The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
POLICE JURY MEET ING.
State Highway Department Asked For
Monetary Aid Toward Construction
of Proposed Gravel Roads in First
Dlstret-St. Elmo Endorsed as Site
for Southern University.
for Southern Univ

order at 1870 o'clock a. m. Present
Adolphe Meter. president. third ward
dry, fourth ward; L, w. Armitage. fifth
ward; Leon Newman. sixth ward; C. n
Gautreau, seventh ward. Absent. NJ
Curse, Jr-, second ward; q. J. Causey
/ eighth ward.
/ President Meter stated the object O
ted purposes only:
/ |. To petition the highway department
of the Board Of State Engineers fol
monetary aid under Act 4s of 1910; t.
gravel roads on the west bank of ths
river from lberville line to the st. james
line, and from Donaldsonyille to the AS.
sumption line on both sides of Bayo,
! Lafourche, all of said roads situated
| within the first road district, and make
the necessary arrangements and appro-
priation for said survey
/ 2. For the purpose of considering the
/ appropriations made for the benefit OF
| the Smoke Bend and Dutchtown schools
ficates of Indebtedness for said appro-
priations, if found practicable under the
/ law.
3. For the appointment Of two mem
the New R1ver Drainage District of the
parish of Ascension, vice J. German
Nargassans and A. U. Babin, whose
terms have expired.
Mr.. Newman offered the following res.
spahr, and on .roll-cau adopted by q
vote of six yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, that the resolutions
adopted by this police jury on Wednes-
day, July 9, 1913. appropriating the sum
made payable Jan. l, 1914, and Jan. /,
/ 1915, in two equal installments; and
the sum Of $1,000 to the Smoke Bend
school. payable Jan. i, 1914, and Jan. /.
1915, in two equal instaliments, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
/ Mr.. Newman offered the following res.
| olution:
/ Be it resolved. that the sum of $1,000
be and the same is hereby appropria ted
for the purpose of assisting in the pur-
chasing Of a site and construction OF
a building for the Smoke Bend school;
| that the said appropriation be divided
into two equal instailments of $500 each,
payable March Is. 1914, and March LIZ,
| 1915, and said amounts are hereby made
payable out OF any funds available at
| the date of maturity.
| Be it further resolved, that the fl
nance committee of the police jury be
and 1t is hereby authorized to issue two
certificates of Indebtedness, each for
! Is, 1914, and March is, 1915. in favor
| of the school board Of the parish of
| Ascension, to cover said appropriation
| hereinesglade; said certificates to be
/
| may be available in the parish treas
ury at the dates of their maturities,
| and to bear interest at the rate OF six
per cent per annum from date OF their
maturities.
! The resolution was seconded by Mr..
| Spahr, and on roll-call adopted by the
following vote: Yeas-Spahr, Meter,
Landry. Armitage, Newman, Gautreau
absent-Oursos Causey: nays-0.
Mr.. Gautreau offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of $3.50
| be and the same is hereby appropriated
| for the purpose of assisting in the COM
pletion and equipment of the Dutchtown
| high school; that the said appropriation
| be divided into two equal installments OF
/ 1915 each. payable March 15. 1914, and
March Is. 1915, and said amounts are
! hereby made payable out of any funds
available at the date of maturity.
| Be it further resolved, that the fl
nance committee OF the police jury be
and 1t is hereby authorized to issue two
certificates Of Indebtedness, each for
1 the sum of 1916, due respectively March
| IL, 1914, and March Is, 1915, in favor of
sion. to cover said appropriation here
| in made: said certificates to be made
payable out Of any funds that may be
available in the parish treasury at the
dates of their maturities, and to bear
interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum from date of their maturities.
| The resolution was seconded by Mr..
| Landry, and on roll-call adopted by the
following vote: Ysas-spahrs Meter,
nays-0; Eabsent-Ourso, Causey.
| Mr.. Landry offered the following res
olution:
| Resolved, that the police jury of As
| cension parish, in special session, petit
| ton the highway department of the
| Board of State Engineers for monetary
state aid under the provisions of Act
| 49 of 1910 for the construction of the
| following named highways: From Iber-
| vile parish line to st. James parish
line, west bank of river, and from Dom
jacksonville to Assumption parish line,
| both sides of Bayou Lafourche, o.s-
tance of about 25 miles.
Be it further resolved, that whereas
the highway department OF the Board
| of State Engineers have signified their
intention to come and make said survey,
provided all expenses except the salary
| of the engineer is paid, therefore
Be it further resolved, that the presi-
| thorizs5s to notify the highway depart
ment of the Board OF State Engineers
that all expenses approved by the en-
gineer making the survey will be paid
by the police jury Of Ascension PARISH,
and that. the said president be and is
hereby authorized to draw on the par
ish treasurer for the payment of all
said claims approved by the State
Highway Engineer.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Armitage. and on roll-can adopted by
the following vote: Yeas-spahr, Net
ter, Landry. Arnitage, Newman, eau
treau; nays-0; absent-Ourso Causey
On motion of Mr.. Newman. seconded
Dy Mr. Gautreau and adopted. action on
the two petitions Of the taxpayers of
the New River Drainage District Of the
parish OF Ascension, recommending the
appointment of Messrs. J. German Mar
gassans and Armand NJ. Marchand as
members of said board to fill the two
vacancies thereon, was deferred.
Mayor Walter Lenann, of the city of
Donaldsonville. was before the jury and
stated that while the jury was called to
meet for the special purposes herein emu
merated, he wanted to call the body s
attention to the opportunity the parish
had In securing the site at st. Elmo for
the Southern University for coIored peo-
pie, and that as the jury was but called
upon to express their approval of the
securing OF that institution, he considered
the jury could act on the matter. He
pointed out the advantages to the town
and parish In the event the institution
was located in this parish, after which
Mr: Armitage offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas. 1t has come to the attention
OF the police jury Of the parish of AS
fifth ward of this parish mas been Of
fered to the trustees Of the Southern
University; and
Whereas, in the opinion of this body
the site proposed Is an ideal one for the
location of this coIored school on ac-
count of its accessibility. its unlimited
water supply. its fertile soil capable of
producing cotton, corn. cane, rice, les
pedeza, strawberries, figs and truck OF
all kinds, its location in the centre of