The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-14

| The following resolutions were offered and
passed by the unanimous vote of the members
| OF the Board:
| WHEREAS, It appears from the report of the
| State Engineers, submitted this day to the Board
| of Leyee Commissioners of the Second Levee
| District of the State of Louisiana now in ses-
| sion at Darrowvllle, in the parish of Ascension,
in pursuance of an order of the Governor of the
State, that the levee work required to be done
| i'll the Second Levee District renders it neces-
| sary to levy q district levee tax of five mills;
| therefore,
/. BE it resolred by the said Leree Board of
the Second LcUee District, conre,led IN meeting
as ADORE recited That in accordance with law
4 district levee tax of five mills all real and
taxable property Of the said Second Levee Dis
trlct be levied on the assessment roll of 1888,
?. Resolved, That the Assessors and Tax Col
lectors of the parishes of East Baton Rouge Ib-
| erville, Ascension and st. James be instructed
and directed to respectively assess and collect
the above levied tax of FIVE mills upon all real
and taxable property of those portions of their
| respective parishes lying and being within the
said Second Levee District, and that said assess
ment and collection shall be made in all partic-
ulars in the same manner that the State taxes
due and eXigible III 1888 are assessed and made
3. Resolred. That the Hon. Allen Jumel the
Auditor of Public Accounts be requested to
issue the proper Instructions to make the levy
of the foregoing district tax effective and valid
1. Resolred, That copies of these resolutions
be sent to the Assessors and Tax Collectors of
the four above named parishes. to the Auditor
Engineers.
After an interchange OF views amongst the
members. Mr.. Brent offered the following reso-
lutions:
l. Resolred, That the Levee Board of the Sc
cnnd District of Louisiana views with great
disquetude the plans to interfere with the
natural outlet of the Mississippi river without
previous ample preparation to afford protection
to the vast interests existing between the out
lets proposed to be closed, and which, in its
opinion. will be greatly endangered by such
Interference.
2. ResoIved That if the Government of the
United States decide that the valley below the
mouth of the Red river should receive the whole
floods of the Mississippi and Red rivers for the
purpose OF Improving low water navigation.
that justice, humanity and the ordinary obliea-
ton of a government towards its citizens de-
mand that it should first take measures to
protect the lives and property of the lower
valley, by beginning its works at the mouth of
the Mississippi and working upwards so AS to
guard us from the danger and destruction
menacing us, rs the direct consequence
of the artificial disturbance by the gov
eminent of the natural regimen of the great
river.
3. Resolred That the Governor of the State
be requested to instruct the Attorney General
OF the state to take legal steps to prevent the
closing of Atchafaiaya river until the previous
consent of the General Assembly of the State be
obtained; and that if the Governor should not
deem 1t proper, for want of authority or for any
IL
then we respectfully petition him to call the
attention OF the General Assembly, at its next
meeting, to the proposed plan of closing that
river, and recommend that such action be taken
by it as may be Just and proper.
4. Resolved That the thanks of this Board
are given to Gov. s. D. McEnery for his active
and visilant care of our levee system. and to the
Board OF State Engineers for the skill which has
characterized the disbursement Of the small
resources at ITS command and the wisdom and
diligence which have enabled it to maintain, in
the midst of great trials and difficulties. the
best levee system possible with the slender
means at its disposal; and that whatever disaster
may, overtake us from the vast floods now
reaching the tops of our levees and threatening
overflow. we can inlpute no neglect OF blame to
the Governor OF to the State Engineers. as far
as our knowledge extends
After discussion, the resolutions were unani
monsly adopted.
The Board then adjourned sine die.
FERGUS GARDERE, President.
J, l.. BRENT Secretary