The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09

liant motion until the morning session OF the Board full
present, meeting they only
listen the delivered of the Boards Attorney
Chief Engineer the
Attorney Shields Board,
addressed them the before pointing
out clearly their legal rights in the matter Chief Engineer
West followed Mr.. Shields in short talk The meeting
adjourned until o'clock the (Tuesday) morning
Tuesday Morning, January IS. 1907.
Board pursuant adjournment with pres
The order requesting to to
drain tie Valiant land at exceed $4,000 and
b. Gone at early date possible presented by Judge
Valiant for the Board to
After duly seconded, President Hebron
spoke the of the order would
turn the eve district into drainage district be the of
future be brought against the Board further
because the Attorney of holds that
barred by the of limitation and the Chief Engineer that
the prevailing conditions there due the vse
Other members of the Board into the discussion
and propounded many questions Mr.. Valiant
The question then called and the motion
recorded which follows Ayes, Walker Fitzgerald and
Kirk Nayes Crump Wade, Hebron 1t being vote,
President announced the motion lost.
Commissioner Walker moved to Judge Val
an motion by changing the to be paid by the Board
$4,000 inserting the words be done Gin reasonable
time" also Judge Valiant agree
ing rights of for the canal ditch without
the Board The the motion again
taken and also lost by tie Commissioners Walker
Kirk and Fitzgerald voting "aye" Commissioners Hebron
Crump and Wade voting 'naye.'
President Hebron then addressed the Board the
o. highway showed where, on
had been For that he did
think the guards dchaging their duty and he de-
sired introduce the below resolution
Resolved That of the guards personally
the evee line from the other month
that he notice to the levee guards along the line
of the inspecting their and that the
of guards discharge nstanta evee guard
performing duty which paid by
the Levee Board and employ other guard guards place OF
guard guards he finds necessary to discharge.
Superintendent of Guards w. A. Stone, made statement
regards of the of show
ing he was not responsible for it.
Commissioners Wade motion, moved the acceptance of
the resolution that of be guard
on the levees; carried
expense Mr. Stone, Superintendent of Guards while
making discussed by the Board when
moved by Mr. Fitzgerald that while making these trips
he be allowed his actual expenses; carried
carried that the guards be allowed
beginning with February S. month for feed of their horses
motion second it ordered by the Board that
the Secretary of Board $3.50 the
the Gulf Deep Waterways Associa
Treasurer of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress; carried
examination of the books of the Secretary and Treas
deferred the called meeting be held within
only member of the Finance Committee
present The Board then allowed the mileage and diem
J. 6 Walker, days $500
R. P. Crump, days, so miles I28o
w. H. Fitzgerald, days, 70 miles I2-eo
]. NJ Kirk, days, miles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I34o
l. r Wade. days, 90 miles ..--....--........ 1875
The Board then adjourned
J. L HEBRON President
H. T. CROSBY, Sec. & Treas.