The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
Official Proceedings drainage
Commission Dist. No. I.
HouNA. IN. Sept. e. 19OO.

Agreeably to call Of the President,
Drainage Dist. No. l, met this day, at
the Court House, in Houma.
At Roll Call, the following members
were present
R. r. Barrow, Chairman; Chas, B.
Maginnis, Walter ]. SuthOn, Ia. r.
Viguerie, Jos. A. Robichaux and Al
eide J. Bonvillain.
Absent Prosper Michel.
Quorum present.
The minutes Of previous meeting
wers read, and on motion Of Jos. A.
Robichaux, seconded by Alcide j. Bon
villain, were.sdopted az read.
Chairman Barrow made the follow
ing report, which was accepted
To members Drainage CgDwissiou Dis
trictNo, /.
GENTLEMEN-Ou a recent visit to
Dradgs in Bayou Lacarpe, | took occasion
70 visit the swamp in rear Of Bayou La
raEpe near 9rand C,dllou, and 70 my sur
prise found that the bsyOu did NOT CON
uect with bayou Pslton as supposed or
rather itit dtb 10 fOrIRsr y5ars all traces
Of same have 6ecuins now extinct. l
found the bayou Laoarpe below bayou
Pelton WIS fsd by num6er Of small.
streams coming frcm the swamp in all
directions aud finding thai the work Of
connecting the two bayOus from this
point would provs botn expensive and =
long job, with chances of many break
Gowns having to cut abOuta mile or more
through u cypress swamp. l concluded
We hud best remove DredGs to the PeltOn
aud cut up said Strgam which enters the
anme swamp about one mile further up
and after consultation with several mem
bers Of Commission OEdered Drsdge TO cut
bayou Grand GALLON to bayou PoltOn and
to Contluua work up bayou Pslton
Trusting Same viii bs approved by you.
lrsmpin,
Respectfully yours,
r. X. BARROW,
Pres, Dist. No. l.
Before removal Dredgs had cut up tbs
bayou Laearpe about $500 it, doing gool
work dropping watsrin swamp about s o
8 inches Immediately in rear Of bayou.
The following report made by Mr.
A. Joliet, Jr., Surveyor, was on mo
tion of w. J. Suthon, seconded b.
Alcide Bonvillain, accepted as read
HOUIlA, La, september 2lst, 1900.
To she Hon, R, IL. Barrow aud members O
Drainage Committee No. !, Of the ParisI
Of TerrebOnuO, Lu.
GENThRMER AT the request OF yOuF spe
cial c0wmitteS who employed me-, the under
signed Surveyor, to trace out IN tho swamp
lying between bayous GraHd CaillOu AN
DRLaFgs the connection betweeR bayOus Pc
ten Esd Laoarps, il practicable, or in lie
thareOf, if said cnaRecEiOn canaOt be found
70 tlacs ont the shortest rOn5s trOm what
practically known ~ present as tile teruinu
) Of bayou LacArps in said sWamps to ibayO
Pelton, / would respectfully rspSrt'
, That with the assistance Of = sudioisu
number Of hands, employed for that purposr
/ proceeded 90 last MoaAlN the 18th. lust
to ascertain the desired route, going fror
bayou DuLarga to bayPu PsltOu through th
Ridgoland rlantatioR Gaual Of Nsssrs. Boz
, VILLAIN BrOG,, after rssching bayou PeltOn,
made my way doWR bayou Pelton to where
omptieS into bayoa Grand Gallon, and lfoun
said bayou Pslton 80 be one continuous bayU
+ from the Ridgelaud Canal TO the bayou lan
Gallon.
Attic place whore or near which bayu
Pelton ihtsrseots the forty arpsnt line Of ii
! "Jossph Talbo' grant on West bank Of bayO
Grand Caillou, / found another bayou rul
ning diaEonblly across said bayou Potion. in
south Or q little AONtbwestsrly direction goin
) dsWn, which said bayou ! followed a 6onsit
ssahls distance south or s~oHthwestsrlp, an
nsrth or northsastsrly, until / lost it gu Gith,
: side. The distance travorsed on either sit
? Of said bayou PsltOn, evidently shows ssai
tinot bsyon Wbieh possibly could be retEaoe
70 that lovvr portiou Of bayon T~uCsVpe
D show tmrtying mta bayou Grand Caillu
r aad to that appoF PARTON Of bayou LSsarI
lowing downWard from Houms.
Ia tue distances slJng bayou Peitmt fHal
! Rtdgsl1n& ChasI 20 bayou Gsand C9flou,