The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

La. authorizing, on behalf of Sub
drainage District No. of the North
Bend Drainage District the isSu-
ance OF 80. 900 90 of bonds to evi-
deLce debt of said amount incurred
on the 22nd day of June, 1916.
Whereas. at a meeting OF the Police jury
of the Parish of ST. Mary, held on the 2nd
lay of June. 1915. the North end Drain
aye District wa, created and Commits
>ioner> We're appointed therefor: and.
Whereas, on the 9TH day OF June, 1918
the said Commissioners appointed by the
Police Jury aud the two Commissioners
appointed by the Governor, did assemble
and said Drainage District was duly Great
ed: and
Whereas. at a meeting of the said Drain
age commission held on the 22nd day OF
April. 1916. petition OF the property own
er> OF said District was presented to this
Board. praying for the creation Of a Subs
drainage District. and this Body did at SAID
meeting duly create >ubdrainage district
known and numbered Is Subdralnage Dis
trict No. l OF the North Bend Drainage
District which said >ubdrainace District
is described as follows:
''All ofthO>e lands in the North Bend
Drainage District lying east Of Bayou
Sale and between said Bayou sale and
the irregular line of canals and levees
already constructed and to be con-
>tructed. a> more specifically shown Oh
the map of Warren b. Reed. Consult
ing Engineer. dated April, 1916. being
entitled Map Of North end Drainage
District, showing Subdrainage District
No. l and >" The said ubdra image
District designated on said map as
>ubdrainage District No. l, contains
26l6 acres and is bounded as follows:
''On the north by the Bayou ale
and the lands of .. D. Berwick Plant.
ing Company: on the east by the lands
OF the J; NJ. Rurguieres Company.
Ltd; on the south by the lands of wis
liam Kyle, formerly Elle>ly Planting
Company and on the west by Bayou
Sale
And whereas. said petition did further
pray that the BODY call upon the Board of
State Engineers to examine said Subdrain-
age District and determine whether or not
the reclamation thereof was fea>ible: and
Whereas, this Body did in fact ADOPT a
resolution calling upon the Board of State
Engineers to examine the said Subirain>
age District and determine the feasibility
of draining and recaiming the same, and
also determine the cost of tne complete
drainage and reclamation OF all of said
lands in said Subdraina-e District; AMI.
Whereas. the Board IF State Engineers
have reported that there are One thousand
four hundred and forty-six 1916 acre,
of land IN said ublralnaga District al.
ready partially reel timed and that there
are Eleven hundred and seventy no
acres of land i'll said ubdrainage UiStric,
which are wholly unreclaimed, and that
the total cost OF drtInlng and retaining
all OF said lands IN said ubdrainage Dis
trict is the sum Of twenty mine and So 200
dollars $500 per acre, or a total of
Seyenty.tive thousand dollars 50 900 Uc:
and
Whereas, the property owners in said
Subdrainage District No. Of the North
Bend Drainage District, since said report
was MED with this body, presented petit
ton praying that this body do proceed at
once to dram and reclaim all of the lands
in said Subdrainage District and to issue
bonds against each and every acre of land
in said Subdrainage District, both those
reclaimed and unreclaimed, in the sum of
$3.50 per acre, and that the proceeds of
said bonds be used for the purpose of pay
ing for the complete drainage and reclaim
alton of said lands: and,
Whereas, this Body deems 1t propar that
such reclamation work should be under.
taken, and that the lands embracing o33O
acres in said Subdralnage District should
be reclaimed in the manner suggested in
the report Of the Board of State Engineers
and
Whereas. to provide funds with which
debt should be incurred and negotiable.
interest bearing coupon bonds be issued
therefor against each acre of land situated
III said >ubdrainage District in the amount
of twenty nine and 6O-l0O dollars >2g 60. or
an aggregate amount of Seyenty-tiye
thousand dollars ,,j,0O0.On against the
whole of the 253o acres Of land situated in
said Subdralnage District, and
Whereas, under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, in order to
provide tor the payment of such bond,
and maintenance of the drainage of the
lands when reclaimed, the Board of Com
mls>loner> may. when authorized bv the |
land owners owning twO>thlrds in acres
OF land situated IN said Subdrainase Dis.
trlct, levy against the lands situated in !
SAID Subdraluage District especially bene. |
hted by said drainage an acreage tax or
forced contribution sufficient to paw the |
interest on such bonds, the principal at !
maturity. and to maintain the drainage of
said district; and.
Whereas, the petition above set forth
confers on the said Board of Commits.
sloner> OF the North Bend Drainage Dis
trlct the authority TO levy such acreage tax
or forced contribution; therefore.
Section |. BE ltre>olynd by the Board of |
Commissioners Of the North Bend Drain
age District, in regular session convened.
acting for and on behalf Of and as the GOV,
ernlng authority Of Subdrainage District
No. of the North Bend Drainage District.
/ hat the North Bend Drainage District do
at once proceed TO drain and reclaim. in
The manner advised by the Board CT State
Engineers, the unreclaimed lands situated
N the said Subdrainage District, contain
ng 2J30 acres. W hIch said land is more
specifically described as follows:
All OF those lands in the North Bend
drainage District lying east of Bayou