The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-11-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
lEvEE BOARD COMMISSIONERS
Office of the
BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS
Office of the


pyed audit the books of the Secretary and Treasurer
and the Cotton Tax Collector be received and spread upon
Carried
Hon J. l. Hebron, President OF the Mississippi Levee Com
Dear sr:-Under instruction OF
President thorough books
and accounts Secretary the Board,
checking every inception entry
the ledger and submit, herewith balance
men o cash showing balance
credit OF the af the
Juy sI3s32835 balance cash hand in drawer,
be SIoz4o
items of receipts expenditures supported by
vouchers and there unquesonabe evidence that
OF the safe and trustworthy hands
Very respectfully
Greenvlle, Miss, September end, 1907.
that Secretary the be author
$500 agent o NJ V.
when approved by the Cotton Tax Collector of
On motion the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board
authorized refund D. J. Allen paid
i'm by Auditor. Carried.
The Attorney OF the Board brought o attention the
matter of legislation to be secured through the
Legislature, which in january regarding
n District. discussing
President J. l. Hebron that the Attorney
draw bill be presented before the
Legislature, doubling the railroad collected
repeating the fivcyear exemptions
missioner R P. Crump seconded the motion which
put a passed unanimously
Stancel o. contracting firm of Roach StanceI
& Co. before the Board regarding at
Iongwood, and to ask that they be allowed fifteen days
their and outfit there complete work The
motion duly seconded and carried, Roach Stance Co
to sixty vork October
of Longwood levee,
this not done the Chief Engineer ordered to put
sixty the work the of the
The Board then adjourned for dinner until 3 p, m.
The Board rcassembling session
remained in such about hour
On opening the meeting the Ilnsi
Somervie work done by Assistant Engineer J. L.
Perkins in ssaquena county, read before the Board
BY the Secretary. On report was accepted '4
1t then moved by President J. L. the
services Capt J. l.. Assistant Engineer OF the
Board be dispensed with the Ist of November The
ton failing receive second
President Hebron moved he be assigned to
the extreme lower end s the District from November
No second
President Hebron present guard
including Superintendent OH Guards be dispensed
with November and that guarding OF the
evee be placed under the absolute En-
OF
Board pursuant adjournment with all the Com
miss1one1s except R P Crurnp.
Moved by Commissioner Kirk that the contractors be
paid hr work done in Issaquana county by the
report Assistant Chief Engineer Shack
1eford Carried
drv carried was ordered that
the Board officers paid their expense
attending Deep convention Memphis as
representatives. of the Board.
appointing delegates
bors congress, which Washington i'll December
brought and moved and carried that the
brs OF the BOARD and its officers be appointed delegates
expenses paid
in at
the of the Board the
from his county.
The Finance Committee of the Board. having examined
the books Of the and
the 5oth of September inclusive, made the following
W., tle undersigned members of the Finance Commit
hereby that the books
tary and Treasurer from the It day of July the soth
September showing full and of all per
tanning the business of the Board debit
supported by the vouchers We have
Board amounting Si6Io6oo, which
burned ashes the of Board The
books show the cash balance his hands be-
tober the due the Board this
SI3677Sso Said report shows the total receipts
including the hand July sac
disbursements $1oo53as leaving balance
above, shown be $I3o,7eS5o
Finance Committee
The following for mileage per were al
lowed and ordered paid:
s. Walker,
R P. Crulnp, day and so miles Observation-Disclosures. SS
]. NJ XIX, days, and miles
T Wade, and 90 miles.
The Board then adjourned.
TREASURES REPORT FROM JULY SEPTENiBEI
3OTH. 1907.
CONDENSED STATEMENT.
Receipts.
in banks July 1, 1907. .$13s433. 6
Levee Cons. Tax. 1906 3,744. i
Land Tax, 1906 .e.-s.. 1903 3
Observation-Disclosures County. 20. o
Levee and Acreage, Tax Del 8
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