The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-19
Fifth District Levee Board
Proceedings.


Delta, La, Wednesday, April 9, 1902.
j. The Board of Commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District met IN
regular session at Delta. La, this day.
There were present: j. IT,. Mcclellan,
pres,dent: w. III. Ward, Madison par
ish: Z. j. HamIey, w. H. Benjamin.
East Carroll parish; &. c. Goldman,
Tensas parish; B. B. Parham, } II.
Lam bdin. Concordla parish; A. L.
Lane. secretary. Absent, g. G. Cor
dill. of Tensas parish.
A quorum being present the board
proceeded to business. as follows:i
On motion of Mr. Goldman. reading
of minutes was dispensed with.
Report of president and secretary
were received and read.
On motion of MIR. Goldman, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, Judge Hugh Tullis. of the
parish of Tensas, is intimately ac-
auainted with all conditions affecting
the revetment work and levee situa-
ton in the Kempe bend; and
Whereas. by his close steady of the
questions involved he is eminently
qualified to present the matter to the
Mississippi River Commission; there
fore be it
Resolved. That Judge Tullis be re-
quested to attend the meeting OF the
Mississippi River Commission. after
the passage of the rivers and harbors
bill. and when allotments are to be
made, as a member of the committee
appointed for that purpose by thu:
board. on January s, 1902.
Resolved further. That Congress
man Jos f. Ransdell and Commission
err G c. Cordill be also requested to at
tend said meeting--their expenses tt
be paid by this board
On motion of Commissioner Hamiey
the following resolution was adopted
4 Resolved. That the president OF thu
board is hereby authorized TO act IL
concert with the board of state engi
neers. 10 locate and let contracts fol
any new loops in this levee distric
which may become necessary during
the present year. Be it further
! Resolved, That the president of thi
board is authorized and empowered t
let contracts for any enlargement o.
repair work which in his opinion
should be done on the levees Of thi
district and is endorsed by. the boart
of state en- gineers. Be it further
| Resolved. That the president of thi
board. by and with the consent OF th
state board of engineers, is authorized
to locate and repair such levees as ma,
be found practicable to join the lowe
i end of the levee system with the Texa
& Pacific railroad embankment in Bou
gere crevasse.
On motion of Commissioner Benja
min, the following preamble and reso
luton was adopted:
| Whereas. under the laws of the Stat
of Louisiana and by resolution of thi
board. certain portions of Cohcordi,
parish have been declared exempt frou
the payment of portions of the leve,
tax collected in the fifth Louisian,
levee district, bv reasons of their ex
posture TO the annual overflow through
Bougere crevasse, and,
Whereas, it is now proposed to ex
tend the levee system thereby giving
more protection to such portions o
Concordia parish; therefore be it
Resolved. That the president of thi
board be requested TO confer with thu
members of the state legislature. from
the parishes composing the fifth Louis
lana levee district and urge Legislation
repeating the laws now existing ex
empting those parts of Concordia par
ish from payment of levee taxes. Be i
further
Resolved. That the president be alst
instructed to request said mem bers o
the legislature of the State of Louis
lana to urge the adoption of law au
thori2ing this board to levy an add
tional produce contribution. not to ex
coed one dollar per bale on all cotton
raised in the fifth Louisiana levee dis
trict.
On motion of Commissioner Parhan
the following resolution was adopted
Resolved That the action of thu
president of this board in deciding t,
w. ID A. Gordon. on the lth day o
February, 1902, the bombay" planta
ton. IN the parish of Tensas, contain
| ing $50 acres more or less for the pric
and sum of ($lS5 COY one hundred ant
eighty five dollars. be and the same il
hereby approved, confirmed and rati
fed.
On motion of Commissioner W. H
Ward the following resolution wa
adopted <
Resolved, That the president of thi
board is hereby authorized to pay Il
the Auditor of Public Accounts th
sum of fifty dollars per annum as com
pensation for asserting and postin.
the coupons on bonds of this distric
AS the same are paid and cancelled.
On motion the board adjourned t.
date of next regular meeting, secon'
"Wednesday If Julv 1902