The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22
Meeting Of the Fifth District Levee
Commissioners.

the Fifth Louisiana LeVee DlStrFC met
at Delta, Monday the 18th. The fol-
lowing members were present: John
A. Buckner. of East Carroll, +. l..
Maxwell and A. S. Coltharp. of Madi-
son, G. G. Coraill and A. Z. Newton OF
Tensas parish and w. h. Shields, Sec
rectary.
ABSENT. b. Heserodt and w. +.
Ogden of Concordia, aud W, G, Wyly
of East Carroll.
President Maxwell stated that he
had called the board together 70 con-
slider the financial condition of the
District.
On motion of Mr.. Cordlll the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the president and
secretary of this board are hereby
authorized and instructed to take up
ali warrants issued by this board for
1890 and to ga. inclusive, with inter-
est to date, to the amount Of $4,000.
the amount of the entire floating debt
of the board. and to issue therefore
warrants bearing six per cent interest,
PAYABLE out of the revenues OF 1896; be
it further
Resolved, That the revenues Of 1896
to the amount of $52, 900 and the &C
crued interest at six per cent be and
the same is hereby pledged for the pay
ment of said warrants, and that the
State treasurer and auditor be furnished
with copy of the above resolution.
On motion of Col. Buckner the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
At meeting Of the Board OF Com
missioners of tie Fifth Louisiana Levee
District, held at Delta. La, this the
18th day of February, is was unani-
mously resolved that this board depre-
Gates any attempt to place the improve
ment Of the Mississippi River in the
hands of private persons and earnestly
urges congress to continue the work
under the plans of the Mississippi River
Commission, and by continuing appro-
priations such as were made by the act
of 1892.
Resolved, That copies of this resolu-
ton be sent to our senators and men,
bers of congress, and to Gen Catchings
of Mississippi, member of the commit
tee on rivers and harbors.
On motion of Mr.. Coltharp the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the president of this
board issue warrant for the sum OF
1850. i'm accordance with the request
of the executive committee of the Inter
state Mississippi River improvement
and Levee Association; to assist the
efforts of said association to secure ale
from congress during the present ses
sion.
On motion of Col. Buckner the FOL
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That an inspector be ap
pointed for each parish IN this leve
district, whose duty 1t shall be to &C
, as inspector on all levees in process o
construction by the State or Leve
, Board. and who shall also police
supervise and protect all complete,
. levees, State and district and federal
! and who shall also prosecute all pei
sons riding, driving or hauling on tn
levees, or in any way iniuring them
7 The attention of the inspectors is Gale
, to the federal statutes making 1t
felony to injure in any way any gov
= eminent levee.
r Resolved. That the pay OF said IL
. spectors shall be fixed at 500 pr
month.
e On motion the following named wei
v appointed inspectors:
ID. Muir, Jr.. for Tensas parish; ia
: Beard, East Carroll parish; L. +. Ca
II vert, Concordia parish; +. II. Verge
e Madison parish.
On motion of Mr.. Coltharp the TO
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the president be al
, thorized to get from Capt. g. Mel
2 Townsend, United States Engineer,
y copy of the monthly estimate Ut VOL
!. by MIR. Lamb on the levee from IL
- Louisiana lire TO Sterling, Ark, ali
1t the dates of estimates for said work U
l. to June 80, 1894, and to issue a wa
rant for interest at per cent on sue
- estimate to the date of first payne
IS for work by the United States Cover
le ment.
On motion of Mr.. Newton the II
lowing resolution was adopted:
10 Resolved, That the president al
" secretary be authorized to issue wa
20 rants of 500 each for the assessors
each of the four parishes in the distrl,
~ in payment Of their abstract work I
D. the years of 1892 and 1895. in comp
is ance with the act of the Legislature
1894.
On motion the following resolutl
e, was adopted.
e. Whereas, the Kansas City, Watkl
and Gulf Railway company has pl
a. iected an extention of its line frt
Alexandria to the Mississippi river ne
IN Vidalia and has surveyed its rot
he through the intervening territoy. the
as fore be it
=. Resolved, That the Board OF Go
W m1ssioners of the Fifth Louisiana Lev
he District, in furtherance OF the desi
at of said railway company to bn
in through the parishes of Catahoula a
" Concordia, will do all in its power
ne aid the said plans for developing
N. country, and to that end the board
oh "quit claim" and grant to said Kan
~ CITY, Watkins and Gulf Railway co
III pany the right of way through all OF
he lands in the parish of Concordia to
mt extent of one hundred feet on eitl
~ side of the entire line of its tracks a
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