New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-11-21
LEVEE BOARD MEEIlNG

y joint meeting of the Lafourche
and Atchatalaya Basin Leyee Boards
to advise ways and means for raising
the funds necessary for damming Ba-
you Lafourche was held last Saturday
afternoon III the rooms of the Mohawk
Club. The meeting was presided
over by A. H. Gay, president of the
Atchafalaya board, and w. J. Nc
Cune, of the Lafourche board, was
chosen secretary. Those in attend
ance We're A. H. Gay, Thomas Bearv,
Honore Dugas, Z. j. Erwine and
Victor E. Lefebrve of the Atchafalaya
board, and President V. Maurin, J. S.
Brady, I. j. Sellers, E. L. Monnot.
and d. J. Froet of the Lafourche
board. Chairman Gay, after an
nouncing the object of the meeting,
explained that a previous attempt to
raise funds for the purpose specified
had met with no success and that it
was incumbent upon the joint boards
to find other ways and means whereby
the monies necessary for the prosecu-
ton Of the work could be procured.
Ed. White, of the firm of Cameron &
White, which has already been award
ed the contract of dredging the bayou
and digging the deep water canals |
provided for III the specifications of |
the state engineers, spoke of the urg-
ent necessity for raising the money
at once and stated that his firm
would advance one-third of the total |
issue, Or $40, 900 of the Sl20, 600 requir-
ed. Charles Godchaux. of the L.
Godchaux Company Ltd, said that,
it there was a positive assurance
given that there would no vexatious
delays in the prosecution of the work
and the completion of the dam, he
could see no reason why the necessary
money could not eaisly be raised, and
offered the suggestion that a commit
tee be appointed to solicit the funds
required, whereupon the following re-
solution was submitted to each board
and adopted, Mr. Monnot,
of the Lafourche board voting against
and then it was submitted to the
joint boards and adopted, Mr.. Monnot
again voting in the negative: /
Resolved, That as the committee
appointed to raise funds
has not been able to raise the full
amount required, the executive COM
mittee be requested to try and raise {
tho S120, 900 needed, and that, as soon !,
as same has been arranged to their !.
the contract for the dam
De signed and work on the constcur. {
ion of the same begun .,
Mr.. Beary of the Atchafalaya board t
offered the following resolution,
which, after being passed upon by the
separate boards, was submitted to the c
oint boards and adopted with Mr.. +,
Aonnot again voting in the negative:
Resolved, That in negotiating the !
lotes required by law to carry out the 1
4afourche work, amounting to $780,
100 for each board, the executive COM
nittee Of the joint boards be author
zed to pay brokerage for the plac-
ng of the said loan not to exceed 2 c
,er cent Oh the one-year note, per +
ent. ON the two-year and per cent.
N the three-year notes.
The minutes of the meeting as
by Secretary McCune were
cad and adopted and adjournment of
he joint meeting was taken.
Immediately afterward the La
ourche Basin Levee Board held a
Meeting to select q successor to the
ate Commissioner j. d. Willis, Pre-
ident Maui in was authorized to ap-
'oint and he named d. J. Foret. -
thief.