The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-06-10

could be operated for $4,000 year,
a saving of $4,000 annually. He said
his merger plan would carry with it
central purchasing authority and by
centralizing the purchase Of material
and supplies an enormous sum OF
money would be saved.
Mr.. Weber directed attention to the
fact that the convention had adopted
plan for state highway construction
and maintenance through one central
authority. II building and maintain
ing roads under one central authority
is wise policy, he said. it is equally
as good for the levee system.
Mr.. Snyder of Madison tooOk issue
with MIR. Weber. He cOntended that
the merger plan would demoraliZe the
entire levee system or the state,
which has been built up at great cost
to the people. The levee~ system, he
said. covers over loo miles, and he
considered it too big job for one GEN.
trail board to undertake to handle It.
The federal government, he said,
has divided its levee WORK INTO dis
tricts. with engineers at New Orleans,
Vicksburg. Memphis and other points,
and did not attempt to operate with
one set Of engineers.
Mr.. Morrison Of Pointe Coupee said
he 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 10
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 Iberville said he OBJ
jected to any change in the system
of leyee 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 did
not believe it was true. While he
was governor, he said, he appointed
men on levee boards who were poll
tically opposed to him and other gov
ernors had done the same.
teeHe Webster amendment was
tabled without division. The ordinance
was then engrossed and passed to
third reading, after the insertion OF
an amendment from the coordination
committee authorizing the Orleans
Leyee Board to construct a seawall
along Lake Pontchartrain.
The committee on pension brought
In a resolution directing the Legisla'
ture to make an appropriation to
provide a pension for G. II. Godfrey
of Caddo parish, who was injured
while in the military service OF the
state. Mr. Godfrey's left arm was
blown off by the discharge OF a can
non, which was fired as a military sa'
lutte at Shreveport some years ago
Z. F. Broussard, another member OF
the National Guard, is now drawing a
pension for a similar accident. The
pension committee expressed the opin
ion that Godfrey is entitled to the
same consideration as Broussard. The
committee found that Godfrey is the
sole support of a widowed mother
t The committee resolution follows:
! BE it resolved that the Legislature
is directed to make an appropriation
to provide a pension for G. H. Godfrey
and that said pension allowance
should be same, month for month
since his injury, that has been paid
and is paid to E. F. Broussard, less
whatever has been paid to said God
frey"
4 A. J. Elleneder. SiIas D. Ponder, S
E. Tobin, L. D. Chauff and E. o
Payne, members of the agriculture
committee, Friday filed minority re
port opposing the ordinance creating
a state board of agriculture. The mi
nority report follows:
"We, the undersigned members O
the committee on agriculture and i'm
migration, beg leave to file this minor
ity report for the reason that we arr
not in favor of creating a useles!
board.