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

p0WNEAA0A IVA ANA@ANetS GS4 ~
lieving as We do that all questions
arising over the drainage through
natural drains and public streams
should properly be settled by you and
we take this course to further settle
the question of our right to drain
down this natural stream and to avoid,
if possible, further friction on the
question ia the future, Hoping your
Body will see proper to order the im-
mediate commencement Of the work,
we are, Very respectfully yours,
BARROW & DUPLANTlS,
per r, r. Barrow,
Nh. WI. Suthon, on behalf Of Mr..
g. B, Maginnis offered the following
letter /:
HoUMA, LA, Nov; g., 1900,
MR. L. F, SUTTON,
H0unIR, La,
DEAR neutrality-suspicious. favor Srd.
eeceiVsd enclosing unsigned memo written
by Mr.. Barrow which / return you; l,
offered at first to arbitTGte with Mr..
Barrow aud be- refused il, while ] zee no
DOCnsion for au arbitration In this matter
/ am willing to assist the adjustment OF
differences IN Hn amIcahle way II 1t eau
bs done reasonably aud fairly.
A few ySara ago Mr., r. Il, Barrow aP"
piled to CaillOuot q Msglnnis for permits
ion to hoe out what WaB known as bayou
Sale, q depression Of no consequence, we
refused this request and freely offered to
nay half of the expense Of cutting \
proper canal by spade or dredging,
through which MesaFs. BARROW g. Duplan-
Ills were to have free right of way for
drainage Of their water from field bitches.
We have surrendered no other property
rights ia this canal passing through our
property and will bS unwilling to aTbi"
rate ON any property rights We own IN 1t,
Under the below mentioned conditions
we will agree to give MIR. Barrow IightOt
way through said canal;
First. that AL bars, or lumpG of deposit
ted mud made by bitches, canal, or
bayous entering into Bayou Sale also the
said canal on WON1laWn Plantation be
dnsdgsd and thrown out by Mr.. BarFOw's
~dredRshOat as It comes up ORs-hait OF
whiCh expense for actual dredging Calls
iOuot-& Naginnis VIII pay t. sid dTedgo
honf nwnaF. ths aEnenaa ~ pulling boat
85om paint % point 20 be bnfna bE tha
haafs fhha ~ "a ahGHldt
Us accomplished ia from three to six
days more or loES-hy the removal OF
These impedimsRts TO Tree drainage the
L5ream viii be opened andwater from the
further dredging Mr.. BrrTOW intends 70
do will have free passage to tIde water
instead of being banked up on my prop
Brty by these bars, and partial dams now
Existing in Bayou Sale andsaid Canal--k
would certainly do this now if the posi-
tiOn was Tsceived; should ME. Barrow
consent to this agreement which is iden-
tiCal with my proposition, he has free
passage for his dEedgeb0at provided he
will remove and replace in same COndi~
ton IS he 6uds them the three bridges on
our WOOdlawn property, said now TO be
dOne at his expense aud bridges set back
in place as soon as his boat shall pass and
the same work to be done on bridges ut
his expense When his bOat.EsturnR TO go
ont. il unjust be understood that he shall
in no way interfere with the saving Of
cur crop through the removal Of amy
u.idges On WOOdlawn Plant, his acoep-
taneeQf Disagreement will cause me to
give HIM An arrangement and right of
way for passage Of his drsdge at the first
opportunity possible if be had agreed to
nay proposition hiss boat could have passed
this place sUlne days ago. We are now
pnBting a ~ on east side Of Bayou Sale,
Ii Ar. Barrow is 20 unreasonable that
he will not accept this agreement, then /
have this further condition or arrange
msuJ 10 makes That he shall not dip
any bars or mud settings out Of bayou
Sale or out Of the Ganal ON WOOdlaWn
Plantation, he shall remove and replace
these bridges at his expense and to our
satisfaction and upon his written agree
ment to this effect an request fer passage
Of his dredgo at time it will nOCafeet
Our business We sill GOnsant 70 passage
OF she dr0dge hOatthFOUgh caRal-it must
be distinctly unueFstOOd that no mud
banks o. deposit sf any kind shall be re-
moved from the canal on WoodlaWn
Plantation that will benefit the free fOW
Of water from above to the detrimsnt Of
III drainage below, unless the other OBJ
struotions atore mentioned in bayou Sale
be removed alec
/ 500 no reason for arbitration on this
matter, fins. Barrow can't accept a Of
these conditions, then | consider him =
hard man to suit and 1 am not willing to
try much further 20 convenience and suit
him. Yours Respt.
CHAS a. MAGINNIS,
Fec c. u n,
The following Memo sone referred
to in the above letter Of Mr.. O. R
MagiDnis
Each party to choOsea gentleman
to represent him, said gentleman not
to be in any way under obligation to
party, or under their employ,
or parties in any way interested 10 the
Sale Drainage.
They to decide who if possible who
IS right and who wrong in the mat
ter II unable to decide, they to agree
on a third party, as umpire, whose
decision to be final.
1t is understood that the parties
IS Judges are to seek no middle
in decisions for barmOnysake,
luC CO say who is wrong and who
light.