The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-09

The following resolutions, drafted
by a committee composed of Messrs.
Gondran, Martin, Monnot, Maurin
and Legardeur, were submitted to the
meeting and unanimously adopted:
whereas, by Act No. of the general assembly
of 1900. the commissioners of the Atchafalaya
and Lafourche leyee districts were authorized
to place locks at the head of Bayou Lafourche
and to issue notes and appropriate lands and
exercise all other powers proper or useful or
expedient for that purpose; and
Whereas. under Act No. 81 of the general as
sembly of 1902, the said boards of commissioners
of the said two levee districts were authorized
to place temporary dam at the head of Bayou
Lafourche pending the construction of locks,
as provided by Act No. 8 of 1900, and an act of
the fifty-seventh congress of the United States
and
Whereas, said temporary dam has been placed
and is in actual existence at the head OF said
Bayou Lafourche since 1903, aud no action has
been as yet taken by the said two boards to
carry out the intention of the said Act No. u
of 1898, Act No. 8 of 1900 and Act No. 81 of 1917
aforesaid, in the location and construction oil
the said locks therein provided for; and
Whereas, under Act. No. Al of the general as
sembl of 1906, the said boards of commissioners
of the said two leya9 districts were specially d
reeted to carry out the purposes mentioned in
the aforesaid acts referred to and to proceed to
take the proper andneedful steps to build and
construct the locks required of them under the
said acts of the general assembly of the state
aud to make provisions for the raising of the
necessary moneys for that purpose, rs provided
| in aforesaid therefore, be it
Resolved, That we do hereby petition and
memorabilia the governor of this state OF Lou
| isiana for the fuifliment of the laws aforesaid
| and that he call upon the Lafourche and Atcha
faiaya leyee boards to comply with the intent
| and the letter of the law, to the end that oul
| rights should be preserved and that we may be
protected in the legal and equitable enjoyment
| thereof; be it further
| Resolved, hat copy of these resolutions bt
| delivered to the governor of the state, to thu
| Atchafalaya and Lafourche leEee boards and Il
| the progressive leagues of the towns of Donald
| sonyilie, NapoleonVille, Hoama and Thibodaux
On motion, duly seconded, the fol
lowing committee was appointed tt
present these resolutions to Governor
| Blanchard and the two levee boards
r. N. Sims, chairman; Messrs, Mau
rim, Goette, Martin, Meter, Monnot
/ Barton and Legardeur. The secretary
was instructed to communicate with tht
presidents of the progressive league
| of the towns of Houma and Thibodaul
| and request them to each appoint
member of this committee, which is Il
meet on a date to be hereafter fixed b,
it's chairman and to remain perm a
nent committee to carry out the object
and purposes of the meeting. TIL
/ committee is to submit it's report t,
the Joint committee at meeting to b
held at Donaldsonville on a date to b
selected by the chairman of the sal
Joint committee.
4 A motion offered by Mr.. Legardeu
and seconded by Mr.. Monnot, to th
effect that vote of thanks be tendere
the Ascension delegatio for their a
tendance at the meeting and intelliger
remarks on the subject under discu:
sion, was unanimously adopted.
II The meeting adjourned subject /
the call of the chairman.