Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Back Levee Board.
Pointe a la Hache, La.

Commissioner Anthony Lafrance, and y
the following answered roll call: Chas.
A. Bennen, Victor Adema and Anthony
Lafrance. t
Messrs. Warren Buckley and Zach {
Gravolet at this time presented their
respectiye commissions as members OF
said Board, they having been recently
appointed as such, and, on motion, du-
" seconded, the commissions were re-
ceived and ordered spread on the min
Iutes, and Messrs. Buckley and Gravo-
let were seated as duly qualified mem
bers of said Board. ,
On motion of Commissioner Buckley,
duly seconded, the following resolution
was presented:
Whereas, the vast interests protect
ed by the line o~flevees comprised with
in the Plaquemines Parish East Bank
Levee District, over which this Board
exercises control, require the active
cooperative work Of a Board Of Com
m~lssioners in order that best results
may be obtained. and
Whereas, because Of differences and
disafection, heretofore existing be-
tween the personnel of this Board as
we'll as the lack of legal qualification
on the part of certain members ap-
pointed to serve as such, it has been
found impossible to secure a working
quorum of it's membership, and, con-
s%equently, accomplish the best results,
and
Whereas, it appears that full mem
bership Of five commissioners, as re-
quired by law, now exists, and it is
necessary that this Board of Commits
sioners go into organization, therefore,
Be it Resolved by the Board Of Com
m~issioners for the P%laquemines Parish
East Bank Levee District that said
Board now enter into organization.
A vote was called on this resolution
which resulted as follows: Yeas: Com
m~issioners Adema. Buckley and GRAY
; olet; Nays: No vote, and the motion
' carried and the. resolution was adopted.
On above resolution being adopted,
q the following resolution was presented,
O on motion of Commissioner Adema. du-
~ seconded:
Be it Resolved that Warren Buckley
be and he is hereby elected President
/. of the Board of Commissioners for the
Plaouemines Parish East Bank Levee
District.
ri A vote was called and resulted in the
motion being carried and the resolu
ton was adopted. Commissioner An
+. thony Lafrance then relinquished tn
VI Chair to President Buckley who hal
ID just been elected as such.
,e President Buckley then stated tina
to the election Of a secretary was neces
v, sary, whereupon the following resolu
to ton, on motion of Commissioner GRAY
olet, duly seconded, was presented:
Nv Be it resolved by this Board tina
Patrick M. Adema be and he is hereb
lis elected secretary of the Board OF Com
missioners for the %PIaquemines Paris
49, East Bank Levee District.
n. On vote the motion carried and tn
resolution was adopted.
Upon the adoption of the resolutic
ish electing Mr.. P. M. Adema as secretal
he of the Board, former secretary, M
ia Clay A. Cosse left the meeting roo
,te with all books, papers and vouche
belonging to the Board, and the fc
.ry lowing resolution was adopted:
On motion of Commissioner Adem
aly duly seconded,
Be it resolved that the former seer
tary Of this Board, Clay A. Cosse,
. hereby notified and requested to pla
in the hands of and turn over unto t
- secretary-elect, Patrick M. Adema,
looks, vouchers, documents, ETC., b
!. longing to this Board;
the BE it Further Resolved that the 81
net rotary of this Board, P. M. Alden
fol- furnish the former Secretary, Clay
Try, Cosse, with a copy Of this resolutie
gle and that a committee of three be s
tor pointed to call upon the former Sec
tary to obtain all books, vouchers, d.
lion uments, ETC., belonging to this Boa
'isn 20 that through said committee
to books, vouchers, documents, etc., m
bic be turned wei to the Secretary, P.
) on Adema. Joseph Gravolet, Raoui
ing Favret and Arson Gravolet were
this pointed on this committee.
On motion of Commissioner Alder
life duly seconded the next regular me
tes; ing was fixed for the first Saturday
December, 1914, at the Courthou
APP Pointe a la Hache. La, at IL O'Clock
the m.
On motion of Commissioner Adel
gle. duly seconded, a general inspect
In was ordered from the upper line to
the lower line of SAID district, said gem
hard inspection to be made on Tuesday,
"a, 1914.
n of On motion Of Commissioner AIDE
ON duly seconded. the Board adjourned
rain P. M. ADEMA,
Poy- Secretar