Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-19
Proceedings of the Board of Com
miSSiOners for the Lake iSorgne
Basin L.eyee District.
New Orleans, La, Sept. is. 1910

y Basin Leyee District.
New Orleans, La, Sept. is, 1910.
TIE Board Of Commissioners for tn,
. Lake Borgne Basin Levce District me
, this day in regular session with the fol-
lowing members present: presidrn'
John Dymond, Commissioners j.. G.
Bourg and Andry, Engineer J. f. Mon.
: ct, inspectors Leopold and Nun2z an,
and Attorney John Dymond, J:.
On motion, duly seconded, the read,
ing Of the minutes Of previous meeting
was dispensed with.
Inspector Nunez was instructed to
dig a ditch on the river side of lcyce at
the lower line Of Poydras.
On motion Of Commissioner Bourg,
seconded by Commissioner Andrv, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the State Of Louisiana did
by deed Of date April 2, 1885, C.. O..
Book IS, Fo. 1903, Parish Of St. Ber-
nard) transfer to the Board of Commits
sioners for the Lake Borgne Basin
Lcvee District, among other lands IAN
OF fractional section Thirty-two in
Township Thirteen, South Range Six
teen, East, in the Southwestern Land
District, East Of River, in the Parish
Of St. Bernardo" and
Whereas it appears from its books
and records that this Board still owns
the said property; and
Whereas the State records in atom
Rouge show that the SAID lands were
transferred by the State of Louisiana
to one ". A. Gordan on the 9Th day of
July 1851, by certificate No. ~ which
was years prior to the transfer to the
LeVce Boar!, and patent No.. 1850 was
subsequently, issued May %, 1901.
Be it Resolved, by the Board Of Com
m%issioners for the Lake Borgn2 Basin
LeVee District that, for the purpose of
removing the cloud from said title and
to avoid the expense Of delegation, It
does hereby rencunce and abandon all
the rights. title and interest in and to
"hIi OF Fractional Section ThiYty-two
in Township Thirteen, South Range Six
teen, East; IN the Southeastern Land
District, East Of River, in the Parish
Of st. Bernard enormously trans
terred to it, and il hereby authorizes
the Recorder Of Mortgages and Con-
veyances Of the Parish Of st. Bernard
and the Register of the State Land
Office to erase and cancel the entry of
the said transfer to this Board.
Be it further resolved, that the Pres
ident of this Board be and he is hereby
authorized to sign any document neces-
sary in the premises to accomplish the
above purposes, at the expense OF the
applicant.
On motion, duly seconded, Engineer
Monget was requested to furnish est
mate of approximate yardage neces-
sary to cap the Pointe-a-la-Hache levee
as suggested by Inspector Leopold in
his report; and Inspector Leopold was
instructed to do the Gaping and to re-
pair the braces as suggested in his re-
port.
Engineer Monget was further re-
quested to furnish approximate of yard
age necessary for the enlargement of
the levee from Vic Adema's to Prosper
Gagnetis as suggested by Inspector
Leopold in his report,
Inspector Nunez was instructed to
fill the low place along the inside BERN
IF the levee in the rear of Favalora's
place at Corinne.
The Secretary read a detailed state
nent of warrants issued since last re-
BORT, there being Is warrants, Nos.
1893 to 3O9S, both inclusive, aggregate
ng the sum of $l736. Is; on motion, duly ;
seconded, these payments We're APP
:
The Secretary submitted the follow .
ng report. {
Apparent balance at last .
report $2l896. rs !
Receipts Since 2
P%laquemines $500. 70 S
Release OF land 2.85 \
St. Bernard 26.05 53S Sc I
S22434 80
iXteen warrants since f
last report 1876 IS
Apparent balance 2O698 IS
Their being no further business the
.oard adjourned. s
FERNANDO ESTOPINAL, f
Sacrnt orr n,