The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-07-24
DISTRICT COURT.
Second Week of Criminal Term
Much Business Disposed OF.

District court re-convened here
last Monday morning for the second
week of the criminal term, and the
following business was transacted:
Civil Cases.
Mrs. Albarado VS.. c. Kline; the mo-
tion for Il new trial was fixed for
July 20.
Guy r. Chauvin VS.. Ed. Broussard;
this case was fixed for July 27.
T. J. Nagel VS. the Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley Railway Co.; on mo-
ton Of counsel for plaintiff this case
was dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
W. W. Philips VS.. A. Y. Osterber-
ger; this case was fixed for July 26.
Winkler vs.. Alernan; q default was
taken herein.
Garnett VS.. Garnett; this case was
tried and judgment rendered decree
ing partition in kind Of the proper
ty held in indivision.
Criminal Cases.
On motion Of the district attorney
all information was filed against Clar-
ence Rivet for selling adulterated
milk
Dan Foster, charged with failure
to support his wife, pleaded guilty and
was fined 800 or 50 days in Jail; the
fine, if paid, to be turned over to the
wife Of the accused
Geo. Figaro, charged with violating
the law prohibiting the obstruction Of
drainage; on motion Of the district
attorney, this case was ordered nolle
pressed. N-
Thompson L Co, Schatfer, E. ?,
Barrios and Geo. Jones ct ais,
charged with violating the law rela-
tive to the obstruction Of drainage;
their cases were reassigned for Mon
day, July 26.
The grand jury which was conven-
! ed in special session under order Of
| the judge, now came into court ana
submitted the following report:
TO the Honorable Philip II. Gilbert. Judge
| of the Twenty Seventh Judicial District
! Court. in and for the Parish of Ascen-
| sion, La:
| Ihe grand jurors, duly sworn IN and for
| the body of the parish of Ascension, called
in session this day, hereby do supplement
their report filed herein on Monday, the 18th
day of July. 1920, with reference to the
Smoke Bend drainage canal which intersects
the public road along Bayou Lafourche, by
| filing herewith. and as a part of said re-
port, statement of facts presented this day
| by committee Of the police jury, said COM
mitteee being composed of Messrs. w. B.
Stuart, c. H. Landry and Clarence Leblanc.
| Ma
| ed to the drainage district and to the state
board of engineers that the work contem-
plated in reconstructing the Smoke Bend
Drainage Canal, where it intersects the pub
lie road along Bayou Laf6arche, be deferred
until said state board of engineers can de-
termine upon the practicability of the police
jury closing and filing in said canal where
it intersects said bayou; the idea being that
q new outlet into said bayou will be con-
structed by said drainage district with the
funds available from the d1@inage district
bonds and the appropriationwmade by the
joint organization of the levee boards.
Respectfully submitted.
PAUL BRAUD, Foreman;
| GLEN MOLLERE.
| D. S. CRAWFORD,
! PAUL E. BRAUD. JR.
| A. D. CARPENTER. SR-
NUMA DALFERES.
| KARL GIEST,
RE. LANOUX,
| l.. A. HART,
| CAMILLE DAIGLE,
| v. A. GAUTREAU,
| RUDOLPH P LANDRY.
| Donaldsonville. La. July 10, 1920.
To the Grand Jury Of the Twenty Seventh
Judicial District Court, in and for the
| Parish of Ascension, La.
Gentlemen-We most respectfully beg to
advise that through copy of your report
made to the honorable twenty seventh ju-
dicial district court, and sent to us by the
clerk of said court, we received the first in
timation that the Smoke Bend Drainage Dis
trict is without sufficient funds to remedy
the condition caused by the washout of the
Smoke Bend drainage canal where it empties
| into the Bayou Lafourche. carrying away
the public road.
On February 20 Of this year Mr.. c. c.
Weber, secretary of the Smoke Bend Drain
age District. appeared before the police jury