The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-22
DIPPING MADE COMPULSORY.


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Donaldsonville, La, April 10, 1916.
The police jury Of the parish Of As
cension met this day in special ses-
sion, and was called to order at / | 80
o'clock a. m. Present-Adolphe Net
ter,-president, third ward; Geo. B.
Refss, first ward; Felix Acosta, seq
ond ward C. n. Landry, fourth ward
L. w. Armitage, fifth ward; Leon
Newman, sixth ward; c.. N. Gautreau,
seventh ward; q j. Causey, eighth
ward.
President Meter stated that the OBJ
ject of this special meeting was for
the purpose Of appointing dipping
vat inspectors and members of the
board of supervisors of Road District
No. 2, and for the consideration OF
such other matters as may come be-
fore the jury.
Mr.. Gautreau called the jury's at
tention to the assessment of the As
cension Red Cypress Company for
lumber on yards, Wnich he stated was
given as 100000 feet for last year.
From partial investigation made by
him he had learned that the company
had on their yards in the neighbor-
hood of SIS, 900, 900 feet, and he stated
that in his opinion the jury should
take some steps to ascertain the ex-
act number of millions of feet OF
lumber the company really had on
their yards. In this connection the
assessor was called upon to exhibit
the listing as filed by that company
for the year 1916, and Deputy As
SCISSOR u. l.. Rodriguez produced the
same, which showed the assessment
for the year 1916 would be 29,0OO,-
UUU feet. After a discussion OF the
subject it was decided to again take
up the matter at the next regular
meeting Of the jury.
The question of making the dip
ping of cattle compulsory throughout
the entire parish was taken up and
discussed. Mr.. Gautreau stated that
before going too far in this direction,
the jury should consider the fact that
the people of the lower section Of his
ward were not prepared for the en-
actment of such an ordinance, on
account of New River being dredged
ana al o. the orlages peihg removed rem, :.
making u al 1l iof .he people "
get thelf cattie 20 the dipping vae ~,
Gated az sam b BARN 5. a genera t'i
whereupon Mr.. Newman offered the
following resolution:
Be it resolved, that a sufficient
amount be and the same is hereby
~ py LAS ponce july ~
nulid an aaaltlonal var at Sue on
the east sue q tne river 70 "
selectea oy commitoee 20 pc ap-
pointed ny the jury, Wl1lch commit laa
tee shaii pe composed OF Jurors oau-
sey and Gautreau.
Inc fesoinIlon was seconded py Mf.
Landry, ! ana on roh-cail aaoptea oy q
vote OF . yeas ana no nays.
cow no;4taa an nd. 5;nn;ng v s annointad
at tho last naatino IF tha i,1rv had
agreed not to recommend to the jury
the appointment Of dipping vat IN
spectors, but to leave their appoint
nnent entirely to the jury; that upon
the advice Of DR.. Mcdonald, federal
inspector in charge of dipping in the
parish, he had. after consulting with
Juror Gautreau, made temporary
appointment for the east side Of the
river of Robert Jones and Cleveland
DeLaune. who were to be paid for
their services at the rate of $50 per
month, for the time served by them.
Mr.. Newman requested that his. ac-
ton be approved and ratified by the
Jury.
Mr.. Causey, also Of the dipping
vat committee. reported. as mem
Der of the same, that in accordance
with the resolution Of the jury he
had done the work of repairing the
watts assigned to him, but immediate
~ thereafter became i'll, and was I'M
able to attend any further meetings
of the committee.
Mr. I landry offered the following
:. ,.a ~ u fanao;a.
renorts Of Jurors Newman and eau.
sey be and the same are hereby rati-
fed, approved and made the action Of
this jury.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Gautreau, and on roll-call adopt
ed by vote OF . yeas and no nays.
The dipping vat committee then
conferred, and on returning to the
Jury room recommended the appoint,
ment OF Messrs. Albert Muller and
Robert Jones as dipping vat inspectors
Tor the east side OF the Il river
MI. Newman offered the