The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-25
USE or BATTURE RESTRICTED.
Clear Space OF Fifty Feet Required
on Both Sides Of Bayou.

Varied interests are affected by a
resolution adopted by the executive
committee Of the joint organization
Of the Atchafalaya and Lafourcne
basin levee boards at meeting held
here Friday of last week The &C
tion taken will have a bearing not
only on the location Of the hard-sur-
faced highways to be constructed
along Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche
parish. but will also affect the use OF
! the battures of the stream for crop
I,ping. purposes The resolution fol
lows: ,...-e
Whereas, the joint organization OF
| the Atchafalaya basin levee district
and the Lafourche levee district is re-
CURED by, and under bond to the
! United States to effect and maintain
certain depths of water in the chan
mel of Bayou Lafourche, involving
dredging operations to remove and
place beyond said channel such OBJ
structions as from time to time &C
cumuIate in it, thus requiring space
npon the banks of the bayou upon
which to place the excavations and
Constructions so removed; and
Whereas, some of the locations OF
the public highways and of other I'M
movements have, here and there, al
tready been made so near the banks OF
| BAYOU Lafourche as to leave no space
for depositing the material and OBJ
structions required to be removed
therefrom; therefore
"Be it resolved, that the joint COM
|
along the right and left descending
banks of Bayou Lafourche not less
than fifty feet in width, measured
from the edges of the bayou, to eco
nomically and safely place and retain
anv excavations and distractions re-
ouired under law to be removed from
| the channel of said stream, is i'm
!peratively necessary.
"Be it further resolved, that any
party OF parties, public or private, In
anv way now or in the future occupy
ing such space-fifty feet from the
edges of the banks of Bayou La
fourche-are hereby declared guilty
of trespass, and shall do so at their
own risk and loss"
T. H. Allen, member of the La
fourche board for the parish of AS
cension. resigned as chairman of the
executive committee of the joint or
ganization, and W. D. Beraud, also a
member of the Lafourche board, was
elected to succeed him. Mr.. Allen Is
a resident of Donaldsonville, at the
extreme upper end of Bayou La
. fourche, and found that he was I'M
able to devote the time necessary tc
the proper performance Of the duties
| of the position, which in the main IN
| l'volve a general supervision over the
work of the dredge Capt.V.M. Com
= missioner Beraud being a resident Of
, the lower Lafourche section, where
the dredge is more often employed
, he will be in a better position thar
, Mr.. Allen to exercise the functions
, devoiving upon the chairman of tht
committee.
Owing to the increased cost of sup
/ plies and materials, resolution was
: adopted providing that the captain o:
$ the dredge shall submit to the chair
S man Of the executive committee re
t QUESTIONS for all such articles needed
v in the operation of the boat, which
t shall be purchased only upon the ap
= prevail of the chairman.
: The meeting was attended by Pres
0 idents Y. M. Lefebvre of the Atchaf
+ alaya board and Joseph E. Weldon o
e the Lafourche board, and Commits
: sioners F. H. Allen, w. D. Beraud an
!. Joseph Schneider Of the latter body
s Major F. NJ Kerr, chief state engi
d neer, was also present