Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
proceedings of the fensas' Basin
Leyee Board.

p,,rsn,p, ,os call Of the President, the
Board O, Levee Commissioners OF the Tensas
B,,,n Levee District met at their iomicl'e on
The 9Th day Of February. 1888. Members
present: w. T. Ivy. U. Miilsaps, A. He:ner,
Cha. O. Bow man, J. l. Mathews and J. s.
Herring. Abs.nr H. n. Filhiol.
On motion Of NJ. Mi'lsaps, seconded by
Nr Bowman. The following resolutions was
adopted Me=.rs. IrN Milsaps, Bowman
and Mathews voting atbrmaiiv'ly. Mr..
Hefner voting negatively:
Whereas. The Board CT Levee Commits
sioners Of The Ten>as Basin Levee District
hay heretofore on the 3Oth day OF Decern>
Ter, 4. D.. 1893. proposed 10 the Louisiana
arkansas and Missouri R,iroad Con ny.
of Arkansas, 10 construct an emtane n'er'
across what is known a. the "BGaf ut oh
Arkansas; In ccn. 'Ae-ainn OF certain pay
nents in said peO position arTeed 10 DE lal'.
And the Board Of STATE Engineers, of HE
State of Louis' Va, having materially c'-
'.rred the due IONS of SAIL rmhankmeni
trvon those prescribed by this B'ari IN
.oi proposi,ion: ami a contract having been
,c,,-u,ed b. sail Eevee Board OF Engineers
u,e..,,he basis proposed by this Board, LII
cortainin. the notifications IN the dinieh-
sions aforesaid and said contract having been
dulv avued. ON. Lehaifof tbs Boarsl by the
p,as,don, and IL seal of this Board having
been duy atixeG - sail contract aud aitcs'sd
/ Ly the Secretary of the Board, ana SAL con
tract la ing been duly si2ned on behalf al
/ said Railroad Company 10y us President and
lis Secretary. AM ITS corporate se'f having
/ Leen duly affixed, and the si-n'n. ct said
contract in their official ca,'acty having been
duly acknou edgel by said President. and
said Secr,.,atv and the 9rtcn OF said Press
dent and said Secretary having been duly
approyed, ratificl al confirmed by the
directors anh stockholders OF said Railroad
COMPANY. and by them accepted a. he act
and deed of said Railroad Company, and as
all obligation TO lie performed by 1t. Now,
therefore be i, resolved, Thu' tue action OF
The President, of this Levee Board in so
signing said contract, and OF the Sceretar!
in so atlixsng the seal OF ih,s corporation
thereto and in so a,r.,ing said seal, he and
said actions are in all t2ings fully approved,
ratified and confirmed as the act and deed
of this Boaa,i, and sail contract - in all It's
PARTS is he reby accepted and adopted as an
ob.iuorion to. be pc rformed by this Boar"
according TO the true intent and meanin"
thereof and the President of mis- Board IS
hereby authorized and required L. do anf
perso7r any and all further acts thing:
necessary or expedient to aid in the com
plc,nn of the embankment in and 10y sad
contract ,n,ende to- be constructed or u
the .uliimsat of the covenants AMI agree
men,s OF The part Of this Board TO be per
formed.
Mr. Herring arriving after the vote hat
l. lo 70
cordc, as voting for the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Miilsaps the ioilo~in.
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, Tia, whereas il appears that th'
new levce now being built il The rear Of th
Winter lcvee will not be completed in finn
to ca .ci, the flood of 1888. The~fors he
, resolved, That loop be built il the Winse
Ievce ard that ar appropriation OF SS3oo
more or less be ard the same ~ Bereb
appropriated 10 close said gap, aud The Pres'
dent is au,horE- TO 20 o. once TO said leve
: and close contract for SAID work.
On motion of Mr.. Heihcr the following
resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The Louisiana, Arkansa
and Missouri Railroad Company hav
accepted the proposition Of this Boar
!, 10 build levee across "R9uf Cut Or" in III
State of Arkansas upon terms which hav
been agreed npon by said Company an
I. this B. I'd. therefore be it resolved That a.
t rcsolu,.,n of this Board adopted lime 25iS
1857, levying a. tax o. two and one LA
I cen,s per acre upon all .ands subject to leve
tax in the Tensss Basin Levee District, b
> and the same is hereby repealed and a
taxes yet unpaid by virtue Of said levy
hereby remi,~d. and the PresideR, Of In
s Board is hereby authorized TO- take sue
sters as may be neressary to enable III
. B, ID to refund such %. said taxes as ma
have been paid in under sale levy.
On motion Of Mr.. Bowman the Secretar
Of this Board wa. allowed five dollars Il
inscribing in the Record book all the accom-
Of this Board and its rxpenditures.
The Board then adjourned.
W.T.. IVY,