The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-08
To REORGAn|zE POLICE FORCE
Present Guardians of Peace Notified
Services will be Dispensed with
at End OF Current Month-New
Grass Cutting Ordinance.

/ at End OF Current Montf-NeW
Grass Cutting Ordinance.
Donaldsonville, La, Aug. 3, 1914.
A regular meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day at the
mayors office, with commissioners
| Walter Lemann and Frank Milane
| present. Absent, w. J. Leblanc.
| The minutes of the last preceding
| meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. Lemann reported that, in pur
suance ito request of the finance com
missioner, he had conferred with the
officers of the Bank of Ascension rel
alive to negotiating a loan of funds
sufficient to meet the actual and
necessary expenditures of the city
until such time as the taxes for
| the year 1914 would be due and col
| lectible, but was Informed that the
| bank would not advance the amount
requested at this time.
| Owing to the financial condition OF
the city as evidenced by the state
ment of the auditor, and the fact
that the cost Of police service con-
stitutes over one-third of the total
fixed monthly charges, the mayor
said it becomes necessary to reor-
ganize the police force It was
| therefore moved, seconded and car
ried, that the clerk notify all the
present police officers that their ser
vices will be dispensed with at the
end of the current month.
The contract for public printing
having expired, it was moved, sec
onded and carried, that bids be re-
quested from the local printers for
the tWelve-month period ending July
81, 1915.
w. C. Hazlip submitted a proposal
of 1925 for thoroughly repairing and
screening the public market Mr..
Lemann said that in the face of pres
ent conditions it is not feasible for
The city to consider the erection of
"a new and central market, as the
city is too heavily indebted and the
funds for that purpose could not be
procured at this time. He recon-
mended that a special conference be
held some time during the coming
week, when the butchers and all par
ties interested are requested to be
present, and definite steps will be
taken to put the present building in
suitable condition for occupancy.
Upon the recomme ndation Of the
street, commissioner, it was decided
that hereafter garbage and refuse
Shall be collected by the city carts
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday
of each week, and the sanitary In
spector and chief of police were in
.structed to notify all property own
ers or occupants that they shall put
out their garbage and refuse only on
these days, to be gathered up by
the carts, and that failure to COM
ply with this regulation shall subject
the property owner or occupant to
the penalties of the city ordinances.
The inspector and chief of police
were also instructed to notify all
householders to provide suitable
covered receptacles for kitchen Stops
and refuse in accordance with ordi-
nance.
Mr.. Lemann moved the adoption OF
the following ordinance, which mo-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Milano and
carried:
Ordinance No. IL, Commission Coun-
Gil Series:
An ordinance requiring property own
ers to cut and keep cut the grass
and weeds on their premises and
on the sidewalks in front there
Of; to provide for said work be-
ing done by the city in default
of same being done by the prop
erty owner, and making the cost
thereof a first lien ON said prop
erty after the payment of taxes.
Be it ordained by the commission
council of the city Of Donaldsonvllle,
that all persons owning lots in the
city of Donaldsonville shall keep the
grass and weeds thereon cut SO as
not to allow them to grow to a
height exceeding six inches, and al
So to, keep cut the grass and weeds
on the sidewalks in front Of their
premises
Be it further ordained, etc., that
upon the failure of the property own
er to cut said grass and weeds with
in forty-eight hours after being notl-
fled SO to do by the chief of police
or clerk of the council, the city shall
cut said grass and weeds and charge
the cost thereof to the said property
owner.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
"a bill for the cost Of cutting said
grass and weeds shall be rendered by
the city clerk to the property owner
at his last known residence, and a
copy of said bill shall be filed by
the city clerk with the tax collector.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
upon failure of the property owner
to pay said bill within thirty days az
ter rendition, the same shall bear IN
uerest at the rate of five per cent,
and said cost and interest shall OPP
crate as a first lien after taxes up
on the property of the said property
owner and shall be collected by the
tax collector at the same time that