The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-09-16
The Fifth District Levee Board
Proceedings.
Delta, La, Sept. II.

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Pursuant to adjournment, President
Ogden called the board of commission
. ers of the FIFTH Louisiana levee district
! to order.
The following members were pres
ent: w. F. Ogden. president; w. H.
Shields, secretary, and Commissioners
, w. G. WHY, ]. H. Gilfoil A. E.
Newton; and j. q. Hiserodt.
Absent: Buckner, Cordill and Col
tharp.
/ The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting was dispensed with.
Capt. C. Med. Townsend U. S. En-
gineer, came before the board at its
request and made statement in re-
gard to government work in his dis
trict, which embraces all of the fifth
district above Bedford's Point.
On motion of Judge WHY, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That after the proper ad-
vertisement this board let out the fol-
lowing levees: Enlargement and ban
quette work at Longwood and Elton
levees; repairing Hagaman dyke, also
a banquette from upper end of Deesona
levee down to upper end of new levee
at WHY'S, and from WHY'S to Blue
Ridge house; also repair banquette work
on Point Lookout levee; also repairs on
Pecan Grove levee. All of this work
to be done under direction of engineer
of the State board, said work to be paid
for in money or bonds. as the board
4 dot Of ha Iaf
On motion of j. II. Gilfoil the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That A. P. Martin be al
lowed II IL cents per cubic yard for
the ditch dug in front of the Water
proof levee during the summer of
1892.
On motion of Judge WHY it was
resolved, That the secretary notify
James S. Richardson to appear at the
next meeting of this board to confer
with the board in reference to his con-
tract to purchase bonds, otherwise the
resolution proposing to sell him said
bonds will be repealed.
On motion the following bids for
levee work at Kemp's and Ditchley
levees were opened and read:
Ditchley levee. Coltharp Bros, %
bonds at par. cash Is LIZ cents; L. As
chaffenburg, 20 cents bonds, cash
Is 1-2 cents; j. H. Riley, bonds 80
cents, cash 20; Davis & Wood, bonds
at 80 cents Is 1-2, cash IS 1-2; John
Scott & Sons, l6 9-10 bonds, cash IA
As 100; Mclaughlin Bros. 26 bonds.
Ditchley levee is in Madison parish
and contaids about $4,000 cubic
yards. The contract was awarded to
John Scott & Sons.
Bids for levee from Kemp's to 40
uasco were opened as follows: A. p.
Martin, bonds 26 cents, cash 15 cents;
E. Hyner, bonds Is cents; John Scott
& Son, bond 20 AS cash 10 9-10; Nc
Laughlin Bros, bonds 25 1-2 cents.
This work contains about 115, 200
cubic yards. The contract was award
ed to John Scott & Son, they having
reduced their bond bid in conformity
to the present market value of the
bonds to 81 cents.
On motion of j. H. Gilfoil the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas it has come to the knowl-i
edge of this board that Capt. G. Med.
Townsend. U. S. Engineer, will under
take the building of Reid levee, in
Madison parish. La, payable out of
United States allotment of 1894, and
whereas it is Important that large
force should be put to work on that
levee as early as possible, therefore be
it
Resolved, AS an inducement to the
speedy completion Of said leyee, that
this board will pay per cent. interest
on all amounts earned by contractor.
evidence by estimates furnished by the
United States engineer in charge, from
date of said estimates ill July 1, 1894:
provided the work is promptly begun
and vigorously prosecuted to compile
ton, and this resolution applies equal
ly to protection work as to permanent
work ordered by Capt Townsend; pro-
vided such force within the Judgment
of the United States engineer in charge
is kept at work as long as will be ne
cessary to construct any protection
leyee which he may deem advisable
before the next high water, and this
guarantees the right of way under the
above proyiso.
On motion of w. G. WHY, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted;
Resolved. That this board agrees to
pay to the contractor for the Salem |
levee, in East Carroll parish, such |
balance over and above the sum availa-
BILE for payment by the United States for
said work as may be necessary for its
completion, at the price per yard of
his contract with the United States for
same. provided that Salem levee is
completed by the first day of March,
1894, and provided the sum to be SO
paid by this board shall not exceed
seven thousand dollars.
If the president of this board cannot
make satisfactory arrangement with
said contractor, then he is authorized
to advertise and let out such portion
of said work to another contractor.
On motion of Mr.. A. e. Newton the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the missing warrant