The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-24
PROTECTION LEVEEs.

At special meeting Of the City
Council OF Greenyilr, held on Taes.
day, the 20th, for the purpose OF con.
Sidering means for future protection
of tho city from overflow, the follow
ing resolution was passed:
Whereas, the value Of the real and
personal property situated within the
territorial limits of the City Of Green.
vile, in Washington County, Mlssis-
sippi, as shown by the assessment rolls
of realty and personally prepared by
the County Assessor of said County, is
2,067,7 740 dollars, being IS per cent. of
the value of all real and personal pro.
perty situated in eaid County, and IN
all the towns and villages therein,
outside of the corporate limits of
said City Of Greenvile, and that con-
sequently the ad yalorem taxes con-
tributed by said City of Greenville for
the construction Of levees is 50 per
cent, of the ad valorem taxes paid and
contributed by the remainder Of said
county for said purpose; aud that the
area of said town 10 not more than
three square miles and
Whereas, q break anywhere along
the Northern line Of levee along the
East bank of the Mississippi river
within distance of twenty-five miles
or within distance in the limo Of said
levee extending South froR- said City,
Of five OF ten miles usually submerges
portion of the City by waters from
the Mississippi river, thereby causing
great loss of properly and iueOnyen-
fence TO a portion of it's inhabitants,
and high stage of water in said
river is always menace TO the pro-
perty, comfort and safety Of the cih.
zsns of said City; aud
Whereas, the City has expended
since the year 1890 more than ten
thousand dollars IL constructing le-
wees III all effort to protect the City
from foundation, aud which has proved
only partially successful, u portion of
the City being now submerged, in.
Guiding its valuable system of water
works, and the levees heretofore con-
structed having been erected on pri.
vate ground, aud through the streets
of the City, aud built With the under.
standing and agreement that said le-
wee should be plowed down as soon
as said waters subsiGsd, all of which
has been done, and the large sums OF
money expended for leyee purposes
have been a total loss; aud
Whereas, it is the wish OF the citi-
zens of Greenville III the belief of the
Mayor and Council OF Greenville,
that the City be protected from over.
flow by waters of the Mississippi river
by means of a protection levee sur
rounding the City to be constructed
at the cost OF said City, ami it is be-
lieved by this body that said citizens
are willing to pay all necessary taxes
imposed for that end and
Whereas, no regular session of the
Legislature OF the State of Mississippi
will be convened until the year "A. ID.
1900, aud the need of levee protection
in the manner above stated is urgent,
aud action looking to the protection
OF the City in surrounding the same
by q suitable and adequate leyGe can
not bo wisely deferred, until the next
regular meeting of tho Legislature, or
any other meeting of the Legislature |
or any other meeting of the Legisls- |
ture which is to be held during the |
winter floods of annual recurrence.
Now Therefore be it resolved by |
the City Council of the City of Green
vile that we earnestly request, in be-
half of the citizens OF the City of !
Groeuville, His Excellency, the Coy
ernor of the State of Mississippi, 10
propose and recommend to the Leg
stature OF said state now shortly to
be convened In special session by
virtue of the proclamation issued in
his message to be directed to said
such legislation aud meas.
ares as by their enactment VIII em-
power aud enable said City of Green
7ille to construct loyoe surrounding
'Sid City before the next annual win
er floods.
And that copy of these reselu-
ions be forwarded by the City Clerk
o His ExceIlency, the Governor of
his State,