The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18
Fifth District Levee Board Pro.
ceedinQs.


Delta, La, Wednesday. Jan. 8. 1902.
At regular meeting Of the Board OF
| Commissions for the Fifth Louisiana
Leyee District held at Delta, La, this
dar, there were present:
IT. Mcclellan. president; w. ID.
Ward. Madison parish.
Ell. Henley, East Carroll parish.
&C. Goldman, Tensas parish.
B.. B. Parham. j. Ii. Lambdin, Con-
cordia parish.
At. Lane. secretary.
Absent: G. G. Cordill of Tensas
and w. Il. Benjamin of East Carroll
parish.
A quorum being present, the board
proceeded to business as follows;
On motion of Mr.. Goldman, the
reading of minutes of previous meet.
ing was dispened with.
Reports of president and secretary
and board of state engineers were re-
ceived, read anu ordered filed.
Report of committee heretofore APP
pointed to negotiate sale of fifty-year
5 per cent bonds was received and read
when. on motion of Commissioner Par
ham. the following preamble and reso'
luton was adopted
Whereas. The committee heretofore
appointed to negotiate the sale OF fifty
year per cent bonds of the board has
made ITS report of the sale on the 10th
day of December. A ID. 1901, of bonds
numbered from 257. to 431 both inclu-
sive of the denomination of $1,000 each.
aggregating (Sl75,000) .one hundred
and seventy five thousand dollars at an
average price of 1925 as is fully
shown by process verbal recorded in
minute book of the board folio 2S2.
Therefore
Ba it resolved. That the action of
said COMMITTEES and the sale OF said
bonds be and the same is hereby APP
proved and ratified by this board. Be
il further
Resolved. That the committee is con-
tinued in power for the purpose OF
making sale of fifty year 5 per cent
bonds amounting to (S69.000) sixty
nine thousand dollars to be made in
| the year 1902,
On motion of Mr.. Hamley, the fol,
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the action of the
president of this board in attending the
conference of.the various levee- boards
of the Mississippi Delta held at New
| Orleans, La. on November =. 1901.
and the agreement as to assessment of
this board at 800 per aEnum for the
purpose of keeping "a special leyee rep
resentatIve at Washington, be and the
same Is hereby approved and ratified.
Be it further resolved. That the presi-
dent is authorized to draw warrant for
800 per annum in favor of the Inter-
state Mississippi River Improvement
and Levee Association for use as above
set forth.
On motion of Mr. Goldman. the fol-
loving resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the president of this
board and Major II B. Richardson,
chief state engineer, are requested to
attend meeting of the Mississippi River
Commission and sessions of Rivers and
Harbors committee.
| nelf expenses 10 Ue paiu ny tHio
board
The bill of Charles II. Hester for tax
es paid by error was presented.
When on motion of Mr.. Lambdin the
presidet was authorized to draw war;
RAM in favor of SAID Hester for taxes
of 1898, 1899 and 1900 paid by him on
LEO acres of land which had been er-
roniously assessed to him and on which
taxes had also been paid by Mrs. Sur
gett, the real owner of the property, on
presentation 10 him of certificates
showing amount of said taxes.
On motion the board adjourned to
date of next regular meeting. second
Wednesday of April, 1902.
j. T. MCCLELLAN, President
A. L. LANE, Secretary.