Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-07-18

regular session at DoAta, Las this day.
There were present: ]. I. MsClel-
Ian, president; W. H.. Ward, Madison
parish.
w. H. Benjamin, East Carroll
parish.
g. O. Goldman, Tensas parish.
B. B. Parham, J. II. Lambdin,
Concordia parish.
A. T. Lane, secretary.
Absent: @. O. Cordill, of Tensas.
and E., J. Hamley, of East Carroll
parish.
A quorum being present, the board
proceeded to business as follows: =
On motion of Commissioner Gold
man reading Of minutes of previous
meeting was dispensed with.
Reports of president and secretary
were received and read.
REPORT OF PRESIDENT.
Delta, La, July 8, 1902.
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners for the Fifth Louisiana Lee
wee District:
Gentlemen-Since last meeting of
the board the new levee in southern
part of town of Vidalia and 800, 0OC
cubic yards at Bougere have been let.
The yidalia work has been COM
pleted and this finishes the work
through and near the town of Vida.
Lilo, which has been problem before
the board for several years, for there
were many and diverse interests af.
fected by the course of this levee and
many difficulties to be overcome.
1t gives me great pleasure to report
to the board that the town council Of
Vidalia and police jury Of Concordis
parish did everything necessary tt
assist the levse authorities by provid
ing rights of way, procuring neces
sary earth and relieving it Of friction
with individuals whose property hat
to be sacrificed and the citizens as
whole accepted losses ana inoonyeni
ences in a manner which showed
great public-spiritedness, and they
deserve the splendid levee which they
have; it is up to full commission
grade and will not be overtopped.
At Bougere the contractors hav,
gone on the work with full force, ant
will finish on contract time.
Bids for enlargement work a
Bunches Bend were received on Jul,
| /, but all bids made were too higI
and were rejected.
1t had been hoped to get this en-
largement done by dredge SO it coul'
oil be from the river side, but it doe
not seem the time has arrived for ma
chine work on levees.
= It is now intended, by advice o
tate board of engineers, to offer thi
prk in 100, 900 yard sections and &C
pit bids for scraper work.
Fhe legislature has re-enacted th
allowing forced contribution o
per bale on cotton -to--hs Levied
is authority is not limited to fou
ars as heretofore, but is made per
Eual. ---.s
Ghe law exempting lands in Con
cordia parish was repealed, and re
commend that the acreage tax an,
cotton contribution be assessed Of
those lands in Concordia heretofor
exempt
| The joining to railroad embank
ment near Doggy bayou gives tina
part of Concordia such measure o
protection that the board is justifie
in doing this.
| No part Of the district was protect
ed until it had paid taxes and encum
bered itself with bonded indebted
ness.
The work being done at Bougere
really in shape of an advance to Civ
protection, before acreage and cotto
contributions are collected.
GAZING BANKS.
There has not been enough chang
In caving banks to threaten any leve
and is does not seem that new wor
of any extent will be necessary befor
next high water, though it cannot b
expected but some loops will have
be built.
REvETMENTS.
Reyetment works are all intact an
lgiving no cause for uneasiness. Boz
durant, Kemp and Giles Bend will I
extended.
FINANCES.
The secretary's report shows a ba
anoe Of cash on hand of $l71, 2l2. s;
with outstanding warrants amountin
to Sl2, 44.67, and amount required
complete existing contracts as pr
statement attached 800, 9I3. 90.
THE RIVER COMMISSION.
Together with your special repr'
sentatives, Major Richardson, Jude
Tullis and Congressman Ransdell,
attended meeting of river commi
sion at st. Louis June 23d.
The representatives of all the levt
boards on the Mississippi and Arkal
sas rivers were present and given