Lower coast gazette., 1913-02-22
RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSON
AND PLAQt:EMINES DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

AND PLAQI:EMINEs DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.
WnEa1As,& the JeEsrsnti anL piaquenine
Drainage. District WIS created b! "a ordi
nance Of The foiite- lYry Of Jefferson Parish
| ring ordinance of the Police JarY & Plaque
mine Parish, on April II, 1912. ii all O.
| those portions of the PARISHES OF Jefferson
and PaqucMlincs included Tithia III" follow
Ing boundaries, to-wit:
beginning where the lover line OF Har
vsy Canal intersccta the Mississippi River
| running along said lover line OF Harvey
l;ayou BaratariG TO where it intcrsects
BAYOU l.aBarrier: thence from said Bayou
l.al;arricr along o straight line 70 the in
tcrsccti0n CT the rear and lower lines Of
Cedar Grove Plantation; thence along the
lowering OF said Cedar Grove Plantation tc
It's intersection With the mississippi River
thence along the Mississippi River 10 .he
point OF beginning. 1o.Wit, Harvey Canal
and George Alfred Hero and J.. u. Dau'
terivc were appointed members OF the BoarC
o. COMMISSIONER OF said Drainage District
~ the Police Jury Of the Parish Oh Plaque.
Miles and j. b. italen.:aGcr vas appointed &
member OF the said Board of Commissioners
hy the Police Jury Of Jefferson Parish, and
lawrence ~.'IcitTcr aud Wm. Waters were
aDDointcd members Of said Board Of tom.
h:tsslonerS by tie Governor uf the State OF
Louisiana .nC the Commission Instructed
TO NEE, tur tie purpose VI organization
At the courthouse III the Town oi Gretna,
.'arlsl. Of ,Ielrrson, within the limits oi
and i'rairase i]'is;:ict, ~ n oeioes: &. G.'
WHEREAS, the i,ourt, OF commissioners
o. Tie Jefferson and l'lalucMines Drainage
District did ,nect or said date and elected.
George Alfred Hero, president j. L. DaIcn
....uar. yice-presidcnt, and T.. J. Ehret, Gee.
.ctary-treasurer. ell Of which elections and
acts " salt. officers, al well as al acts Of
iaa Hoard u Commissioners performed to
date, ere lert5," ratified and approved
md,
Wtir::is, the property owFtf5 0%niil.
more t,un two-t.lirds i'll acres OF MI o. the
lands situated il. said .trainagc District
representing that ii ,viis necessary III orde:
70 adequately drain ailG reclaim, all q the
lands situated in said Drainage District 10
drain ant. reclaim the same uy means o.
that ,Dc lizard OF STATE Engineers IT, called
Npol to make & survey, rnn the necessary
.l..e!; aid levels, report upon the 1eaSibilit.
md the cost o. draining ard retaining :l
81 he lands situated IL said Drainage Dis
:ricl by means o. .eyccs. canals and pump
liz, s..tl ~ incur !: debt and !ssin bonds
ivr .la AMOUNT, per are, sufficient 20 CON.
ibISISb. six. sAOt4NA.ltES a LIN Ssh
I'll o; Tie lands si,aated III said Drainage
District and.
WtEnEA#, Ike hoard o. s;ta1e Engineer
.larc. il fact, ru;l the neccssaf.' lines and
levels, made Ii map Vi said .rea, viii. plans
OF the lcvees, pumping .''aut eng c:,nais
accessory. 10 adeluatcl" ant completely
District. and reported .hal the %corrp:etc
drainage and reclamation o. Ill OF sa!t
land, il said Drainage District IS .c,sitle.
ANA .i.dt there a:r 1890 acres COMP ISM
.#.ici the ialdA embraced IL said Jefferson
i.,i ;'Gnur;..iues !l.;;..agc ].,:stfic.. when
my IL ro~i.,Hiei.r .f.aainet. anG r@r!n!laca
1t .hr COS. OF ;nur;.ra uD-iW do!la.s, pc.
acre. wAi.l s:.!r l,por. Is ~ ioll..5:
MAJ jGl.i",.,S, L.. ..nH J. III.
"i-uA:.. tf.t.. =. |sHs.,
.ft&ttri 4fa ~ II tammtsSi".ef;,
j,Tc,%ud ahu i'ftf.Gmiaca UfcEHahw HS-
fIc.., .aCn Jfi,G.&, L:.:
TSIR--ia compliance Ti'h ti's' i~tts,est OF
.r iinard vi ;oA,!l.,:!oNsi u tie Jt!crSol
:-..,t i'laIuem.ErS ihfailage district. unde.
::u.: q. Juir Ia.l., 1872, thp Soar(i " sstGte
10 be ili,:r {: Inc Jafcisr;. :nG HAGUE,
.:i.lr., il;,iIa.c ~i'iStl:ct TO enable it 20 de-
lerMine alI{ rriOr, upsG The ..I.Act!cabllity
a.Ni :c"si.i.ity VI trailin:- anC retaining,
is .ucG..S " canals, leree5 enc pump, the
%ia;,.; tn.Jlt.vsu within tie iii:;I's =: sa!u
lisl.s.l, SAt ~ Suhtis'I III tsiiNt'tN W. AZ
~ "a 50 ir;iniMy anG .%cc.a;n,n" sale
..aG5.
