The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-06-29
INTER- COASTAL CANAL
Enthusiastic Nee ing Of the
iberia G Committed held at
City Hall.
Important Work Undertaken
and Surveys ordered.

- a call mct!ir. Of :hc iii
,r Committee VAS held on Thnr -.
It afternoon, pursuant to til" fei!' "
sc ing call:
IS New Iberia, La, Jane -. 800
g Gentlemen of the Join on
e mittee,
II Dear Sirs:-You are hereby II.
titled that there will be Il mpetin
Of the Joint Committee of tn
k City Council, Police Jury, and til
: Board of Trade, on aterways
= at the City Hall, this afternoon a
) O'Clock, to transact any and a
business that may properly com,
d before the meet Dg.
And especially TO take steps for
the proper preparation Of on,
claims to the Inter coastal Cana
route.
. Please attend.
} By order of the Chairman.
Il f. Willard, Secretary
! Chairman 6. &. Laughlin PIE
4 sided, and the following members
were present: H. W. Dallas, y
Dreyfus J W. Eckart, l. Indest,
Il. s McMaEon, + i. Willard
10 lsenoudet, A. Il. Romero, Il.
/. Weeks. Absent: w. J. Burke.
p. X. Burke, Jno. Brouss ard, St.
Paul Bourgeois, l.. } Gonsoulin
Z. {. llenshaw, Geo. j. Iabau, l..
NJ. Lemaire.
1t was moved by Mr. Weeks,
seconded by Mr.. Romero, and car
rled, that committees be appoint
ed whose duties shall be to ac.
complish the following undeltak.
lngs:
1st.-To apply to the City Coul.-
Gil and to to the Police Jury for
the funds necessary 10 effect the
following Surveys, and to acquire
maps and prOfiles Of the several
routes:
Committee appointed. G. c. (
Laughlin, Geo. } Labau, julie.
Dreyfus, A B Romero, j. W Ec
kart aud Il. + Miilaru.
a.-From bayou Techc, through
the Nelson Canal, back toa iuuc
ton with the Jacks COulee Can
al.
Committee appointed: a. b. Re-
nero, Emile Gajan, and Ea,dy
b.-From bayou Teche a'ong a
line through and over the Jeffer-
son property, just below the City
limits, back to the Forty Arpent :,
public road and junction with
The New Iberia Southern Canal. =
Committee appointed: Louis In. :,
lest, ST., and Geo. w. Dallas
c.-Fr0m Lake Fausse Poi;,te
long and through the basin Of
Eete Bayou to junction with .
sayou Teche above this city. :.
Committee Appointed: Geo. W :"
DALLAS. "
d.-From Lake Fausse Po.n:e :.
long line through and over thu "
fulton plantation. to a junction ." I.
18th the Teche. :"
Committee appointed: 90
ITO apply to the War Depart W.
ent of the National Government "
the name of the City Council '"'
New Iberia, the Police jury Of
'eria Parish, and the Board Of 80
Fade CT New Iberia, for permits -
enter the Teche with the two -
nals, Zone from Grand Lake wat ""'
; and the other to vermilion Ba, .
lters) along such routes as ma, a
approved by the Joint Com
ttee after the surveys will have
en- made. {
Referred to committee No /. o'cl
B. To solicit and acquire thu I'd
'essary rights Of way. 800 fee, er ,
1e, for a canal from the Tecb city
Lake sFausse Pointe. This of
ut Of way (if acquired) will be was
dered to the National Govern liz.
ut to form q part of the syst, IN She
he Inter Coastal Canal. q ton
appointed: spe,
TO solicit and acquire the usrf
essary rights of way, 800 f. ct city
9, for a caDaf from the Teche Of II
channel leading into Week. lovi,
: This right Of way: Gf ac- devo
ed) will be rendered to lin cam,
iOna1 Gnvorn.o..