The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-03-17
Official Proceedings Of the Fifth
District Levee Board.
DELTA, MADISON PARISH. La.
Monday, March 5. 1884


DELTA, MADISON PARISH. La.
Monday, March 5, 1904
Pursuant to call Of the President the
Fifth Louisiana Leyee Board of Com
missioners met at Delta this day.
There we've present:-W. +. Ogden,
Prest.; j. b Hisnrodt, Concordia;sA. e.
Newton, Tensas: F. L. Maxwell A. S.
Coitharp. Madison; Jno. A. Buckner,
w. G. WHY, East Carroll; W. II.
Shields, Secretary.
Absent-C. G. Cordill, Tensas.
Ga motion Mr.. j. b. Hiserodt the
reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
On motion of Mr.. w. G. WHY the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the claims of Messrs.
Ransdall and Murphy for attorney fees
be allowed
On motion of Mr.. A. E. Newton the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the President of the
Board be authorized to sell by quit
claims title to all and singular that part
of the land belonging to the Levee
Board embraced in the partition suit,
styled Urquart ct al VS.. Leyee Board
ct al provided he receive not less than
fifty cents per acre for said land.
On motion of Mr.. Jno. A. Buckner
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the cupons which
have been detached from the bonds be
forwarded to the State Treasurer for
collection, and be placed to the credit
of tho Board, for high water purposes.
On motion of Mr.. A. S. CoItharp.
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas the Board. on the 4th day
of July, 1891, sold to Mrs. w. II. Guin
l56 52-10O acres of land in the parish
of Madison for ninety six dollars and
eighteen cents, as per deed recorded in
the parish of Madison, in Notarial
Book *. page SIT ct seq, and where
as the title conveyed was invalid. be-
cause said property appeared TO have
belonged at the time to John G. Lucas,
aud whereas the said Mrs. Guin has APP
piled to purchase one hundred and
sixty acres of land in the same vicinity
of SAID land to which she acquired u
void title; therefore it is
Resolved. That the President of this
Board is authorized to make quit
claim title to said Mrs. Guin in and to
the following described property:
Northwest quarter of northeast
quarter. section AZ, northeast quarter
of northwest halt, section 40; south
west quarter of southeast quarter,
section As: south east quarter of south
west quarter, section 46. township ID,
range IA east. containing 160 acres.
The conditions for said sale being
the price of 500 Is, the amount of in
debtedness of the Board to Mrs. w. HI.
GUN, By reason of the. failure of title
thereto refused.
Major FL. B. Richardson and II. B.
Thompson. State Engineers, made the
following report:
They reported that the levees in the
Fifth District are larger and in better
condition than they have ever been
since the levee system was inaugurated.
On motion of Mr.. Joon A. Buckner,
the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That it shall be the duty
of the Local Commissioners in eacf
! parish to appoint an Inspector, whose
duty it shall be to keep the levees fret
from all stock, point out all weal
points to the Local Commissioners, ant
give general care and attention TO thu
/ levees. and to make weekly reports K
the Local Commissioners and the Stat'
Engineers of the progress of all wori
being done. both on new levees as wei
as banquettes and repair work.
Resolved, That the time for the EN-
ployment Of said inspectors shall con
tinue from the beginning of the leve'
work in the fall and continue until thu
danger of high water is over, supposed
10 be from November let to June Is
of each year.
The compensation shall be sixty dol
lars per month, and each lnspecto
| shall furnish his own horse.
i On motion of Mr.. John A. Buckner
the following resolution was adopted
i Resolved. That the Local Commits
sioner living near the Omega levee. II
the parish of Madison. be authorized t
protect the end of the old levee at o
near Omega, so as to prevent the sam
line of levee from being endangered
and that the cost of doing said work i
not to exceed one hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. w. G.. WHY, tn
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Commissioner
from the parish of Madison be author
lied to confer with the Telegraph Co.
with reference to imposing tax o.
said company. and also in reference t
the use of same telegraph line by tn
Leyee Board, and the line from Water
proof to Aquasco, either telegraphic Q
telephone.
The finance committe made their re
port as follows:
We, your finance committee, be
leave to report, that we examined tn
: books of the Secretary, checked u
, warrants, and found same correct
i We also report the payment of the TO
lowing bills:
. j. E. Ransdell. bill for atty fee ....$ 80
III. G. McGuire teams on banquet. l36
w. NJ. Murphy, atty fees. 200 7
Vicksbnrg Herald. advertising ...... 50 =
/ n. B Hunter. pay roll, .............. 2.
A. E. Newton, kilograms ......... 2 :
: Rabert Nirholsou alIhiact to reducts