The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-06-24

40 10 consistent with their success
ful negotiation, in order that the
tax may be as light as possible,
and said bonds may be more read
lily negotiated, and that those shar-
ing in the future benefits to be de-
rived from protection and eonse-
quent development may bear a
part of its burdens.
9TH. That a committee of three
be appointed by the chair to draft
a bill embodying the foregoing
views, and present the same to
the next Legislature of this State
and urge its passage.
Immediately after the reading
of the foregoing, the following
resolutions were offered by Colo
mel W. A. Percy:
Resolved, That whilst we are !
aware that a special session of the |
Legislature entails considerable
expense, is distasteful to q large
body Of our fellow citizens, and
would not be warranted except in
cases of great emergency, yet We
respectfully submit that such an
emergency now exists; because
First-The floods Of the Missls-
sippi river are annual, varying
only in degree.
Second-The creyasses in the
line Of levee through which the
water of 1882 poured, carrying
widespread destruction, stand
open to receive each recurring
food, will become wider and deep
or with every high water, and If
left unrepaired will paralyze the
energies and efforts of our people.
Third-There is no organization
in existence supplied with a reve-
nue. from taxation, and authorized
by law to take charge Of, levee
and protect the entire Delta.
Fourth-T0 await the regular
session Of the Legislature would
leave us without an organization
or a levee fund with which tc
meet and avert the floods of 1888;
and 1884.
Fifth-That to this end the or
ganization of an efficient Levet
Board and levy and assessment
of sufficient tax for and upor
the whole Delta by legislative en-
actment is essential and it is es
pecially necessary that this shoult
be done as speedily as practicable
Sixth-In order to repair the
crevasscs, and be in readiness tc
meet the high water of 1883, it Il
essential that said Board should
be organized and be in working
order by September LIST. Surveys
and estimates have to be made
contracts to be let, embankments
to be thrown up, and the line ol
levee made continuous and strong
by the LIST day of February. All
this must be done in the Fall and
Winter months.
We respectfully present the
foregoing to our fellow citizens
and to his excellency the Cover
nor of this State, and ask that the
latter will convene the Legislature
in special session at as early q
date as practicable for the purpo
ses above indicated.
Resolved, That a committee o.
three be appointed to present
these resolutions to his excellencl
the Governor, and urge upon hin
the necessity for a special session
of the Legislature.
After some discussion the fore
| going resolutions were put to th'
, vote and unanimously adopted
. Whereupon the following resolu
ton was then offered:
| Whereas, the food of 1882 ha
attracted to the alluvial lands 0
| the Mississippi river an unusua
amount of attention from all part
j. of the country, has elected mucl
0 inquiry into the cause of the dis
5 aster and means used to avert i
: and in some quarters 1t has bee
!, intimated that those living in th
1 oyerhowed country had been wan
r ting in proper effort to protec
+ themselves; therefore
Resolved, That for the purpos
: of placing fairly before the publ
s the struggle which the people 0
: the Yazoo Delta have made, Ill
a aided and with their own resour
< ces, against the annual assaults 0
y the river, committee of three b
2 appointed to compile and cause t
Q be published, as speedily as prae
1 ticable, from the most reliabl
4 data to be had, the nature an
= character of leyee building, an
the country to be protected, tn
1 efforts made, taxes levied, none