The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-07-21
Proceedings Board Mississippi LeTee
Commissioners.
Greenville. Miss, July Q. 1883.


Board of Mississippi Levee Com
mlssloners this day held at their
office, there were present:
q. Clay, Commissioner Bolivar
county, President; 1T. Atlerbury,
Washington county; S. Nelson, Is
saquena county; j. F. Stokes, Boil
ivar county.
NJ. Williams presented his GER
tificate of election and official bond
as Commissioner from Washing
ton county, vice W. NJ. Worthing.
ton resigned, and took his seat as
such.
The President submitted a re.
port which was read and referred
to executive comTittee.
The chief engineer, G NJ Helm,
submitted a report of the opera.
tions in his department, which was
read and referred to executive
committee.
The Treasurer submitted reports
of cash receipts and disbursements
from January LIST to July 1st, 1888,
which were read and referred to
the finance committee for exami.
nation and report.
The Collector submitted q re.
port of his collections from De-
cember 10, 1882, to June Ii, 1888,
which was read and referred TO
the finance committee for exami.
nation and report.
Commissioner Williams was ap.
pointed member of finance commit.
tee, vice w. NJ. Worthington.
Report of J A Cannon, superin.
tendent of guards, &C., read and
ordered filed with that Of chief en-.
gineer.
Ordered, that the claim of Buck
& Clark, as guardians of Ernest A
Foster, be referred to the attor-
neys for examination and report.
Whereas, George Arnold & Co
became contractors during the re-
cent high water for leyee repairs
from Hushpuckana to Lake
Charles at a former meeting OF
this Board and at a price which
in view of the subsistence of the
flood this Board regards at the
present time as excessive; and
whereas, the repairs contemplated
in said levec have been largely in
creased in the estimate of the
Chief Engineer; and that the re
pairs have been practically com
pletcd by said contractors, the in
completed portion thereof havin:
been sub.let by said contractor
to Que John w. Eldridge, at thu
following prices to wit; Excava
tion, 25c.; embankmcnt, 2Sc.
muck ditch, 25c. ; surface clearing
and breaking, $50; clearing hcav.
and light, $40 per acre; soddine
1c. per square yard; rcfilling ant
tamping,2s cub. yard. In viey
of the premises it is agreed be
tween said Arnold & Co. and tn
Ievee Board the said Arnold 1
Co. and said Eldridge agreeing
thereto, the Board will accept sal
Eldridge as original contractor OF
said incompleted work at the pr
ces above given, said Eldridge eS
ecuting his contract and bond t
this Board accordingly; and tina
upon the execution of said col
tract and bond this Board do pa
to said Arnold & Co. the sum G
five hundred dollars, the amour
to be paid for the relinquishmer
of the said contract. And upo
the consummation of this arrang'
ment all the per centage retaine
under said contract shall becom
payable and be paid to them.
Ordered, that the claim {
Messrs. Buck s. Clark as guardian
of Ernest A. Foster for damage
on account of the construction {
Magma Vista lesee, in 1ssaquen
county, be referred to a committe
consisting of the Chief Engine'
of this Board, Commissioner Nc
son. and the Attorneys OF I'll
Board, with full power to examll
and inquire into the legality an
Justice of said claim, and in the
: discretion to settle the same |
may be most advantageous to II
Board, or to decline a settlemel
ofthe same altogether; and shou
. said committee settle the sam
the Treasurer of this Board W
pay the sum agreed on upon Il
order of said committee.
Ordered by the Board, that \
/, A. Everman, VIM. Starting aud
A. Percy be and are hereby a
pointed a committee to cxaifill
into and report the cost Of buyil
a lot and building on the same
Office for this Board within :