The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-09
year. One central board, he believed,
could be operated for $4,000 a year,

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central purchasing authority, and
centralizfng the purchase of matters
and supplies an enormous sum
money would be saved.
Mr.. Weber directed attention to Ii
fact that the convention had adopte
plan for state highway constructio
and maintenance through one centr;
authority. II building and maintail
ing roads under one central authorit
is wise policy, he said, it is equal
as good for the levee system.
Mr.. Snyder of Madison toook issu
with Mr.. Weber. He contended tina
the merger plan would demoralize tn
entire levee system OF the state
which has been built up at great cos
TO the people. The levee system, h,
sald' covers over 100 miles, and h,
considered 1t too big a job for one cen
trail board to undertake to handle it.
The federal government, he said
has divided its levee WORK into dts
trlcts, with engineers at New Orleans
Vlcksburg, Memphis and other points
and did not attempt to operate with
one set Of engineers.
Mr. Morrison of Pointe Coupee said
ne had seen enough of federal control
to cause him not to wish to see any
more of it. He favored local control
and believes better results could be
obtained in the future as in the past
He was willing to accept federal aid,
but he was not ready to surrender to
federal control
Mr.. Howell Of Lafourche supported
the Weber amendment One central
board, he said, would bring economy
and efficiency and more safety.
Mr.. Boron of 1bervil1e said he OBJ
]ected to any change in the system
Of levee board management
Former Governor Sanders opposed
the merger plan. Replying to Mr..
weber, he said he had never before
heard any one charge the levee boards
With being politicalized, and he aid
lot believe it was true. While he
vas governor, he said, he appointed
men on levee boards who were poll.
ically opposed to him and other gov.
rnors had done the same.
The Webster amendment was
abled without division. The ordinance
'as then engrossed and passed to
bird reading, after the insertion Of
n amendment from the coordination
authorizing the Orleans
evee Board to construct seawall
long Lake Pontchartrain.
The committee on pension brought
resolution directing the Legisla.
ire to make an appropriation to
rovide a pension for G. H. Godfrey
Caddo parish, who was injured
lille in the military service OF the
ate. Mr., Godfrey's left arm was
own off by the discharge Of can.
IN, which was fired as a military sa.
te at Shreveport some years ago.
F. Broussard, another member OF
e National Guard, is now drawing a ,
nsion for similar accident. The :
nsion committee expressed the opin. 8
n that Godfrey is entitled to the =,
me consideration as Broussard. The
found that Godfrey is the Q
le support Of a widowed mother. f.
e committee resolution follows: 4
BE 1t resolved that the Legislature
directed to make an appropriation
provide pension for G. H. Godfrey, -
d that said pension allowance
)uld be same, month for month. ~
ce his injury, that has. been paid, -
is paid to E. F. Broussard, less :,
atever has been paid to said God. -,
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l. ]. Elleneder, Silas D. Ponder, s. y,
Tobin, L. D. Chauff and E. O. ~,
'ne, members of the agricultural ="
Friday filed minority re. %
t opposing the ordinance creating ~
tate board Of agriculture. The mi. IN IN
ity report follows: ~
We, the undersigned members Of
committee on agriculture and i'm. ",
beg leave to file this minor. t r..
report for the reason that we are -.
in favor Of creating a useless 90 n
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