The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-11-11


working their dredge boats and digging
big canals everywhere. even through
thick cypress swsmps, spending large
amounts OF money. dividing their Ps.
rishes up into drainage districts and
assessing themselves with hesvy taxes,
in order to reclaim lands that have been
uncultivated heretofore for the past ages.
Even iberia Parish. is planning and
strainning her energies to dredge ont
IN immense canal deep enough to drain
thousands Of acres of low lands and to
bring navigable water from the gulf to
to their county seat. While they have
the audacity to come up here into st.
Maritime Parish to ask to reverse the
progressive spirit at the close Of the
nineteenth century. by building lsvees,
and building In water stills to dam up
the waters to overflow and to destroy va.
liable lands which are now under &C.
tual cultivation.
+ Why. the idea is simply proposterous.
And Won Gentlemen Of the Honorable
Police Jury. % / represent the Keystone
Plantation, among the largest tax pay.
ers Of your Parish. having made q plain
statement Of our position, together with
the facts in the case. claiming thst we
have not done anything to reduce the
water level Of the lake. as alleged BY
some Of the people Of Iberia parish; l
respectfully but earnestly request Of
your Honorable Body that you take no
action whatever Is requested by these
people Of Iberia.
Twill be pleased and highly Rrstined
to have any or all Of you gentlemen Wis
1t our locality at your convenience and
have my statements verified as herein
submitted, Very Respectfully Yours.
JOHN PETERS,
Superintendent Keystone Plantation.
Mayor Liable now addresses this Body
In support Of Mr.. Peters views and re-
quests that paper just read, be spread on
the Minutes. Granted.
Mr.. Felix Patout, of Committee o.
pointed by the Police Jury of Iberia Pa
rish. calls on this Body and asks that .
Delegate be appointed from this Parish
to act. conformity with Delegates Of Ibe-
ria, st. Mary and Congressman Brous-
sard towards calling on the Secretary Of
War at Washington City to secure means
to destroy the water lilies now obs:ruc-
ting navigation Of Bayou Teche in said
Parishes.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, seconded by
Mr.. Gsuthier. voted and unanimously
carried. Mayor T. ]. Liable was appoin.
ted as Delegate from this Parish on said
mission.
Recess Is now take until O'Clock p. ID.
Mr.. Paul Decloust here present. con.
tracts with the Police Jury for the open.
ing Of public road throuh his Magenta
plantation on following conditions: the
Police Jury. for consideration of same to
assume during tho four consecutive
years from date the payment Of al his
Parish and State Taxes on his property
in the Parish Of St. Martin. ShOuldAuy
improvements be erected on said pro.
perty during said four years. Mr.. De-
clt net to be liable for the State Taxes
nnlv an cad Srnrovnnou<a
On motion of Mr.. Martin, seconded BY
Mr.. PstiD voted and unanimously car
ried. Be 1t resolved. That there shall
be hereafter two polling places IN each
Of the several Police Jury Wards Of this
Parish. thus geographically divided.
LIST Ward-Poll No i-Ah that section
Of said Ward, East Of Bayou Tsche.
LIST Ward-Poli N 2-All that section
of said Ward, West Of Bayou Teche.
End Ward-Poil No ALI that section
of said Ward. above Big Tensas, follow.
ing Mellow Bayou to Bayou Larsmpe.
End Ward-Poll No 2-Ali the balance
Of said Ward below lines above described
Bird Ward-Poll No i-An that section
Of said Ward, East Of Bayou Teche.
Bird Wsrd-Poll No ALI that section
Of said Ward. West Of Bayou Teche.
4th Ward-Poll No ALI that section
of said Ward. Bast Of Bayou Teche and
back from the 40 arpents line from b.
Toehe