The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-08-18
olutions, which were unanimously

adopted:
Whereas, The administration of sf-
islrs Of the Board Of Mississippi Leyee
Commissioners has for years been neg
ilgenl, careless and extravsgsnt. and
not within the limitation of laws made
and provided for its government: and
whereas, The distrust and dissatis-
iaction existing for years on the part
Oh many tax payers toward the Levee
Board has recently been Increased and
intensified by the defslcation Of its
treasurer, covering several years, for
large amount, and to the extent OF im-
pairing If not destroying its efficiency
for tue future; and
Whereas, IL is essential TO the sue
cess OF the levec system, upon which
depends the protection OF this county
from overflow, that the confidence,
good will, and hearty support of the
tax payers shall be had aud maintained
In support Of the same; aud
Whereas, This discomfort, dlssatIs-
faction and distrust Of the Levee Board
has eliminated in a call for a meeting
OF the tax payers Of the Mississippi
levee district to be held in Greenville
on August 18th; therefore be II
Resolved, By the tax payers of Issa-
quena county, this day In convention
assembled, that we declare ourselves in
fuil accord aud endorse the purposes
for which said meeting Is called, that
we hereby appoint fifty delegates to
represent US In said meeting, and fur
ther, that our delegates thereto are in
structed to urge at said meeting q full,
complete and exhaustive examination
of the Mississippi Levee Board since
1878, and that there shall be return
on tho part OF the Mississippi Levee
Board TO the simple purpose for which
1t was created, and that the laws made
aud provided for Its government shall
be observed both In letter aud spirit.
That for the future they urge aud
demand Of the Levee Board that the
great Democratic doctrine of alone
Rule shall obtain In the admluistra-
tion Of levee affairs, for we denounce
as outrageous the Importation and
employment of aliens and strangers 10
the disparagement Of our own citizens
and tax payers.
That they demand The abolition Of
secret sessions of the Levee Board In
the transaction of the peoples business.
That private contracts for public works
Is the bsne of the system.
That official salaries shall be adjust
ed to the necessities Of the times, that
for service TO the Levee Board no more
shall be paid than for like service In
other lines OF business.
That a system Of checks shall be
adopted for the regulation of the cot
ton tax collectors office providing not
only for the honest collection of our
revenues, but that the greatest public.
lily shall be given to the transaction Of
its affairs for the information of the
lax payers.
That we ask of the Legislature the
submission of an amendment 10 the
constitution In order that our members
of the Levee Board may be elected by
the people instead OF appointed by the
Governor.
Resolved, That In the present men,
ber of the Levee Board from this coun-
ty we recognize man of high integ-
rity and character, and while VIC be-
l.eve he has shown negligence In the
matter of looking after the finances OF
the Board aud The bonds Of It's officers,
we are satisfied recent Developments
will prevent recurrence OF such lnan-
agement as far as be Is concerned.
On motion, the following delegates
were appointed by the chairman to
attend the meeting at Greenvillo to
represent Issaquena county:
First Distrlct-Hcnry l.. Mayer, IL.
II. Nunnaliee, w. II. Dameron, VIM.
Purnell, DR.. Jno. Butts, z. R. Trim, N.
G. Dameron, I. II. Pettway.
Second District-T. A. Heath, B. 4.
Foster, l. Lucas, j. W. Heath, John
Heath, L. V. Miller, J. L. Perkins.
Third District-Jas. z. Heath, ID.
Hart, j. M. Chiffon, Ii. Mayer, Q. A.
Seldeu, Col. John w. Balfour, N. III
Burton, |. J. Collins, II. b. Shields, W
s. Anderson.
Fourth Dlstrlct-D. Mayer, X. M
Smith, w. E. Collins, l.. d. Sugg, W.
S. Parish, Il. B. Phipps, AN. Smith, l.
Peyton, G. Moore.
Fifth District--T. b. Cowan. Z. j
Bryan, L. c. Dulaney, A. Tonnar, w
J. Rogers, A. J. Gilkey, A. Drcyfus, w
Lachs, Joel Myers, W. +. Moore.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
7 Guury AcfinO Ghm'u