The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-02-07
POLICE JURY MEETING.
Contractor Called Upon to State In
tention with Reference to Car
rying Out Contract for Roads in
First District.

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First District.
Donaldsonville, La, Jan 20, 1918.
] The police jury of the parish Of
Ascension met this day at the court
! house, III regular session, and was
called to order at 11:3O O'Clock a
m. Present-Adolphe Meter, presi
dent, third ward; Kari G. Spain, first
ward; J. NJ. Curse, Jr., second ward
L. w. Ar1nitage, fifth ward; Leon
New man, sixth ward; C. N. Gautreau
seventh ward; q. J. Causey, eighth
ward Absent-C. H. Landry, fourth
ward
The minutes of the last regular meet
/ ing, and those of the special meet
ing of December 8, 1913, were read,
approved and signed.
The following communication was
received:
DonaldsonVille, La, Nov. 20, 1918.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish Of Ascension, Louisiana.
Gentlemen-We, the committee of
the First Road District of the parish
of Ascension, appointed by your hon
orable body to receive bids for the
construction Of gravel roads in said
road district, do hereby submit the
following resolutions as our report
thereon:
Be it resolved, that this committee
does hereby recommend to the police
jury of the parish of Ascension, Lou
isiana, that the bid OF L. P. Sawyer,
of Shreveport, La, proposing to build
the system Of roads in said district
at the price and sum of two thousand
seven hundred and ninety-five ($2795)
dollars per mile, FOR approximately
nineteen miles, be accented, and that
the president of the police jury of
the parish of Ascension be authorized
to enter into a contract with the
said L. P. Sawyer for the construc-
ton OF said roads according to the
pans and specifications of said bid.
The said president of the police jury
to be authorized to enter into
contract for as many miles as may
be constructed for the amount avail
able by the said First Road District.
Be it further resoh ed, that NJ. H.
Richardson, formerly Of the State
Highway Department, be and he is
hereby recommended to the police
jury for appointment as engineer in
charge of said road, at a salary not
TO exceed the sum of one hundred
and twenty-five (s12JD dollars per
month. Respectfully submitted,
FIRST ROAD DISTRICT COMMIT
TEE,
By c. C. WEBER, Secretary.
District Attorney P. H. Gilbert re-
ported that he would in a few days
forward to the secretary of the Jury
the necessary ordinances for the pur-
pose Of 1iquidating the parish indebt-
edness.
Mr.. Curse offered the following
resolutions:
Be it resolved, that the secretary
treasurer of the police jury of the
parish of Ascension be and he is
hereby directed to advertise in the
official journal CT the parish, fer a
period of fifteen days, for bids for
the letting out of the parish funds to
be deposited in one CT the banks Of
the city Of Donaldsonville. The sue
eessful bidder for the said funds to
furnish bond and security in the sum
of ten thousand $50, 0001 dollars, con
ditioned according to law. Said bids
TO be received by the police jury at
it's next regular meeting to be held
Wednesday, March II, 1914. All bids
shall be sealed and endorsed on the
envelope "Fiscal Agency Bid and
shall be addressed to the police jury
of the parish of Ascension.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Newman, and on roll-call adopted
by vote of yeas and no nays;
absent, Landry.
Mr.. Newman offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the secretary
of the police jury be and he is hereby
directed to communicate at once with
l.. 2. Sawyer, road contractor, of
Shreveport, La, and ascertain from
him when he intends to sign the
contract and give bond for the con-
stTuction Of the gravel roads in the
First Road District of Ascension; that
Mr.. Sawyer be requested to give this
resolution his immediate attention,
and reply within the earliest possible
time.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Spahr and unanimously adopted.
The jury adjourned.
G.. G.. WEBER Clerk