St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
PROCEEDlNGSOF
BOARDOFCOM.
OF. DRAINAGE
DIST. No. J: l

Proceedings of the Board of Com
missioners OF the St. Tammany
Drainage District No. l., in special
session assembled ON Monday the
29th day of January, 1917, at the
domicile OF said board at Covington,
Louisiana, there were present Geo.
Koepp, Jr., Edw. A. Koepp, James
Koepp, Geo. H. Koepp, E. J. Fred
erick. Absent: None.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, under the terms Of
a special call sent to each member,
as follows:
Covington, La, Jan. 25, 1917.
Dear Sir:-You are respectfully
notified that there will be meeting
of the Board of Commissioners of
the St. Tammany Drainage District
No l for the purpose of considering
the matter of the issuance of bonds
of sub-drainage District No. l of the
said St. Tammany Drainage DistriQt
No. / and to authorize the issuance
of said bonds >in accordance with
the terms of favorable report from
the Board of State Engineers and
petition of property holders that will
be ready for submission at that time.
this meeting being specially for this
purpose and to levy the tax neces-
sary to provide for the payment of
the principal and interest on the
bonds.
You are requested to be present
at said meeting without fail on Mon
day, the 29th day OF January, 1917.
(Signed)
E. J. FREDERICK,
Secretary.
The president explained that at
this special meeting of the board
there would be taken up and con-
sidered the report made by the Board
of State Engineers on proposed Sub
Drainage District No. l of the St.
st. Tammany Drainage District No.
/ as we'll as the petition of property
holders in said proposed Sub-Draln-
age Dist. No. l for the reclamation by
levying and pumping the lands with
in the limits of said Sub-Drainage
Dist. No l. The president, therefore,
submitted the report of the Board OF
State Engineers relative to the cost
of reclamation in Sub~Drainage
District No. l, which report reads as
follows:
New Orleans, La, Jan. II, 1917.
Honorable President and Members of
Board of Commissioners of St.
Tammany Drainage District No. l.
Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana.
Dear Sirs:-The Boari OF State
Engineers is in receip. Of a. report
from Mr.. Howard Burns. Civil En-
gineer of Covington, La, in regard
to the feasibility and practicability
of draining and reclaimins the lands
embraced within the boundaries OF
the St. Tammany Drainage District
No /, as outlined and described.
Mr.. Burns, with the approval of
the Board of State Engineers, was
employed by your drainage district
to make the necessary surveys and
submit said report to the Board OF
State Engineers.
AS required, Mr.. Burns report is
accompanied by map, cross
sections, elevations Of surfaces. etc.
Upon the strength Of this report
and the general knowledge OF the
locality possessed by the Board of
State Engineers, the latter submits
the follOwing:
/. The drainage and reclamation
by means of canals, levees and pumps
of the lands embraced within the
boundaries of the St. Tammany
Drainage District No. l, as outlined
and described. is feasible and prac-
ticabie.
2. To so drain and reclaim said
lands, e estimated 10 cost. accord
ing to &y avision made by the Board
Of State Engineers, the sum Of one
hundred and sixteen thousand dol
lars ,(s116, 6,OOO.O0), or about forty
three and 21-1cO ($43 dollars
per acre as applied to the area pro-