The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-17
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which traces ito extreme limit from Donald
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Far from ", Geptle,neu. the idea Of being
opposea to the Interest. Of
the NJ. l.. l. +. K. K. Co., or Of trying to
cause chem any prejudice whatsoever. III. oh
ject that We have in Wow in presenting Shis
report il to expose plainly aud sincerely
what. i'll our opinion, should be done, in Or.
der to give full satirtaction to all Interested
i'll the Question
This said, We come to . point, which is
equally "f interest, both 10 the e. L.. ca.
aud the public.
From measurement, we iOund that, in the
late oveafow. the water at Bayou-ies-Alc
RIA ids, rose eight feet above lSw water mark.
We conclude from this that the Company
should not have raised their track two Ieet,
nut indeed ten feet above high water mark.
And as an incontesiabie proof OF this, let 1t
be understood that, at the tine the waters
Id there reached their highest limit. We
found IN the lower part of District Not, that
three-and-.-ha:f feet were yet wanting to
reach the level of the road which runs parai-
lei to the Lafonrche, and, as the lcvce prosen
ted yet il height of six and-;,-halt icet before
the waters could pass over it, we thus OBTAIN
Il required elevation, not ri two, but Indeed
Ut ten feet.
From what preredes. It will be easily
perceived that. even the very interests Ut the
ASAuiAS olUhOA tuSAA u"N w
raised eight feet above this present level, If
they wish to secure an uninterrupted pass
aye oftlelr trains III times OF Overf1Ow-ur,
otherwise, diminish the >olAme OF tue lnvu-
ding waters, by means OF cuivcrts
appropriately situated, and so made AS to
secure the desired uhjrct.--The inadequate
hess OF outlets IL manifest. Measures ought,
consequently. to be promptly takca, III. order
to prevent the disastrous 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 " communicate on the subject, with
the Police Juries Ut the several Parishes
which have an interest in the matter, and ii
1t become q necessity, 10 compel the X. K. Co.,
to prepare the required outlets.
We hope, however. that there will be no
difficulty i'll obtaining from tho Il. X ..Co. u So
lutiou, which. their own interests, rs we'll as
ours, urgently require.
From lakeland to Lafourche Crossing,
there are several culverts. but their depth is
quite Inadequate and do not afford u sutfi.
Client outlet for the waters from. Bayou La
tOurche in case of L crevasse. This asser. ion
is based upon the well-known fact that, had
the c~ulverts in the time Of the Putnam Gre
vase, had q proper depth the X. <. Co., as
also the adjacent country. would not have
suffered SO much from it as they did.
Respectfully Submitted,
OSCAR LEPINE.
JOSEPH THlBODAUX.
URBAN PRESrENBACH.
Racelsnd, 3rd Oct, 1885.
To the Police Jury Of Lafourcho:
Gentlemen Mr.. Presteubach, before sign
ing our report, dated September eth. made
the remark that the piles Of the old bridge at
Bayou-deS- Allemands has been sawed Ouiy ut
a certain distance below the level Of the wa
ter. leaving a; certain length above the bot
tnu, onrfu % . u.lSi,.v tl,nf ho had l,oau m
ocular witness 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, aud 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 last.
Yours Respectfully,
JOSEPH THIBODAUX.
The following memorial also Of the Commits
Gioners of Drainage Dist. No. + was received
aud laid over,
Raceland, 2nd October, 1885.
Parish of Lafourche. State Of Louisiana.
To the Police Jury of Lafourche
Gentlemen We. the commissioners OF
the 9TH District, would respectfully beg your
Honorable Body, to be pleased to extend
our lower line from FOret's Plantation to the
Coteau Folse Road, which includes ! Of Race
land aod Il Of Utopia Plantation, more or
less also the Morgan r.. Il. from Lafourche
Crossing to Bayou. des-Allemands, the Race
land Branch Horse car, mules, kissing ma
chimes, depots. telegraph Offices, switches,
ETC., in fact. everything pertaining to said
Road, in the above described distance.
Also the Observation-Disclosures Island,
where there is II saw mill, and occupied by
Mr.. Hopkins.
Our reason in soliciting the above men
tio.ed extension. is based upon the fact that
it is drained into the Sixth District
Respectfully Submitted
OSCAR LEPINE,
JOSEPH rHIBODAUX.
URBAN PRESTENBACH.
The Commissioners.
were prese med aud referred to the committee
on claims.
4 petition numerously signed by inlabi
tants of the Chackbay and Choupic settle
meuts and vicinity, objecting to the gates
permitted to be placed by the jury en- the Or
ange Grove and Caillouet Plantations and
PRAYING that the same be ordered removed
was received and referred to the mmit
CD roads and levees.
Another petition from inhabitants of
Longueyille and vicinity. calling the atten
tion Of the jury to !. serious slide GU the lev
ee at Longueville and praying that the jury
do take some steps to have the same repaired
was received and referred to the Committee
on roads and levees.
Here the President stated that the object
Of the special session called by him for the
18th. Sept. 1885, was to take into considera
ton the prayer of the above petition !; while
lie was fully aware that the undertaking of
repairing the LOngueville levee was beyond
the means Of the parish. still the petition