The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-18
G. r. PAGE, Secretary.

Commissioners for the Mississippi Delta this 9th day Of july
d. 1885,
CIR. PAGE, Secretary.
Upon hearing which by Commissioner Moore and
seconded by Commissioner Smith that the
Vee for the azoo Mississippi Delta be
ana resolution to that effect be drawn by the Attorneys the
Board Which motion unanimously carried following
resolutions so prepared were on motion adopted
Whereas The Hon NJ eahma representing the Board
of Mississippi Delta evee Commissioners this day pre-
Mississippi Delta Board looking repair of Robertsonvie
yee by hs Board and its for the hecofn
the bonds of said Yazoo Mississippi Delta Board.
And, whereas considered by this that wise policy
demands that the proposition contained said met in
spirit of cordial friendship aud with eye single inter-
ess Of the whole Yazoo Delta it is therefore
Ordered That the proposition resolutions bo
Ordered further That Engineer of this Board at once
Delta Levc District work. upon such plan and speca
cations will in the judgment of said engineers Rob
ersonve eve safe and for the years.
such work and the plans and specifications therefor shall be
for the same in the name of this Board.
Whereas the Hon. james NJ Ieahman representing
Mississippi Delta evee Board has this day presented this
series of resolutions looking the Slough
aud Mcmahon Ridge evee upon similar to those
agreed ON last spring; therefore
Ordered That the President and Chief Engineer of
and hereby authorized and
last Spring under the terms conditions
make such other arrangement with the Board of Mississippi
Delta Levee Commissioners other parties
contract the said President aud Chief Engineer shall
BILE and as viii give to this Board reasonable being
paid Tor lts expenditures upon said levee
letter from w B. Roberts reference claim Frank
lin for damages read and motion action thereon indefinitely
postponed
On motion of Commissioner Moore by Commissioner
Resolved the matter OF the resignation OF A. Carson
Commissioner evee damages the respectfully
declined in view of his great fitness for the position from which he
seeks to withdraw
The report Engineer was then taken up for discus.
on during which at 15 o'clock Commissioner Nugent
arrived.
Moved by Commissioner seconded by Commissioner
Nugent
Whereas Mississippi Levee Commissioners by Sec
on OF an act of the Mississippi Legislature entitled IAN
amend incorporate the Board for
Bolivar Washington aud lsquena counties" and for other purposes
approved November ~ 1865 amendments thereto
approved January 2 1877 approved February 1873
to levy and vaorem
than mills upon the real property
spp evee District and by said section said Board is required
to estimate respectively the that will be produced by the
on cotton now levied by law for construction the
commencing September 1 and what will be produced by
vaorem may be levied nearly as
practicable said ad
vaorem and Whereas said Board has deemed advisable
levy and for the 1885 the mills ad vaoem author
lied by said section aud have produce
$4,000 and have likewise estimated that the onehaf
cent pound lint cotton and of onexh of
pound seed cotton, will produce ensuing
ing September s 1885, s2OO have ascertaned therefore,
that by the terms OF said section reduction the
yaoem of the fixed by requred
Whereas further appears said Board
hory to do said cotton be still further reduced
tho whole
for the year commencing September woffhs
cent pound instead of onh of pound and seed
cotton twoeenhs of pound of onexh
one cent per pound rs is now levied by law:
therefore ordered by Board That present
there be and hereby levied and assessed all taxable property
personal situated the Bolivar Washington
except property lying and situated between the Mississippi
the public evees tax of mills the dollar of the assessed
rolls of said counties for the year. and that the
for the ensuing cotton be reduced the
law to two hs of cent pound lint cotton, and
ffteenhs Of one cent per pound on seed cotton.
Carried.
Moved Commissioner Moore by Commissioner
Stokes.
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