The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-02-04
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Thibodaux, February LIST, 1873

Thibodaux, February LIST, 1882.
Editors Sentinel. - I will pre-
mise hT stating . fact which is
generally Known in this commu
nifty. ami particularly 30 to own
ers Of steamers navigating this
Bayou, ie;-:hat the levee in
front of ny property below your
town, Il situated on an abrupt
and steep bank, with no batture
whatever to protect it.
This levee Immediately in front
of my residence was seriously
damaged last year by the Steam
er Belle of the Coast running her
PROV directly against it. l pro
tested against what / considered
gross carelessness on the part of
the owner of that steamer, ut the
time, and addressed a polite but
positive note 10 Captain Aucoin
on the subject. This note of mine
having met with no attention ;
not even a reply from Captain Au
coin, | considered it my duty to
lay the harden of my grievances
tefole the Police jury. Beyond
the appointment of au investi.at
Ing committee of that body, moth
ing WAS done, and there the mat
ter was permitted to rest.
There is no questioning the fact
that our levees need just at this
TIME all the care and attention that
we eau possibly bestow OH them,
III view of the threatening couli
ton of the rivers above, aud it
behooves Us all to be vigilant.
l believe Messrs. Editors, that
l have bestowed as much atten
ito" in the care Of my levee AS
any citizen OF the parish and in
proportion of my frontage have
spent AS mach money in keeping
the same ia order.
Last year, without any aid or
assistance whatever, l repaired
the damage to my leveo occasion
ed by the steamer Belle of the
and am sorry to be com
PEELED to chronicle the fact that
yesterday again this same steam
tore away 4 portion Of the ia
cine which | had erected near Ma
)oi Eli's's line in order to secure
my 'c:ee which Was threatening
at that v"int. This happened in
broad day light aud il, calm wealth
IF, which proves coic.usiye.y to
my Mi.hi unpardonable neyli
.ence Oh the part Of the effects
D! it;st boat.
Now 1t seems to me that the |
Ut steamers >hOn.d exer|
Use ordinary deli.rnc- 80 AZ no:
to eu'lanser by "aatpu careless
'es> the property uf others. LII
s we'll 10 observe that should al
;revasse occur by the giving
way OF the levee ii, front Of niy
property it would p;cvca dire Ga
a'n''y TO our proPie.
Ii is conceded that the press
) potent, an1can YOU not Mess,s.
Editors by the e1eicise of you,
influence induce our steamers ta
u more careful IN the future, and
prevail on Captain Auccin par
ica!arly.io turn his boat ut the
Usual turning point further up.
where there il a batture, and
hereby cease to interfere with
ny leyee which is weak and
threatening. 1t would indeed be
ut equitable and just should
captain Aucoin repair the dam
&c occasione,l by his boat.
l dislike above all things to iy
re N print and would have com
'!ained directly to Captain AM!
DIN, had not his remarkable re-
on Il similar previous oc-
aston adlnoni>hesl me that it
7ould be cloves labour's lostr-
eIcc my grievances in its pres
Ut form.
Before ~dismfssing the steam-
rs entirely permit u,e tn adj that ,
would take it As Il special favor -,
IN the future they would cease to :
lake fast to my trees in ORDER to ,
wing around i'll low water. II,
'on'd much prefer to accept as a :
,vor that which circumstances
lay force ,ne to exact as "a right. .
Truly: +. w. BLAKE. ,