St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-07-12

property and interests are es
peciaIly exposed to the ravage:
of floods from that river share
equally with the property own
ers and taxpayers of other parts
of the districts, the burden OF
levee taxation, and are, there.
fore, entitled to equal levee pro,
lection; therefore, be it
Resolved by the citizens OF
the Parishes of St. Landry, St.
Martin and Iberia and other
parishes affected by the Atchafa-
laya waters, in mass meeting
assembled, in the town Of Port
Barre, St. Landry Parish, on this
9Th day of July, 1913, that the
chairman of this meeting be and
is hereby authorized to appoint
a committee of citizens, fourteen
in number, together with said
chairman. to be a permanent
( committee, clothed with authori-
/ ty to appear before the board of
commissioners Of the Atchafa-
laya Basin Levee Board ond the
Red River, Atchafalaya and
/ Bayou Bouef Levee Board, as
soon as practicable, net later
than the 10th Of July. 1913, and
! to ascertain what relief is to be
expected from said boards, and
further to especially urge the
adoption by said boards Of the
, policy herein above indicated.
Be it further resolved, that
the committee so appointed shall
remain a permanent organization
and shall be vested with full
power and authority to represent
the interest of those whose safe
ty and protection depend upon
the construction and mainte-
nance of adequate levees on both
sides Of the said Atchafalaya
River, and said committee shall
be vested with all rights and
privileges for the proper dis
charge of its duties and functions.
Be it further resolved, that
the headquarters of said commit
tee shall alternate at Port Barre
and St. Martinville.
BE it further resolved, that
the secretary of this meeting be
and is hereby directed to send a
copy Of these resolutions to each
member of the said Ievee boards,
and also to furnish copies to the
press of the districts affected and
to the New Orleans dailies.
The chairman appointed the
following to serve on a perma-
nent executive committee: DR.. j.
R. Oliver, ex-oficio chairman;
Sheriff Wade Martin, L. J. Lab
be, Adrien Gonsoulin, Edwin
Broussard, W. F. Giles, L. C.
Lawless, DR.. r. G. Hawkins, j.
B. Lindsey, G. @. Yoakunn,
superintendent Frisco Railroad;
E. B. Cushing, chief engineer
of the Southern Pacific; Harry
Flanders, superintendent of the
10. G. and N. E. Railroad; n. 6.
PearsaI1, superintendent of the
Texas and Pacific: DR.. Joseph P.
Saizan and DIR. John A. Haas.
The following resolution was
offered by Hon. Horace Wllkin-
son, member Of the board:
THE citizens of St. Landry.
st. Martin, St. Mary and Iberia,
in mass meeting assembled, most
urgently urge that the United
States Government order a sur
vey of the Atchafalaya River
from Simmsport to Grand River
to aid in determining, if possible
the cause Of the abnormal
elevation of the flood waters of
said river during the past two
food seasons, the survey propos-
ed to be complete and reported
upon at the earliest possible
date.
The resolution was adopted
and copies ordered sent to Colo
mel Townsend and General Blk
by, of the Mississippi River Com
mission, which will meet July 10
in New York City.
The next meeting Of the asso-
citation will be held after the
10th of this month: the meeting
place, however, has not been
decided upon, yet.