The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-11-24
FUNDS FOR FIREMEN.
Ordinance of Interest TO Local De-
partment Before City Council.

A regular meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day at 1880
p. NJ, with Commissioners E. K. Sims
and Alexander Bloomenstiel present.
Absent-John II. Schaff.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of October S were read and approved.
In conformity with recommends
ton of the governing board Of the
Donaldsonville Fire Department, Mr.
Bloomenstiel offered the following or
dinance and moved that it lie over I'M
I'll the next regular meeting for final
ratification and adoption:
Ordinance No. 3s, c. c. Series:
To accept the benefits of Act No. 295
of the general assembly Of Lou
isiana for the year 1914, entitled:
An act to declare and define the
conditions upon, which foreign
fire insurance Corporations may
engage in and carry on business
in this state, and to provide for
the disbursement of the fund
arising from compliance with
such conditions
Section /. Be it ordained by the
commission council Of the city of
Donaldsonville, that the city of DON
jacksonville, La, hereby accepts the
benefits provided by Act No. 295 of
the general assembly of Louisiana for
the year 1914, entitled: can act to
declare and define the conditions upon
which foreign fire insurance corpora
tions may engage in and carry on
| business in this state, and to provide
for the disbursement of the fund aris-
| ing from compliance with such condl-
TONS"
| Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the finance commissioner OF
the city of Donaldsonville be and he
| is hereby authorized and empowered
| to receive from the treasurer of the
state of Louisiana such amount as
may have been collected by him upon
premiums on business done in the city
of Donaldsonville, La, by foreign fire
insurance corporations doing business
| within the corporate limits of said
city, and that all monies so collected
shall be set apart and specially dedl-
Gated by said city solely for the crea-
ton, maintenance, support and en-
couragement of skillful and efficient
fire department, in conformity with
| the provisions Of said Act No. 295 OF
the general assembly Of Louisiana for
the year 1914, the benefits whereof
it is the purpose of said city of Don
aldsonville, La, by this ordinance to
accept.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., that upon receipt of the said
monies by the said commissioner OF
| finance from the treasurer of the state
Of Louisiana, the said finance COM
missioner shall report same to the
commission council of this city, who
shall within thirty 500 days turn
same over to the treasurer, or other
authorized financial representative of
1 the fire department, to be disbursed
nv said department solely for the pur-
pose of the creation, MAINTENANCE,
support and encouragement OF skill
full and efficient fire department IN
/ said city
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
/ ETC., that the clerk Of the commission
/ council Of this city shall on or before
the 31st day Of October, IN each year,
make and file with the secretary or
/ state Of Louisiana his certificate stat
] inc the existence in this city OF q
| regularly organized fire department,
under the control of the mayor and
commission council, or otherwise, the
number of steam, hand or other en-
gines, hook and ladder trucks, motor
4 trucks, hose wagons, IN actual use
together with the value of the fire APP
paratus and necessary equipment be-
longing to such fire department and IN
seryiceab1e condition for duty, the
number of organized fire companies,
and the system of water supply IN use
for such department, together win
such other information as may be re-
CURED.
Section 5. Be it.further ordained;
etc. that this ordinance, for good ano
sufficient reasons, shall become ct
fective from and after it's passage.
The motion was seconded by Mayor
: Sims and carried.
Mayor Sims called the attention OF
| the council to the failure Of the texas
& Pacific Railway to provide watch.
man at the crossing in st. Patr1cf
street near the freight depot, and re
l commended that the SAID railway ~
required to provide Waterman as II
!, former years, as this crossing is a yer.
dangerous one and menace to NJ
and traffic. The clerk was directed Il
communicate with the railway au
: thorities.
t The following report of cash re
e ceipts and disbursements for IN
r month of October was read;
e GENERAL FUND.
h Sept. 29-Balance --.-----.-s--.--S SSH
: Receipts.
It Oct. Parish of Ascension 10
h Oct. 3-Market ---.-------- loo'o
e Oct. 1O-Wharf -------.--- 4o.l
l. Oct. 2O-Collector's report
II No. 24l ------.------------ ootz
Oct. 31-Fines, mayors court, :
u month --------- -----~-- Zoso