The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-10
RETIRING OFFICIAL PRAISED.
Police Jury Pays Merited Tribute to
Outgoing Secretary.
Donaldsonville, La, Feb. z, 191'

The police jury of the parish OF
Ascension met this day in special SEES
sion, and was called to order at IL
o'clock m. Present-Geo. B. Reuss,
first ward; Jasnain Tobias, third
ward; C. HI. Landry, fourth ward; L..
w. Armitage, fifth ward; Leon New
man, sixth ward. Absent. &. Mar
gassans, seventh ward: Ben l.. Cam
bre, eighth ward. Absent by reason
of being enjoined by order OF court
Jos. Gonzales, seventh ward; +. u.
Dixon, eighth ward.
President Newman stated that the
object of this special meeting was for
the purpose Of issuing bonds for the
sum of $17,500 and funding flve-
eighths of one mill of the total parish
tax, for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest thereof, all In
accordance with the resolution OF the
police jury adopted at its meeting OF
January 10, 1917, and The due public
notice published in the Donaldson
vile Chief to the effect that SAD
bonds would be issued at this meet
ing; and for the purpose OF transact
ing such other business as may come
before the jury All members of the
Jury were given notice of this special
meeting.
The following ordinance was read:
Ordinance issuing $17,50O OF 5
per cent bonds for highway purposes,
and funding five-eighths of one mill
for the purpose of paying the prlncl-
pal and interest thereof. Will be pub
lished in full later.)
Mr.. Armitage moved that the or
dinance be adopted, which motion
was seconded by Mr.. Tobias, and on
roll-call adopted by the following
vote: Yeas-Reuss, Tobias, Landry,
Armitage, Newman; absent-Nar-
gassans, Cambre.
The finance committee, through It's
chairman, President Newman, report
ed that it had checked the accounts
of the outgoing parish treasurer, Y.
C. Weber, and had found all accounts
correct and balanced, whereupon Mr..
Landry offered the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, the finance committee OF
the police jury Of the parish OF AS
cension has examined the accounts,
receipts and disbursements up to shls
date by C. c. Weber, outgoing parish
treasurer, and has found the same TO
be correct and all funds properly ac-
counted for; it is therefore
Resolved, that the police jury OF
the parish of Ascension does hereby
issue in favor of the said c. c. Web
er quietus against any claim on the
part of the parish of Ascension, and
does further authorize the clerk OF
court and recorder of the parish OF
Ascension to cancel and erase from
the mortgage records of this parish
the bond of said C. C. Weber, for the
sum of $4,000, signed by the Ametl-
can Surety Company of New York. as
surety.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Reuss, and on roll-call adopted
by the following vote: Yeas-Reuss,
Tobias, Landry, Armitage, Newman;
absent Nargassans, Cambre.
Mr.. Reuss moved that in view of the
fact that the outgoing secretary
treasurer, c. G. Weber, would after
today sever his connection with the
jury, G,he new secretary-tTeasurer, J.
G. Klos, having qualifed) a vote of
thanks on the part Of the Try be ten
dered Mr.. Weber for the courteous
and efficient services rendered by him
during his connection with the jury.
He further stated that he felt that
the jury should express it's sentiments
Of the esteem in which Mr.. Weber's
services are held by the jury. He
suggested that the editorial comment
of the Donaldsonville Chief, in it's is
sue Of January 81, 1917, should be
embodied in the resolutions adopted
concerning Mr.. Weber, and accord
ingly offered the following resolution:
Whereas, C. C. Weber has served
this jury in the capacity of its secre-
tary-treasurer for the past eight years
to the entire satisfaction of this jury,
and in the interest Of the people, and
we believe that fitting expression
should be given of the esteem in
which Mr.. Weber's services are held
by the jury; therefore be 1T
Resolved, that the following editor
lal OF the Donaldsonvllle Chief OF Jan
uary II, 1917, respecting our outgo-
ing sacretary-treasurer, be adopted
as an expression OF the Ieellng IN
which Mr.. Weber IS held by tins jury:
Without any intention to SOFT
soap our felioW-toWnsman, Mr.. WEB
er, we can consclentlously give MN
good send-off at the outset OF ms ca,
reer as a levee board secretary ana
road board attorney. he mas maze
hrst-class secretary OF the ponce jury