The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-07
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Ordinance Authorizing Road Bonds
Amended TO Reduce Issue.
Donaldsonville, La. April "a, 1917.

Donaldsonville. La, April -, l9lf.
sion net this day in special session, at the
| Courthouse with the following members
| present: G. B. Reuss, first ward Josep ,i
/ Falcon, second ward, c. a Landry; 1ohrln
ward; L, W Arnitage fifth ward; Leon
| Newman, sixth ward ]. G. Nargassans, sey,
| enth ward. Absents-Jasrnin Tobias, th'rd
/ ward; B. L. Canhre, eighth ward Absent
by reason of being enjoined from serving oy
order of court--Joseph Gonzales. seventh
! ward E. d. Dixon, eighth ward
! Mr.. Newman stated that the purpose OF
| the meeting to consider an appeal from
| the Iafourche basin lie Zee board for an APP
preparation to assist in defrayinE the expense
| incurred by the placing of armed guards on
the leyees, and to transact such other bnsi-
ness as may come before the jury
F. H. Allen, member of the Lafonrche
board for the parish of Ascension, addressed
sist the board in meeting the heavy eS,
pense incurred by the employment OF armed
guards to patrol the tleyees. O.. Z. Wener,
secretary of the board. also addressed the
his remarks pointed out that the Lafourehe
board has longer water front to protect
than any of the other slevee boards having
jurisdiction within Aseension parish.
train levee board. stated that his board had
not asked the police ikry for financial AID.
1t has two guards pataplling the aevee our
ing the day and two att night, lack OF funds
After brief conference on the part OF the
jury. Mr.. Reuss offered the following reso-
lUtion:
Whereas, the Atchafalaya and Lafourche
basin levee boards have petitioned the po-
lice jury for appropriations to assist IN de-
fraying the expense necessitated by the piae-
ing of armed guards on the levees during tne
present high water account OF the exist
ing situation; be it
Resolved, that the following sums pc ard
are hereby appropriated to each OF lhs' tol.-M
ing levee boards: Pontehartrain board, S4oo;
Lafourche board. $500; Atchafalaya board
$500.
BE it further resolved. that the amount
appropriated to the Pontchartrain board
shall be available to said board II requested
by it.
On motion of Mr.. Reuss. seconded by Mr..
Nargassans, the resolutions were adopted,
rol1-caf resulting follows: Yeas--Reuss.
FalcoHs Landry, Armitage. Newman, MAR
gassans: nays-none.
nance: >,
Be it ordained by the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, that the following GER
tifcate by John C. Klos. secretary-treasarer
Of this jury, showing the superintendent OF
the budget adopted by this jury on septem-
Der IA, 1916. for the fiscal year l916-19i7,
be and the same is hereby ratified, approved
and adopted. viz:
State of louisiana Parish of Ascension
/, John C. Klos, secretary of the police jury
and treasurer of the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana do hereby certify that
the following is the financial statement OF
the budget Of probable revenues and ex-
penses of said parish for the fiscal year 1916
1917. together with statement showing
which of said items are statutory and ordi-
nary charges payable out of the ten-mill tax.
as well as the amount pledged for outstand-
ing bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
and other prior special appropriations and
dedicatons made Of said ten-miil tax; also
which of said items are payable out of the
other revenues and sources. and which OF
said items not statutory and ordinary
charges, towit:
Budget of probable revenues and expenses
for the fiscal year l9l6-1917.