Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-18
RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSON
AND PLAQGEMINES DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

DiSThlC1.
WHEREAS. the jefferson and i'.aqnc.nines
FTIafnagc District y,l created by an ordi
ranc2 VI thu Police Jury Of Jefferson Parish,
fssgd Oh April 8, 1872, and by concur,
slae ordnance OF the Police Jury of Plaque
.El5Egs lasisil. Of &ptii il, I5i2, 1f il OF
those portions OF the Parishes OF Jefferson
and iiaqgcmines included within the FOLLOW
ins Boundaries, tG-Wit
Beginning where the lover lire Of IIar-
sty tanal iGterseCts the Mississippi River
~Inunigg alnrg said icgcf line Gf Harvey
Canal 10 the Bagon BarAtaria thence alon7
Layoa BarAtafla to where 1t inttr5cctS
Bayou LaBlrrief thence iron! said itayon
LaEarrier along q straight line to the in
fersrcti9u oi tie feaf and lover lines OF
Cedar Grove Plantation thence along tie
l0werline Of said Cedar GroTe Plantation 10
is intersection with the Mississippi River;
offence along the Mississippi River TO the
point III beginning. to-Wit, Harvey Canal
AID George Alfred itrr0 ana H. ID. Bau-
tesise were appointed tlembeis OF the Board
0f Commissioners af Sait Drainage District
BIZ the pa!iee IGiy 9i HE Parish Of Plague
i.iaes aad J. Il. csgeaAaHer was appointed q
napn1cr Of ihG said bDald Of Commissioner
b. t5a Police jay 81 Jefferson Parish. and
laWrsnce l'feiTef and Wa. Waters were
amEaiated members OF SAID Beard OF Gem
iia8 &ctass hy tie Governor OF the state Of
i40uis.Snl and tte Commission instructed
5s4tV fNStt i"I -" t'i 80" " 'ic'' ~
III the corr tiieDse IN he Town Of Gretna,
ita,i#a q Jefferson, within the limits Of
said Drainage District, 1t IT o'clock a. H.,
en- fi.e FIRST saturday IN May and
tfifl.hhta. me H9aId OK tVhatlsSteatf'
81 tie Jefferson ara Pta4ueHllhes drainage
blstriet did mret on said date and elected
taoIge Alfred Here. president J. y, DaGcn-
ltS9eY. ygcGpresidtnt. Gud {. j. Ebret, sec
staiy-treasutr all OF whlCh elections ana
tets 81 sald o~iafera, as HialshS az actS u
tEe hGatd OF ;oWllssieGefs beflormeu 10
t9te, aie hefttJ ratified ard approved
AID,
&hEERAs, Inc properly o"hcfs o%htis
mere than Two thirds IA acres OF al OF inc
iaies situated ~ SUD ifaihase pistfIee
FefSeSehttaG ii!t5 ~ was necessary N gfttf
70 attt4tsattty tF&i8 aRtt feetatli ~ - tae
s2has situated ~ saii Drainage ~i}lStfltt ~
sIaia ana reclaim the same BY b'raIls OF
ieYee5. GanniR ana lilalpins, haFe S,Al'ioiie9
itiaf the Board OF STATE Engineers DC ealied
upon 10 MIKE a survey, run ,he necessary
t4eS aaP ,eHt't, lcpurf upon the Ieasiaillty
,at thc cost OF draining sad retaining ali
OF TIC lands situated III Said llfapaaSe us
tFiet by mean5 OF ieEee5, Canals aiit pump
Ing, and 10 incur Il cent arc sS"t pphtS
f&f aa 1ihQLAs per acfe, sAff.eiI 10 eont
Isetety at@ 4tcquateiy df&iH alt' tseId.hs
all ~ the Is situated IN said Drainage
l@istfiet; an't.I
WGEEEAS, the beard OF state ENGINEERS
haYe. N fact, run toe nrtess!fY llncs anu
lefeia. Eaae Il a'ap % &aiu area WIN pLaus
sci 3He ierces. pumping pant ana cahals
ffc9ssasy 10 ade3uaieliy ana c9sapiete!S
6gatd .@d teeiaih ali OF Siid iands n Satu
itStl3et, aui reporter thHt the coniplttS
a~rsI44ise and iCciaLAadon OF an Ol salu
Azasnd ~ slid Drainage Dis'IicL n lea5l3e,
si.i ~ ttete are -b,-og a'les yoIlt: So
as OF tie lanes etlbracea III sa!d Jetet5oa
ard itaQgoilines Diat1aSe, i%tistfict Niieh
MAJ th completely drained atu feeiatsuea
at the tost OF fourteen e9-Io4 a"Ilats' Pet
sefe, @iiea said report Is rs ioli9"s
.tEF e4LhANs, la, Noy- > lol@'
l,esidcat BseM Of Com@issioacrs,
jefferson aIG FidqNcHiifcs ofGtia9f ptS-
tiict, Hfg orleans. H.. :.
