The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-03
THE NEW SUPREME COURT.

THE NEW SUPREME COURT.
Gov. Wilt appointed the Judges Of
the new Supreme Court ons Saturday
lat and the selections have been CON
1Hrmrtl by the Senate.
The gentlemen appointed are: Ed
ward Bermndez Of Orleans, Chief JUS
tice; Felix P. Poclle Of St. james, r.
3. Todd Of Morellouse, VIM. NJ. Levy
Of Natchitocl.es and Cllas. E. Fenner
Of Orleans, Associates, and they are
all men Of the highest worth and ca
pncity. Or own Immediate section Of
the State has been specially lonored
in tile nomination Of our distinguished
friend and fellow citizen, Col. Poche,
whose legal talents rank him among
the brightest lights Of his profession,
aud whose private virtues and public
services have won him enviable rep
utation and popularity.
The term Of service Of tho Chief
Justice is twelve years; and those of
the Associates ten, eight, six and four
years respectively, in the order we
have named the appointees. The new
Judges take their seats next Monday.
Meeting Of Levee Commissioners,
Fourth District.
A meeting Of the Board Of Levee Com
missoners Of the Fourth District was
held Of Morgan City, Monday, March %,
in pursuance Of the call made by his Ex-
celleney, Gov. L. A. Witt.
The following members were present:
Henry Mccall Of Ascension; Martin
Glynn Of Pointe Coupee; d. C. Montan
Of West Baton Rouge; A. H. Gay OF lb-
eryille; T. ]. Foster OF st. Mary; Judge
Howell Of Lafonrche; E. McCullum of
Terrebonne w. C. Gordon Of St. Landry.
Col. L. s. Hardee was also present, and
submitted the following report for the
Board Of State Engineers:
The Report.
OFFICE BOARD OF STATE ENGINEERS, I
New Orleans, March 70, 1880. {
| TO the honorable Board of Levee Commits
| sioners of the Fourth Levee District:
Gentlenen-At your recent meeting,
held at Darrowvillc, in the parish of As
| f1,a j, r,f Et,1,p a
total tax Of one and one-half mills was
levied for the current year on the prop
erty of the district for leyee purposes.
The total taxable property in the districts
is estimated at $40, 1897 ,827, and the one
and half mills on this would produce
in gross $l6,293,74, but with allowances
for usual delinquences, not more than IS
per cent. Of this, or $12, 1913 81, can be re-
lied upon as available. Considering the
large area Of the district, embracing not
only the leyees upon the Mississippi
river, but those on the upper or west
bank Of Bayou Lafourche, on both banks
Of the Atchafalaya, and on the Bayou
DIES Glaizes; aud considering also the ne
cessity for levee work over this extended
area, It is plainly apparent that tho pres
ent tax is totally Inadequate to the wants
of the district.
Since the first Of January, 1880, and
payable out of the revenues OF this year,
| there have been already contracted for,
and either finished or in course of cree
ton, works at the following points i'll
your district, viz:
Estimated cost.
Espcranza, Assumption parish. SAB 90
Evan Hall, Ascension parish -. 900 90
White Hall, PointeCoupee parish 200 90
Hard Times, West Baton Rouge
! narish 1900 90
St. Rose, Lafonrche parisl,.--.- 1880 90
Lobdell, West Baton Rouge psh. II, 1875 90
4 Churchville and Gordon, st.
i Landry parish $500. 1850. l.5OO w
. HOY Point. Poiute Corpee parish 7e7 90
st. Dclphine, West Baton Rouge
parish ------.---.----.--- 3,oUV w
! Total 4$4 900 90
From this statement it will he seen
that there is. III process of expenditure i'll
the district sum nearly double that
which is expected to be realized from
the II mill tax. and this, too, for q work
mainly required for protection against
the present high water, and without
making provision for other extensive
works, which will certainly be required
to be built the ensuing fall, and which
will absorb all the general engineer fund
that can possibly be allotted to the dis
trict Notably among these important
works will be a new line Of levee at Scott
and Colomb, in the parish OF Polnte Cou-
1 nee; and one each ut or in the vicinity
| Of Point MANOR and the Cl1iisn and Rob-
ertson bends iii the parish OF West Baton
Rouge.
! Besides these larger works, the neces-
sity for smaller ones will inevitably be
developed after the subsistence of high
water, so that there can be no question
about the necessity of increasing the
revenues of the district to meet the
/ pose Of placing the limo of leyees in a safe
and reliable condition.
| Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS S. HARDEE,
State Engineer.
The report was accepted and ordered
to be spread upon the minutes of the
meeting. -..-.. III
Mr.. Mccall Of Ascension then offered
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, At a meeting Of this board,
held at Darrowville, in the parish of
Ascension, on the 4th of February, 1880,
a tax Of II mills for levee purposes was
levied on the property of the district; and
Whereas, by the report Of the Board of
State Engineers it is shown that the
amount to be realized from this tax will
be totally inadequate to meet the ext
gencies Of the district; therefore be it
Resolred, That an additional tax Of 2
mills be levied on the taxable property
Of this district, making in all a total OF
b mills for levee purposes, and that the
Auditor be duly informed of this adtli-
tional legislation.