The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-29
ASCENSION SUGAR PLANTERS


Meeting Of the A. II. 8. r a. Of La.
/ AS previously noted in the CHIEF, the As.
cension Branch Of the Sugar Planters As
ISOLATION Of Louisiana met in regular
monthly and annual session on Tuesday,
the 4th inst, with thirty-odd members N
attendance, and after transacting consider
/ able business of interest and Importance,
proceeded to celebrate their second ami
versary by an elegant banquet. According
| to promise we present herewith a synopsis
| of the proceedings of the meeting:
| CONGRATULATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO REP
gEsENTAT1vE BgENT.
| Mr.. Henry Mccall offered the following
| resolutions, which met the unanimous ap-
proval of the Association:
Reso1ved. That the A. B. g. P, A. halls with
satisfaction the election to the Legislature OF
| its honored President, Gen. J. L; Brent.
| Gen. Brent for the patriotic impulse which led
ehim to accept the cares and responslDllltiss OF
| a Legislator contrary to his known Inclination,
and at the sacrifice Of his valuable time and
+ be It further resolved, That this Association,
whilst it has entire confidence n ten. brent
and his intentions to brll about legislative re-
IOtl06. y6t U0&D 6pSCld4AS W SaA sses".
adulteration of sugar and molasses by New
Orleans dealers and the use OF private
plantation brands to sell such spurious ar
ss q the pansns
We beg also to suggest the proprlety OF such
legislation as will enable the Levee Districts to
ta1 themselves above the constitutional nmlta-
ton SO as to secure themselves against overflow
and it's consequent dire results.
The Executive Committee reported the
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factory. 49,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEvEEs.
Mr.. Chnirma,,--At this our annual meeting.
it is proper that your committee should report
what has been done on the levees during ne
past year, both in the way of repairs and build
ing of new levees. Some Of the york has been
done by the State, or rather District, and
small part by the parish.
lows: On the Orange Grove. Mt. Houmas, Evan a
Hall Cnussou and Rateau properties; these all
acknowledged to be No. pieces ct work; IN
fact all levees built by the present state board
of Engineers are as good az can be. some OF
the levees will have no water against them thls
season, even should the river rlse higher IMAM
now, owing to the old levees being still intact;
that Is near the railroad bridge. on the north
side. 1t is q good. substantial piece OF WORK.
Mr.. barton had the contract:
Taking our leyees as whole. they are m , very
good condition. OF course, III case OF very hlgn
water some work will be necessary. but It Will
be nothing compared to what we did formerly
when the river was up.
There is no doubt in the mind OF your com
mittee that the levees of Ascension are in bet
ter fix than those Of any other parish OF the
State owing more to the proper carrying out OF
the laws than for any other reason. NO levees
can be cut without bond being hrst given; ana
rice fumes the curse Of the State as now built,
are rlHidly watched.
Your committee believes that the levees can
be made perfectly secure against ereyasse s1 II
holding the Police Juries responsible for their
non-fulfillment, and giving them the power to
infiict severe penalties whenever lsyee IS
damaged in any manner, shape or form. by any
individual or bodies of individuals. It is an
outrage that taxes should be wrung from the
people to build lines of levees with, and then
that these lines should be destroyed py rld1 ,
on them: that miserable lot Of boards. nailed
together and called rice hume. should De
placed in them to pass water through, IN I rder
that one branch of agriculture may thrive; II
is III the range of possibility that something
may be done at this late day te.>abrogate this
evil. as we are sending, es our Representative,
our honored President, Gen. Brent, than whom
better man cannot be found.
We feel that the subject of leyees WILL be fully
agitated and request that the Sp eaker OF the
House will place our member on the Levee
Committee. Our late associate and friend,
Ben. Gibson, who represented us du11ng the
last term, was chairman of said committee,
therefore we feel entitled to place On Il.
OF late there has been q Woodworking ma
chine at work in the parish. which has attract
ed considerable attention on account Of It's
great simplicity and strength. and the rapidity
and efficacy with which it accomplishes the
work desired. The question in the minds Of
| many is, whether it might not be better. for the
parish to own two or three Of these implements.
| and keep the public roads in hrst-class order.
| rather than have the bad roads with which, un-
| der the present laws, we suffer nine months. in
| the year. Our Police Jury recognizes the i'm
portance of good roads, but hegitatesto change
many years, viz: from no roads at all to de-
cent public drives" This is an important
| question, and one that should be thoroughly
ventilated, for there is nothing. except le7ees.
| so necessary to the welfare OF a community as
good roads. Respectfully.
r. MCCALL, Chairman.