The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-22
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
citizens Of East Ascension ASK hat
Guards Be Placed on Levees.
DonaiLsonville, La, April %, 192z

Donalsonvlle La, April 22, l92Z.
A special meeting of the Police Jury was
held this day, with President W. Il. Stuart
presiding and the following members pres
ent: G. B. Reuss, J. Clarence Leblanc, &.
II. Landry, ST. w r. Stuart, Lester +.
Wright, j. I'VE Landry and M s. Eby.
Absent-Augustin Corbo, Henry S. Martin
and c. f. SibIey.
President Stuart stated that the purpose
Of the meeting to receive and act upon
a petition from citizens and tax payers OF
the wards of the parish on the east side ol
the river.
The following petition, signed by about
COO citizens and taxpayers, was presented
and read:
Chairman and Members of the Police Jury,
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, Parish of Assem-
sion:
We the undersigned taxpayers OF the
fifth. sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
wards of Ascension parish, do hereby petl-
tion your honorable body to immediately y
place guards on the levees on the east BANK
of the Mississippi river in this parish, and
to levy special tax ali property IN the
above wards, not to exceed one-hat mlii
to defray cost of levee guards, and we do
hereby request that you authorize the IL
nance committee to negotiate loan with
some Link predicated the avatls of the
special tax of one-half mill and to issue a
certificate of Indebtedness to secure said loan.
Mr.. Wright moved that the petition of
the petitioners be acceded to- The motion,
was seconded by Mr.. j. we Landry. Roll
call on the motion resulted as follows:
Aycs-Stuart. Reuss, Leblanc, c. II: Landry.
Sr-, Wright, j. I'VE Landry adm Eby. Nays
hone. And the motion was declared car
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Wright. seconded by Mr.. Eby:
WHEREAS a petition. numerously signed
by citizens and property taxpayers of the
wards of the parish of Ascension on the
east side of the Mississippi river, was this
day presented to the police jury asking the
Police Jury to immediate ely place guards on
the levees on the east bank of the Mi:;sis-
slppi river in the parish and authorizing the
Police Jury to levy special tax on all
property subject to taxation situated in the
fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
wards Of the parish. not to exceed one-half
of one mill. to defray the cost of the said
levee guards, and asking that the finance
committee of the Police Jury be authorized
to negotiate a loan with some bank predica-
ted on the avais of the said special tax of
not exceed one-half of one mill and
issue certificate of Indebtedness to secure
the said loan.
BE it resolved by the Police Jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, in
SPECIAL meeting this day assembled. that
the finance committee of this police jury be
and they are hereby authorized and empower
ed to negotiate loan with some bank for
a sum not to exceed Fifteen Hundred
($l50O) Dollars, to defray the cost of
guards to be placed on the levees of the
parish of Ascension on the east bank of the
'Misslssippi river during the present high
water; said loan to be predicated upon the
avails of special tax not to exceed
half of one mill on the dollar, to- be levied
on all property subject to taxation situated
in the fifth. sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth wards of the parish of Ascension
for the year 1922. and to issue a certificate
of indebtedness to secure the said loan and
to pledge the said one-half of one mill tax
or as much thereof might be necessary
for the payment of said certificate.
BE it further resolved that M Messrs. w.
r. Stuart, Henry IS. Martin, Lester E.
Wright, ]. I'VE Landry, c. F. Shelly, or his
successor in office and M. S. Eby. members
Of the police jury from the wards on the
east side of the Mississippi river, be and
they are hereby appointed a committee to
cooperate with the members of the Pont~
rhartrain Levee Board in the employment of
said guards, and their assignment to duty
and supervision under the provisions of this
resolution.
RolI-call the above resolution resulted
as follows: Ayes-Stuart, Reuss, Leblanc
c. II. Landry. ST., Wright j. we Landry
and Eby. Nays-none. And the resolution
was declared adopted
There being no further business to trans
act on motion of Mr. Wright seconded by
j. I'VE Landry, and carried, the meeting
adjourned.
R. j. CHAUVIN, Secretary