The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-25
THE NEW BOARD.

Pursuant TO call of the presideht
the board of commissioners tor the
Fifth Louisiana Leyee District met al
Delta. La, this day. There were pres
ent j. f. Ransdell, Jake Stein, East
Carroll parish A. S. Coltharp, I. l..
Maxwell. Madison parish; c. G. Cor
dell Carneal Goldman, Tensas parish
B. d. Parham. j. B. lliserodt, ~Concof-
dia parish.
Absent none.
| All of the above named commission
ers presented their commissions ana
oaths of Office, aud took their seats as
members of the board. 4
A quorum being present the board
proceeded to organize as follows;
On motion. Mr.. f. L. Maxwell was
unanimously elected president.
| Mr.. A. L. Lane was duly eiecteo
secretary. e,
/ On motion of Mr.. Cordill the fol-
flowing resolutions were adopted;
Whereas. only small portion OF
the allotment recently made by the
Mississippi River Commission Tor
Ieyecs along the river front OF the
Fifth Levee District will be available
\
until after the spring of 1897; and,
; Whereas. many miles of leyees IN
= the district are below grade, forty
seven (47) miles from Bedford 70
Bougere being now below Craze anu
P in many places, only eqnai 10 Inc hooo
( height of 1898; and,
Whereas, the safety of the ihhapi-
! tauts of the Fifth District demands
{ iba, every effort should be made TO
raise our leyees to uniform grade al
:, once, II possible before the spring
y foods of 1897; therefore be
Resolved, That the president OF TINS
,,oard ia hereby directed to advertise
at once, for one hundred anu MT.
70 thousand (sl50,ooO dollars worm .
:, enlargement and repair work Oh th'
II lcSees in the Fifth District; one hun
ne dred thousand (Slo0,00O dollar
40 worth to be paid out of the revenue
of 1896 which is cash or IFS eqnlvaieh'
ss ,,ha revenues of 1895 win jnstif
10 this expenditures; aud fifty thousah'
ct 1850. GOO .99l dollars worth to be pai
lis out Of the revenues of l897,-ali wal
rants issued in payment OF WORK oon
under this resolution to bear SIX Y
!. per cent. interest from date OF lssuahc
- until paid; be it further
Z. Resolved, That the president OF IN
nv hoard ia directed 10 act III concel
~ with the engineers representing u
Fedora, aud State governments,
lh- that every available dollar will be e.
lo nensied for the public good a0d u
gs attainment of uniformity OF graf
~ along the entire river front OF Inc u
~ ~ trict; be il further
~ o1s Resolved, That this board Is DO
~, able and willing to advance monies
wv nav the interest TO contractors, or OF
I'VE ers who may become interested, on
lou sums of money expended in the Eli
ess District by the United States Ent
my neers out of allotmcpts made by I
tho Mississippi River Commission, fro
fnu6s thet will not be available un
are The winter of 1897!'98; be 1t further
.ne Resolved, That the president co
IAN nunicate this fact to Captains Tow
~. send and Derby, aud that ali advert
saie mcnts for work shall be made III NJ
iess Orleans. Vicksburg and Memp
ard papers be it further
anu Resoived, That bids for said VIC
ie.. he received and contracts let AZ
'a,u Office of the Board of State Engine
vi at New Orleans, La.
On motion OF Mr.. Cordili the pr
; -. dent was authorized to proceed, IN
ouu' cordauce with the advice OF the 81
5toh Encinoers. TO have drainage ditc
'aSn dino to draiu the Diamond Island
hard Times Wilson levees and TO n
own tha weeds cut on all leyees which
nan engineers are now ready TO cross
IN as eng
IONS ton. ~
long ~ rosalns;on was adopted:
= ~ Resolved, That local assessi
a ana or forced contribution tor the
ilos 1896 of SO cents is hereby levied .
each and every bale Of cotton OF
pau crop Of ls96-'97, produced within
eA- limits of the Fifth Louisiana IL
p the District. and the tax collectors OF
mess several parishes comprising said
trict are hereby ordered to pro
- 'us with the collection of the same, II
anu manner provided In instructions
o;,; iofore given them.
oisi On motion of Mr.. Hiserodt, the
flowing resolution was adopted:
Be il resolved, That local as
ment or forced contribution fol
hority year 1896 OF five cents per acre
n has all lands situated within the limi
=. - 1.-THE Fifth Louisiana Levee Distr
- hereby levied, and the tax ASSESSED
the several parishes comprising
district are hereby ordered to e.
the sasne upon the assessment
or the and the several tax collectors are
rings, by ordered TO proceed with the
,ge ofition Of same, at the Same time q
the same manner as other Stat
Mnas parish taxes are collected.
do for On motion Of Mr.. lIiseroat TIL
,lowing resolution was adopted :