..slG,-in compliance with thg fegues, OF
Inc hoafd Oh Commissioners 81 tl,H 4elEnsnn
ttase If sane 18th, 1917, the Board of State
Engineers has caused Il preliminary survey
TO be made Of the jefferson and Plaque
tstefs 0ra!1agc District to enable Il r. de-
tefstine ara report UPON tae pfaetieapHlty
ENG ffasi5itity OF dtaitinS ana teciaiinins,
laad3 embraced wilma the nmiis od sao
G~iSf-lCtt All 9 suhllkt AZ estimate OF tne
Cost o. SO Draining ana feclaimlhg saie
iaAas.
AS I result 81 these surveys, SAoNa ~
Dtlhsit.Aei;. the .otfl 81 siate EhSlAeeis
hsfeie GtnnilS tac Knowing nadldss, VIZ.
lSt. Ih3S Itls dfal4a@e, aRu tecla4ha-
laoa ~ e ~!elerSol anu ! la1'ooil,heS
Isiail5s2, oist:fet' ~ itean5 o. eadhts'
iefSeS aHl pumps IS itfdEticaa.e a.ia teaslpe.
t'a- faft ne t9at PeE aeft - 90 ufai3
5a it& sr..' t@e !di.0s - tae Jettfson al1
~is!saleS bFalha3t' 1'lstf1s4 - catllla.eo
~ fourteen uoit.is '%aa1 ps1 ar nnd
~ ,'.iea 80 ne H"ih9Hf ~ aSses ~ eqJmqr !" u
lJ;s.S Gt t-e taF!'LeS y! aehetsJh
II t'tiqErsni eM9lacea Wl.hin the
ss4ss y t1a Gfisilase qisttltt, tu-nis' apon'
-b,- ~, q! y t0al cosl y d'out thtct nun
At!tta &LJisi%;at thousdEo IVY l.lhoieu uoi
lars tHs3tett1t - -
4 IN cyfiaSe'ith he!t"ldalE3h e t'oat9 oi
az 8 80 nesss' Tereps' Ssfshaaes ane o. 90
s4s ~. 2 10 a.1na,. u. tasi1.ana a Gu 81
81 II a .oaftets engla,ef TO YOU as
felatals ~ ~ $3.50 u : a
nlid e emsaSsa g my saiS' 10 Ae.ein ap
Proved.
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:saia i!F%thas' thstitcs' gShibs h1ae shan
1sts,taifts ~ aeies 81 9t q eiia laadS ~ -
SAID ist,iRaee DistFtet, nave petltlgnsu lhe
10y. - 80. -- ......-. -, - 4
ilaqlieaahes Dftihhee nrs,Fict 10 tri
siiiIl said lihas ~ I've mahner sasseSseu
lbf 1he tsoafa OF iota,e niSihesds' anu not
asNsl putpese 70 iheuI 4 ueoa anu isaue ny,
gotlable lntelestpeat,n eonp9h enaus
rEstnst eaeh acre ol iahu ~ shiu i'ialnase
sDlsff3ct ~ in alnoant Oh lourteeh uonnls
JFl4lt o. IN a9sfesnte anlot sn u ,ane5
ahndfea ptS-elsnt tGousatu ~ w ,d nuia nn
usi,&fs tHa2o,29" an ane ~ ~ ~; 49,
81 @iaan situsted ~ saiu hiuih"se Disaiet
anu tlIt, altef auea Doaas az issasu, -
1lesy ah eataai 4e5ea5e ia, "a dptceu mi
tfisastaa' asalas' saiu ianu "a "a an ariDirni
ssalsssens ~ pat .na an.tne1i "tt fa.as'pnf
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ttpe salu ,uie.: ilteI theS ny ieei"ia
siiei sau hetit'i1 10 a io''owS'
7. M ,nt
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iGSeh VIZ iteHan@.asS Df"sh"9e 20"
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