The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-10-27
Proceedings of Mississippi
Ievee Commissioners
Office of
BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS
Office of

BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS
Greenville, Miss. Oct. IS 1906
Board date pursuant to call A quorum beng
the president opened the meeting and had the @
meeting 81:
Of in city who R BELIEVING ss m ase,r
year would the prompt reund1ng OF money
fully asked that the passed last regular meeting
Board regarding the repayment OF money on
notion the Board amended the former read as
oows That the secretary and of the Board
presentation OF proper approved and signed by
the president Board and Commissioner J. 3 Walker
and Cotton his regular authorized deputy
refund theax paid nontaxabe cotton TO party pay
The bids on the enlargement of the Filter Levee from
Station $3.50 then opened and read and the con-
tract for the work awarded to Lawrence Bro 20 al
28 7o-1oo which the lowest and best bid submitted
Mr. Clifton came before asking repairs on
the incline the evee Davis street The Board asked
the chief about the cost OF same ana on ms reply
that It would cost So ordered to have same re-
Dr. E. A. Heath was allowed SIS for moving house
right OF Of the leyee and same ordered pad
The claim Of Mr. A Z Mason Tor refund OF taxes amount
70 5 81 the 1ev was brought to the attention Of
the by President Hebron who thought unaer te
present system the cost was too much Tor the service
Walker and Vad,, hereafter the Superintendent OF
Guards shall have power appoint and discharge an
Zrd instead president. and he will be heid re-
The resolutions Of the Hoey-AGatthews Manufacturing
of the Httorney and Chief Engineer, were granted and
placed the minutes OF the Board Following are 'ne
Whereas the HoIey1Iatthes Manufacturing Company ny
2rp9Fa2n soT and domeled at skeson State,
have requested permission OF tbs board 10 ere .,
Washington in the Mississippi in Block 20 OF the
Air Addition to said city, adjacent to the lP
evce. near Station 42io- IS anu - q
said evee said point tramway to be uSea n t t
7a% P b # resolved by the Board Mississippi
wee Commissioners that the said manufacturing COM
be- and the same is hereby granted permission to es-
blyzb Giant and to erect traway said point to be
tle
egg R D9 rt That the saw mill plant said
pauy all other buildings used BY It IN connf0 I+ @
its business shall be erected at @ % Of the present
Resolved further That said company before erecting any
as land 49 e. n a aaas the o sesT Rdafd
and to the satst2so4 o. S East half OF Lot II OF Boc,
IS Of said addition to said d saw % p marked ed
Sbit o" and shah also iii earth for tram
tramvay be not less than ten teet Win sIae P & 70
landslide slope be O. and the ry9T fe so 5TeG
P9oveI further That it, in the opinion of the Board or
r1aroe or repair the adjacent the land owned by
dirt and other material necessary be used in such raising
enlargement repair made necessary by e Cost shall be
- oTcd or oiled on the land by said company
within hundred and forty feet IRON the deh'e rn r
Resolved That the event OF the hlhg IN o.
one hundred and forty feet from the center line OF the V
one on On m' the land between the and the river
Resolved further, that in the event OF the hing IN OF W
owned by said Company III bloeh
f said Relic Are Addition and the base OF the preen
Jevee the said Company shall fill SAID pits up 10
one hundred and feet OF the center me OF slu
without expense to the Board OF Mississippi levee oo1
resolved further the erection of said ranWay tn
Of and the locating upon SAID properly
said saw mill plant under the direction and suDle
the Of Chief Engineer OF this board
resolved further this permission IS given upon tn
ondition that Company shall never assert agas
Board claim for d2maee5 OF any d
resulting from any action OF said Board IN the
enforcement or repair of said evee. IN the construction
nev 1eyee if such should be deemed necessary by sax
Board. or its Chief Engineer. - a.
Resolved further that this permission Is granted on III
odt;on that all stipuatons herein referred to sha
failure to comply said conditions the SAID Board may
At any time. revoke this permit -, :
further that the privileges granted HeIelH
1r,;ted to a period Of twenty years -
In consideration Of the granting OF the above pei
with all OF the conditions eonIaneq lei
BY VIM Ray Ioomos Attorney
rer discussing the of bank revetment when wa
nv Engineer West IN recent discusSoh
ff7e subject hv some OF the river eneineers
The BOARD was impressed with the Information
M aoer and the suggestion OF the President the 0eS
ar vas instructed copies printed and ds
teSI4 var an,ono the citizens Of the District
The following amounts OF mileage ana per o1ei "e'
Dr 6 Walker day ........ 81 90
w II Fitzgerald, day. 20 miles .......... so
L. T Wade. day, 90 n3les.- .....-.... 9.<5
The Board then adjourned 1,r,nc>- p.;4s,+
H 7. CROSBY. Secretary