The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

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as was expected, owing to distractions
in Bayou Sale itself and swamp bayou.
lradiUg into same. After expending
some 1900 in This vain attempt to.
drain This basin, "a basiuin which most
Of the lands on the right bank Of
Bayou Little Gallon and left bank Of
Bayou sGrand Gallon we're so much
interested tie Commission found thns.
tt woald be'necessary to continue the
work higher no thar the connections
hbetwsen %ihe93ay0U Saleundthe swamp
lmyous leading into same could be
Teuched. The gentlemen who Ind.
subscribed thednnds for she works. also
realizing that aunless the work WINS
continued the funds alreaay expended
wnalt be ~ useless expenditure,
prepared TO contribute further to sthe
suid work aud continue file work 10 Il
point where it would accomplish what
wits FIRST contemplated, a drainage fol
the entire basin. Your commission,
deeming the matter of great impor-
taDcr to the aforesaid hasiA (which is
entirely within its Bistrict) also con
tributcd to said WORK 1000 from the;
fHntissdf the District, besides paying
the repWir bits, amuNnting to S67I.85,
making aahe total up to this time
expendetton said wOrk'nmOunt'to the
sum totaisoi $6, 900. s0:the anaountp paid
from District funds being $I,e7I.SS,
1.-THE remaining 84,o2s 9saeing donated
20 CHS work by private-subscription
r. We would IN jusbiceto the Consmis-
sion state that the .w8rk has been a
gigantic one, and in .the opinion Of
your Commission nOt~s surpassed \ by
any work done in ourstaSe heretofore.
I'VE have cut through a bayou thick
with cypresstrees Of the verN largest
size, leavingSa chsttn 9 Ito 5 feet deep
and45 feet wide. lowering the drainage
two ieet ten inches. EOsglve an iIea
Of the kind of work " have had to do
we would state tlrFt we have used in
blasting the enormous quantity OF $3.50
pounds of dynamite. We expect to
finish the work about August l5tl.
w have lost lOl days from breaats,
TOR EelaiIs and"UtlSer causes, as wilfsbe
shown hereafter, which we,consiCer a
good showing, consideringstle 4kInd
audamount,of work done.
The principal bayons insouI1D District
ave, Terrehonne, ALittle and Grand
Gallon, DUIaige, Sale, Hscacheeand
Lacarpe. We have dredged OUT the
Little CaillOn a distance OeNab0utl63
mfes, givtng an ehtlet by-Nsarne for
dsainage TN both Of its banksgErom it's
head to tie sea;sallso an additional
outlet hyllt for the waters OF Terte.
bonnc above its Junction. wish Little
Gaillou.5AWe ha4u removed all bars
ahA4E4ar&hAAunaaErrin . SErant LalVnu
Plantation IL HOama distance from
Houma Oh milesp and ltedged out
entire bay on from Houmaato Bayou
Cane, aud GledgeAaout Bayou Cane to
its connection by canal t0sprairie and
cteanedsCstNdl by hand 2Ofeet wide to
prairie. Also removed all stamps,
logs and bars in Lacache from Bayou
TerfebUhne to Little Caillsu, connec
ting Lacaclle with Little Gallon.
Dredged out Bayou Ohauvin and
connected same by4canal swith Bayou
Sale. Dredsed out Bayou Sale, a
swamp bayou, thrcEmiles 275 feet to
July LIST. And, we9have now the'work
above Bayou Cane iii stlie F~'erreuonne,
andsthe Bayou Du Lalgs section of our
District including the right bank of
Grand CailloR; whiClrdrailage on the
right Nbank is the same as Bayou
rDuLarge, theework tdolfe m this sec
ton must necessarily benefit both.
While your Commission has been
cranped. for funds sincs our dredge
was 'cOntpietedswe have nevertheless
managed, wIth@the assistance Of our
citizens, to keep dre9ge constantly
employed except4when eit i ander.
repairs. Wc are~s aware thar
Sour body has received petitions from
certain sections of our District to
temove She Dredge to their locality.
We would respectfully call the 4tten-
tiOh Of y0ur body 10 the fact that we
are wolking with only one dredge,
anti it cannot possibly Be in ali sec
tions Of our District ut the same time.
Your cOIhmissiolt1las o i~ntension Of
overlooking the drainage of any Sec
ton ofoHr District, .andin tinle Will
afford l~relief to~our entire 5d4strict,
Each section, however, must await its
turn.
W. have losbin time since our last
report, JanuarySIs96, onFs hundred and
Onedays from causes as shown be-