The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-18
THIBODAUX, La, SATURDAY, NOV. 1S, 1893.

factions, would soon be converted into a
| land Of peace and Of plonty, and which,
what may be considered the interest of one,
in all road, levee, and Drainage matters,
interest e @ Of ali. 0e u"oe'''0ou 70 % 'ne efeA'
Upon this topic, individual members Of
| your committee, entertain different OPT
MONS. and hence, considering that tn is
over which your honorable BODY can .xer.
| else no Jurisdiction, we deem best to say
| nothing thereon, in this report, aside from
our TnaS 70 you the
may have been formed or reached by any
Of us on the matter, whilst on our trip OF
INVESTIGATION and aside further. from
mile above Gregoire Sirigny's Estate ON
both sides of the bayou. there exists
thick growth of willow trees for distance
Of about six miles to the lower end Of what
| is generally termed the Island.
These willows grow on the immediate
growth bnt also from the fact that the cur
| rent, being at that point increased by the
ates at places the banks which fro.a that
cause and the weight Of the willows above,
causes large slides in the banks, carrying
1metmes some fn1ts many nan xilows and planting
nell, which, II such state OF things is allowed
| to exist much longer, will almost, il not
perfectly. close the ,5 Channel uring low wa
ter. from the position they occupy, hold
back an enormous volume OF water and
their destruction would not only relieve
our levees throughout from much unneces-
sary pressure, but would also give great
facilities to the navigation in that section
by means OF Cordelles, which is now, by
reason OF said willows. impossible. Your
committee therefore, recommends that
your body would at the earliest, lay this
question before the United States Engin
an and thnr tI,<,
of this work, as we'll for the free flow of the
water, as for navigation, and at the same
time to impress upon these officers the i'm
p0rtance OF continuing the dredging Of the
West or Little Fork of The Bayou Lafourche,
as commenced by them during lass season,
and which your committee in their voyage
to the Sea had occasion to examine and ad-
mire.
Before closing our report, We think it ap.
propriate to call your attention to q series
OF caves in the Batture of the Bayou, on the
right bank, some of which are serious, no.
tably one at Theodule Savoie's, one mile be-
low Harang's Canal. one ON the property of
Frank Barker at about miles below the
Cut-Oh, and one small cave at William
Pitre's two miles below the last one named.
Your committee desires to state that they
have taken in the whole lay of the country
acquired such knowledge as may from time
| to time be of use to your Honorable body.
Respectfully submitted,
H, N. COULON,
Special Committee.
And the same was duly accepted and Or
dered spread on the minutes
Mr.. FOret snbmittee the following resolu-
tion, which. On motion of MIR. Sealiy second
ed by Mr.. Christen was duly adopted by the
following vote.
Yeas Kent. Christep, Gaude, Breaux, Fo-
| ret. Sealiy and Tabor.
Nays.-NOne.
Resolution.
| Whereas The South Louisiana Canal and
Navigation Company organized un.l. r the
| General laws of the State, have, without
color or right or warrant of law, cut canals
on both banks of bayou Lafourcle, in the
parish of LaiOurche at about Seventy Miles
| below the town OF ThibOtaux, from ''avou
| Lafourche and connecting therewlth, and
| whereas the waters of said bayou are thus
diverted fi0m their natural t"w and outlet
| to the Gulf Of Mexico and are made to flow
in aud upon che lands each bank Of said
/ bayou and particularly INTO bayou itlue u III
other natural drains on the right bank of
bayou LafOurchG, i'll the parish Of L.i"urche,
which said bayou Blue and other H. tural
drains ale the only drains for the @, lsive
and valuable cultivated territory in the par
ish of l.aiourche comp ised between hayous
| LafourIhe and TerrcbOnup, and wherSa, the
said canals by allowing free l.. Of water
| Oi bayou latOnrrhe laden with sit to flow
inte said bayou Btue aud natural drains has
had the effect OF chekirg up anG tl.Ins the
| said ba7 OF Nihc ard natslr..l l.aii : he
great direct damage Oi neariy one third Of
the property holders in the parish of L.iOur-
che, viz: those owning property on the risgt
hanl, of bayou Laiourche from the town of
Thibodaux down to the Gulf of Mexicn. and
| has Indirectly damaged the whole people of
+, the parish OF LaiOurche,
Therefore BE 1t resolved by rhe Police
Jury OF the Parish OF Laiourche in regular
| session convened
l:-rhat the President OF said Police Jury
be and he is hereby authorized to institute
and prosecute in the name Of the Parish of
Lafourche and joined with such private in
dividuals as may be willing to cooperate,
such private individuals, however, not being
necessary parties to give this resolution its
force and effect such suit or suits as he may
deem proper in the premises to AGATE and OH.
join continuance of the nuisancs aforesaid.
2:-Ti at Messrs. Clay K1Obloch & Son be
and are hereby retained aud employed as
assistant cOunsel to the District Attorney ut
the 18th Judicial District to ill. snch suit or
suits ut an expense for AttOrhevs' tees here
by fixed At Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
| subject to the order of said KnoblOch & Son
| when they shall have obtained the concur
rent order OF the said District Attorney.
3:-Thst the said sum OF Two Hundred
| and Fifty Dollars be and 10 hereby sppro-
priated out Of the General fund Of the parish
| Uf Lafourche, and that the President of the
Police Jury be and be is hereby Arthorised
to draw said amount on the concurrent order
Of aid Kn0blOch & Ssp and said District
Attorney.
4:-ThAt thls resolution 20 INTO effect inn
meiistely after its adoption.
At this time the sealed bids for the Parish
printing were ordered opened. read. .nd NJ
ter examination on melton Of Mr.. Scally sec-
onded by Mr.. Ferret. the same were referred
to the Committee On Finance to be- co,u,Hsred
and reported upon at Tomorrow session.
BID FOX PARISH PRINTING.
Office Of the l.afourche C0Det.