Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-01-20
u. w. Weldon Head
Laf0urGhe Board
hCiiGn Of Predecessors Voting TO Issue
Bends for Lock Is Approved.

ers OF the LafOurcne basin leVee
district held their first meeting
at DonaldsonviIle Monday and
organized by electing ghe follow
ind officers: Joseph W. Weldon
Of st. James, president; Caleb
&C. Weber, of Donaldsonville,
secretary; Edgar Aucoin, of As
sumption. assistant secretary and
inspector. Commissioners Eugene
Dumez and Louis Guidry were
appointed to constitute the fin
.ance committee with President
Weldon as the third member.
3 he executive committee select
ed consists Of Commissioner F,
II. Allen, T. B. Sellers, w. 3.
Beraud, w. T. Quinn and a.
Delamotfe. Commissioners Al
len Delamotte and Bereaud were
designated to represent the
board as members of the execu-
tive committee if sthe joint or
ganization Of the Lafourche and
Atchafalaya boards was effected
All the members of the board
were present at the meeting as
follows: w. D. Beraud, of La
fourche Crossing, representing
Lafoarche parish; Adolph Della
motte, NapolaonYille, represent
ing Assumption parish; Frank
II. Allen, D0naldsonville, repre-
senting Ascension parish; Joseph
Weldon, St. James, rebresenting
s.. James parish; Eugene Dumez
Edgard, representing st. John
parish; T. B. Sellers, ANA, re-
presenting St. Charles parish;
Louis Guidry. Gretna, represent
ing jefferson parish; r. E. Pc
raz, Jesuits Bend, representing
Plaquemines parish; William
Quinn, Gretna, representing the
railroads Major F. NJ. Kerr,
chief state engineer was also in
attendance, Mayor Walter Le-
man welcomed the board to Don
aldsonville.
President Weldon was authoriz
ed to borrow $40, 900 with which
tomeet current expenses until
the proceeds Of the bond issue
sold last week shall become
available.
Theaction of the former board
at its meeting here January II
in voting to issue $50, 900 worth
of serial bonds ior the purposes
Of providing funds to cover the
Lafourche boards pro rata of
the estimated cost Of construct
ing a lock in Bayou Lafourche
at DonaIdsonville was formally
approved and ratified. The sec
cretary was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the purchase of
the bonds, the proposals to be
opened at a meeting Of the board
TO be held here February q.
The sanction of the board was
!. also given to the sale Of $780,
900 bond issue to the Whitney
Central Trust and Savings Bank
''of New Orleans as negotiated
by the retiring board at its final
: meeting last Thursday.
The president and board Of
state engineers were authorized
Ito continue in full charge of the
/ ,,vee machine Lafourche owned
bv the Ievee board The award
limo ofss contract by the board OF
stata enatneers for the construe-
t,sn of ! reyetment near the
| Union Oil Millin Jefferson parsn
at 1o.2o cents per lineal foot
! was approved and ratified.
/ The 81 ard will make a tour o.
inspection. Of the levees OF 1n'
district wit hin ihe next Few :, aas. =.
lin a BODY aad VII mseg s;,,a Nh ~
early in Februal..y to l~' - -
lfinal report Oft the outgoing SCI.
taries, Hector Himel and Johd E
TruxiiIo. The latter was continu
/ ca III the employ Of the board fol
laaothsr month il order to com
lnils This report and wind up othe