The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-12


bi.id ourselves to proratc the cx-
,cnses - survey and other
pre- ~ : work incurred by the
'o:n,nI-sic uers in the proportion
of the amount Of our respective
assessments. Signed:
Baldwin 4 Co.. E. Bercegcay
1. Richard. Arthur Provost, Mrs.
J. I. Dumisnil, per P. F. Dumis-
nil, Ernest Provost, 'rolian Vim
cent, Ciysse Pitre, ". B. KEN
per. Gabriel Haydel, Mrs. w. P.
X empcr, Prosper Lancon, John
Bodin, Geo. Tyler, Ferdinand \.
Legnon, Alex Lockett, Eugene
Polidor. The Adelinc Sugar Fac
tory Co., Limited, per II. T.
Spraguc. Sec, Damas Provost,
lyrtis Rohi"haux, Henry Penn,
7abin Rodriguez, John Baptiste,
Stewart Barney, Nicademas Col
bert, Della Conner, Alcee Verdun,
J. y, Rodriguez, a. c. Bergeron,
Arthur Richard, Vileor Provost,
G.. NJ. Broussard, Mary Lander,
Alphonsc Lancon, Telcsphore
LoclSctt. Louis Kelley, Z. S.
Labaurc, Stephen Landry, D..
Rodriguez, John T. Dumcsnil,
Leon Provost, Dolce Bodin,
i. p. Patout, Carlisle Senitier,
4. a. Bonvillain, Henry Levy,
Labranch Lcgnon, Henri Julian,
Homer Rodriguez, Joseph Lee
Toussin, Theresa Bens, Martin
Ni1hcr, Tom Dancy, Emlien
George, Edward LeBrcnt, Eu-
Dhrosy Pitr~. Alexcide Charles, Jr.,
NJ. Bos worth, Clcmile Pctric, =.
O. Dodin. Wilson McKerall.
On motion, the same was APP
proved, and the following ordi-
nance unanimously adopted to
carry into effect the wishes Of the
tax payers OF said locality:
80 it resolved, That the petition
Of the taxpayers within the linn
its described by said petition
comprising portions OF the 3rd
and End Wards Of the Parish Of
st. Mary, is hereby recognized
and approved. Therefore
Be it ordained: Pursuant to
Act No. i2) OF The General Assem-
bly, OF 1896. a Drainage District
termed the "Cypremort Drainage
District is hereby formed, COM
miss;oner- appointed. etc. to
carry into effect the objects and
purposes Ct said District.
Be it ordained by the Police
jury OF the Parish OF st. Mary.
Louisiana: That for the purpose
cf better drainage OF the section
Of the Parish OF St. Mary, herein
after described, and adjacent
lands, and acting in accordance
with the -o@stitution and laws Of
this State, and moe especially
pursuant to the provisions ., -.-tt
No. 81 Of the General Assembly
OF this State for 1898, the said
Cyprcmo.t section described in
said petition being II need OF
better drainage. the said Gescriye.
limits and vicinity be and the
same j. hereby formed and organ
lied into q Drainage District to
be known as the "Cypremort
Drainage District" OF the Parish OF
St. Mary, Louisiana. The said
District to embrace and comprise
that part Of the Parish of st. Mary
de.cI;hed as follows, to-wit:
North by :. Inc on the south
side OF Bayou Teehs, iota.aa on
The summit Of the ridge which
divides the waters that flow into
tie Techc, from those that flow
back t,--oa,gh the various small
sloughs To .ne s-as:",p on the
south: east by line o., the east
side OF Bayou Choupique mot
Yokely), situated on the summit
g the ridge which divides the
wateys thst flow into Bayou
Choapiqpe .lom t,ip2o -hat flow
into Bayou Ioke4y; south ty the
proposed cuna, itself, or, where
the canal does not extend, by the
limit Of the arabic lands; west by
9 line on the east side OF Bayou
CypseM5r,5 o. the summit of the
ridge which diva ds2 7, waters
that flow into Bayou typte1ao.l .
from those that flow back through
llp various small sloughs to the
swamp ~. the south.
These lines are to be drawn so
as to comprise all Of the lands
whose waters will naturally flow
into the proposed canal, and no
other.
The approximate location of the
cana. VA be from point in Bayou
Choupi4ue neaf' So bin Aodtigsezz's
plantation, running III q WESTERLY
direction through the marsh aud
swamp, connecting with all the
5,cuohs and drainage bitches from
lie higi, .ands on the north, until |
what ia knowa 81 t,Ao Rodin !
Canal on the west bounadry OF !,
L. P. Patout's property is reach
ID. Then from some point on !
his canal, TO be determined later
~, an outlet will be cut ;;....tn the |
most aeas.Hle one of the several I
marsh bayons. Hniek lead 20 The !
,ulf. -,
At the point where the canal
tIa