The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-23
s,ec;al Meeting of Police Jury.

Special Meeting of Police Jury.
Donaldsonville, La, June IS, 1917.
At the call of President Newman,
the police jury convened in special
session, with the same members
present and absent as above enumef-
ated.
President Newman stated the pur-
pose Of the meeting was to prepare
a budget of estimated expenditures
for the fiscal year 1918, and TO
transact such other business as may
require attention.
In view of the fact that the proba-
Bile revenues of the parish for the
current year will not be definitely
known until after the assessment rolls
have been finally passed upon anS
accepted by the Board of State a +
fairs, it was decided to postpone the
formulation Of budget until later
date.
Mr.. Landry, offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved by the police jury Of
the parish of Ascension, that the ae-
ton of the board of supervisors OF
the third road district Of the parish
Of Ascension in purchasing a tfac-
ton engine, road grader and road
drag from the Louisiana Road Ma
chinery Co, be ratified and approved,
and that this police jury does hereby
set aside and pledge for the payment
of the cost Of said apparatus, to-WIt,
s1955, a sufficient amount out Of It's
appropriations to said third road
district.
Be it further resolved, that three
certificates Of Indebtedness maturing
on the first day Of May in the years
1918, 1919 and 1920, respectively, be
issued and executed in the following
form, to-Wlt:
Estate of Louisiana, Parish of AS
cension-Know all men by these
presents that the parish Of Ascension,
for value received, hereby acknowl-
edges itself indebted unto and prom
ises to pay to the bearer hereof, on
the first day of May, 191-.-, the sum
Of $66162, in lawful money OF the
United States of America, with in
terest thereon at the rate of five per
cent per a1nuim from date until paid,
payable annually. Both principal and
interest of this certificate are paya-
BILE at the office of the Louisiana Road
Machinery Co., New Orleans, La.
"This certificate is one OF a series
of three certificates aggregating the
principal sum of 1856, all OF like
date and tenor except as to date of
maturity, which are authorized and
issued under valid resolution of the
police jury of the parish of Ascension,
for the purpose of paying for the cost
Of the traction engine, road grader
and road drag purchased by the board
Of supervisors of the third road dis
trict Of the parish of Ascension, state
of Louisiana, and all of which GER
tifcates in principal and interest are
secured by pledge of this police jury
Of the appropriations made by it to
said road district. Said certificates
are hereby signed by the president
and clerk of this police<jury and the
president of the board Of supervisors
of said road district, and bear the
seal of the parish of Ascension and
are dated at Donaldsonville, La, this
18th day of June, 1917. Said GER
tihcates have been further authorized
by virtue of a resolution Of the board
of supervisors Of the third road dis
trict Of the parish of Ascension"
On motion of Mr.. Landry, second
ed by Mr.. Newman, the resolution
was adopted, roll-call resulting in a
vote of 8 yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Reuss offered resolution ap-
propriating 5000, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, for the purpose
of repairing the bridge across Bayou
Manchac at Hope Villa. The reso-
luton was seconded by Mr.. Landry,
and on roll-call adopted by vote of
5 yeas and no nays.
On motion Of Mr.. Nargassans, sec
onded by Mr.. Cambre and unanimous
ly adopted, the sum of $1,000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
was appropriated to build bridge
across Lake4n the eighth ward.
Mr.. Cambre offered resolution
appropriating $500, or as much there
Of as may be necessary, for the build
ing of a bridge across Bayou Pierre
(water hole). The resolution was
seconded by Mr.. Reuss, and on roll
call adopted by vote Of 8 yeas and
no nays.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Newman:
Be it resolved by the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, that this body do offer
fer sale on the 18th day of June, 1917. the
forty (40l bonds aggregating $4,000 al
parish of Ascension; that the president of
this body be authorized and instructed to
publish notice in the official journal of the
parish OF Ascension FOR the period Of fifteen
of the fact that such bonds will be offered
for sale that date, and that sealed bids
will be received for the same. and that on
said date this body will, in open session,
open said bida thus received and formally
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