New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-29

consolidated, and all Offices created thereby
are abolished, and the property and affairs
OF said draining districts, consisting OF and
including all canals, dredge boats, draining
machines, engines, buildings, real estate,
maps plans, tableaux, books moneys. cred
its, deeds. mortgages and all other evidences
Of title to real estate, and all assessments OF
taxes pertaining to the business OF drainage,
shall be turned over by the commissioners
OF the said draining districts TO the New Or
leans and Ship Island Canal Company,
which said company is hereby invested win
| all the rights, powers and privileges con
| terred OH said board Of draining districts oy
said act of March eighteenth, one thousand
| eight hundred and ffty-eight, and the acts
| anendatory and supplement al thereto; aud
| when said company shall have executed
bond as hereinafter provided, the commls-
s'oners of said draining districts are hereby
required to make full exhibit to said COM
| pany OF all their accounts and transactions,
| and TO make a tull settlement with said COM
pany, and to turn over to Said company al,
the property aud nights belonging to said
| draining districts aud on failure or refu-
| sal to comply with the provisions of this act,
| on the part of said Drainage Commissioners,
said company shall have power to compel
| settlement on the part of said Drainage
| Commissioners and to recover and possess
themselves of ali property and rights re-
| Quired to be turned over to them by the
! provisions of this act.
SEC 2. Be it further enscted, ETC.. That
I'the president of said company shall give
| bond IN the sum of seyenty-tiye thousand
| dollars, with good and solvent security, to
| DE approved by the Governor, conditional
! for the faithful discharge of the~trust here
| by reposed in said company in relation to
the property and business pertaining to
| drainage.
| SEC. 3 Be It further enacted, ETC., That
| il shall be the duty OF said COMPANY to take
possession Of all the properly required to be
| turned over to them by section one OF this
| act, ard 10 retain and preserve the same, to
settle and adjust all the accounts of
| the Commissioner OF the Draining Dis
| tricts aforesaid, and to assess and
| and collect all taxes which have not been
assessed or collected under the provisions of
! said act, approved March eighteen, one
| thousand eight hundred and ifty-eight and
| for the purposes Of said assessments ard
collection of taxes the provisions Of the acts
now in force shall be and remain in full
| force until said assessments are completed
That said company shall deposit all moneys
collected or received by them for drainage
purposes with the State Treasurer as soon as
the same shall come into their possession,
and the State Treasurer shall not use or per-
| nit to be used the moneys go deposited
with him for any purposes other than as
hereinafter specified.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the taxes due for drainage purposes shall
remain first mortgage and privilege upon
the lands upon which they are assessed, or
may hereafter be assessed, and their collec-
ton shall be enforced by said company by
the legal means and remedies now
III force, or such as may hereafter
be provided. Said company shall as
soon as practicable make ont q statement in
duplicate, of the taxes assessed on the lands
IN said draining districts, and upon the lands
hereinafter Included in said draining dis
tricts. which have not been collected, and
lodge copy OF the same with the State Au-
ditor aud q copy with the State Treasurer,
and said company shall be entitled 30 re-
ceive commission OF two and one-ha'f per
centum on all moneys collected by them
under the provisions of this act for drain
age purposes which shall be in fail Compen-
sation tor all the services and expenses of
said company in collecting the same.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, That
said company shall construct a protection
levee around the cities o. Carrollton, Jeffer-
son, and New Orleans, commencing on Il
point on the Mississippi river at or near
Camp Parapet, thence TO the Metairie Ri ge,
thence along the Merairie Ridge to the JEFF
ferson and Pontchartrain railroad line.
thence along or near the line Of said railroad
to Lake POntchartrain, thence along or near
the suOT6 Oh Stllu laht 10 inc tuUCllOu Dl In
fayette avenue. with said lake, thence
along the lower line of the city to the
Mississippi river, and shall construct
the same not less than any known
nigh water mark line; provided,
that said company shall not be required to
construct such levee on any portion of said
route Whereon either of said cities shall have
CONSTRUCTED levee for SINH ar purposes;
but may enter upon and occupy the same;
and shall excavate the New Orleans and
Ship Island Canal from point on the Mis-
slsslppi river at or near Camp Paranet, |
thence through the corporate limits of the
cities of Carroilton, Jefferson and New Or
leans. north OF Broad street and south OF the
Metairie ridge to its intersection with said |
protection levee. one hundred feet wide at
the top and twelve feet deep, with proper !
slopes lat the sides, the depth of water |
to be computed from the mean level |
of Lake PontChartrain and shall con- |
meet the same with Lake Pontchartrain by !
means of q canal of like dimensions; and |
shall erect entertainments On both sides of |
said canal along that portion OF the same !
included within the limits OF said protec- |
ton levee, of such dimensions as to pre- |
vent its water from overfiow1ng the ada. |
cent lands: and said company shall also |
construct sufficient number OF draining |
machines on the line of said canal tc drain |
therein the surface water from the swamp !
lands embraced within the limits of the |
aforesaid protection levee; said draining !
machines shall be connected with the |
present draining canals Of said cities and |
such other drainage canals SIS said company !
may hereafter eXcayate. and shall be con- |
structed so as to pump the wafer from SAID |
cities TO II depth of az least ten feet below |
the mean level OF Lake Pontchartrain.
SEC. 6. Be il further enacted, etc, That |
said company shall, at the beginning Of each |
on n Ht
report of the amount Of work they shall |
have performed in the construction OF the |
aforesaid works during the last preceding |
quarter and the cost thereof and tbereupOn
the State Auditor shall draw his warrant on |
the State Treasurer iii favor Of the treasurer |
of said company for a sum equal to the !
amount of such quarterly expenditures, and /
On presentation of said warrant the State
Treasurer shall pay the same, provided |
there are sufficient funds IN his haads de-
posted by said company for drainage pur-
poses, and in case there are not sufficient |
funds in his hands SO deposited by said COM
pany, then, to the extent Of such funds, and |
As rapidly thereafter IS the same shall have |
been collected and paid over to him; and |
said company shall maintain said protection |
levee and draining machines in good re-
pair, together with all canals leading to or
from said draining machines; provided, |
said canals are such as have been turned |
over to said company by said boards of |
drainage commissioners, or such az
have been excavated by said company for
drainage purposes, and shall operate or run
said draining machines whenever it is neces-
sary, in order to drain the surface water
from the swamp lands of said cities; and |
said company shall, at the beginning of
each quarter, present to the State Auditor
a quarterly report of the expenses thereof
for the last preceding quarter, and there.