The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-16

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supported measures benefiting thel
! ias long as served on the police iur
: or the school board. My attitude t,
!, ward any member on the police jur
: : from the New River district, inclut
{ ing the two new members, always his
;. been a. friendly one, without any ia.
tlonal feeling on my part"
4 Mr.. Cambre also made a yigorou
h statement on the subject of the as
PERSONS contained in "a Demo
Gratis" letter, explaining his attitud
with reference to the election Of
t president of the police jury, and stat
ing that he had no apology to offer 70
| the manner in which he voted.
tt G. G. Weber then addressed til
jury on the subject of the upkeep o
the gravel roads in the first district
and in an able talk showed that TIL
necessary funds were availahIa ant
pointed out that the work could b,
expedited by the appointment Of al
advisory committee to assist the polio,
jury in looking after the highways.
4 At the conclusion of Mir. Weber.
remarks, Mr.. Reuss offered the follow.
ing resolution: IS.
! Whereas, the: gravel roads in the
First Road District require immediate
attention in order to place the same in
| good repair; and
whereas, in order to give this jury
the assistance necessary it is sug-
Igested that an advisory committee be
I appointed to represent this jury in all
matters pertaining to the repair of
said roads, which committee, together
with the members of the police jury
residing in said district, should be
vested with full authority to handle
all matters pertaining to the repair
| of said roads; therefore be it
Resolved, that Messrs r. E. Noel,
Ernest H. Barton, Alex. Bloomenstiel,
DR.. 2. K. Sims and Percy A. Lemann
be and they are hereby appointed an
advisory committee to attend to all
matters pertaining to the repair of the
roads in the First Road District.
On motion of Mr.. Reuss, seconded
by Mr.. Landry, the resolution was
adopted, roll-call resulting in a vote
of 8 yeas and no nays.
|, Walter Lemann made talk to the
jury in behalf of the establishment
of landing place for army airplanes
in Smoke Bend, above Donaldsonville,
requesting an appropriation of suf-
ticient funds to provide site and
prepare it for the use intended.
Whereunon Mr.. Gonzales offered the
following resolutions:
Whereas, an emergency aviation
landing place for the aviators of the
federal government is needed in the
parish Of Ascension; and whereas, a
suitable landing place is available in
the first ward of thu parish; and
whereas, the site has been approved
by the authorities; therefore be it 4
Resolved, that the parish of Ascen-
sion do tender to the federal govern
ment this site, and that in order to
defray the expense Of preparing said
site and renting the same, the sum of |
$500 or as much thereof as may be
necessary be and the same is hereby
appropriated
Be it further resolved, that g. B.
Reuss be and is hereby authorized, |
directed and empowered for and on
behalf Of the police jury of Ascension
parish to enter into all contracts Of |
agreements necessary in order to ac- /
quire and prepare said emergency
landing site.
On motion Of Mr.. Gonzales, second
ed by Mr.. Landry, the resolutionsI
were unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Falcon:
Whereas, the written agreement en- |
tered into August 4, 1915, by and be-
tween the police Jury Of the parish of [
Ascension and the Peoples Bank in |
Liquidation disposed of the liens Of |
the parish against the Peoples Bank
in Liquidation; and whereas, said |
agreement IL being carried out; be it |
Resolved, that the affidavit made byi
President Meter under date of Oc-
tober II, 1914, and recorded October
10, 1914, in Mortgage Book No. SO,
folio 1879, be erased and cancelled I
from the mortgage records of the !
parish of Ascension, and that the
recorder be and is hereby instructed, /
directed and empowered to cancel in /
full said lien recorded in Mortgage !
Book No. SO, felie 1879.
Mr.. Landry moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Falcon and on roll |
call unanimously carried.
The following communication was
read and received;
Gonzales, La, Jan. 81, 1918.
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of AS
eension, Louisiana.
We, the undersigned, agree to do
nate the number of feet Of land Tin
width and lengthy set opposite our
names, for public road in sections
20, Fl, and 20, township south, |
range 8 east, southeastern district (
east Of river, st. Helena meridian in
Louisiana.
MRS; J !. !. \. !, GAurREAu, 15x
MRS. ALICE GAUTREAU LANoUE,
15x2640 #,
MRS. CHILE GAUTREAU, #.
OZEAMA RQURQUE, 1925 #.
Mr.. Gonzales offered the following
resolution;
Be it resolved, that the donation Of I
land by certain property owners for
a public road In sections 20, 81 and
20, township south, range 8 east,
southeastern district east of river, st. /
Helena meridian in Louisiana, be and
the same is hereby accepted, and the
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