St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR
THE BOGUE BIG FALIA
AND OTHER STREAMS.

The House Committee on Fede-
raj relations, of the General Assem-
bly,, met last Monday afternoon,
and agreed to report favorably on
the concurrent resolution offered
by Judge Bossier, to ask for m ap-
preparation by Congress of $4,000
for the Improvement of the Big
Bogue Falia, and SIS, 900 for three
other streams in st. Tammany
parish. The following is the full
text Of the
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Whereas, It is in the interest of
commerce and the great and grow
ing trade between the city of New
Orleans and the parish of st. Tam
many. and that the latter has be-
come, through its salubrious eli
mate, and its various medicinal
springs. the resort OF the seeker af-
ter health and pleasure thereby in
creasing in the last few years its
passenger traffic to a wonderful ex-
tent, that the streams empty:ng
into and tributary to Lake Point
chartrain should DO kept in good
nsvigable order for the better navi-
cation of the waters, that their sew
eral bars should be dredged and
kept dredged out, channels Deep
ened and Strengthened, instructions
removed. cutoffs made, and, in
short, such work done rs may offer
less impediments TO the transpor.a-
ton Of the various products of its
sources of wealth and industry,
viz: Brick, sand, lumber, shells,
tar, pitch, turpentine. resin, cot
ton, wool, sugar, molasses, hay,
fruits, potatoes, and which, from its
distributing point, New Orleans,
finds its way over the whole world,
and together with its return freight
and ira Eel, furnishes employment
to an immense feet of steamers,
schooners and sailing vessels of all
classes; and
Whereas. The appropriation re-
Gently made by the Congress of the
United States for the Tchefuncia
and Big Bogue Falia rivers is en-
tirely inadequate for the purposes
intended; therefore.
BE it Resolved, by the House oil
Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana. the Senate concurring,
That our Senators and Representa-
tives from the State of Louisiana in
the Congress of the United States
be respectfully instructed and re.
quested to use every endeaYor and
exertion to secure for the B g Bogue
Falia an additional appropriation
of $4,000, fer the purpose Of more
fully and effectually carrying oui
the object intended. viz: OF dredg.
ing, cleaning out, and removing its
Instructions and impedinents tc
navigation, from the point known
as Old Landing to the town OF Gov
ington, to which large steamer.
and other craft formerly came
without let or hindrance; aud that
further appropriations be made fol
the following streams, with The
sums designated, for the purpose q
carrying out the objects hereinbe
fore specified. to-wit: The i'm
provement of their condition fol
navigation, for the purpose Of com
merce, traffic and trade. Bayou
Castine, near Vaudeville, the only
safe anchorage for that town from
the perils of the storms on LAX,
Pontchartrain $50n9; Bayou Bon.
fouca, $1,000; Bayou Lacombe
$4,000. Total for the four stream.
mentioned, Big Bogue Falia, Bayo,
Castine, Bayou Bonfouca and Bayou
Lacombe. $4,000.
Be it further resolved, That hi
Excellency the Governor he re
quested to transmit, rs early a
possible. copies of this concurren
resolution to each Of our Senator
and Representatives in Congress.