The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Bond Issue Totalling $4,000 Sold to
Whitney-Central Bank.

Donaldsonville. La, June %. 1917,
ihe police jury of Ascension par
lsh met this day in special session at
the courthouse, and was called to Or
der at l a. m. Present-Leon New
man, president, sixth ward; G. B.
Reuss, first ward; Joseph Falcon, sec
ond ward; Jasmin Tobias, third ward ;
G. IL. Landry, fourth ward; L. W.
Armltage, fifth ward; J. G. Vargas
sans, seventh ward Absent-B. l..
Cambre, eighth ward. Absent by rea-
son of being enjoined from serving by
order Of court-Joseph Gonzales,
seventh ward; E. D. Dixon, eighth
ward
Mr.. Newman stated that the pur-
pose OF the meeting was to receive
bids for the purchase of forty bonds
aggregating $4,000, issued by the
police jury, as per notification given
through the medium of the official
Journal of the parish; and to transact
such other business as may require at
tention.
The only bid received was that of
the Whitney-Central National Bank,
OF New Orleans, offering to purchase
the bonds at par, less attendant ex-
penses. Mr.. Armitage thereupon Of
fered the following resolution:
Be it resolved that the bid of the Whitney
Central National Bank. of New Orleans, for
the purchase at par, less attendant expenses,
OF forty bonds previously issued by this po-
lice jury, aggregating the sum Of $4,000
and bearing date of February l. 1911 be and
the same is hereby accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Armitage, sec
onded by Mr.. Landry, the resolution
was adopted, roll-call resulting as fol-
lows: Yeas-Reuss, Falcon, Tobias,
Landry, Armitage, Newman, Mar
gassans; nays-none.
The following communication was
read and received:
Donaldsonville. La. June 49, 1917.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury, Parish of Ascension
Louisiana.
Gantlemen:- In response to your demand
for bid for complete map of the parish of
Ascension. TO arrive at a correct assessment
Of taxable lands I quote your wording
follows: I'VE must have the number of
acres of each subdivision. owner, etc. thus :
lands: third, of cut-over timber; fourth
area of virgin swamps.
! propose to make from the records, u. S.
descriptions and other notes in my posses
sion, and surveys, complete, accurate and
neat map of the parish of Ascension, show
ing the subdivisions. etc, as per specifca-
tons; and will add the railroads, bayous, and
other streams and the location of schools
for the price and entire of one hundred
and fifty dollars t$l50) per township or
fraction thereof, to be paid one-third Of the
amount when every three townships com
pieted. and the balance. or two-thirds. when
he whole is completed.
l further will true copy of the
map of Donadsonville for the sum Of
map of Port Barrow for the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars ts150); the map OF
barrow for fifty dollars $500 and the man
Of St. Elmo for the of one hundred ard
fifty dollars ($15o}. These maps to show
the streets, the number of the squares and
number of the lots. These maps being es
sential and not in your requirements, ! make
this a secondary bid. The price OF each to
be paid completion. Will add Gonzales.
The whole to amount to $2575.
Respectfully.
J. Ed. FERNANDEZ.
After a lengthy discussion of Che
matter embraced in the foregoing
communication, it was moved, sec
onded and adopted that j. F. Fer
nandez be awarded the contract for
compiling parish map, at the price
and on the terms Of payment stipu
lated in his proposition, provided that
the total cost Of the map shall not ex-
eeed the sum of $2575.
The jury adjourned.