The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-07-21

Auditor and State Treasurer, ex-
oficio Liquidating Leyee COmmis-
sioners, a surplus of over $50, 900;
And whereas, by act of the Leg
lslature, approved March sth, 1852, |
1t is provided that upon the pay
ment of said liquidating levee debt
said Liquidating Levee Commits
sioners shall report the same to
the Governor, and that thereupon
the Governor shall make procla.
nation that said debt has been
paid, and that thereupon one-half
of the surplus of the fund on hand
shall be paid over to this Board /;
therefore
Resolved, That the Auditor and
Treasurer be and are hereby re-
quested, if they have not already
done so, to make the report re-
quired by said act, and that the
Governor be and is hereby request.
ed to make the proclamation pro-
yided for by said act, so that this
Board may as speedily as possible
receive its share of said fund.
Ordered, that the Secretary of
this Board forthwith mail to the
Governor and the Auditor and
Treasurer copy of these resolu-
tions.
On motion the Board adjourned
until tomorrow at Q a. m.
July 10, 1888.
The Board met pursuant to ad
journment. Present: G. Clay, j.
7. Atterbury, NJ. Williams and s.
Nelson. w. A. Everman, Sec'y.
Whereas, At the last meeting
of this Board, during the. high
water, a contract was made with
p. +. Lamb for topping and re-
pairing the public levee in Bolivar
county, from Sessions's gate to
Sledgc's line, at the following
rates, to wit: Excavation, per GU
bic yard, 81 cents; embankmcnt,
334 cents per cubic yard; muck
ditch 80 cents per cubic yard ; sur
face clearing and breaking, per
acre, s2S; light clearing, per acre
S36; heavy clearing, per acre, 800
And whereas, these rates were
made necessary by reason of the
high water, but are deemed cxccs
sive for the additional work rc
quired to be done at the present
time, and said Lamb has agreed il
view of tho changed condition of
things to annul said contract ant
to enter into a new contract fol
the completion of said work at thu
following reduced rates, to-wit
Excavation % cents per cubi,
yard embankment 30 cents pc
cubic yard muck ditch 2j centi
per cubic yard; surface breaking
per acre, 500; heavy and ligh
clearing, $40.
1t Is therefore ordered by tn
Board, that the chief engineer Ell
ter into contract with said Pa
Lamb, the performance thereof t
be secured by good and sufiicien
bond, for the completion of sail
work of topping and repairing sal
levee from Sessions gate t
Sledge's line, at the above mel
toned reduced rates.
Resolved, That the thanks Q
this Board be and are hereby tel
dered to Gen. S. w. Ferguson fo
valuable maps of the MISSISSIPPI
river this day presented BY him
the Board. And ordered, that tn
: Secretary have same bound.
Ordered, that the Chief Eng
neer make an examination into til
necessity of draining the waite
!. damned up against the inside
| the Lake Charles, Pushmatal
, and Parker levees, the possibili'
and cost of same, and report
next meeting of this Board; an
. also ascertain what co.operatio
and assistance can be obtaint
, from the citizens.
Ordered by the Board, that Il
q following accounts be and are her
r by allowed as follows, to-wit:
|. TJ Courtney high watr act 's3 s .
OIL Shelby do do do 100
n & " wilczinski high water
Q account for Sl3 10 allowd G
d d j Burgess damages to land
r inside levee lilo
q Baxter Thomas high water act
: for 1883 for s4s allowed 30
= + NJ Howard high water act
u for 's3 SIS allowed 10
d J IIJarnagan h W act 's3 10
D, VIC Boyd high water act 's3
II for $50 IS allowed So
Frank & Reinach h W act 50
- for s97 20 allowed rs
DIN Steele h W act 'S3 2
7. OH Sessions cont eng &c III
? RG Higgins h W act 's2 III
GP Melchior 81 90 for jury and
p sheriff 's costs assessing dam