The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-05-27
A Movement for Drainage.

the Assessors office, at the Court
House, in this city to take steps,
if it be necessary, to secure better
drainage for their lands which are
bordering on. or tributary to the
above coulee: K. S. Mcmahon,
VIM Newman, Louis. Pesson,
Gustave Pesson, ID ID. Broussard
Alexander Rca,lIcauI, Alcide |
Louvier, W. l.. Grant, Henry !
S. Snidcr, Leon Lemai,c, Bcnolr
Bayard and Il f. Delahoussaye.
The informal discussion that
took place showed that the lands
of the above parties were suffer
ing from over flow or very much
retarded drainage, and that after
heavy rains water TO a damaging
extent remained in their fields
for longer periods than It should
Some were of the opinion that
these dsaS,erOuS conditions are
today more aggravated than they
were a few years ago. II was
also, shown that all these land
owners expected to find rel, { in
the cutting Of the canal of the
Bayou CarIin Drainage District,
and that they are paying the
special drainage tax voted by
that drainage district; that they
are in possession Of information
from other parts of the same dis
trict, from common report, to the
effect that the drainage of lands
bordering on both Jacks COnlc"
and Coulec Rodcre has been
greatly benefited by the dredging
already done in the district; and
that they, as common contributors
with all property holders of the
district to the cost of the work
now going on, should be privi-
legged to share in its benefits as
soon as practicable in common
with all others. That as the
coulee ROdere section, to the west
of them, is enjoying the improve
ment sought, and as the Jack s
COulee section, to the east of
them, IS also sharing IN the brne-
fl Is of the work done on the canal.
they feel impelled to the belief
that their lands lying between
the two above sections should
he a common sharer with the 9th
ers in better drainage. AS this
seems to be not the case there
must be some cause for it, and q
remedy, if possible, should be
promptly applied, so that crops
now planted may he brought to
abundant harvests, and not lost
for the want of proper drainage
K. +. Delahoussaye and Leon
Lemairc were then selected as a
committee with instructions to
make dilligent inquiry into eXls
ting conditions in the district and
to appeal to the proper authorities
for immediate relief, if it be prac-
ticable to acquire same.
AS a result Of the investigation
of the cOmmltte it is found that
Coulce Rodere has been connected
with the new canal which allows
the coulee to discharge promptly
the bulk of it's flood waters
through the new canal into the
lower swamp>; that Jacks cOlee is
not only connected with the canal,
but that this coulee has been ex.
tensively improved by dredging;
but that in the PEBBLES COulee no
connection has yet been made
with the new canal. In this lat
ter instance the committee found
that 4 channel or lead canal had
been cut from The main canal to
all but a connection with the
cOnlee. The statement was made
to the committee that the connec
ton was not made for the reason
that it's completion would have
necessitated the Immediate re-
moval of an important plantation
bridge on the GOdchaux place
that the work was rested, some
twelve or more months ago, at it's
present limits at the request of
the manager of the Code FAUX
plantation and upon the assur-
ance that the bridge would be
moved and the connection made
by scOuOs by the manager of the