The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-24
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which traces its extreme limit from Douald-
sonNiilo.
Far fr",n us. Gentlemen. the idea Of being
systematically opposed to the inter. sts OF
cause .hem any prejudice whatever. The oh
ject that We have in view in presenting this
report is to expose plainly and sincerely
what, in our opinion, should be done, iu or.
der to give full Subtraction to all interested
iii the question
equally 1T interest, both 10 the Z. Il. Co.
and the public.
FROM measurement, we found that, in the
late oveafiow. the water at Bay ou-ies-Aile
ma IDS, rose eight feet above low water mark
We conclude from this that the Company
sioult not have raised their track two ieet,
nut indeed ten feet above high water mark.
And as All incontestable pro"i OF this. let 1t
he understood that, at the time The waters
had there reached their highest limit, We
fOuui IN the lower part Of District No. b, that
tA~ree-and-t-lla.l feet were yet wanting to
rc:icn he level of the road which runs p,lraI-
lei to the Latonrrhe, and, as the ievtc l,rcsen
ted Yet IL height of six mld-a-half 1eet before
the waters could pass over 1t, we thus OBTAIN
u required elevation, not vi two, but indeed
vi ten tect.
From what precedes, it will be easily
pei telved HAT. even the very interests ul TIL,
Company require that. either their track be
raised eight tatt above this present level, If
they wish To secure an uninterrupted PASS
age other trains in tunes vi uvcrfiow-ur,
olller vlse. diminish the Nolhme III the Inva-
ding waters, by means oi cui,erts
appropriately situated. and 80 made as to
secure the desired oIject.--The inadequate
ness OF outlets Is manifest. Measures light,
consequently, to be promptly taken, in "s,ier
to prevent the disas trOns consequences which
might result from the state i'll which things
ACTUALLY exist. We would, therefore, respect
FULLY suggest. that your Honorable Body. be
pleased 10 communicate ON the subject, with
the Police Jurles VI the several Parishes
which have an interest i'll the matter, and ii
1t become 4; necessity. 10 Ompet the Il. X. Co.,
to prepale tue required outlets.
We hope, huWever. that there will be no
diilcdity III obtaining from TIL, Il. Il. Go. u So
lutiou, which, their own interests, us we'll as
ours, urgently require.
From lakeland to LafOurche Crossing,
there are several culverts. but their depti. is
quite Inadequate and do not afford a sutfi-
Gle Mt outlet for the waters trom Bayou La
tOurcilc III Case OF 4 crevasse. THIS asser. ion
is based upon the ~weli-known fact that, had
the cuivefts in the tune OF the Putnam Gre
vase, had a proper depth the r. &. Co., as
also the adjacent country. would not have
suffered SO much from it as they did.
Respectfully Submitted,
OSCAR LEPINE.
JOSEPH THiBODAUX,
URBAN pKLSrENBALH.
Raceland, 3rd Oct, 1885.
To the Police Jury of Lafourche:
Gentlemen MIR. P~restcnbach, before sign
iig our report. dated September eth. made
the remark that the piles OF the old bridge at
Observation-Disclosures has been sawed ouiy ut
a certain distance below the level OF the WA
ter. leaving u certain length above the bot
tom surface adding that he had been an
ocular Wit ness OF the fact.
Ii such. as indeed it ought t" be the fact
this would be an obstruction which. al
though not mentioned in our report is wor-
thy of your attention, and gives more force
to the reasons which we have submitted to
your consideration.
Respectfully submitted asa postscript to
the above report, dated, as aforesaid, the 9TH
ut the month Of September lass.
Yours Respectfully.
JOSEPH THIBODACX.
The following memorial also of the Commits
nioners Of Drainage Dist. No. & was received
and laid over.
Raceland, 2nd October, 1885.
Parish of Lafourche. State Of Louisiana.
the Police Jury of Lafourcho:
Gentlemen We. the commissioners Of
the 9TH District, would respectfully beg your
Honorable Body, to be pleased to extend
our lower line from FOrct's Plantation to the
Coteau FoIse Road, which includes 7 Of Race
land aud j of Utopia Plantation, more or
less also the Morgan X. r. from ~L.afuurche
Crossing to Bayou des-Allcmands, the Race
land Branch Horse car, mules, kissing ma
chimes, depots. telegraph offices, switches,
etc, in fact, every thing pertaining to said
Road, in the above described distance.
Also the Observation-Disclosures Island,
where there is u saw mill, and occupied by
MIR. Hopkins.
Unr reason in soliciting the above men
tito ed extension, is based upon the fact that
it is drained into the Sixth District.
Respectfully Submitted,
OSCAR LEPINE,
JOSEPH fHlBODl UX,
URBAN PkESTENBACH.
The Commissioners.
The various claims against the parish
were presented and referred to the committee
on claims.
A petition numerously signed by inhabi
tants Of the Clackbay aud Choupic settle
ments and vicinity, objecting to the gates
permitted to be placed by the jury IN the Or
Grove and Caiilouet Plantations and
was received and referred to the committee
Oh roads and levees.
Another petition from inhabitants of
anl vicinity, calling the atten
tion Of the jury to u serious slide on the lev
be at Lopgueville and praying that the jury
do take some steps to have the same repaired
received and referred to the Committee
Oh roads and levees.
Here the President stated hat the object
1f the special session called by him for the
9th. Sept. 1885, was to take into considera
ton the prayer of the above petition while
he was fully aware that the undertaking of
the Longueville levee was beyond
the means Of the parish. still the petition
could not be disregarded aud therefore as
prayed for in said petition he had called .
special session OF the jury thai: it might de
rise If possible some means ut relief to the
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