Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-25
EEsoIiTf0N or THE J~ErfE8N1N
AND i'iAAQt EMINES DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

& RESOLUTION or THE JEFFERs0N
AND Plat; EMINES DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.
WHgREAs. the jefferson and Plaqucmincs
Drainage District was created by an ordi,
nsnce Of the Police Jury Of Jefferson Parish.
PASSED on April ). 1872. ard by concur
mines Parish. On April II, lgl2. Of all Of
those portions of the Parishes of Jefferson
and plaquemines included within the follow
ing boundaries, t6-wit:
Beginning whore the lover lile If liar-
say Canal intepSect3 the Mississippi River
running afGng said lower line Of Harvey
Canal to the i'ayou Barataria thence aionz
Iayol RaraIaria TO where il iatefseclS
Bayou LaBlIrier: tbentc from said Bayou
LaBarrier along a straight line to the in
tersectiOn Of the rear and lower lines CT
Cedar Grove Plantation thence along the
Iowerline OF said Cedar Grove Plantation to
It's intersection with the Mississippi River !.
thence along the Mississippi River to the
point OF beginning. to-wit, Harvey Canal
And George Alfred Hero and Il. ID. Dau-
teriye were appointed members Of the Board
Df commissioners OF said Drainage District
b. TIE Police Jury Of the Parish OF Plague
miuea and j. Il. Tanraiiater was appointed Il
member OF the said Board Of Commissioner
sby the Police jury Of Jefferson Parish, and
I1awrence ~i'feifer and WIN. Waters were
n atUlGsuttt. iitlIilflJ u SitI ONi VI NhIA'
iafssioncrs by the Governor Of the State of
Louisiana and the Commission instructed
10 meet for the purpose Of organization
at the courthouse in the Town OF Grctna,
Paiish Of Jefferson, within the limits OF
said Drainage District, at II o'clock a. m,
IN tie first Saturday in May and,
WHEREAS, the Board Of Commissioners
Of the Jefferson and Plaquenines Drainage
District did meet on said dlte ana elected
George Alfred Here. president j. Il. Danen-
harer, yiee'president, ana I, j, Enret, sec,
ietlPy-treGSurer. all OF which elections ana
acts of said officers, as well as ali acts OF
the Board of Commissioners performed TO
date, aIe hereby ratiiied and approved :
and.
WnEnEAs, the property owners owning
more than twO-thifds in acres OF all Of the
lands situated in said Drainage District
representing that it was necessary III order
10 adequately drain and reclaim all OF the
lands situated in said Drainage District to
drain aud reclaim the same ty means OF
levees, canals and pumping, nave petltioned
That the Board Of State Engineers be called
upon to make Il survey, ran the necessary
lies and levels. report upon the feasibility
ard the cost OF draining and retaining all
OF the lands situated in said Drainage Dis
tPict by means of leYees, canals and pump
ing. and TO incur Il debt and issue bends
for al amount, per acre., sufficient TO COM
Al pleteiy and adequately drain and reclaim
all of tie lands situated in said Drainage
district and,
WpEREAs. the board CT State Engineers
have. In fact, run the neGeSSlr..' lines ana
levels. ldade IL maj OF said area, with plans
1i tire leyeeS. pumping plant and canals
necessary to adequately and completely
diain lad reclaim I'll OF said lands in SAID
District, and reported that .Ahc complete
drainage and reclamation OF I'LL of SAID
land; in said Drainage District is feasible,
ana f.iat there are 2o, 200 acres comprising
all OF the lands emjrnccd III said Jefferson
Aid p,aGuenineS Drainage District which
may be completely drained and reclaimed
at the cost of fourteen 0D-1O0 dollars, per
acre, which said report is as follows:
NEW ORLEANS. la, Nov. 4, 1872.
+fl0S'L. Gro. a. HhRo,
President Bniid Of Commissioners,
J~efeis8a mi P2aqaeMiaes BrQiAage Dis
trict, NCt Orleans, Ia:
@.SIE-Iu compliance with the request OF
the Board of Commissioners OF the Jefferson
and plaguemines drainage District. under
date CT June 10th, 1912, the Board of State
Engineers has eauscd Il preliminary survey
TO be made of The Jefferson and Plaque
mines Drainage District to enable 1t to de-
fcfE,ine and report upon Tie practicability
and feasibility OF draining and r~cclaiInin2,
by means OF canals, Ea7ceS and pumps, the
IardS embraced within the limits Ct said
district, and to submit an estimate OF the
tost oil SO draining and retaining said
lands.
~ a result Of these surveys, shown by
MAPS. ~proiiles, ieports; etc. on file il tiie
EDepaltment, the i,oa.d Ct state Engineers.
%licfe!u. Submits tic blowing findings, viz.
list. That the drainage ard rcclana-
tion oil TIE Jefferson and iiaque.niaes
Eralnagc District. by means OF canals,
leypes AID pumps Is practicable and feasible.
"-trd. Tat the cost pei acre to so dram
kan hteiaim the lands 81 the Jefferson and
IL asnineG Drainage District is estimated
Ut fourteen dollars tS14) per acre,
us ..s1.ird 70 IKE number of acres contained
it. .e paiis Gf the Parishes OF Jefferson
rid l'iagrc.nines embraced within the
l4nits Ut the drainage district, to-wi about
eb..GJ. or a total cost OF about three hun
Med itfty-elgft thousand i've iiundped dol
ealrs Isl $500.
3"ssn connection herewith. the Board of
S{ase Engineers. hereby. desigiatcs and as
sasyna ~. John Klorer, Assksfant State En-
g4lrer md Member OF tIfsi}oard OF State
Engineers. rs advisory SsigiEtcr to your dis
ffct Ii al matters r1exatiug to the draining
lilaz - - as 8 c61eGsane. as herein APP
bruyed. ssessss
Respectfully.
kSgd J "rfE BOARD CT STlrE ENGINEERS,
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