The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-11
CRY COUNCIL I'm SESSION.
Budget Adopted for Current Fiscal
Year and Tax Levied.

the commission council was held TIL
| day at $50 p. M, with Commission
ers Walter Lemann and C. Kline pres
ent. Absent, Frank Milano.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of Sept. II were read and ap
proved.
A letter was read from Hon. Mar
tin Behrman, mayor, of New Orleans
calling the attention of our city's ex
ecutives to the National Farm anc
Live Stock Show to be held in New
Orleans Nov. il to 10, and especially
to Monday, Nov. Is, which has been
set aside as Gulf States Day. On this
day it is designed toSnonor the vari-
GUS communities in the states border
| ing on the Gulf, and to assemble thel1
| patriotic and progressive executives
as representatives thereof. The un-
deriving sentiment is to demonstrate
the interest Of the enterprise and OF
New Orleans in the entire section; to
display to those communities the re-
sources of the entire section as well
as of the city and state, and to fur
Their and foster the spirit of co-opera-
ton which is imperative for the
achievement Of business and civic
prosperity. New Orleans extends a
cordial invitation to her sister cities
to ioin in the celebration that will be
arranged at the National Farm and
Live Stock Show, and it is hoped the
local executives will be accompanied
by large delegations of our leading
citizens, and of their glorious woman
hood.
A letter was read from A. D. Al
derson, director of publicity Of the
Louisiana State Good Roads Associa-
ton, calling attention to the annual
convention to be held in Shreveport
Nov. 8 and 4, and urging that large
delegation of citizens interested in
the good roads movement be sent
from this city to attend the conven-
ton. Mayor Lemann has appointed
the following delegates, who are ear
nestly urged to represent our city on
this occasion: Christian Kline, Kle-
bert A. Aucoin, Sheard Moore, Frank
K. Sims.
A letter was read from Jasmin To-
bias, president of Vigilant Hose Co.
No. 8, petitioning the council to APP
propriate the sum of $40 per month
for the purpose of maintaining a
Waterman and chauffeur on duty day
and night at the truck house of said
company, in order to answer fire
alarms and render the city prompt
service. AS the purchase of the auto
truck now owned by said company
was sanctioned and endorsed by the
city with the distinct understanding
that the city would be relieved of the
expenses heretofore incurred for
horse feed and attendant, the clerk
was instructed to advise the Vigilant
Company that the city cannot make
the appropriation sought, which would
be in the nature of establishing
quasi-paid fire department and giving
that company unfair advantages over
other companies composing the fire
department of the city.
The auditor reported that the as
sessment rolls for the year 1916 had
been completed, showing the total as
sessment to be $629,O70.
On motion Of Mr.. Lemann, second
ed by Mr.. Kline, the following ordi-
nance was adopted:
Ordinance No. 20, C. G. Series:
An ordinance levying tax amounting
in the aggregate to ten mills on
the dollar on the assessed valua-
ton of all property, movable and |
immovable, within the corporate
limits of the city of Donaldson
vile for the year 1916, excepting
such as is expressly exempted |
from taxation by the constitution
of the state.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
commission council of the city of
Donaldsonville, that for the year 1915 /
here is hereby levied tax amounting
n the aggregate to ten mills on the
tollar on the assessed valuation of all
movable and immovable,
within the corporate limits of the city
# Donaldsonville, excepting such as
5 expressly exempted from taxa
ion by the constitution of the state.
IS per assessors rolls for the year
ZIG, deposited in the office of the
eeorder of the parish of Ascension.
md in the Office of the auditor of the
lty of Donaldsonville.
On motion of Mr.. Lemann, second
d by Mr.. Kline, the following ordi-
lance was adopted:
Ordinance No. 80, C. C. Series.
IN ordinance approving, ratifying,
and adopting the budget of es-
tlmated revenues and expendi-
lures of the city of Donaldson
vile for the fiscal period ending
December 81, 1917, and appro-
priating out Of the monies in the
city treasury derived from IL
censes, leases, franchises, and the
ten-mlll tax levied on all movable
and immovable property in the
city Of Donaldsonville for the
year 1916, the sums set forth in
said budget of expenditures.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
council of the city Of
onaldsonville, that the budget Of es-
mated revenues and expenditures
r the fiscal period ending December
!, 1917, as published in the official
urnal of the city of Donaldsonville
r the statutory period prior to this
eetlng, be and the same is hereby