The Greenville times., 1883-12-15

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1t Appealing to this Board that
the Revenue Agent Of this State
has instituted proceedings against
Geo. p. Melch;or. Sheriff Of Boil
var county, to enforce the pay
ment of a large sum Of money, al
legged to have been collected by
said Sheriff, Of the 5 cent and Ii
quidating leyee tax, which he has
failed to pay over, and it being
further suggested that in the
event of a recovery ssainst said
Melchior, this Levee Board would
be entitled 10 receive a portion Of
said sum, it is
Ordered, That our attorneys in
vestigate said legal proceedings,
and IL it shall appear that this
Board is interested in the proba-
BILE recovery against said Sheriff,
that they appear in said suit, as
the representatives of this BOARD,
and act in connection with the
said Revenue Agent to force an
early settlement of raid alleged
defalcation.
1t is ordered, That the Chief
Engineer employ such assistant
engineers as he and the President
may deem necessary for the effcc.
tive prosecution Of the levee
work now under construction,
and that the Board hereby ratify
and endorse the action of the
President in eleeting assistants to
bc employed by the Chief Engin-
eer since the last meeting, and
that the salarys of such assistants
so employed be paid by the Treas.
urcr on proper vouchers.
The President having laid be.
fore the Board the progress of
construction Of the levee at Long
wood and Kentucky, accompanied
by the statement that the dilatori.
ness of the work justly occasions
grave alarm, looking to the prob.
able high water aud bad weather
and requests the advice of the
Board in the premises.
II is ordered, That the Presi.
dent be asked and requested to
use to the utmost limit his law.
ful power to compel the earliest
possible completion of said two
levccs, using such expedisnts as
to him may seem best, and en-.
ploying such additional number
o. men and teams, to be charged
up to the contractors, rs will Ger.
tainly insure the completion of
SAID lcvees IN ample time.
Ordered, That the President cf
the Board be, and is hereby au.
thorized to settle the matter of n
right of way through the lands of
Mrs. Brutus J. Clay, and the lands
OF Addison White in Bolivur coun.
ty, at the rate of. $50 per acre for
lands actually occupied, as shown
By survey of the Chief Engineer, |
the desds of said rights of way to
he approved by the attorneys of |
this Board.
Ordered by the Board, That the
attorneys OF this Board be, and
are hereby authorized to settle the
dam ages for right of way through
the lands of $. Heth upon obtain.
ing u satisfactory deed, at the sum
of $50, and the damages for right
of way to G. 7. Worthington at
the sum of slOO, upon obtaining
a like satisfactory deed for said
right of way.
Ordered, That a committee be
hereby appointed, consisting of
the attorneys of the Board and
commissioners Stokes and After.
bury, to prepare a memorial to
the Legislature, setting forth any
further legislation they may deem
advisable for the greater eflicien.
cy of the levee system.
The Treasurer submitted a re.
port of cash, receipt. and dis.
bursements, from July lst to Sep
lember 3Oth, 1883, which was re.
ferred to the Fin.nce Committee
for examination and report.
Greenville, Miss, Dec. Ia, 'S3.
The Board met pursuant to ad.
ournment. Present, same as on
yesterday.
The report of the Treasurer re.
erred to the Finance Committee |
IN yesterday was returned with ,
he following endorsement there. /
IN:
We, the undersigned members !
If the Finance Committee, certify /
hat we have examined the fore. :
.oing statement and compared
anne with vouchers, and found I
anne correct. The coupons there.
nth, numbering from | to 100,
mounting to $1,000, were destroy.
d by burning the same to ashes. /
Signed: f,
MERRITT WIIIIAyrs