The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-27
DonaldsonviIle, La, May 10, 1915

sion met this day III regular sessAoAss II : :
the courthouse. and called 70 order at
ii 80 %, clock a. 5sPresentT--Adelphe Net
ter president, third ward; Geo. p. heass'
first ward. Felix Acosta, second WARD; Y.
H. Landry, fourth ward L. W. Armitage,
fifth ward: Leon Newman. sixth ward. ADJ
sent-C. N. Gautreau, seventh ward s .. ts'
Causey, eighth ward.
The minutes of the regular meeting OF
March s. 1916. were read. approved ana
signed.
April 10, 1915. were read, approves ana
signed.
The minutes of the special meeting Of
May A, 1916. were read, approved ana
signed.
| The finance committee submitted the foi-
lowing report of the finances of the parish
for the ten months period of the fiscal year
extending from July l, 1915. to May l,#lsl6
published elseWherel
Dr. M cDonaId, federal inspector in charge
of dipping watts in the parish appeared be-
fore the jury to read q letter from has de-
partment which requested that he inquire
from the jury to whether ITS acton an
repeating the compulsory dipping ordnance
on the east bank of the river was final, and
permanent, The secretary was directed 70
furnish him with copy Of the minutes OF
the police Jury Of April 19, 1916, which con-
tanned the action of the jury upon that sub
jeet.
The following petition was read and re-
caived:
We, the undersigned citizens of Ascen-
sion parish do hereby petition the honor
able police jury Of the parish OF Ascension
to contribute one-third of the cost of a
dipping vat to be located on Bayou Manchac,
and to be used jointly by the people of the
three parishes, Iberyille, East Baton Rouge
and Ascension; and we do agree who are
interested in the vat to do the hauling for
the same. Iberville and East Baton Rouge
agree to give one-third t1-3l the cost OF the
vat Respectfully,
Signed: H. V. Nickens, A. A. Mcknight,
Eg. C.. M cGrory, Il. E. Webb, Mrs. A. q. Ba-
bin, Clarence Babin, Leroy Babin. Paul Ba-
bin, A. King, F. E. Kleinpeter, E. Braud. c.
NJ. Kleinpeter, j. F. Stampley, O. E. Webb.
Mr. Newman offered the following resoiu-
ton.
Be it resolved, that the of thirty
dollars be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated5 to cover third of the cost of the
above dipping vat. Said amount to repre-
sent the entire portion of the cost of said
vat due by This parish.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.. Acos-
ia, and on roll-call adopted by vote OF
six yeas and no nays.
Thezsecretary was directed to notify II. T..
Noel TO at once comply with his bond by
replacing the gravel road in the same con-
dition it was prior. to placing sipnon
through it.
Supt Broussard, who was present with
the entire membership of the school board,
appeared before the jury, stating that on
account of the failure to receive the fali
state appropriation, the board was without
sufficient funds to complete the full nine
months high school term. He requested
that the jury make the board q further adj
vance of one thousand dollars to enable the
high schools to complete their sessions with
an additional two weeks term in order that
the seniors may be properly graduated
President Stuart and other members of the
board suggested that the appropriation be
made as an advance TO the board, and that
IL - .arn lN
from the state current school fund, the said
amount SO advanced this day be charged
against the parish public school approprls-
ton for the fiscal year 519f6-191T; where
upon Mr.. Reuss offered the following resoln-
ton:
Whereas the school board of the parish
Of Ascension, by reason of deficiency in its
revenues caused by the board not receiving
an amount sufficient from the state current
fund to enablesit to run its full course Of
nine months, Is in need of funds to coma
spIete the sessions of its high schools with an
additional two week. period L therefore, be lt
Resolved, by the police jury ofathe parish
of Ascension. that this Jury advance#to the
said school board an additional one thou
sand dollars, with the provision and under
standing that should said school board re-
ceive and collect said amount from the
state current school fund said amount will
be refunded to this police jury; provided.
that should said amount not be collected
from the state by said school board, then,
with the understanding and agreement with
the said school board, which is present at
this meeting said amount of one thou
sand dollars shall be charged to the public
school appropriation to be made by the po-
lice jury of this parish for the fiscal year
I91G-1917.
Be it further resolved. that in view of the
parish not having in its treasury at this
time sufficient funds with which to- make
said advance herein provided for. the A.
nance committee of the police jury Of this
parish be and it is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue. for and on behalf OF
this jury, a certificate of Indebtedness for
the said sum of thousand dollars, and
to borrow said amount from the Bank of
Ascension. of Donaldsonyilie, La. Said cer-
tificate to be made payable to the order Of
the Bank of Ascension before Feb
S. 1917, and shall bear interest at the rate
of eight per cent per annum from date of
its maturity.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.. Ar
mitage, and roll-eall adopted by vote
of six yeas and no nays Absent-Gausey,
Gautreau.
The question OF the assessments OF the
lumber companies being brought TO the
attention of the jury, Mr.. Reuss offered the
following resolution:
Be it resolved by the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, that
a competent man be appointed by the jury
for the purpose of visiting the lumber yards
of the Ascension Red Cypress Company, at
McElroy. and the 0pdenweyer Cypress Com :.
pany, at Sorrento, and measuring all timber
and lumber on the yards of said cypress
companies, with view of aseertaining for
this jury the correct number of millions of
feet of lumber on said yards, for the purpose
of assessment by this parish; and
Be it further resolved. that j. c. Smoot
be and he is hereby appointed and desig-
mated as the agent of the police jury of
this parish for the purpose of measuring all
lumber the yards of the Ascension Red
Cypress Company and the OpdenWeyer Cy-
press Company; and
Be it further resolved, that this rssolu-
tion shall be Mr.. Shoots authority to pre-
sent to said cypress companies for the puf-
poses which he is hereby appointed.s
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Newman, and on rol-call adopted by vote
of six yeas and no nays.
MIR. Reuss called the attention of the jury
to the fact that for two years the parish has
not received its proportion of the amount de-.
rived irons the sale of the Port Vincent
ferry franchise, which was sold jointly by
this police jury and the jury OF the parish
OF Livingston. and offered the following reso-I
1utien:
Be it resolved. that the parish treasurer
be and he is hereby directed to hire an an
tomobile to go to the parish Of Living ston
for the purpose of endeavoring to collect the
amount due this parish for its proportion
of the Observation-Disclosures Port Vincent
ferry franchise.
The resolution was seconded BY Mr.. Acos-
ia, and on roll-cali adopted by a vote Of six
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Newman offered the following resolu-
ton:
Be it resolved by the police jury of the
parish of Ascension. that the sum of six
hundred and fifteen dollars be and the same
is hereby advanced to Road District No. 2
of this parish, the same to be in the nature
of q loan to be refunded to this parish upon
the sale by said road district Of its bond
issues and
4 Be it further resolved, that in view Of the
police jury not having sufficient funds in