
pavement in a number of places, the
council will take up the matter Of
settlement along the line suggested
by Mr.. Henriques. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Milano and car
| rled
Mr. Lemann moved that special
meeting Of the council, be held Tues
| day, Aug. II, 1913, at s O'Clock p, NJ,
at the courthouse, for the purpose OF
discussing the market problem, and
that all lessees of stalls in the pub
| lie markets and citizens at large be
| urged to attend the meeting. The
motion was duly seconded by Mr..
Leblanc and carried.
Mr.. Milano moved the adoption of
an ordinance reading as follows:
Ordinance No. 6-Commission Coun-
Gil Series
Be it ordained by the council of the
city of Donaldsonville, that it shall
be unlawful for animals Of any kind
to be allowed to stray upon the pub
I lie streets of the city OF. Donaldson
vile
Be it further ordained, etc, that
any one found guilty Of violating this
ordinance shah be liable, in addition
to the pound fees already imposed
by ordinance relative to stray ami
mails, to fine of not more than s25
or 80 days Imprisonment.
The chief Of police appeared before
the council and stated he had! al
ways been allowed telephone at
his home by former councils, and
asked that this privilege be- accord
ed him, and provided for, by the
commission council On motion of
Mr.. Milano, seconded by Mr.. Leblanc
and carried, the clerk was requested
to instruct the telephone company to
render monthly bill to the city for
Mr.. Schaff's telephone.
The city engineer reported that in
many streets of the city the service
wires installed by the telephone COM
pany to connect their line wires with
residences and business places are
ried, he was instructed to furnish the
placed too low. On motion, duly car
clerk with a list of all~services which
should be rearranged, and the clerk,
upon receipt of such list, shall
promptly notify the telephone com
pany to raise the wires to the proper
height.
The city engineer further reported
that while the fire hydrants We're to
be flushed twice a month, on the
18th and 18th, this was not being
done at the present time, as in his
opinion he did not deem it neces-
sary to flush the hydrants more than
once month while the river remains
at its low stage, the water being SO
clear as to leave practically no sedi.
ment. The hydrants will be flushed
only once a month, on the 28th.
The mayor reported having tried Is
cases of violations Of city ordinances
of which the cu1prits were found gull
| ty in eleven cases, the other two
being acquitted. Fines totalling S52,
| so were imposed, Of which $3.50 was
paid in cash, and the balance equlVat
ent to % days, was served in work
on the public streets and properties:
A report from the auditor showed
the finances of the city to be as
| follows:
General Fund.
/ July Clash on hand :. IS $3.50
July 31-Receipts from taxes,
| licenses, DEL light and wa
ter bills :. $50. :. 1881
Total ]. - .s447.4t
July 31--Disbursemen for
the month $50. - f6e.4s
I July 81 = OVerdraft, tdue