The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24

Bayou Terrshonne at or for many miles
below the town Of H0uma. EettFe find
the crop OF the lower parish being
brought over it by steamboats, navigate
ing the Bayou Terrsbonne licensed by,
the United States Government. Pilot
lieensys issued by the United States
Government over these streams. Calls
ing this bayou a canal shows to my
mind y weakness In position assumed
by Mr.. Maginnis and the difficulty ia
his finding any plausible excuse to back
up the stand he has taken. Nearly
every piece of work the drainage COM
mission hus done has had contributions
for parties benefited. Just suppose
those Whn have contributed TO the work
on Bayou Little CaiIlou and Bayou
Terreboune and who own land along
their banks should claim no one should
go up or down or improve the bayou
without their consent, what would be
said of such q proceeding. Yet here is
q natural bayou dTedged the same way.
about the sans size, about as deep as
Bayou TerrebOnne at HOuma, and the
permission to go up it is claimed neces-
oessary FROM landed proprietors adioin-
ing this stream. Should such au un-
reasonable claim be possible, what
would prevent Mr.. Harry Cage (whose
land this bayou runs throughl from
shutting on Mr.. Maginuis drainage be-
low, OF MI. Daspit owning land along
thus bayou below them slut them all
on. r.. X. BARROW,
For BARROW u DUPLANTIs.
Alcide ]. Bonvillain offered the fol-
lowing resolution, seconded By A. r..
Yiguerie and carried:
BE it Resolved, That considering
the Petition Of Barrow & Duplantis,
and considering the same in line of
the object of this Commission to I'M.
prove the drainage through natural
streams, and believing, that Barrow 4
DuplauUis are eatitled to said drainage.
We, as Drainage Commission District
No. l, Of the Parish of lerreboRne do
hereby accept the terms Of Barrow d
Duplantis co cut out The Bayou Sale
with Mr.. Barrow's Dredge, they fur
nishing the Dredge and the funds
necessary to DO the work, and do
hereby declare the Bayou Sale a
natural drain and Bayou.
This work to be done under the d.
rection and auspices of the Drainage
Commission District No. l, and all
due report Of all operations to be
made, to said Drainage Commission"
Jos, A. Robichaux moved, seconded
by W. j. Suthon, that a working COM
mittee be appointed and that the
President be exLUti0io Chairman OF
said Committee, to take charge OF
Dredgeboat OF Mr.. Barrow, as prayed
for in Petition of Messrs. harrow u
Dupiaptis. Same being put to a vote
was carried.
The chair appointed the following
to serve on SAID Committee Walter
J. Suthon and Jos. A. Robichaux.
The followingresolutiOn was offered
by Mr.. Robiohaux, seconded by Air.
SuthOu and carried
"Be it Resolved, That the Secretary
of this Body be instructed to notify
Messrs. CaillOuet e 4aginnis, that the
Dredga Boat Of Nj. Barrow will short
ly come up E4e 28yuN Sue, anu he be
requested to remove his bridges across.
SAID stream, or such portions thereof
as may be necessary for the passage
Of said Dredge Boat when required"
The Bill OF Mr.. Emile Daigle for
supplies to Dredge Zoe B." was re-
celved and read, and after thorough
discussion, Of over charges in same;
1t was moved by w. J. Suthon, secon-
ded by AlCide ], Bonyillain, that said
bill be settled at a discount of 10 per
cent deduction. On being put to a
vote was carried.
There being no further business,
meeting adjourned subject to call Of
the President. r. r. BARROW,
F, x. BOURG, President
Secretary.