The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1902-07-26
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The LafOurche and Atchafalays
levee boards held a joint meeting a
Donaldsonv,lle yesterday and. tOol
the first steps to carry out the TT, ,Ol
the recent session of the Lesl .t6fe
providing for locks Bayou Lafddrche
Those present we're: -
LafOurche Boarl-V. Maurin, pre-
sident; 7. ID. Kent, Z. l.. Monnot. T.
K. Tucker, A. Songy, T. j. Sellers
j. S. Brady, R. Perez, j. D. Willis
and W. ]. McCnne, secretary, and
l.. H. Marrero, attorney.
Atchafalaya Boar,l-A. II. Gay,
president; T. Il. Erwin HONOR. Hnaas
Thos. Beary, j. A. Provost and A. ID.
Barrow. secretary.
The State board OF engineers was
represented by all but one Of its
members, Col. Pcrrllliat's absence
being due to the serious illness of his
wife. Those present were: Chief
Engineer lily B. Richardson, Assis-
tants Sidney F. Lewis. Marshall Rob
ertsOn and Frank N. Kerr.
Senator Will II. Price, who was
the author of the act authorizing the
closing of the bayou that recently
passed the Legislature, and Congress
man S. NJ. Robertson, who assisted
materially in getting the consent of
Congress tn the project, were also
present by invitation.
These resolutions were adopted:
By Mr.. Brady:
"Be it resolved by the Atchafalaya
basin ard the Lafourche basin levee
boards, in joint session held in &C
cortlance with the provisions of Act
No. 9 Of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana of 1900, approved
-, and Act No. 81 of the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
approved July 5, 1902, and the act
of the tirst session OF the Fifty-sev-
enth Congress of the United States
making an appropriation for rivers
and harb0rs. That temporary dam
be constructed at the head of Bayou
LafOurche.
"Be it further resolved, That the
board Of State engineers be requested
to report at the next extraordinary
Joint sessions Of these boards the
point at which said dam shall be
located, the plans and specifications
and the approximate cost of con =
located and constructed - to permit
of the construction of locks, as is
provided for in the several acts Of
the Legislature Of the State of Louis
,ana, aud the first session of the fifty
seventh Congress Of the United States
relating to the construction Of locks
at or near the head Of Bayou La
fOurche.
"Be it further resolved, That the
board of State engineers be reqestetI
to furnish additional plans and speci
fcations for the carrying out Of the
improvement Of Bayou Lafourche As
expressed 10 section 3 of Act 81, Sos
sion of 1902, approved July 5, 1902
"Be it further resolved, That in thu
interim of extraordinary joint meet
ings that an executive cOmmitte Oi
three Members from each bOard b.
appointed by the president Of eacll
board, with full power and authorit,
to arrange all the details, and t.
comply with all prerequisites required
to carry out the acts of the Genera
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
and the act Of the FIfty-seventh Con
gress of the United States maxim.
appr opriations for rivers and harb"rs
their actions to be subject TO the ar
proval of the joint boards"
By MIR. Beary:
BE it further resolved, That tn
regular meetings of tue Atchafalay'
basin and Lafourct basin leve'
boards be held On the third Monday
in January and July in each yea
respectively"
These resolutions, as soOn as the
were acted on by the joint boards
were submitted to the separate hoard
and offered and adopted unanilnOusl
in regular form.
The minutes of the joint meetin
we're then written up by the tw
secretaries amt signed by the chair
man and secretaries in open session
which completed the for'nalities {
the meeting. and It adjourned.
i An executive committee of 81!
three from each boarl, will be name
to handle the details of the work.
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