The Madison journal., 1921-06-11
TALI1AH MADISON 1921

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could be operated for $4,000 a year,
a saving of $4,000 annually. He said
MS merger plan would carry with II a
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
TACT 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 Mr.. 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 II too big job for one cen.
tral board TO undertake TO handle II.
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.
out 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 Iberville said he OBJ
Iected to any change in the system
)f levee board management.
Former Governor Sanders opposed
he merger plan. Replying to Mr..
Weber, he said he had never before
leard any one charge the levee boards
With being politicalized, and he ala
lot believe it was true. While he
vas governor, he said. he appointed
nen 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 1
bird reading. after the insertion Of
q amendment from the coordination I
ommittee authorizing the Orleans 7
evee Board to construct a seawalI a
long Lake Pontchartrain. \
The committee on pension brought
resolution directing the Legisla-
ire to make an appropriation to
rovide pension for G. H. Godfrey 0
Caddo parish, who was injured y
hile in the military service Of the
ate. Mr.. Godfrey's left arm was e
own off by the discharge of a can $
IN, which was fired as military sa- S
te at Shreveport some years ago. X
+. Broussard, another member of Il
e National Guard, is now drawing a Il
~SAoH AcA a dCCiutut- lue / .
nsion committee expressed the opin. IL
a that Godfrey is entitled to the m
me consideration as Broussard. The IL
mmittee found that Godfrey is the in
lie support Of a widowed mother.
e committee resolution follows: VI
BE 1t resolved that the Legislature is
directed to make an appropriation a,
provide pension for G. H. Godfrey. ca
that said pension allowance tn
ould be same, month for month, m
ce his injury, that has been paid, m
4 is paid to E. F. Broussard, less til
atever has been paid to said God. in
y" "a
l. j. Elleneder, Silas d. Ponder, s.
Tobin, l.. ID. Chauff and e. o. cr
vne, members OF the agricultural pu
nmittee, Friday filed a minority re- La
t opposing the ordinance creating DE
tate boardef agriculture. The mi ris
ity report follows: Pc
We, the undersigned members of me
committee on agriculture and i'm.
ration, beg leave to file this minor. wa
report for the reason that we are the
in favor Of creating a useless pri
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