The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-13
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pal Lawma sers-Bayou Lafourche
Toll Bridge to be Made Free
Financial Report for January.
DonaldsonvilIe, La, Feb. /, 1915.
A regular meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day at Z
O'Clock p. M, all commissioners be.
ing present.
Reading of the minutes of the
regular meeting held January Z was
dispensed with.
G. G. Weber, secretary of the po-
lice jury of the parish of Ascension,
being present at the meeting, stated
that the police jury, at it's last reg
Eular session, had passed a resolu-
ton making the toll bridge across
Bayou Lafourche free from tolEs pro-
vided the city would pass a similar
resolution. On motion, seconded and
carried, the following resolution was
therefore adopted
Be it resolved, that from and af-
ter the expiration Of the lease of
the foot-bridge over Bayou Lafourcne
at DonaldsonyiIle on March %, 1875,
said bridge be and the same is here
by made a free bridge, in order to
enable all passengers and vehicles
to cross said bridge free of charge.
Be it further resolved, that a
thorough examination of the bridge
be- made at once by a competent per
son at the joint expense of the po-
lice jury and city of DonaIdsonviIIe
to ascertain the physical condition
Of the bridge, said person to make
report thereof TO both bodies
Vote being taken, the result was:
Yeas-Walter Lemann, w. J. Le-
Blanc, Frank Milano; nays, none.
On motion, seconded and carried,
the following ordinance was adopted:
Ordinance No. II, Commission Coun-
Gil Series
An ordinance regulating the speed
at which automobiles, motor cars,
motor trucks, and other motor
vehicles, buggies, wagons, and
other vehicles, shall drive while
crossing the public bridge span
ming Bayou Lafourche, and pro-
yiding a penalty for violation
thereof.
Section l Be it ordained by the
commission council of the city of
Donaldsonville, that it shall be un-
lawful for automobiles, motor cars,
motor trucks, and other motor-driven
vehicles to drive at a greater speed
than four miles an hour while cross
ing the public bridge spanning Ba-
you LRfourche.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that it shall be unlawful for
wagons, hacks, trucks, carriages,
buggies, sulkies, and other horse
drawn vehicles to drive at a. greater
speed than walk while crossing
the public bridge spanning Bayou
Lafourche.
Section g. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the penalty for the viola
ton off any provision of this ordi-
nance shall be a fine of not more
than $50 or Imprisonment for a pc
Rod not exceeding thirty days.
A vote being taken, resulted as
follows: Yeas Walter Lemann, W..
J. Leblanc, Frank Mi1ano; nays,
none
TIE clerk read the following state
ment of receipts and disbursements
for the, month of January:
General Fund.
Receipts:
Jan. Cash on hand IS COL 70.
jan Cash from market
lessee ITO ~
Jan. 18--Cash from bridge
lessee SO AZ
Jan. 31-Fines from mayors
court for month . So 90
Jan. 31-Taxes and licenses
COLLECTOR 9115 80
Total .$9916 So
Disbursements:
Jan. 6-R N Robertson IS 70 so
Jan. 9-DonaIdsonYiIIe Chief Al 90
Jan. 9-Jos. T. Cafiero. 2 80
Jan. 12-Transferred to GER
tificate redemption
fund s.. 4157 IL
Jan. 12-Mayor's order for
charity "a
Jan. 15-W. G.. Hazlip 10 90
Jan. 15-Cert. of Indebtedness
and interest 106 81
Jan. 15--Cert. of Indebtedness
and interest 218 81
Jan. 15-Cert. of Indebtedness
and interest 666 So
Jan. 15-Cert of Indebtedness
and interest 1ss rs
Jan. 16-Cumberland T. e T.
Co. 3 30
Jan. 1S-Expressage on eerti-
ficates of ind IS
Jan. 20-Cert of Indebtedness
and interest 8, LOG 81
Jan. 2o-Stamps -. SO
Jan. 20-Mayor's order for
charity 1 90
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