The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-15
COMMISSIONERS CONVENE.
Report of Business Transacted al
Monthly Meeting of City Council.

/ Donaldsonville, La, Sept. 10. 1917.
/ A regular meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day at 7 40
p. M, with Commissioners E, K. Sims
Alex Bloomenstiel and John SchaF
present
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August Is and special meeting
of Aug. 20 were read and approved
A committee from Vigilant Hose
Company No. 3 appeared before the
council, and Mr.. Tobias, speaking for
the committee, stated that the com
pany was ready to turn over to the
city their check for $500. which
amount they had obligated themselves
to remit annually for term of wears
in payment for their motor truck
He said that in doing so, however.
they would be placed in a position of
not being able to meet certain ex-
penditures that must be incurred for
the upkeep of their apparatus, such as
repairs, gasoline, oil, and wages of
driver. unless the city made provision
to pay the fire department the
amounts appropriated and due, or un-
less the city agreed to make special
appropriation to their company to de-
fray the expenditures enumerated.
The committee was informed that in
view of the present strained condition
! Of the city's finances it is utterly i'm
possible to make any payments on ac-
count of past due appropriations, and
that the city cannot make special
appropriation to one company unless
the same is paid out of the regular
appropriation with the consent and
approval Of the governing board of
the department. The committee was
requested to take the matter up with
the governing board and report back
to the council as soon as possible, and
was assured that in the meantime the
company's necessary expenditures
would be taken care of.
A committee from the South Lou
isiana Fair Association composed Of
Walter Lemann and R. S. Vickers ap-
peared before the council to request
the usual annual appropriation from
the city to the fair. The committee
was informed that the matter would
be given due consideration and re-
port given within the next week or ten
days.
Mr.. Bloomenstiel introduced the fol-
lowing ordinance:
Ordinance No. 81, c. c. Series.
Donaldsonville, La, Sept. 10, 1917,
An ordinance making it mandatory
for any prospective builder or
builders, or any architect, con-
tractor, carpenter or mason, EN-
ployed to build, to first submit
plans and specifications Of any
proposed building or other struc-
ture to the commissioner OF
streets and parks and procure a
permit before proceeding with
the construction of such building
or other structure within the
limits of the city of Donaldson
vile; and providing penalty for
any and all violations thereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
commission council of the city of DON
aldsonville, that from and after this
date any prospective builder OF build
ers, or any architect, contractor, car
penter or mason employed to con-
struct any building Of the city Of Dom
within the limits of the city OF Dom
aldsonville, shall first submit COM
plete plans and specifications thereof
to the commissioned of streets and
parks and procure a permit before
proceeding with the construction OF
such building or other structure.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, that any and all persons who
shall fail to comply with the provisions
of this ordinance, or who shall fail to
comply with any requirements, or
order, or regulations made for the
proper observance of the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor and subject
| to penalty of not more than fifty
| (s5O) dollars, or Imprisonment Tor a
period not exceeding thirty days.
either or both at the discretion OF
the court.
Commissioner Sims moved that the
ordinance be published in the official
proceedings of this meeting and lie
over until the next regular meeting
| for final ratification and adoption.
The motion was seconded by MT.
Schaff and carried.
The following report of cash re-
ceipts and disbursements for the
month of August was read:
GENERAL FUND.
.Jnlv 31-Balance .......-- -.----.-S 4oo.oo
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