The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-10-28
THE TECnE.-CouRTA.
BLEAU PROBLEM SOLVED,
A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT
EFFECTED AT THE BATON
ROUGE CONVENTION
ON THE 25th.

On Wednesday morning at o.
clock a convention of delegates
from the parishes of st. Mary, Ibc
ria, st. Martin and st. Landry, wa
held in the Capitol building at Bat
on Rouge for the purpose of for
muiating plans and adopting po
Icy to be presented at the join
session OF the Levee Boards, rel.
ative to building of the leveo or
the west bank Of the Atchafalay;
river for the protection of the
low lands of the above parishe.
from overflow. All four parishe,
were well represented.
IBERIA DELEGATION:
Mayor j. s. Power, Hon. w. J
Burke; H. B. Hewes, president
Teche Improvement Assn; f. F.
Millard, Secretary Teche Improve
ment Assn; j. w. Eckart, Secre-
tary New Iberia Board of Trade
r.. Jubin, City Collector; Jno. r
White, Jules Dreyfus, Chas. Gou-
guenheim, Ed. EstOrge, and L. Pits
ter.
The meeting was called to or
der by Senator T.. j. Liable. Be-
fore adopting any decisive step ii
was learned that Mr.. Schell and
others, from Warrington, were ex-
pected to arrive at a later hour
and it was decided that they
should be privileged to participate
in the deliberations of the cOnven-
ton. On motion Of w. J. Burke, +.
J. Liable was appointed a commit
l IN nf N INIT
delegates and seek to have them
of arranging all differences AMIGA
bly,, If possible.
The convention then took a re-
cess till 1850 A. M.
At II 80 the convention reassem-
bled and organized for it's work by
selecting w. j. Burke, of Iberia,
as its Chairman, and Frank r. Gull
beau, of st. Martinville, as Secre-
tary. The delegates from the sew
eral parishes were then enrolled.
Mr.. Liable then presented the fol-
lowing memorandum as being the
views of Mr.. Schell and the oppOsi-
ton delegates, outlining their de-
mands, to be considered in any
compromise measure.
J. F. Schell, a delegate repre-
senting Washington, La, and the
parish Of st. Landry, agrees that
the Atchafalaya levees on the
west banks be extended to reach
a terminus as may be determined
by the levee authorities, provided
q lock be permitted through the
line Of levee either at the mouth
of the CCurtableau, or at som,
boint near by, to maintain water
connection between the Atchafala-
va river and Bayou COurtableau,
with such auxiliary work in and
along the Courtabfeau as may be
deemed necessary. The cost of
lock and such auxiliary work to |
be met by the Union Irrigation Co.
Mr.. Schell's conditions, after but
little discussion, were adopted |
without opposition vote and SEN
ator Liable and Chairman Burke
were delegated to present them at
the joint session of the levee
boards. The convention then fin
ally adjourned.
IdE LEVEE BOARDS.
The joint meeting OF the levee
boards was held in the ban1uef hall
Df the Istr0uma Hotel the same aft
ernO0n.
The Atchafalaya Levee Board
was represented by President Le-
|ebvre, Secretary Dubroca. Messrs
Gotten, Dugas and O'Donohoe. The
Red River, Atchafalaya and Bayou
b0euf Board was represented byI
Pres. Richard, Secretary Thornton.
Messrs. Couvillion and Hudson. Mr.
1efcbvre Of the Atchafalaya board
presided over the joint meeting.
'tate Engineers Kerr and Smith at
ended the meeting. Chief Engi-
leer Kerr read . paper covering
lis plans, specifications and oil de-
ALE connected with the proposed
losing Of Courtableau. The boards /.
hen unanimously adopted q reso- |.
ntion approving OF the plan, and !
further resolution looking to the
immediate inauguration Of the pre-.
lminAl1es to tie work. The state
nent Of the Union Irrigation Com
any was read and accepted,
vhereup0u the Levee Boards y
|opted the following resolution,
repaired by MAI. Kerr.
RESOLUTIONS: !
Resolved by the Board of Com
Of the Atchafalaya Ba-
In Levee Board, and the Red Riv- G
!, Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf
in joint session assem- Il
led, that as the time has arrived 4
,hen the further extension OF pub
e levees on the west bank Of At
hafalaya river must be taken up Il
nd prosecuted, and as this ex-
ension Of the line Of public levee
ecessarily involves the closure OF 9
'ay0u Courfableau ct or near ite O
louth, authority to close Bayou n
under the plans and !
18th the approval Of the U. 8. En- !.
ineers and Of the Board Of State
ngineers, 10 hereby requested1 Y
rom the United States.
This being the purpose for which
10 Joint session OF the Levee Y
cards was called m adjournment :
yas declared III order after the
hartman had expressed the
hanks Of the boards to the dele-
ates for their presence and deepI
1terest In the proceedings.
Capt. Jno. +. White, OF iberia,
sked the privilege Of the floor and
moved . rising vote Of thanks ON
he part Of the delegates and the
they represented to- the