Lower coast gazette., 1913-08-02
Police Jury Proceedings.
(Oficial,)
Continued from last week

feClClOIerS luTtHeT ItHleoehV "h@'
they respectfully present for appoint
ment by your Honorable Body, as the
three members to be appointed by you
on said Board of Drainage Commission
ers, the following named, duly qualified
electors of this state and property hold
ers in this district to-wit: DR.. R. H.
Welsch, New Orleans, La, Luke
Eyasovich, Buras, La, Geo. Munster
mann, Buras, La.
Wherefore the premises considered,
petitioners pray: That your honorable
body create the Buras Drainage Dis
trict. as ~hereinbefore described and
appoint, as members Of the Board OF
| Commissioners for said drainage dis
trict, the parishes hereinbefore refer
red to, fixing the dcmicile of said drain
age district at Buras,' La, and desig-
mating the time for the first meeting
as Saturday, July rs, 1913.
Respectfully submitted,
j. B. Fastening, Paul Rihner, Jno.
Cognevich, H. L. Ballowe, M. D., S.
Mistich, Paul L Buras, Gus. Schven-
berger, Jno. S. E~vasovich, S. Evaso-
vich, L. j. Evasovich, Mrs. H. Buras,
Matthew Bane, Paul R. Bulot, j.. D.
Elaston. Miss Agnes Elaston, G. Ton
pard, G. Tonpard, Nicolas Cognevich,
Leon C. Bulot, cache N. Lltzegean,
Simon Cognevich, Jno. T. Buras, A.
Popich, M. Cholonie, Peter Lafrance,
S. Parlovich, Geo. A. Munsterman,
Mrs. Geo. Schoenberger, DR.. K. II.
Welsh. T. Nj. Encalade, Mrs. R. Tay-
lor, M. E. Schaefer, L. B. Schcenber-
ger, M. Childress, Jos. E. Balllnlero,
j. Jacomine Sr.
On motion of E. A. Schayot, second
ed by Jos. Bernard: An Ordinance
creating the Buras Drainage District.
Whereas more than a majority OF
the property holders within the area
hereinafter described have petitionec
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of Plaque
mines to create a Drainage District
under the provisions Of Act. No. BIT Of
1910 as amended and
], Whereas, more than a majority O.
the said property holders have petition
, ed the Police Jury OF the Parish o.
: Plaquemines to appoint certain deslg
: mated citizens and property taxpayer
Of the said designated area, commits
< '%sioners on said proposed drainage dis
trict, and
Whereas, it is deemed of advantag
e to the said section Of our parish that j
: shall enjoy the privileges provided to
q by Act BIT of the Legislature OF gu
e state for the year 1910 as amended an
q Art. 2S1 Of our Constitution as amend
ed
, Therefore, be it ordained by tn
Police Jury OF the Parish OF Plaque
miDes that the Buras Drainage Di!
trict is hereby created and organizes
and it's boundaries shall be fixed {
follows:
= All Of that portion of the Parish
P%laquemines on the west bank Of tt
Mississippi River. bounded en- the Eal
, by the Mississippi River, bounded {
the North by the South Bank of tt
j. B. Fastening canal, bounded on IL
South by the upper line Of the Fo
d Jackson Reservations and bounded {
the West by a line to be fixed by Il
ri Board of State Engineers, averaging
. depth Of IL to IA acres, beginning at
II depth of 5 to s acres on the upper lin
with a depth of about IL to IA acres
the center, the said line to be locat
ba along a line found by the State Boa
~ of Engineers to be suitable for lev
building purposes, the location
Q which said line would at the same tir
~ reclaim such lands as the land oWne
Of desired, included in the district, due
% gard being had for the engineeri1
- problems involved. as well as econor
N in the resulting levee construction fro
the location of said line, and shall
clude all Of the lands within said linn
of and that this territory shall constitu
no a drainage district to be known as t
ia Buras Drainage District and the 81
IN drainage district as thus organized
given all of the powers necessary !
mo- der, and by virtue OF the terms
nj conditions set forth in Article 281
the Constitution Of the State of Lot
as. lana, as amended, and pursuant to
of provisions of Act. No. 317 Of the Leg
no lature Of the State of Louisiana for
year 1910 as amended and the S
be- drainage district as thus constituted
ordinance IS further given all OF
Of powers necessary to carry into eff
the the work of drainage and reclamat
lis of said drainage district, and incid
i'm to its labors in conformity with
be- 317 Of the legislature of the State
ing Louisiana for the year 1910.
ont Be it further ordained, ETC., that
ar Buras Drainage Dlstaict, as thus
Au- ganized and constituted, is hereby
ng- thorized to levy taxes, incur indeb'
81. ness, hold the necessary elections, {
TO- tract obligations, and be sued,
lts, do and perform all of the acts ne
I1Ts ~ - II ~.J ,,onint,o n