The Donaldsonville chief., 1915-01-16
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
budget Adopted and 1o-MiII Tax Le-
WED for Curreat Year-Pians
Approved for Drainage Ditch
Along T. 6 r. Right of Way.

DOudluSoHsHie, Lid, JAN. 4, 1919.
A regular meeting of the commis-
sion council was field this day at
$50 p. m. Present: Walter Lem
ann, Frank Milano; absent, W. ].
Leblanc.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of Dec. z, and of the special
meetings of Dec. q and 81, were
read and approved.
A communication from the Burn
side C Donaldsonyille Packet Co.,
relative to the city's delinquency in
payme of the 1913 and 1914 bonus
for crossing of school children, was
read, and on motion, seconded ard
carried the matter was taken un-
der advisement.
On motion of Mr.. Lemann, sec
onded by Mr.. Milano, the following
ordinance was adopted:
Ordinance No. 16, Commission Coun-
Gil Series.
AN ORDINANCE
Approving, ratifying, and adopting
the budget of estimated revenues
and expenditures of the city of
Donaldsonville for the fiscal year
ending December 81, 1915, and
appropriating out of the monies
in the city treasury derived from
licenses, leases, franchises, and
the ten (10) mill tax levied on
all movable and immovable prop
erty in the city of Donaldson
vile for the year 1915, the sums
set forth in said budget of ex-
penditures.
Section /. Be it ordained by
the commission council of theCcity
of Donaldsonville, that the budget
of estimated revenues and expendi-
lures for the fiscal period ending
December 81, 1915, as published in
the official journal of the city of
Donaldsonville for the statutory Pc
riod prior to this meeting, be and
the same is hereby approved, rati-
fled and adopted.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the sums contained and
included in the hid budget of es-
timated RI enue and expenditures
for the fiscs period ending December
81, 1915, or much thereof as may
be necessary for the purposes stated
in said budget, be and the same are
hereby appropriated out of the
monies in the city treasury derived
from licenses, leases, franchises,
etc, and the annual ten t10) mill
tax levied and collected on all NOV
able and immovable property in the
city of Donaldsonville pursuant to
an ordinance adopted at a regular
meeting of the commission council
held November 6, 4 al ~.
Vote being taken. Yeas--W. Lem
ann, Frank Milano; absentee
Blanc.
A committee from the Municipal
Light G Water Commission appear
ed before the council in the interest
of the appropriation to be made by
the city for light and water service
for the year 1915, and the balance
due on the 1914 appropriation The
committee was given the assurance
that the aw@unts due would be
pa on or before April /,
at which I'll ) tt funds win be re-
quired by II sal Commission.
The folio ing >report was then
read;
New Orleans, La, Jan. 2, 1915.
Mr.. Frank Milano, Commissioner of
Streets, Donaldsonville, La.
Dear Sir:-Enclosed herewith you
will please find plan, profile, and es-
Innate Of costs of proposed ditch at
which was complied
by the engineer of the r. & P. r.
R. and myself.
The superintendent and division
engineer of the T. & P. have agreed
% recommend that one-half of the
costs be paid by the railroad. You
should now submit this proposition
to the division engineer, Mr.. Bat
lie, proposing that the railroad do
me work according to plans and spe-
ciilcations outlined and you pay to
them one-half of the total costs
me Dixie Culvert Co. state they
VIII wait a year for a payment on
SO you can have the cul-
serts charged to the city of Donald |
sonVille, being $1270.1O, and pay the
railroad the difference of one-half |
ne total costs.
You should also propose to them
'ome plan as to the maintenance of |
he ditch
Yours very truly,
JAMES S. WEBB,
Civil Engineer.
Esumate of ditch at Donaldson
,Ale, La, along the south side of
he main line of the Texas & Paci-
lc Railroad from st. Patrick street
Q Bay6ts Lafourche:
4AoaFdIlon .. S 675 90 !
julvert connecting bitches at
st. Patrick Street :. =. sos 80
'laclng Of the same and re-
I'LL :. :. E. 100 90 I
'ulvert underneath road at
!, Bayou Lafourche :. H.. 562 90
ia'ing same and refill ;. 40 90
culVerts under branch
), tracks, each Is feet :. 202 80
iacihS same & 80 90
,oAihs ana flooring ditch :. SIT so
braces and sills :. >. >. =. 81 so /
'ost of placing planks In
. oi'ch :. %. :. $50 90 |
per cent for 1ncidentals 295 90
'uperintendence >. g lat 80
iotal =. =. :. :. :. $34O0 90
CulVerts to be Co.. diameter, T.
auge American ingot iron furnished
y Dixie Culvert Co., of New Or
cans, La.
flans and specifications for pro-
used ditch at Donaldsonville along
outh side Of the main line of the
!. q +. R. R. from st. Patrick
treet to Bayou Lafourche:
-; Dl'ch TO have five-foot bottom,
slth a slope Of one-half to one foot /
IuQ grade as per attanhnd rnns;1n