The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-06-21
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, the parish OF Point Coupee
borders upon the Atchafalaya river
| for a distance Of over thirty miles,
I and whereas the system of levees now
existing along said river in said par
ish has proved totally inadequate to
withstand the pressure Of the flood
waters which accumulate yearly
| .ainst it; and as consequence, for
| 40 x. sfcu'ive years breaks have
| -r.'F. which nav wrought havoc,
.uIn and disaster not only in the par
ish Of Pointe Coupee, but also in the
parishes Of Iberville, West Baton
Rouge, St. Mary and St. Martin; and
whereas up to the year 1912, much
capital in farm Improvement, railroads
and milling interests has been invest
ed in the sections affected by these
breaks in the belief that the said levees
would be established and maintained
in safe and sound condition, and
adequate protection be afforded: and
whereas such protection is as vitality
important to the people and the inter-
ests OF these parishes as is protection
from the high waters of the MISSISSIPPI
pl River; and whereas we deem it to
be the duty of the Atchafalaya Levee
Board to devote as much thought and
exert as much energy and determined
efforts towards the construction and
maintainence of safe aud adequate
levees along the Atchafalaya River as
anywhere else in the District; and
whereas the citizens and taxpayers
whose property and interests are es-
pecially exposed to the ravages of the
Hnndr frs<Np,, thr,< 1,s,v oh 1lry
with the property owners and taxpay.
ers OF other parts of the District the
burden of levee, and are therefore en-
taled to at least equal levee protec-
ton, therefore be it
Resolved by the citizens of the par
ishes OF Pointe Coupe. Iberviue, West
Baton Rouge and other parishes az
feeted by the Atchafalaya waters, in
mass meeting assembled at the town of
in the parish of Iberville,
on this 18th day of June, 1913. that the
chairman of this meeting do appoint
a cOmrlittee of Is citizens who shall
be dire cted and authorized to appear
before the Board of Commissioners of
The At chafalaya Levee District or be-
lore the Executive Committee of said
ooard at the earliest time possible,
and not later than the Goth of the pre- |
SEM, month, and to ascertain what re-
lei is to be expected from said board, |
Anft further to strenuously urge the |
adoption by said Board @ofsuch
oelicy, and the immedia.c taki.e or
'uch actlon as will place the said |
system of levees along the Atchafalaya
River, and particularly that portion
of the said system extending from Red
Cross and beyond Alabama Dyke. at
least on the same footing as the levees
along the Mississippi and elsewhere
in the district, and thus afford to all
persons and interests affected by
breaks in said Atchafalaya Levees
measure of protection equal to that
accorded to those whose interests are
not affected by said breaks.
Be it further resolved, that said
committee shall be and remain a per-
manent organization, and shall be
vested with full power and authority
to represent all the interests whose
safety and protection depend upon the
and maintainence of
adequate levees along the Atchafalaya
River; and said rommittee shall be
vested with all the rights and privi-
eges necessary to the proper dis
charge Of its duties and functions.
Further resolved that the head
quarters of said committee shall be at
La.
Resolved, that the secretary of this
meeting be and is hereby directed to
send q copy of these resolutions to
Zach member of the Atchafalaya Basin
-evee Board, and to also furnish a
;opy to the Pointe Coupee Banner,
.berville South and Sentinel, West
3aton Rouge Sugar Planter, st. Mary
Banner, Iberville Enterprise, st.
Banner, Baton Rouge s
lew Advocate and New Orleans Daily s
'apers.
(Signed)
E. A. ALLEN, Chairman.
j. L. JEWELL, Secretary.