The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-01-13
PAROCHIAL LAWMAKERS MEET.
Leon Newman Serve President Pending Outcome OF
Litigation Affecting New Members. c. Klos Elect
ed Parish Treasurer For Two-Year Term-Vote on
Health Officer Results in Deadlock.

Bringier-M -Messrs. Armitage, Vargas
sans; total, 2. For Mr.. Delaune-
Messrs. Reuss, Falcon, Tobias, Ian
dry, Newman, Cambre; total, 6. Mr..
Delaune was declared elected.
Mr.. Tobias offered the following or
dinance, which was read:
Whereas, the police jury by ordi-
nance adopted September 8, 1915,
duly erected and created ROAD Dis
trict No. 2 of the parish Of Ascen-
sion, Louisiana, out of portions of
wards 5, 6, Z and 8; and
Whereas, by provisions of Act 1879
Of the laws of 1916 the police jurors
from said wards and the members of
the school board from said wards,
who are residents within the cerpor-
ate limits Of said road district, to-
gether with one member to be ap-
pointed by this police jury, are con-
stituted the board of supervisors of
said Road District No. 2; and
Whereas, L. W. Armitage is the po-
lice juror of ward 5, and -----------------
----.is the member of the school
board from said ward 5; Leon New
man is the police juror of ward 6, and
w. B. Stuart is the member of the
school board from said ward g; j. u.
Nargassans is the police juror of ward
T, and j. w. Hanna is the member OF
the school board from said wardn q;
Ben L. Cambre is the police juror OF
ward 8, and F. Edward Babin is the
member of the school board from
said ward 8; and
Whereas, J. G. Nargassans is the
member of the police jury from ward
7, Ben L. Cambre is the member OF
Che police jury from ward 8, and j..
w. Hanna is the member OF the
School board from ward 7, but said
named parties do not live within the
ict, and for that reason are dis
q ffied for appointment to the
board of supervisors for said Road
District No. 2 of the parish of Ascen-
sion; and
Whereas,&. N. Delaune, in the
opinion of this police jury is duly
qualified to be appointed member
of the board of supervisors of Road
District No. 2; and this police jury
does now here find that the said J. N.
Delaune is qualified elector of the
state of Louisiana, and is taxpayer
and resident of said Road DisYact
No. 2; therefore,
Be it ordained by the police jury
Of the parish of Ascension, Louisi-
ana, that board of supervisors to be
the governing authority of Road Dis
trict No. 2 of the parish of AscenAon
Louisiana, is hereby created wiz all
the powers and authority CON Fred
on said board as the governi i au
thority of said road district Act
1873 of 1914 and Actn199 of and
there is he1 Apointed em1
l.. W. $ the fit
Leon he sixt (a|
.aiahth. p:sfEard Babir% 81
lid ]. n.
ut of aid road distg S
d menSo oers to- serve a &
. thesteslns <aaalIkIsshg - hg law.
; :; Fl, ,;i /; 2s'' {; 4
Mr.. Pa suJea that co
nee be adopted, which md !.
,onded by Mr.. Cambre, tn
l-call adopted byea vote yeaS tn
d no nays. en-
C. C. Weber, of the commi ap- ou
inted to hold competitive xam- ar
ltion for the beneficiary ca&Aship tn
the Louisiana State University, XII
ported that the committee hadVsent tn
papers Of the contestants to the pc
uisiana State University to be grad
and their return showed that Rob- tn
Harp had received the highest on
arage. The committee, therefore,
the election of lob K
); Harp as the beneficiary let vo
I'M this parish. Mr. Tobias tFase-
on offered the following resolu- de
n: fe
Be it resolved, that Robert Harp, vi
wing received the highest average ju
the consecutive examination held on
the beneficiary cadetship to the of
uisiana State University, be and is SC
rebv elected the beneficiary cadet en-
I'M the parish of Ascension to the or
Aisiana State University for the pc
m of four years, beginning with
, session of 1916-1917, and that ris
, finance committee be and it is di
reby authorized and empowered to b
aw voucher in favor of the treas ca
er of said university for the sum of an
66.66, covering the balance of the ly
sion of 1916-1917 for said bene-
AIRY cadet. re
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
rgassans, and on roll-call adopted bu
a vote of yeas and no naSs. isl
Messrs. John Opdenweyer and Fe 19
ward Babin appeared before the tn
" in the interest of securing an 19
to assist in building a m;
dge across Bayou Manchac at su
pc Villa. Mr.. Babin stated that ia
parish Of East Baton Rouge had be
reed to contribute one-third of the an
It of the bridge, not to exceed the eis
n of $4,000, and the State Highway Sc
partment had agreed to contribute 19
ike amount, and he requested that
parish of Ascension contribute tn
sum of $4,000 as it's portion of the tn
It thereof, whereupon Mr.. Vargas tn
IS offered the following resolution: it
Be it resolved, that the sum Of of
zee thousand dollars $4,000 or as sa
ch thereof as may be necessary, te,
and the same is hereby appropriat- tic
to cover the portion of the parish st;
Ascension's contribution toward SUI
cost of building a bridge across DIR
you Manchac at Hope V6lla; the vii
nner of the payment of said a