The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-09-11
Special Meeting Board Of Mississippi LGVGG Commissioners
GREENvILLE. MISS, Sept. 6, 1856.

petition from certain citizens county, asking
have the Vermon Lake Leee strengthened by Commissioner
Nugen fled motion of Commissioner
Scott the Chief Engineer directed advertise for hds for the
work necessary. to be opened to day.
The Chief Engineer of oh
tanning rights proposed evees and read
from Col the right of through his
lands for the Waxhaw evee when motion duly seconded
ordered that the proposed in sad letter he accepted
On motion of Commissioner Nugen seconded by Commissioner
Scott it
Ordered That the attorneys Chief Eng
compromise all claims damages by
oocaon when the be done to the best inter-
est the Board without the Intervention of the respective county
Commissioners
At 1925 a m. Commissioner Smith appeared.
An agreement with L. Wren reference the right OF of
Waxhaw Levee then read and ordered fled
The claim off, " Lobde for compensation for four acres OF
land repairs vermon Lake Levee $40
motion of Nugent seconded by Commissioner
Smith, allow red and ordered paid.
committee appointed by the Board Of Levee Commissioners
the Yazoo sssspp Levee Dea consisting of COL T. W.
White President aud Col. W. H. Sova, H. Collins and g. W.
McGn appeared COL White made address and proposed
behalf of the body which they represented to divide the expense
putting what work the the
Legislature venes the northern line of Boil
county the north end of the evees already built by this Board
Coaoma The committee then retred with request
from this Board to Las for reply to the above
proposition And the Board at l5 M went into executive ses
consider the when it resolved to decline said
proposition committee appointed to prepare the same
The Board then took a recess until 40 p M
The Board las Col W. A. Percy of the attor
ueys Boa reply the committee of the Levee
Mississippi Levee District, follows:
Whereas committee from the Board Of Yazoo Mississippi
Delta presented proposition to
this Board share equally with the said Yazoo Mississippi Delta
Board The Of repairing that portion of the line Of evee
formerly this Board extending from the north boundary
line of Bolivar county into Coahoma county about sixteen miles,
And whereas proposition received that careful aud
consideration demanded by the gravity Of interests at
possible effect the prosperity OF the whole Yszoo
Delta lively of the duty owing from this Board to its
constituency; therefore,
Resolved. That neither Of duty to constituency
would considerations Of fair dealing aud neghbory
kindness sister Board demand that this Board should
share the expense of maintaining line of evse not within its
territory and add that its already dproporonate burden
in the work of protection for the YazoO Delta And that we
may appear actuaed by s6sh motives rejecting
apparently fair to be wanting due OF re-
spony the all important matter OF evee protection we ecite
the facts aud for acon At early date
this Board the only existing evee organization the
Des built na Coahoma county, for the greater safety OF Its
district the line Of evee question: and mp to recent date has
maintained it, The actually expended by this Board in ito
construction in 1867 and subsequent mantainance amounts to
s302S 20 Under the law which organized the Upper Board that
levee its territory it's property and with
that part of the shall be repaid to
this Board duty then devolved upon this Board to share
its cost 1t would that entitled to heavy credit
This Board has within the limits Of its territory about 200 miles
of maintain The Upper Board including the sves
question: only 100 miles, Our estimated for the
present year &2s @ 6 Our s2le000
OF this latter for actual construction
The of sister Board and which he
appropriated and repair amounts to s3300O The
territory of the Upper District is larger and its capacity II
chooses, to pay evee revenue is greater than ours
question doubtless important to the perfect
safety district built it, when there
organization authorized by law to do It is greatly
important the safety Of large part of the Upper Districts
II within the limits Of that district defined by law that dis
c ability maintain it, especially the estimated
be done during the will
stated the able opinions the Ator
Hon. w Harris the Board Of that district not
only legal power is its legal duty to maintain said
levee.
The fact that portion would suffer from
ought and cannot into the question
thing large and important section in the
line of the Upper Boards evee and equally true that Upper
District would suffer severely from Rosedae Rverton
important sections of the eyee in this district
solely maintained by this Board Each district h necessarily
dependent it's perfect safety the efficient maintenance Of
the others line of evee The Delta is divided by law into two dis
rcs upon imposed the duty eveeing its river
perform duty The has great the taxation
We would adding to the burden imposed
by law by assuming part of that which is legally imposed
sister district
Resolved further That urged by genuine soctuds for the
safety whole Delta and believing that its prosperity
WHOLE reputation which acquiring abroad de-
upon maintenance efficient evee system along it's
Board feels that it would receive the hearty
baton constituency extending all aid within its power to
the Upper should said last named Board
repair the levee in question will seriously
aid from this Board proposition
appropriately providing for repayment Of outlay
Board will be voraby considered and If possbe the aid
extended.
reply motion of Commissioner Nugen seconded