The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-02
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Y Special Session, Finally Pisposes
of DomicIe Question-Ree
!. and Archives Of Board to be Re.
moved to This City.
AT a special meeting of the La
fourche Basin LeVee Board held here
Wednesday, the Vexing question Of
the domicile OF the board was finally
decided by the passage of a resolu-
tion offered by Commissioner Lem
ann, authorizing President SWartz 10
arrange for the rental OF an office
in Donaldsonville, in conformity with
the legal advice received by the
board, and to have the records, ar
chlves and all official documents OF
the board removed from their pres
ent location in New orleans to the
Office in Donaidsonyille.
The adoption or the resolution was
preceued by a spirited discussion,
such as has ensued at all previous
meetings Of the board whenever the
matter OF the domiclle Was intro
duced Commissioner Perez moved
to defer action on Mr. Lemann' S mo-
ton, in view of the fact that Com
missioner Wigginton was absent, but
tne motion failed of adoption, roll
call resulting as follows: Yeas
Perez, Lorio, Vlering and Cham
paigne; nays SWartz, Martin, Lee
mann and Thaggard.
The amendment being lost, Presi-
dent SWartz put the original motion,
and it was carried by the following
vote: Yeas-SWartz, Martin, Lemann,
TnagSard, Lorio, and Viering; nays
Perez and Champagne
After the result had been an
nounced, Commissioner Champagne
changed his vote to yes" stating
that he was willing to accede to the
sentiment of the majority.
District Attorney Gilbert was pres
ent and counseIed the board to adopt
Mr.. Iemann's resolution, stating that
i the law naming DonaldsonvilIe as
| the domicile of the organization is
very plain, and that it was the plain
duty OF the board to recognize this
1icity as its legal meeting place and
TO maintain an office here.
The meeting was attended by
President E. G. SWartz of ST James,
Commissioners f. 3. Lemann of AS
/ cension, Robert C. Martin of AS
SUMPTION, a. Champagne Of st. John,
George Lorio Of Stse Charles, Charles
Vlering OF Jefferson, R. E. Perez OF
Plaquemines, and I. v. Thaggard OF
Gretna, representing the railroads.
Secretary w. ]. McCune was also
present.
| The special object for which the
meeting had been called was to con.
slider what action the board woulds
take relative to defending a suitN
which has been filed against it ing
the United States court in New ORR
leans by Charles A. Phillips, seeks
/ ing to compel the board to transfer
to said Phillips title to some 2750
acres of land IN PIaGuemines and
Jefferson parishes.
After a fllI enssion Of the mat
ter. the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, "a suit has been filed
by Charles A. Phillips against the
board Of commissioners of the La
forrche Basin Levee District and
Others, in the United States district
court for the eastern district OF Lou
isiana, wherein the said leYee board
is sought to be enjoined from trans
ferring some 270O acres OF land to
Messrs. Brady ct ais, and also to
have the court decree that the board
make the transfer to said Phillips;
and as it is to the interest of this
board to see that no such transfer
of these lands be made to either
party, as title to same has not as yet
been made to the board, proper ac-
ton should at once be taken, as We
are Informed that the lands in suit |
are OF considerable value;
And whereas, it is brought to our
attention by our legal advisor, Philip
II. Gilbert, district attorney Of the
9th Judicial District, that as he is
not familiar with the federal practice
he advises the employment OF coun-
sci to take charge of. the suit for /
the board; therefore, be it
Resolved, That Judge Walter Gui- !
on, ex-attorney general, who is ia
miliar with the suit hereinabove del
scribed, be and he is hereby en-
ployed to defend the same for and |
in behalf Of the board of commission
ers for the Lafourche Basin LeVee
District, and to that end make an
sWer and appearance for the board
as the law directs.
Be it further resolved, That the /
fee for the services of the attorney
herein employed be and is hereby fix
ed at the sum of $1,000, of which sum
$40O is to be paid cash, and the re-
naming 5000 to be paid only in the
event the suit be decided in favor Of
this board. 2
The sum of 500 was appropriated
to the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, to aid in maintaining the
clerical staff OF that organization.
It was decided that the finance
committee should meet on the second
Monday Of every month, in New Or
leans.
The secretary was instructed to
write to all the newspapers publish
ed in the various parishes comprising