The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-17
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Much Business Transacted at Meeting
Of Parish Soions.

&c,
The police jury of the parish OF
Ascension met this day IN regular
session. at the courthouse, and was
called to order at l 1880 O'Clock a. m.
Present-Leon Newman, sixth WARD
George B. Reuss, first ward; Joseph
7 Falcon, second ward; Jasm1n To-
has. third ward; C. H. Landry, fourth
ward: L.. w. Armitage, fifth ward I;
Ben. L. Cambre, eighth ward Ao-
semitic. Nargassans, seventh Wafd;
Absent by reason Of being enJolned
from serving by order OF court-1os-
eph Gonzales, seventh ward; Il. u.
Dixon, eighth ward. :,
The minutes of the last preceding
meeting were read, approved ana
signed. od
Several communications were feao
and received. iii
reference to the building OF bridge
across Bayou Manchac at Hope Villa,
in the eighth ward Of the parish. A T.
fer a general discussion OF the SUP
iect. Mr.. Landry offered the follow
ing resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum OF
$4,000 or as much thereof as may be
necessary be appropriated by the po-
lice iurv to cover the parish OF AS
cension's contribution toward the cost
of building a bridge across Bayou
Manchac at Hope Villa, in the elghtn
ward of said parish, of which amount
the sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for said purpose at meeting OF the
nolice iury held January 10, 1917, as
the share of the cost OF SAID orluge
to be borne by Ascension parish; the
remaining $4,000 to be PROVIDED Dy
| the board of supervisors OF Road DIS
trict No. 2 of the parish of ASCENSION
which board. at its first meeting al
ter this date, shall be required to
make due provision for refundlng SAID
amount of $4,000 to the police jury
The resolution was seconded by
Mr., Tobias, and on roll-call adopted
bv vote of 7 yeas and no nays.
The following resolution was OF
fered by Mr.. Landry:
Be it resolved, that the highway
department of the Board OF State En-
pineers be requested to at once adj
vertise for bids for the construction
Of bridge across Bayou Manchac at
Hope Villa, in the eighth ward OF
Ascension parish, according TO plans
and specifications to be prepared Di
said department, in accordance with
law. ~
Reuss. and on roll-call .Adopted by
vote of 7 yeas and no Jays.
Mr.. Newman sugg ted that the
a revenue derived from pc sale OF IL
: censes to automobile owners of As
! cension parish, as collected by the
D secretary of state, be divided equally
0 between the first and second road dls
tricts of the parish. Whereupon Mr
y Tandrv offered the following resolu
/ ton:
8 Be it resolved, that the funds re
. ceived by the parish of Ascension
from the secretary of state OF Loulsi
0 ana, representing the revenue oe
< rived from the sale of licenses to au
tomobile owners of the parish, be an'
Q are hereby dedicated to the mamie
y nance Of the gravel roads in the hrs
i and second road districts of the par
Q ish. and that the same be divided be
y tween said road districts in the pro
/ portion of one-half to each district.
z The resolution was seconded b.
y Mr.. Tobias, and on roll-call adopte'
Is bv vote of Z yeas and no nays.
j Morris Stern, of New. Orleans, ad
r, dressed the jury in behalf of an ap
,@e nropriation to the fund being raise
If to install a sprinkler system IN tn
Charity Hospital of New Orleans, a
h a safeguard against fire. Mr.. Ster
is made strong appeal to the jury
whereupon Mr.. Landry offered tn
following resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum Q
500 be and is hereby appropriate
to the Charity Hospital sprinkle
fund, payable out of any funds IN tn
parish treasury.
The resolution was seconded by MI
Tobias, and adopted A roll-call by
vote of yeas and moi lays.
District Attorney George S. Guio
stated to the jury ths the service
'e of stenographer are MAaded at SCI
sions Of the district court and o
other occasions, and requested thu
action be taken looking to the en-
90 ployment of capable person to serN
Al in this capacity. Mr.. Tobias Their
IS upon offered the following resolution
Be it resolved, that the judge ar
it district attorney Of this judicial oil
90 trict be and are hereby authorize
rs to employ an official court stem
os grapher for this parish, provided tn;
aI the salary to be paid such employs
by the parish of Ascension shall NJ
90 exceed the sum Of $500 per annur
O. The resolution was seconded by NJ
os Landry, and on roll-call adopted
On a vote of 7 yeas and no nays.
90 Mr.. Tobias offered the followlr
90 resolution:
80 Be it resolved, that the clerk
AZ court be and is hereby authorized al
SO empowered to remove from the vaul
no Of his office the original notarial re
~ ords of the parish of Ascension, f
M. the purpose of having tie same pour
I'VE in book form.
, me The resolution was seconded by M
Landry, and on roll-call adopted by
:, vote of yeas and no nays.
bis The following resolution was Q
fered by Mr.. Tbias:
Whereas, the First Road District
the parish of Ascension is in need
. immediate funds for the proper mai
tenance and repair of the roads
said district; and
Whereas, said district is witho
the available funds at this time
make the proper repairs to said roae
and has applied to the police jury t
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