The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-24

speakers Treated Tie SdbjSSt I'm ~
different viewpoint, one demanding
| the construction Of the locks for |
| commercial reasons; another stress
| ing the imperative necessity OF I'M |
| proving the sanitary condition OF the
| bayou, as a precautionary measure |
to the safeguarding Of the lie anu
| health Of the people residing along
! the stream; third calling attention
to the unacceptable moral and legal
OBLIGATION resting upon the boards
to restore navigabla communication
| between the bayou and the river,
and another pleading for simple JUS
tice to the people Interested, III
giving them what they are clearly
entitled to under the law and by
every consideration of good faith
and fair dealing. All the addresses
were of an exceptionally high ORDER
of Intelligent reasoning and forensic
force and the arguments advanced
by each of the speakers in support
of the contention that the LOCKS
should be built were SO Well-Lounu-
ed and logical as virtually to De
unanswerable The telling points
made bv the Spokesman were Vocl1er-
| ouslv applauded by the big audience
and the utmost degree OF lnterest
: and attention was manifested
: throughout the meeting.
Capt Drackett. who has had quite
) bit of experience in marltlme al
: fairs. stated without equlVocatlon
taat the water route from Donald
sonvlle to Morgan City, which it IS
thrnu0h tr9tf1r
:. tha h,Sy locks at the head OF
e.. W; :;:: . ': 8;
j. M, in his usual forceful and
J. a1ooE #St STYLE advanced the reasons
VIII he solemn, binding obngauon
r inc Xred by the joint levee boafds
J. back in 1902, when PERMISSION wos
!. given them by the federal govern
: ment to put in the dam, which was
g nurnorted to be temporary aIlalr
sho11ld be adhered to and the locks
constructed cit was never the III
: tention of the United States govern
y, ment to permit the permanent CLOS
~ ing of naVigable stream' san
A. Mr.. Sims, khis assemblies ~ n
- calling up@ssSs s:sSs sdA lepA SseAA' -
10 for main EN- handed justice
&c in o eoa sss and the priv
- lege tn ..ded every Amer!
IL can citizY he protecting aegl
- of the Tgied Banner, IN pre-
in erence Tue lha'eel ~ $500 an,
the nat athorlues anu ioi ~
80 the leveeV IS to IuhiAi tneli ese.
~ ~ ment to rs the os.m WALL Io1Ns.
~ The as prcugnI " q ner,
~ by tha ustctlon OF LIE loAlo W.
% resolu - sy commissioner LeniS'n
ne of the LafoprcA ID board:
sfRe Hesoi, that the eyecutlS
Az com ~ z ehafalaya ana l.
to- 1t
y S - pa, ]
| app sum of
$4,000, Sess1sNN Wy The Executive COM
| mittee be fuIVser directed to formu-
late and deviV ways and means for
the building OF said locks without
further delays as, provided by Act No.
8 of 900 and Act No. "a of 1902 of
the Louisiana legislature.
BE it .a,ather resolved That said
executive sak,mmittee be directed TO
report less And ,rasor+ 40
aforesaid the joint boards
at spe to be called for
that pu than sixty days
from tn
Length wera antarod
into as tn 5ilitv of the 1evee
boards to dDF5ut their agreement
Commissioner IeR1anc said he raoog.
nized the Justice of the demand for
the construction of the locks and
conceded it was tba Main d7tv If
the levee boards IN undertake +ba
work, but did NOT think +bov uoro
in a position at +his time ~ oss,,n,a
the financial ohligation tharehv an,
tailed. Commissioner Hnmnhroys No.
inoAled in this view: W
nn,issionor pono a
-. ah eiel argued that
it 4.n,i 49, VIII 0ne exec
short , 80 "tas .oo
six ma IT n.y. 1lueo W say ;
e1icitofl rs &c 49l "A :
ten va heon oie ene ' 10 :
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