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

motion until the morning OF Board when full
Board present meeting they only
listen the delivered opinion of the Boards Attorney and
Chief Engineer the
Attorney Shields, OF Board before
and addressed them the question before them pointing
clearly their legal rights Chief Engineer
West followed Mr. Shields in meeting then
adjourned until o'clock the next (Tuesday) morning
Tuesday Morning, January IS, 1907.
Board pursuant adjournment Board pres
The order requesting the Board to
draa the Valiant land exceed $4,000 and
be done early date possible presented by Judge
Valiant for the Board to pass
After the motion duly seconded Hebron
spoke against passage order grounds
the levee district into drainage district be
future suits be brought the Board further
because the Attorney of the holds that
by the statute OF limitation and the Chief Engineer that
the prevailing conditions there not due the evee
Other members of the Board into the discussion
and propounded many questions to Mr. Valiant
The question then called and the motion
recorded which olows Ayes Walker, Fitzgerald,
Kirk Nayes Crump Wade, Hebron 1t being tie the
President announced the motion lost.
Commissioner Walker moved to amend Judge Val
iants by changing paid by
to $4,000 and inserting words be sin
time instead Of cat once" and also by Judge Valiant
ing to rights of for the canal ditch without
extra the Board The the motion
taken and also lost by tie Commissioners Walker
Kirk Fitzgerald voting Commissioners Hebron
Crump and Wade voting "naye"
President Hebron addressed Board On the using
of the 1evees for highway showed where
inspection he found had been For that did
not think the guards dischargng their duty and he de-
sired introduce the below resolution: ~
Resoved That Superintendent personally
the leVee line from the other month
and that he notice eyee along the line
of the time of inspecting their respective and that the
superintendent of guards discharge guard
that he finds PERFORMING duty for which he paid by
the Levee Board and employ other guard guards place OF
guard guards he finds necessary discharge. 8s<i
Superintendent of Guards w A. Stone made statement
the Board in regards of the of show
ing he was not responsible for it. ssf.ty 81 ~
Commissioner Wade notion moved the acceptance of
the resolution and that of be sent to guard
on the evees; carried. Is s eti.xs.a5 81 .ss 49,
expense Stone, Superintendent of Guards while
making the inspection trips discussed by the Board when
moved by Mr. Fitzgerald that while making these
he be allowed his actual expenses; carried. I.
also carried that the guards allowed
beginning February month
~ second ordered by the Board that
Secretary Treasurer of the Board the
Of the Lake the Gulf Deep Waterways Assoca
the of the National Rivers and
Earbors Congress; carried. $3.50 aisa<
of books of Secretary Treas
deferred until called meeting held within
i days. only
The Board then allowed the mileage and per diem
R r Crnmp. days. 80 miles .......-,.-.... 128o
w. H. Fitzgerald, 2 days. 70 miles Iaao
j. NJ Kirk days. miles 1910
+. 4. Wade. days, o6 miles 1875
~ Tie Boafd then adjourned. ~
s .lsissxss saaHesfsI In j. L HEBRON President
~ sssefsss Isszs r. H. r. CROSBY, Treas.