The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-03
Fourth Levee District.
Proceedings of the Board of Levee Com
naissioners and the Levee Convention.
New Orleans Times Democrat.

SNAAlSS VI LIE ftOAIu 01 LeEGG IOh-
missioners and the Levee Convention.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. &c, 1883.
Pursuant to the call OF Gov. McEnery, the
Board OF Commissioners for the Fourth Leyee
District met at Port Allen, West Baton Rouge
parish, this day. Present, Messrs. Gordon of
st. Landry, Norwood of Ayoyelles, Glynn of
Pointe Coupee, Hill of West Baton Rouge, Nc
Williams of Iberville, Mccall of Ascension.
McCollum of Terrebonne Foster of st. Mary,
constituting quorum. Absent, Mr.. Pugh Of
Assumption, Judge Howell of Lafourohe, Gen.
Declouet of St. Martin, DR.. Duperier of Iberia.
The report of the Board of State Engineers
having been read and accepted, it was moved
and adopted that a tax ofsfve mills be levied
on the assessed valuation of the district. This
notion was unanimously carried. and the board
adjourned subject to the callof Henry Mccall.
president.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT LEvEE CONVENTION.
The leVee convention of the Fourth District
convened at IL o'clock NJ, to-day. Judge Goode
was chosen president and Mr.. II. Mccall secre-
tary. ALI parishes were represented except La
AoIAiSiC' NJ. Audi hiu duu NlF. i5dfFOW or
West Baton Rouge offered statement Of the
condition of affairs along the river that was
commended for its succinctness. The follow
ing resolution, offered by Mr. Mccall. was
unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this conven-
tlon that the sum of S25.OtO should be imme-
dlately raised for the protection of the levees of
the Fourth Levee District, and that the chair
man Of this convention appoint committee
consisting of two members from each parish in
the district. and that the members of said COM
mlttee from each parish shall have full control
and direction of the expenditure of the amount
raised In their respective parishes.
Under the resolution the chair appointed the
following committee: st. Landry-A. Guidry,
W. G. Gordon; Avoyelles-F. s. Goode, J. B.
Jennings; Pointe Coupee-Martin Glynn. James
Torres; West Baton Rouge. J. Barrow, j. R.
Devall; Iberyille-C. a. Brusle, Jacob McWiI-
llams; Ascension-R. T. Hanson, r. Mccall;
Assumptlon-W. W. Pugh P. e. Durand: La
fourche-Judges Howell and Rice; Terrebonne
H. G. Minor, E. McCullom; st. Mary-T. j.
Foster, L. S. Clark; St. Martin--Gen. Declouet
and Mr.. Peters; Iberia-H. C. Boas and Judge
Gates This committee is authorized to meet
and report at an adjourned meeting of this con-
vention.
Resolutions were passed to secure the neces-
sary pro rata from each parish and to solicit
subscriptions for tho levee purposes. The
committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
are Messrs. Calder, Kccvor and Leveret. Gov
McEnery stated that if necessary, he would
expend $1,000 to be used on Scott's levee under
the direction Of the Board of Engineers. The
CrOynrnpr WIG bad NV fo,
exertions in building levees by the use of money
and convict labor. On motion of DR.. Robert
son. the following resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That his Excellency the Governor
of Louisiana be, and he is hereby requested to
open correspondence with the Governors of
the several States of the Mississippi valley,
looking to, and inviting cooperation in a
seneral convention of said States to devise
plans for the improvement of levees and the
navigation of said river and tributaries; such
convention to be held at a point most con-
venient for all delegates. In the event of the
calling OF such q convention the Governor is
hereby authorized to appoint delegates.
1t was moved and carried that the chair ap-
point central executive committee Of three,
the chairman of said committee to be selected
from river parish, with headquarters of the
committee at the capital, whose duty it will be
to receive reports from the general committee
as to The progress made in collecting funds, and
where and how applied, and if necessary to
assist the engineers in collecting hands and
materials and giving general information of the
condition of levees in the district from time to
time. The chair appointed on this committee
Messrs. Barrow. Glynn and Dardenne. After
returning thanks to the president and secretary.
the convention adjourned.