The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-16

lands of the parishes Of Iberia, st
Landry and st. Martins can be pro-
tected from the floods Of the Mis-
sissippi and Red rivers, and il ap-
pears to be the only plan by which
these results may be attained and
keep within the means OF the levee
boards.
| Mr.. Lefebrc, the President OF
Atchafalaya levee district, was al
SO one OF the speakers at the con-
vention and he declared that his
board was in hearty accord with
the plans of the State Board OF En-
gineers in the direction of the clos
ing of the mouth OF the Courtab-
lcau. Ii this plan is carried out il
would mean that the levec board
would be able to give greater
protection to a greater area at a
minimum cost.
The following resolutions were
then adopted:
st. Martinvillc, La, Sept II, 1911.
WHEREAS, at a conference of
property owners and others in
deep interest, held at st. Martin
vile, La, this day, it was explain
ed that, in order to assure the Ma
tior al Government Of the prevail
ing sentiment of the Parishes OF
Avoyelles, st. Landry, iberia, st.
Mary and st. Martin, it would be
well to record an endorsement of
the project to improve the naviga-
ton of Bayou Teche, Bayou Cour-
tableau, Bayou COcodrie and Bayou
BOeuf, proposed by the National
Government, and
WHEREAS this project was care
fully and thoroughly explained by
the Engineers and others present
Be it resolved that the project
is, hereby, approved and endorsed
in every particular, il being una
nimOusly accepted that it is a clear,
comprehensive, conclusive solu-
ton of the problem presented, and
dOund to incstimabIe benefits Ito
WHEREAS, in the same cOnncc-
ton, it is believed that the pro-
ject proposed by the Levee Au-
thorities to protect the same sec
ton OF the State from. overflow
from the AtchafaIaya River, by
means of the construction of lev
ees along the west bank of the
Atchafalaya, including and invOlv-
ing the permanent closure OF the
Bayou COurtableau, at or near it's
mouth, should receive renewed en-
and
WHEREAS, the benefits and ef- !
fects of this levee project has al,
50 been carefully and thoroughly
by the levee authorities
present,
Be it resolved that the plans of
the levee authorities are, hereby,
and that they be urged
to undertake and completed these
plans with the least possible delay.
Be it, furthermore, resolved that
the National Government be,
through our representatives in
Congress memorialized at the EARL
est possible opportunity, to in
trOduce and urge the passage OF
the necessary measures to permit |
the levee authorities to close the
Bayou Courtablcau, in the interests
specified.
The following committee was
then appointed to secure sigma
lures to the above resOlutiOns:-
Port Barre e. j. Quirk, j. Ar
Arnaudville-J. M. Olivier, A. c.
Durio, J. A. Guidroz, G. w. Martin.
Breaux Bridge-D. Rees, Jos.
Pellerin, Robt. L. Morrow, A. F.
v. j. wager, Jos.
st. Martinville-F. E. Delahous-
save, T. J. Liable, j. j. Guilbeaux,
Albert Bienvenue, J, r. Olivier, J.
]. Burdin.
Leonville-F. O. Povy, J. H. Cain.
st. Martins, Fifth Ward-A. j.
Champaign, DR.. M. Boudreau, Wade
New Iberia-J. w. Eekart, Jules
Dreyfus, Z. L. Estorge, w. J. Burke,
J. $. Power.
Loreauville-J. f. Prince, Adrien
ionsoulin, DR.. Guy A. Shaw, F. j.
Nestayer, J. A. Babin, Usehe Con-
Ioulin. ID
Jcanerette-H. B. Hewes, l.. A.
dOresi, President of the Police
Jury OF Iberia Parish, and j. Duro- |.
her.
DR.. J. r. Olivier, of st. Martins, Is
vas appointed chairman Of this COM
nittee. which was instructed to notify (
he Teche Improvement Assn Of a de-
Ire of the above named committee to
neet with them at New Iberia on
'uesday next, at 3 .. m, for the pur-
ose Of taking up with them and push
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