Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18

appoint the following clerks of
election for the general election to
be held November 4th, 1854, Sec
onded by Mr.. Sewer, and carried.
First Ward.
Kelloeg's Landing, N. Bedford.
TONNES Place, T. 7. Ward.
Second Ward.
Delta, Tom Armstrong.
Third ward.
Milliken's Bend. Nick Rowan.
Fourth Ward.
Tallulah, Chas. L. Gilpin.
Fifth Ward.
Omega, L. N. holland.
Sixth Ward
Wayerly, II. q. Robinson.
Montgomery's, \. X. Montgomery.
Seventh Ward.
White Church, P. w. Smith.
On motion a recess Of half an
hour was taken to enable the
Finance Committee to make a re-
port on the claim of A. n. Spencer.
On reassembling the Finance
Committee reported back the
bill endorsed. "This bill is
admitted to be correct, but
is ordered not to be paid owing to
the large Indebtedness of Captain
Spencer to tho Parish "signed by
G. w. Sewer and G.. NJ. Long,
Chairman of the Committee.
The report was received and
adopted by the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran
seconded by Mr., Long, it was re-
solved that the Special Levee Com
missioner be paid 800 per month.
Mr.. Cochran moved that w. H.
Harvey be elected Special Levee
Commissioner. No other name be-
ing placed in nomination, Mr..
Harvey was elected Commissioner.
Mr.. Sewer moved the adoption
ofthe following ordinance-second-
ed by Mr.. Cochran; and adopted.
Ordinance No. disappointing
w. II. Harvey Special Levee Com
missioner for the Parish of Madi-
son, defining his duties and fixing
his salary.
Be 1t ordained &C., That ". II,
Harvey be and is hereby appoint
ed Special Levee Commissioner fol
the Parish Of Madison. That il
shall be the duty of said Commits,
sioner to make himself thoroughly
familiar with the levees along the
J entire front Of said Parish-to OBJ,
tain from the State Engineer est.
mates showing the parts Of sale
levees necessary to be raised OF
strengthened and the amount anC
nature of work needed at the diff
, ferent points along said line-t'
, have said work done either by con
} tract or by laborers under sall
J Commissioners own directiOn-ac
cording to the kind and AMOUNT 0
D work to be done on any particula
> portion Of said levees-said wcri
to be done in such manner as vii
give the best levee for the leas
9 money, and such portion of sam
! as is let out by contract to be ad
0 vertised for Is days and let to tn
) lowest bidder, subject to the ap
Q proval of this Board. That it shal
be the especial duty of said Com
0 missioner to see that the law re
) curing all hogs running at larg
= upon any part of said levees to b
0 killed whenever and whereve
. found-be strictly and rigidly ell
) forced. That said COMMISSIONS
; 4shall have general supervision an
overland it is made HI
. special duty to guard and prote'
Q as well as to raise and strengthc
0 said levee, and he is authorized
e employ guards in time of DANCE
0 and generally to do whatever ma
y be found requisite and necessary
. meet emergencies as they arise,
" the end that the Parish may
70 protected against overflow. No
. in order to protect the Paris
% against any abuse of the discretic
~ allowed said Commissioner, |
said Commissioner or any OF b
, successors in said position-it
ordained and specially provide
and all persons who may hereaft
~ y, work for or contract with said Cor
II missioner are warned in advanC
that iternized accounts will be I