The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-22
LAFOURCHE BOARD MEETS,
Commissioners Take Steps to Prosec
Levees During High Water.

The commissioners of the La.
fourche levee board met here
Thursday of last week in regular
quarterly session, with President
Joseph E. Weldon presiding and all
members present. r. M. McCarroll,
assistant state cngin&, was also in
attendance. q.
A large number itizens fromA
Ascension, Assumptg Lafourche,y
st. James" St. John & St. Charles,
appeared before the kting for the
purpose of discussingsNe high water
situation and tenderina #aseir assist
.a1sec and coo operatior w Tire board in
/ safeguarding the levea$.
E. F. Dickinson oil kafourche of.
men for two days out cost, to
be put to work drain the levees of
cepted.
The following communication sign~
ed by committee of citizens from
Lafourche parish was read:
"Gentlemen-At mass meeting
held April 12, 1922, at the court
house in Thibodaux, composed of ag~
rlcultural, manufacturing, business
and banking interests of the parish
of Lafourche, the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted:
"That the Lafourche Levee Board
be requested and urged to take any
and all steps to guard and conserve
the levees in the Lafourche levee dis
trict, by every means in their power,
in the hope that their action viii. av-
ert the calamity of a crcvasse, that
might, like the Hymelia, spread SAi:,
and desolation in the community.
''It was further resolved that every
assistance and aid in our power be
given to tbs board to help them in
their effort.
"The action of this committee was
unanimously approved by the police
jury of the parish, who gave very ac-
tive assistance by an appropriation Of
$25OO for this purpose, and their
complete cooperation. In addition
the services of the parish engineer
was rendered and accepted"
President Weldon reported that he
had just returned from a trip along
the levee line, and while he found
all levees holding, there should be no
overconfdence on the part of the
board nor of the people, as for the
next few weeks the people would
undergo one of the hardest kinds of
| fights to keep the levees intact.
Every commissioner on the river was
present at the meeting and all re
ported the levecs in their respective
parishes in fine shape and holding
we'll, but that work and vigilance
would be kept up to hold them in
| JnrnCnT1t S,h1
The offer of the Lafourche police
assistance in securing additional ait,
from the other parishes was also ac-
cepted, in order to place a la,H:
force Of guards on the levces Iay
and night, and to thoroughly drain
all water from the base of the
| levees.
A telegram was sent to Governo9
Parker requesting him to get in
touch by wire with the police jurios
of the parishes of Ascension AS
sumption, St. James, st. John. s..
Charles, Jefferson and Plaquemines
and ask them to each appropriate q
like amount as the parish of -.a-
fourche, and for the same purpose
and stating that while the IT.
fourche board is doing all it can, its
finances at the present time are such
that it is imperative assistance
should be given to it by the parishes.
The president of the board was
authorized to borrow $150,OOO, an.,,
to pledge the revenues for the year
1928 as security therefor. Thc
amount is to enable the board e
4 have funds to meet any anonrUanrv
that might arise.
The board levied the usual 5-milis
tax for the year 1922, and an aG-
ditional tax Of quarter of a sniil
to pay for property taken for ievee
purposes.
| Do not forget that your presenc:
IS wanted at the meeting to be held
at the Elks' Home next Monday
night at o'clock.