The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-09-20
Donaldsonville, La. Sept. 10. 1913.

Adolphe Netters president, tnlfd
ward: Karl Spahr, first ward; j. NJ.
Ourso, Jr., second ward; c. H. Lam
dry, fourth ward; L. w. Armitage,
fifth ward; Leon Newman, sixth
ward; C. N. Gautreau, seventh ward;
q. J. Causey, eighth ward.
The minutes Of the regular meeting
of July 9, 1913, the adjourned regular
meeting OF July %, 1913, and the
special meeting of Aug. u. 1913.
were read. approved and signed.
The following communications and
petitions were read and received:
Hope Villa, La, Aug. 2, 1913.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury Of
Ascension Parish:
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned
taxpayers and citizens, do hereby
petition your honorable body to re-
scind your action Of July %, striking
from your budget the amount of $3.50
Which was appropriated for the main
tenance of an L. S. u. cadet for
1884.
Considering the fact that this val
liable appropriation given by the peo-
pie Of this parish has been and will
be an incentive to our young men
and that the continuation of same
would be valuable investment
which would undoubtedly develop
worthy men who could not otherwise
obtain a high education as our for
mer beneficiaries have, we hope your
honorable body will grant this.
duly signed).
Donaldsonyille, La, Aug. 90, 1913.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish OF Ascension:
Gentlemen:-We. your committee
appointed to hold competitive exam
ination for the purpose OF selecting
a beneficiary student to the State
Normal School, do herewith make
this our report. The applicants were
Misses Rosina Singer and Frances
Proffitt, and the following are the
averages as compiled by each mem.
ber of the committee separately:
BY Mr.. Rusca IIss roffffifttt u
lit, Miss Singer Is 2-7. -.
BY Mr.. Vickers-Miss Proffitt "a
2-7, Miss Singer 73 1T.
By Mr.. Weber-Miss Proffitt q
5-7, Miss Singer So.
Miss Proffitt having received the
highest general average by each
member of your committee, we there
fore unanimously recommend that
the scholarship to the State Normal
Respectfully submitted,
School be awarded to her.
r. S. VICKERS,
C. C. WEBER,
J. L. RUsCA,
| Committee.
Palisades, Colo, Aug. IA, 1918.
To the Members of the Police Jury
and the People of Ascension Par
ish;
| / wish to thank all for the great
| good that I have gotten by the act
which the parish does by sending
and providing for needy student al
the State University. II is certainly
one of the best things the parish
| does, ana every citizen sffeaaaa ~ en-.
| courage this, and also have the needy
boys try in the competitive examina
ton that is held every four years
Any boy who is ambitious should
take the examination, for 8 college
education is one thing that is sure
to be profitable.
] again thank the noble people Of
Ascension fer what they have done
for me, and hope they will continue
4 to send to the Louisiana State Uni
yersity a beneficiary cadet from the
parish of Ascension. Sincerely,
u. A. TADDIKEN.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
/ Parish Of Ascension:
| We, the undersigned property tax
payers Of the New River Drainage
District, do hereby petition your hon
orable body for appointment on salt
New River Drainage Board the fol
lowing two resident taxpayers of salt
district, namely, Armand NJ. Mar
chand, to fill vacancy on said board
and J.. German Nargassans, term ex
plred. tDuly signed).
Ascension Parish, Sept. s, 1918.
To the Honorable Members of tn
Police Jury of the Parish of AS
4 ~ cenSIOH.
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigne
property taxpayers of the New Rive
Drainage District, respectfully pet
ton your honorable body to appoin
Alexis r. Landry, Of DutehtoWn, La
a member OF the board OF commits
sioners of the New River Drainag
District. vice a, U. Babin, term ez
pired. Mr.. Landry is assessed TO
nroperty to the value OF 5000. as
| evidenced by the assessment rolls G
the parish of Ascension, and tn
said property is situated within tn
confines of the New River Drainag
i District (Duly signedl.
To the Honorable Police Jury of tn
Parish of Ascension
We, the undersigned property owl
ers, residing and domiciled in tn
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, in th
!, territory embraced within the limit
| of the New River Drainage Distrit
!, of the parish of Ascension, organize
s and create by the police jury of tn
i parish OF Ascension, Louisiana, 9
Aug. 8, 1910, and each OF us duly a
: sessed ON the assessment rolls Of Il
/ parish OF Ascension, La, for pro
sIerty situated within said district,
{ | the amount and acreage hereinaft
Z set OUT opposite our signatures her
to, do respectfully petition q