The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-04-13
Leyee Boards Arrange Manner Of Paying
for Lafourche Locks.

for Lafourche Locks.
A joint meeting of the Atchafalaya
and Lafourche Basin levee boards
was held at New Orleans last Tuesday,
the 9th inst, for the purpose OF con-
sidering the financial phase of the
Bayou Lafourche lock question and
arranging the manner of paying for
the work. The following were present:
Lafourche board President v. Mau-
rim, Commissioners J. S. Brady, Ca
mile Templet, Louis Hymel, Alfred
songy, T. ]. Sellers, r. Perez and
George Lorio. Attorney F. A. Middle
ton and Secretary w. J. MeCune.
Atchafalaya President v. NJ.
Lefebvre, Commissioners Thos. Beary,
Honore Dugas, 7. G. Erwin, A. a.
Cay, J. A. Provost and ]. A. Gotten.
Attorney John Marks and Secretary
A. V. Dubroca.
Mr.. Brady stated that it was neces-
sary to determine the mode OF paying
for the construction OF the locks, so
that this could be inserted in the speci-
fcations as guide to prospective
bidders. Under the provisions of Act
No. 9 of 1900, each of the boards is
authorized TO issue annual notes of
not less than $40, 900 for the purpose
of defraying the cost of the locks, and
the state treasurer is required to set
aside yearly out of the revenues OF the
two boards an amount sufficient to
meet these notes as they mature. IF
all the notes we're foated at once,
however, the boards would be under
an enormous expense for Interest and
would have large sum of money on
hand, for no purpose whatever. With
the view of decreasing the interest,
and making the annual burden as
light as possible, the following reso-
luton, adopted at the October Joint
meeting, was rescinded:
NV hereas, the acts of the leeisla-
ture creating the levee boards intend
that they shall be first and foremost
levee building commissions, and
Whereas, thecondition OF the levees
in the Atehafalaya and Lafourche
levee districts is far from being per-
feet; but on the contrary large annual
expenditures are still necessary TO
raise and enlarge them to desira BILE
Standard to build the new levees rem
dered necessary by caVing banks, and
IN the Atchafalaya basin levee dis
trict TO build the much needed extern
sion down the Atch afalaya river, and
Whereas, the Atchafalaya basin
and Lafourche levee districts cannot,
in order to carry on this work of levee
building and maintenance, deplete to
any large extent their funds, and
Whereas, we know that it was the
intention of the legislature in passing
Act No. 8 of 1900, that a sum not ex-
ceeding $40, 900 should be paid an
nually by each board in carrying out
the Lafourche project, therefore be it
Resolved, That these boards, in
carrying out the Lafourche project,
under Act of 1900, and the suisse
quent acts governing same, limit the
amount OF the notes which they shall
issue for this purpose to SIC, 1000 an
nually, for each board, and that said
notes be issued strictly in accordance
with the terms of the enabling acts, it
being understood th at if all of the notes
authorized under said acts were issued
by the boards, this would occasion,
for payment of principal and interest,
an annual expenditure of $40, 600 for
each board.
Mr.. Gay then offered the following
resolution. which was adopted without
dissent:
BE it resolved, That the building
of the locks be settled for as the work
progresses, by notes issued under Act
8 of 1900, and all acts amend atory
thereof, provided, that each note shall
be for $50, 900, to mature according to
law
The question of providing supply
of fresh water in the bayou, pending
the construction of the locks, was dis
cussed at length. Col. Arsene PERIL
lat, assistant state engineer, was
called on for information relative to
this point, and different sources of
supply were considered. No satisfac-
tory conclusion could be arrived at,
and finally, on motion of Mr.. Erwin,
the executive committee of the joint
was requested to go over
the ground in person and look into
the situation, with the view of aseer-
tanning what could be done in the
premises.