"..s : re.ai. o, .!!rss sI..rys. s,us:i ~
.aaps. Wo.iles, irgaWa. etc, 81 lie Ia l."
tit!,agt;ri4,, The i;Uait. Il state !sGsl.re.s.
,te.r:::l, :uiaiiis the f.Im,: IL. hnul.iss, VIZ.
",st. w.f;ti .titc 1~taii:;ae aid :se'a:.&
GOA u tie !e..'iso. .ai,i "i..:'!H"liihrs
i.r,!.asp District. ~ .ieani ol ,a....a,
.eyrrs ahd pAa,ps is practica..e :, :. t.,t.ih.,.
s'sff o. -, .IN IA. PAS M, zero n, .it a, mr.
II nc ain us lads III lie !. ,t",a,s as
/ s.!qu"l..i:les Dsa;na:r ijis..ir. j.: estimated
It alvt, ioa!iren ,ioiiars tSii) pet ;.c;r,
$ applied Ia "a siunl'rr of .:crcs contained
j.. -, SC y:,:is of tar Parishes o. Je!fers. u
I'D I~vaq.cminea ria,rncr,l ,.ithi.l tHrI
Units o. tn urai:agc district, tow, a,oul
~. o. q tvla! cost vi about three. nun
.,lra li:.y.rlsiiI .ilc"s.:nd i've iunsiie I'll dol
49, Eo,s,yhUt,
q Ssesa,l kc,ttahs Aer-"::h. Tie i:oa.i tf
Sust.:. tn.thy. designa.es and as-
signs MIR. John ~iliuref, Assistant state I'm
.,,.crr ;,n; ~s!.icai|rr >. the i;oard .f state
.s;ngi ..ecrs, rs aGyisA.lt, engineer to !Jut tits
Re: IL all matte.s ttldt.nG to tie draining
.ud ,rctni.,in:, VI ;ile So. -. Is. Herein ul-
Unexpectedly.
,Sgd, J IT: L Is, ARA. ~ Stall s.SulSEEas.
Per Frank NJ. Ksrr,
'thief state ..lginecr."
And. WMsEE.s, = petition has been pre-.
',,:!ed ie9ahs i;'aii OF Commissioner OF
lie Jefe.Sen' md M.apurminrs D:;,ihage
i~..s,rlt1 Wherein the property uwnrrs oi
;irainasss District. owning more .haa
Va. thirds 1fin.tGcres OF all vi The lands IL
said Drainage District. have peti,ivncd The
,oard Ut Commissioners os the Jefferson
..lu, .;Nlslics Drainage District 10 re.
latin sale! 'ianus in the manner suggested
~ the Board OF State Engineers. and for
,,N Il purpose to incur a debt and Issue ne
intrIcst-hearing coupon bonds
.,;..:.,; cac. acre u land In said Drainage
in an amount OF fourteen dollars
SD, or IN aggregate amount OF lhres
iifty.cight thousand five hundred
liars tS31S...Wn) against the 20.2O0 acres
f land situated in said Drainage district;
sd that. nfivr .sIci, bonGs arr issued. to
eyy az annual ACREAGE tax. Or forced CON
.i5uiiun, against said land in an amount
u!icirnt TO pay tae interest and principal
t maturity aud maintain the drainage Of
he said lands after they ere reclaimed,
,niyi. said petition is as follows;
10 the B.ard Of Commissioners II the Jet
fcJS0n and PiaYurmiHeS AiuihdJc pts.
tricf, ,GrctHa, LUuisidua:
''TLr petition Of The undersigned OWL
rs. each of the number Of acres sci .aypr-
III his maine. of land situated within the
OF the Jefferson and l%laqucmire
Drainage District, with respect. Shows:
THAT. at Il regular meeting o. tic l.oard
Z commissioners Of the Jefferson All
'~.alucmincs Drainage ~iistric, held on
ia.s !. 1872. u:cn Il petition OF the owners
i more than fxo-,hirls of the number of
crrs Of land il said Drainage District. :.
r.o.u'inn was adopted calling upon The
OF State Engineers 20 .:.;iAr a $ i,:ry
t sail Drainage District tall Of Tho lands
J said Drainage District being az such y
iiarac::,s that lcyecs and pumps are netes
sly TO drain ;nu reclaim them. pir.tur
iuns and specifications for the works aiG
,%achihcry necessary to completely dsiin
I'D rect:im ali L tie lands %s:tuat.t within
e li:nlls of said Drainage district and 10
.purt tu you: Honorable BODY The cost,
" ace, oil draining and rex lailn!Hg ali OF
he ..as,ds in said Drainage District.
Tint the Board of State Engineers has
l.de :. sure. nl the said lHlinayc District,
pins AID estimates and made 4
sport Of the cost OF s~irainiDI and reclaim
Z. said lands. PR acre, which said rsnort,
!ans and estimates have bren filed Wit.
e board s.s Commissioners CT the Jefferson
'ti lia ,~,,eitines Drainage District: and
n f!ta xsi3 n,r m nj StHta yu1insa~: ls Yp