The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19

/ tio1S las adopted, roll-call resulting
in aMote of 10 yeas and no nays.
IiY conformity with Che suggestion
made by DIR. Smith, and with view
of complying with the requirements
of the stafg tick eradication law,
President Newman appointed Messrs.
Reuss, Landry, Armitage, Vargas
sans and Cambre committee to con-
fer with the federal Inspector in
charge of tick eradication work IN
this state, and with full authority to
advertise for, receive, and accept or
reject bids for building dipping watts;
to purchase material, employ local in
specters, fix their compensation, and
incur any expense necessary for full
| compliance with the law relative to
tick eradication. The members of the
committee are to select chairman
themselves.
Mr.. Cambre offered the following
| resolution and moved its adoption:
Be it resolved, that the sum of
$500 be and is hereby appropriated
for the colored public school at
Prairieville.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Nargassans and on roll-cal adopted
| by vote of 10 yeas and no nays.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Landry:
Be it resolved by the police jury Of
the pae@h of Ascension, that the &C
ton of the board Of supervisors OF
the Fourth Road District of the par
ish of Ascension in purchasing a
tractor engine, road grader and road
drag from the Louisiana Road Ma
chinery Co., be ratified and approved,
and that this police jury set aside and
pledge for the payment of the cost OF
said apparatus, to-wit, $3.50, a suf-
ficient amount out of its appropria-
tons to said Fourth Road District.
Be it further resolved, that three
certificates of Indebtedness maturing
on the first day of May in the years
1918, 1919 and 1920, respectively, be
issued and executed in the following
form, to-wit:
State of Louisiana, Parish OF AS
cension-Know all men by these
presents, that the parish OF Ascen-
sion for value received hereby ac-
knowledges itself indebted and prom
ises to pay to the bearer hereof on the
1st day % May, 191.---, the sum OF
s716.66 in lawful money OF the
United States of America, with IN
terest at the rate of five per Gent per
annum from date until paid; interest
payable annually. Both principal and
interest of this certificate are payable
at the ofice1pf the Louisiana Road
Machinery Co., New Orleans, La.
This certificate is one of series OF
hrees certificates aggregating the prln-
cipal sum of $3.50, all of like date
and tenor, except as to date OF ma
turity, which are organized and is
sued under a valid resolution OF the
police jury of the parish Of Ascension
for the purpose Of paying for the cost
of the traction engine, road grader
and road drag purchased by the board
of supervisors of the Fourth Road
District of the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana. And all of which
certificates in principal and interest
are secured by pledge of this police
Jury of the appropriations made by 1t
to said road district. Said certificates
are hereby signed by the president
and clerk of this police jury and the
president of the board of supervisors
of said road district, and bear the
seal of the parish of Ascension ana
are dated at Donaldsonville, La, this
18th day of January, 1918. Said GER
tiicates have been further authorized
by virtue Of a resolution Of the board
Of supervisors of the Fourth Road
District of the parish OF Ascension;
. On motion of Mr.. Landry, seconded
by Mr.. Nargassans, the resolution was
adopted, roll-call resulting in vote
of ten yeas and no nays.
Various communications were read
and received, as follows: From Z. II.
STAPLES, expressing regret at not Pc
ing able to attend this meeting OF the
Jury; outline for organization OF par
ish councils; from Secretary OF State
James j. Bailey, soliciting the coop
Grafton of parish and municipal Of
ficials in collecting motor vehicle IL
censes and penalizing all delinquents;
from the Manufacturers Record, So
Letting advertisement Of bond issues
at rs cents per line; from the State
Traffic Relief Association, requesting
an additional appropriation Of $50 to
aid in carrying on the work OF the
and from the Jennings
Times-Record, offering copies OF the
laws governing police juries in book
form at $2SsO per copy.
The jury adjourned.
J. C. KLOs, Clerk.