The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-01-16

ble quarterly The Board received and confirmed said - Il
tract with said Telephone Company conformity with the above m
Moved seconded aud carried that the OF Bertha rowp
Ordered That the Attorneys of the Board prosecute the ANIMAL
prayed in said suit to determo definitely basis OF damages in
Moved by Commissioner Nugent seconded nv tomwi..i
Whereas BY virtue of Section of an Act entitled Gan Act 70
amend act entitled AN Act entitled An Act o
incorporate the Board of evee the counties Of
Bolivar Washington aud saquena &C. March 6 1850
dvaorem tax OF not than fve miles Of
TO f aaa s an sRa situated the counties Of
discretion Of the Board, for levee purposes and
New Orleans Texas Rail Road Co have paid upon
the since their completion owing there being
no provision OF the law providing for their Be it
Ordered the in the Legislature from this
be aud they hereby requested passed
the Legislature providing all legislation the
said rail roads and the collection all back unpaid
oy sad rail roads on their respective oadways from the
they were respectively built to the present time and that the
secretary and Treasurer furnish certified of this order each
member from this District
communication was then read and fled
bill Of the steamer Ed Richardson for tax cotton
The petition L. Nugen to have certain taxes coectedn
what due refunded referred
to the petitioner the might justly
was then moved seconded and carried in the matter OF the
alleged to have been lost.
with with the Secretary and Treasurer of this Beardan demnng
bondn double the of said the bond
The Treasurer hereby authorized and directed to make
payment said Weeden the amount of said lost
Whereas, This
large the territory of the District Of Yasoo
Delta evee Board and has paid the out of the funds
Whereas, request the Board of
evee Commissioners of said District aud under the pledge by that
Board that they would reimburse this Board either the bonds of
said Board from its to be collected the ensuing year.
Resolved Legislature from this District
ze require Commissioners the Yazoo
Delta Mississippi LeveeDsc to imbuc this Board for its said
outlay.
Ordered That the Secretary of this Board forward copy this
Resolution to each member of the Legislature for this District
Ordered Representatives District bo they
are hereby requested by Legislature making
Of the counties comprising the vee Dis
trict ineligible for the position OF Levce Commissioner
Tho bill OIL Dulany sl4oe2 for New Hope Loves
was read and considered, and on motion rejected
AT 1880 tho Board adjourned until 10 o'clock
morning while awaiting the action Of the Attorneys of the
Board in the natter Of the communication Of Calvin Perkins, ESQ.,
referred to them
The Board met at 145 A. NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
Present all the except President Stokes who notified
Nugen Chair the meeting
of the preceding day were read and adopted
the letter Of Calvin Perkins, Equre referred yestedayto
sSS @ %
the questions relation to certain lands in tho eves District
csps adopted
q On motion duly seconded and carried.
Ordered claim b. j. Clay damages land by
obstruction of drainage by the New Kentucky Levesb
the Attorneys the Board for such action they deem
communication from j. r. Pettway d, asking
damages those allowed by Commissioners read and fled
The Secretary and Treasurer submitted the following reports
d GREENvILLE, MIss- January 13. 1886.
Col J. r. STOKES President. .l.4
SRI have the honor to report to the Board that have
ceived reports romances the Shes of the several
ties comprising the District of their collections Of the Levee
CONSTRUCTION Tax of 1885, as follows:
Dec Anderson, Sheriff Issaquena county, s2l24 9S
and report to Dec LIST, 1885.
Dec. 4, W. f. Hunt Sheriff Washington county, 1853 AZ
Il and report to Dec LIST, 1885.
Dec. 4, r. f. Beck, Sheriff Warren county, 81 70
l and report to Dec LIST, 1885.
Dec. A. Geo. Y. Scott, Sheriff Bolivar county, 2l8 60
| and report to Dec. LIST, 1885.
JAN 1885, wv Anderson Sheriff Issaqusna co, s32lo 81
and report O 1st, 1886.
Dec rs 1885, b Hunt Sheriff Washington CO. 10000 90
y "13, 1000 90 1885 IS
u and report to JAM 9th, 1886.
JAM 5, Geo Scott, Sheriff Bolivar county, $4,000 90
No report.
JAN H. b Bernard Sheriff sharksy county, $500 SO
No report.
collections from Dec JAN m 1885, and he has charged FIVE
of three commissions the amount
bond duly executed from H. L. Fooe,
the Sheriff of Sharky county received bonds from the
Sherfs Issaquena which
tho President the Board supervisors OF their
tive counties
The present Sheriff county has yet filed his
bond.
duly executed and approved
Respectfully submitted,
s. w. FERGUSON Secretary and Treasurer.
When the following order passed:
appearing the the Secretary and Treasurer this
failed make required by law and have been d
collected by them and the
of this Board requiring and pronpt settle
the required by law is therefore
Ordered That the Secretary report to the Attorneys OF this
Beard all delinquency which already
hereafter either in making reports or settlements ana tn