The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-04-11
FURTHER DELAY OPPOSED.

SONaECSS TO bS eSNSu sNSs w eahN
Extension of Time for Removal
of Bayou Lafourche Dam-Con
ference in Washington.
Announcement having been made
that the Atchafalaya levee board
has appointed a committee composed
of President V.M. Lefebvre, Commls.
sioner J. A. Humphreys and Assistan
State Engineer Joseph w. Monget
to go to Washington and confer with
the senate committee on commerce
relative to securing an extension OF
the time which the joint organization
of the Atchafalaya and Lafourche
levee boards was given to build locks
in Bayou Lafourche or remove the
dam across that stream, a movement
has been set on foot by Secretary
R. S. Vickers of the Bayou Lafourche
Lock Association to have that body
represented at the conference be-
tween the levee board and senatorial
committees.
The police jury of Ascension has
been asked to appropriate sufficient
sum to defray the expenses of a
representative from this city to
Washington and return, and it is like.
ly some of the other parishes that
will be benefited by the restoration
of naVigable connection between the
Mississippi river and Bayou Lafourche
will also send delegates to the con-
ference, which will be held in Wash
ington at 10 o'clock next Wednesday
morning.
Having waited twelve years for the
levee boards to fulfill their obliga-
ton to construct the locks, without
anything definite having been ac-
securing the much-needed improve
nent. the people of this section feel
that the granting of additional time
to the boards for the removal of the
dam would simply mean an indefinite
postponement of the whole matter
Vigorous opposition will be waged,
therefore, to an extension of time
longer than until the next session of
congress, when concerted and SUI
preme effort will be made either to
secure from congress an appropria-
ton to build the locks, or to compel
the levee boards through the War
struction.
Hundreds of emphatic te1egrams to
this end have been despatched to Sen
ators Thornton and Ransdell and
Congressman Broussard and Morgan
by leading citizens, at the instance
of the Bayou Lafourehe Lock Associa-
ton, and every influence that can
be brought to bear will be exerted
to block further dilly-dallying on the
part of the levee boards and force
them to build the locks or appeal to
the United States government to re-
l1eve them of the obligation.
On behalf Of the Ascension parish
police jury, President Adolphe Meter
telegraphed the Louisiana senators
and the third and sixth district con
gressmen as follows: "Ten years
delay on part ~of levee boards. with
no evidence of disposition to fulfill
their obligation to construct locks,
proves granting them further extern
sion of time means indefinite post
ponement. We therefore urge you
in name of long suffering people to
have justice done us and oppose de-
termlnedly extension being granted y
Mayor Walter Lemann of Donald
sonville sent the following message:
I'VE depend on you to oppose vigor-
ously any postponement of CON
struction of locks. Over twelve years
have elapsed since dam was placed
in bayou. Extension of time to Ieyee
boards means indefinite postpone
ment. Urge you to secure an appro-
prlatlon in pending rivers and har-
bors bill. No one wants dam out
till locks are built, but justice and
interests of this section demand
locks Immediately
The Donaldsonvil1e Chamber OF
Commerce telegraphed Congressman
Morgan to this effect: ssYour cam
paign pledges and your recent prom
lses to our people demand your de-
termined opposition to granting the
levee boards another extension of
time for building the locks We look
to you either to secure through our
senators an appropriation or compel
the leVee boards through the War
DSP1I SACAG III DCStu con-
struction.' y
Messrs. Lemann and Vickers wired
this appeal to their personal friend,
Congressman Garland Dupre: I'm
the name of a people that has srlf-
fered untold loss for twelve years
through the closing OF their main
artery of commerce, we appeal to
you to cooperate with our represent
atives and senators to secure us re-
lief through an appropriation for i'm
mediate construction of locks at the
head of Bayou Lafourche.'
The front of John Oubre's popu-
lar tonsorial stablishment in Rail-
road avenue has been Frightened
with a coat Of white paint, and prep
aratlons are being made to similar
ly embellish the front of Montero &
Brande's Opera Cafe.
Seal your troubles and worries in
a box and come to see s.Sam. !"
John pfister) mischievous darkey
boy. who will make you forget you
ever had troubles.