The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-07-24
LOCK PLANS APPROVED
Step Toward Reopenng Bayou Lafourche to Navigation
Big Delegation of Citizens Demand Definite Action
by Levee Boards-Deadlock Appropriation of
Funds Referred to Governor

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country, not justified, and the dis
trict would therefore appeal in it
own behalf, and on that of the Ateh
. afalaya basin levee district, that it b
as promptly as possible released fror
any such apparent or implied obliga
I ton, thus enabling it to that nue.
Il sooner and that much better arrang
/ for its share of the cost of the pro
1 iect as whole.
"Be it further resolved, that tn
president be and he is hereby au
s4t1,eized to make the necessary fl
! cial arrangements in accordance witt
existing laws, or such enabling act
as may hereafter be enacted, SO tina
at such time as the United States gov
eminent may call for the deposit o
the money, an appropriation of tn
sum of $685. 900, or as much thereo
as may be needed, shall be made avail
able for that purpose"
Opposition Manifested.
A motion for the adoption of thes,
resolutions resulted in a vote O
eight yeas and one nay on the part o.
| the Lafourche board, and one yea ant
six nays on the part of the Atchafa
4 Iaya board. Commissioner Thaggard
representing the railroads, was ths
sole member of the former organiza
ton to oppose the passage of the reso
buttons, while President Lefebvre cas-
the only affirmative vote recorded By
the Atchafalaya board. In accord
ance with the provisions of the state
law governing the joint organization
Of these boards, a tie having result
ed in the vote on the foregoing reso.
lutions through their adoption by one
board and rejection by the other, the
matter will now be submitted to Gov
ernor Hall, who will cast the decid-
| ing vote.
Commissioner Martin of the La
| fourche board then offered the fol.
lowing.
Whereas, under the provisions OF
| Act No. 9 of 1900 of the general as
sembly of the state of Louisiana, it
is provided as follows: Whereas, the
necessity of closing Bayou Lafourche
by locks is recognized by the engi-
neers both of the state and Of the ma
tional government and has had the
sanction of the appreciation of con-
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For SURVEYS LOOKING TO that end !, and
.sWhereas. the d1ty TO construct
said locks IS placed upon the Joint
ororanization Of tbe Lafourche and
Atchafalava levee boards.
aSection /. Be It ordained by the
boards of commissioners of the La
fourche basin levee district and Atch-
afalaya basin Ieyee district. acting.
separately and Jointly. that the plans
and specifications as nrepared nv Col.
Lansing RI. Beach at the request of
This organization. togefher with such
amendments and alterations as NAV
be made by the war Department. be
and the same are hereby approved
and adopted as the plans and speci-
fications by which said lock shall
be constructed. said plans and speci-
fications being marked "A, to identify
the same herewith.
Section 2. Be III further ordain-
ed. etc. that said plans and specifi-
cations, upon approval by the Board
Of State Engineers, be at once sub
mitted to the United States secretary
of war for adoption and approval"
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