The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-06-18

year. one central DOdrO, NC UoiicNou'
could be operated for $4,000 a year.
a saving Of $4,000 annually He said
his merger plan would carry with 1t
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
a 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. 1t is equally
as good for the levee system.
Mr.. Snyder of Madison toook issue
with Mr.. Weber. He contended that
the merger plan would demoralize the
entire levee system OF 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 1t too big job for one CEN
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 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 Tberville said he OBJ
jected 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 politicalised, and he did
not believe II was true. While no
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.
The 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
Levee Board to construct . seawall
along Lake Pontchartrain.
The committee on pension brought
in q resolution directing the Legisla-
ture to make an appropriation to
provide a pension for G. H. Godfrey
Of Caddo parish, who was injured
while IN the military service OF the
state. Mr. Godfrey's left arm was
blown of by the discharge OF a can
non, which was fred as military sa-
lutte at Shreveport some years ago.
E. +. Broussard, another member OF
the National Guard, Is now drawing q
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 widowed mother.
The committee resolution follows:
BE it resolved that the Legislature
is directed to make an appropriation
to provide 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"
A. ]. Elleneder, Silas D. Ponder, s.
E. Tobin, l.. d. Chauff and E. O.
Payne members Of the agricultural
committee, Friday filed a minority re-
port opposing the ordinance creating
state board of agriculture. The mi
nority report follows:
I'VE, the undersigned members Of
the committee on agriculture and Inn
migration, beg leave to file this minor
ity report for the reason that we arr
not in favor of creating a useless
board