The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-01
AUSTIN, MISS.
PUBLIC NETTING OF TIRE CITI-
ZEns OF TUNICA COUNTY
To Take Action ON the Hush
pucLana Levee Mattsr-kesO-
IutiOns Adopted.

Clarksdale (Miss.) Banner, 9th:
At meeting of a large number of
the citizens and taxpayers OF Tunica
county at the courthouse, in Austin,
on Wednesday, August 18th, in ODE
dience to call previously made, on
motion G. W. Foster was called to
the chair, and S. |. Farnesworth
was appointed secretary.
At the request of the chairman,
C. G. Crews briefly explained the
object of the meeting to be for the
purpose of ascertaining the views of
those most directly interested, the
taxpayers, in regard to levee mat
tiers, and especially in regard to the
propriety of the Yazoo Mississippi
Delta Levee Board assuming control
.oi and building what is commonly
known as Hushpuckana levee, at the
lower end of the district.
Alter a full discussion OF this mat
ter, as we'll as others of interest, on
motion the chair appointed . com
mittee of three, consisting OF Il. j.
Woodson, w. j. Kyle and George
w. Ovens, TO draft aud report reso-
lutions expressive of the sense Of the
meeting in regard to these matters.
The committee having retired for a
time, reported the following:
WHEREAS. We, the citizens of Tu-
MICA county, have this day assembled
in mass meeting to consider the pro-
priety OF the Yazoo Mississippi Delta
levee Board assuming the control
Of and rebuilding the portioa OF the
levee lying in Coshoma county,
south OF Hushpuekans bayou, and
heretofore built and kept up by the
levee board Of the lower district, and
known as the Hushpuckana levee,
having duly considered the same in
all its aspects; therefore be it
ResoIved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the said levee does
not properly belong to the Yazoo
Mississippi Delta District, and that
our board is not legally or morally
bound to assume any further la
bility or responsibility for rebuild
ing and maintaining said levee, and
that our commissioners are requested
to vote and act in accordance with
| these views.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this meeting that the president OF
our board should be selected from
the members who actually reside in
the bottom, on or as near the line OF
said levee as practicable, and our
commissioners are requested In tut
ure to vote and act accordingly.
Resoloed, That it is the sense OF
this meeting that q telephone along
the line Of the levee would greatly
facilitate the protection of same IN
time OF danger, and we recommend
to our commissioners a favorable
consideration of same.
ResOlued, That we reccommend
the construction OF sipo bitches al
all places where the nature OF the
soil, etc., require them.
Resolued, That we do now anc
hereafter oppose and dsapprove o
any move or scheme locking to the
consolidation of this district with
the lower or Mississippi levee dis
trict, believing that such consoli
dation would be detrimental to tn
interests of the entire district. Re
specially submitted,
II. ]. W ODsON,.
GEO. W OWENS,
WI. KYLE, Committee.
On motion the resolutions wer,
unanimously adopted.
On motion it was ordered that thu
proceedings OF this meeting be fur
nished the Clarksdale Bdasler, ant
the Memphis APPEAL and Aoa
ianche, to be published.
On motion the meeting then ad