The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-03-18
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Steps Taken to Continue Tick Erad;-
cation Campaign in Parish.

COMMISSIONING, Lid, March s, 1916.
The police jury of the parish OF
Ascension met this day in regular ses-
sion, at the courthouse, and was call
ed to order at II 80 O'Clock a. m.
Present-Adolphe Meter, president,
third ward; Felix Acosta. second
ward; c. II. Landry, fourth ward +.
w. Armitage, fifth ward; Leon New
man, sixth ward; C. N. Gautreau.
seventh ward; 2. J. Causey, eighth
ward Absent-Geo. B. Reuss, first
ward.
| The minutes Of the last preceding
meeting were read, approved and
signed
DR.. E. p. Flower, secretary of the
Louisiana Live Stock and Sanitary
Board, and Dr. Smith, federal in
spector in charge of tick eradication
in Louisiana, appeared before the
jury in the interest. of taking the
proper measures for the eradication
of cattle ticks in the parish. The
doctors stated that of the watts now in
use in the parish, there were several
in need of repairs, which should be
| attended to at once, and the jury
should take such steps as may be re-
| CURED looking to the appointment of
| tick eradicators throughout the par
ish, in order that compulsory dipping
can be enforced all over the parish. A
general and lengthy discussion of the
matter was INDUCED in, whereupon
Mr.. Armitage offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that committee of
five members of the police jury be
appointed by the president, the du-
ties of which. committee shall con-
| sist of determining the cost to be en-
tailed in making the necessary re-
pairs to all watts in the parish; to de-
terlnine the cost of maintaining them
throughout the dipping season; to as
certain the cost of obtaining the SER
vices of two good men to be appoint.
ed by the jury to act as dipping in
spectors, and to recommend for APP
pointment to this jury the names of
said inspectors; that said committee
be further authorized and empowered
to take any and all steps regulating
the dipping watts of the parish and all
matters pertaining thereto, and that
said committee cooperate with DR..
Mcdonald, the federal Inspector in
charge of the dipping of cattle in this
parish.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Landry, and on roll-call adopted
by vote of z yeas and no nays.
President Meter appointed as said
committee Jurors Armitage, Landry,
Acosta, Causey and Newman,
A petition was filed by Juror New
man, signed by the property owners
| of Road District No 2, requesting
the appointment Of DR.. D. G. Rrum
field, DR.. W. 2. Miles, and Messrs.
Jos. Picard, J. N, Delaune and Leon
Newman as members of the board of
supervisors OF. said road district.
A petition also signed by property
owners of Road District No. was
filed, requesting the appointment of
l.. S. EasterlYsas member of the
hoard of supervisors Of said road dis
trict, in place of Jos. Picard.
Al discussion of the law relating to
1.-THE appointment of the members of
this board Wasaindulged in, as well as
other matters pertaining thereto,
latter which Mr.. Landry offered the
following resolptio1a B
| Be it resolved, chat action ON the
two petitions requesting the appoint
Iment Of the members of the board OF
supervisors Of Road District No. be
deferred until the next regular meet
ing of the police jury, or to a special
meeting that may be called for the
purpose Of acting thereon.
/ Be it resolved further, that the
parties interested in the appointment
Of the members Of said board be re-
quested to submit to this jury new
tpetitions making recommendations fol
such appointments, and each OF said
petitions shall be duly certified by
the assessor Of the parish showing the
percentage Of property owners OF
Isaid road district signing the same
rs well as said signers being property
owners of said district. Said petl.
tons to be acted upon. at said regu
lar or special meeting.
/ The resolution was seconded By
Mr.. Gautreau, and on roll-caH adopt
ed by a vote Of yeas and no nays
/ Mr.. Acosta offered the following
resolution;
/ Be il resolved, that the parish
| treasurer be and he is hereby author
3 lied to pay on account of the nott
/ for the sum Of nine thousand dollars
i held by the Bank of Ascension, Don
aldsonville, La, and due March 9
4 1916. the sum of twenty-five hun
I dred dollars.
Il Be it further resolved, that salt
parish treasurer be and he is hereb.
: authorized to extend said reduce'
note for the sum of sixty-fiye hun
bred dollars for period of sixty day
from March 8, 1916.
The resolution was seconded by MI
Causey, and on roll-call adopted b
a vote Of Z yeas and no nays.
The jury adjourned.
G. G. WEBER, Clerk.
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