Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-08-25

prefer that said canal take, nearly as possible.
the direction ot the canal now running across
our lands, and established by act passed be.
fore l.. Favrot, /; arish Judge, on the day OF
1885, between several inhabitants OF
this parish, all Of which will be more fully
seen from setereace to a plot of said proposed
work, annexed and made part Of this petition
Wherefore, tie undersigned would pray
that your Honorable body direct their appli.
cation may be Published in the Sugar P2ante,
for the space Of thirty days, calling upon all
interested and who would feel themselves
aggrleved BY said work, to come forward
within said time and file their opposition in
writing with the clerk of the Police Jury OF
this parish, and that after all necessary delay
your Honors BILE body will appoint Commits
sloners to lay opt and superintend said work.
assess damages that may be sustained by any
one: assess taxes upon lands drained, and to
determine what lands shall be drained by
same.
lSigned) DAVID Pres,
q. BERNARD, JK.
N. w. Pore,
j.. V. Durable,
l. FAvKor,
+. R. ALLAN,
ALz1RE DuBRocA,
V. DUBRoCA.
Whereuron Capt. Trinidad offered the fol-
lowing as an amendment to Mr.. Pope's peti-
ton above mentioned, viz:
WEST Bl:oN Ro, eE, July 81, 1860.
To the Honorable, tie President, aud Members Of
the Police Juty Of the Parish Of West Baton
Rouge:
The petition; Of the undersigned citizens
of said parish respectfully represents that,
Whereas, At! the June session Of your
Honorable bod5 a PETITION Of certain inhabi-
tants Of the parish was presented, ask
ing that, undcy the provisions OF an act OF
the Legislature of this State, regulating
drainage in the, parish of West Baton Rouge,
approved M.rah 4th, 1860, a canal be con-
structe1 extending from LeBIanc's pIanta-
ton to the upper line of the lower plantation
of A. A. Williams, and thence on the most
practicable route to the Big Bayou Choctaw.
with dimensiens-as specified in petition
sufficient to give the water a free and ready
llow.' And,
H1o,as, Your petitioners are equally
Interested in Al common system Of drainage,
extending flom the point on LeBianc's
plantation down to the plantation of James
c. Woods in ibis parish and believing that
any system of.drainage terminating in Bayou
Choctaw at a point higher UP than the lower
part of the plantation of James c. Woods
would be %ii,i,trious to your petitioners and,
on the contrary that a canal of sufficient
capacity, extending from or near the lower
line of the plantation of said Woods. to be
joined at LeBianc's through the lowest
grounds, would be most advantageous to al.
parties interested, without mate tally adding
to the length pr expense of the work:
Nom, ihuejg,c, Your memorialists respect
fully ask OF your Honorable body that the
said system OF drainage be continued las the
most practicable r%oute) through the low
lands ia the gear and upon the lands OF your
petitioners to;the lands below the plantation
of James C.. Woods, in this parish and
thence, if dee med necessary by the Engineer
and Commissioners who under TIE law are to
be entrusted with the work, 10 Big Bayou