The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-07-15
PROCEEDINGS.
Office of
BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI LEVEE COMMISSIONERS
Greenvile, Mississippi
Ofhce Of


J 7. Atterbury. President
I 8 8 T B5d6f. ~-~vv
w H Fitzgerald
W H Bernard and the officer sof the Board.
The claim Of Jno NJ Parker for damage drainage on
his place by Of building the New Australia Levvs
with compromising the claim accepting $1,000
per rceared land 100000 in full settlement
dent Attorney and Chief Engineer Of the Board call Of
Ayes and Nays the above order passed, Walker
andW H. Bernard voting No.
Deputy Sheriff A F Goza asked for COMPENSATION for
m which no co6ensnn was crowded G b law In view of
extra expense to Mr. GOA was ordered that 5000 be
The Chief Engineer recommended as necessary to the
integrity of the evee sysm tn nlargment of Longwood e
cubis yards and ordered this which
had already been advertised be done.
The Board then adjourned to meet at O'Clock in the
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Board met at o'clock p. all present except w.
It was ordered that the claim of w N Wilkinson be
$40 OF cleared land $40 per shows
that an error to this extent has occurred
Bids work authorized by the Board opened
and awarded Roach Stanse Co. theirs being the lowest
bid each portion Of the work.
The lid accented was for
Iongwood enlargement 10000 90
Tcvce Stella Landing $1,000 yds a
Levce Filters Landing 100000 vds II 40
This firm consists Of NJ ]. Roach & Co. Walker Stan
sell c J. Lawrence and P, B, Lawrence
The claim Of Henrietta Leonard. of the firm of NJ J.
losses due to DELAY inuncons behalf
OF the Hurley heirs whereby work stopped the
The claim was for loss of work 81 at s. per
a accepted and oerod pad WseT Tofns No n
The claim Of Jno Sessions for difference of $4,000 in
amount Of team hire paid him and amount he claimed ought
Claim Of Mrs Mcconnell presented by no G Sessions for
damages to land by building levee allowed and
that $oo be paid the land question be decided the Levee
Claim of Lewis & Jennings for $500 paid for land to build
front OF Albermare evee was allowed and ordered paid
W. A. Stone collector OF cotton tax, given until Aug
~ O SreOOr
Claim Of McCadden Construction Co for S17758o5 dam
by Hurley injunction was rejected but it was
agreed by the Boardd that he should be reimbursed for land
which he had to buy tor eSee material 8-1oo acres or S5o3
The Board then adjourned to meet at O'Clock next
Greenvlle Miss July H. zoos
Board met at o:Io present all commissioners except
w H. Barnard The minutes OF yesterdays meeting were
On motion Commissioner of Fitzgerald seconded by Com
purposes be assessed same as last year. as follows:
Ordered by the Board that there assessed
land in the counties Of Bolivar Washington Tssaquena
Sharkey and Warren included in the Mississippi Levee Dis
trc and not in incorporated town village divided
into lots OF less than cre and tax of hereby
eed on each lot OF les than one acre IN each city town
And in view Of existing emergency hereby levied
and assessed uniform advaorem mills on the as
sessed vaie Of all proDerty real and personal lying
counties Of Bolivar WASHINGTON, Tssaquena Sharkey
Warren situated in the Ievee District the
the rolls Of said counties respectively
And tax of IS of pound be the same
hereby levied and assessed all lint cotton grown said
district during the year 1905 IFS of per cent
pound be and the hereby levied all
in said District during the 1905 gnned
therein
And all railroads in said District hereby levied
and assessed provided by Act the Legislature
titled An Act for the Payment of Levee Taxes by Railroads
in the Mississippi Levee District of this State, approved
March I2th, 1886.
Said fiscal year. from September 1st 1905
to September Ist 1906 being hereby levied assessed
for said fiscal year by said Board of Mississippi Com
mssioners, this II day of July, 1905.
Ordered that F. A Goza deputy sheriff. be paid 10000 for
ummonng jury in the Eldrdge case instead of $4,000 al
lowed yesterday; Commissioner Walker voting No.
The Chief Engineer submitted his report which will
found appended.
1t ordered that C. H. West be relieved from the duties
connected with the guarding of the levee and that J. l. Per-
kns OF ssaquena be appointed Assistant Engineer
with the duty OF controlling guards and other duties as
be assigned him by the Chief Engineer salary of
$I25oo per month.
Moved by J. S Walker seconded Attorney
the October meeting Act provide for efficient
collection of the of the Board amendments
to existing laws will accomplish the purpose
Ordered that c. West be allowed $1,000 per acre for II
acres damaged by building Australia levee.
Claim of w. Terrell for $780, paid on bales of cot
ton raised outside of levee allowed and ordered paid
The Finance Committee reported follows:
We the undersigned members of the Finance Committee
that we have examined the books of the
tay and Treasurer from the day of January the
day of july and find that the books properly
kept showing full and true account of all matters pertain
to the business of the Board items of debit credit
supported by the vouchers We have
Board interest coupons amounting $780, which were
urers books show the cash balance his hands, credit
of the Board July 1st 1906 $oooI7I which is the
due the Board this report shows the
total receipts from all including
January Ist, 1905, to be $6SI,72o66
TREAsURERs REPORT FROM JAN TO JULY I. os
$ooIoI7I (Signed)
W. H. FITZGERALD
The Board also burned the certificates of indebtedness p