The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-06
BOARD
IN SESSION
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS
IS TRANSACTED
Drainage of Land of Mrs. Leroy
Valiant Settled-Capt. ]. L. Per
kins Retained as Assistant Engi-
neer-Budget of Bills Allowed

Board met pursuant to call; pres.
ent: J. l. Hebron, president: ]. D.
Walker, R. P. Crump. L. T. Wade,
w. H. Fitzgerald, J. NJ. Kirk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved
| Hon. Leroy Percy came before the
board in the matter of drainage OF
the land of Mrs. Leroy Valiant and
upon motion, the following order
was passed-President Hebron vot-
ing Nay;
In the matter Of the drainage of
the land of Mrs. Leroy Valiant:
Upon motion the following ord4r
was passed:
Whereas, The Board Of Missis-
sippi Levee Commissioners is willing
to adjust and compromise the claim
of Mrs. Leroy Valiant for damages
| to her plantation, north of Leota, in
Washington county, Mississippi, by
reason of the alleged obstruction of
the drainage by the public levee con-
structed upon said land, by the ex-
penditure Of an amount not to ex-
ceed SI,5oo.oo, in providing drainage
along the lines recommended by the
chief engineer. for the purpose of re-
lieving the condition existing on said
land, provided the claim of Mrs. Val
liant is not now barred by the stat
ute of Limitations and the attorney
for the board advising that this ques
ton be submitted to arbitration, in
case the board desires to adjust and
compromise said claim, if the same
is not barred. 1t is ordered that the
attorney for the board be, and he is,
hereby authorized to enter into an
arbitration agreement, submitting to
an arbitrator to be agreed upon be-
tween him and the attorney for Mrs.
Leroy Valiant, the question as TO
whether the claim of Mrs. Valiant
for damages aginst this board is bar
red by reason of the fact that the
public devee, which it is claimed OBJ
structs the drainage of her land, and
causes the damage complained of,
was constructed along the line where
it is now located in 1888, the ex-
pense of the arbitration to be borne
equally by the parties, the agreement
to provide for the expenditure by the
board of an amount not to exceed
S., 100000, for the purpose of affording
adequate drainage, if the decision of
the arbitrator be adverse to the
board, providing the land owners
will supplement said sum of $1,000. 90
with whatever amount may be neces-
sary to complete the work If tre
decision be in favor of the board
this is to be fnality to Mrs. Val
l;ant's claim.
Mr.. +. NJ. Scott, cotton tax collec-
tor, came before the board with a
resolution regarding the collection OF
back tax on cotton which he read and
asked the board to pass on, but with
drew same before a vote was taken,
when shown he had the power asked
already without obtaining it through
the resolution.
Two resolutions signed by num-
Der of citizens of Bolivar county,
protesting against the collection from
the producers and shippers of cotton,
a penalty, where the full per pound
tax is not paid, was filed with the
secretary and read before the board.
The case of J. L. Perkins, the as
sistant engineer, who was suspended
at the last meeting of the board,
pending a hearing, was brought up
by the president and charges read by
the secretary. The attorney of the
board then read the correspondence
between the chief engineer of the
board and Capt Perkins, on which
the charges made by the president
against Mr. Perkins were partly
based, after which Pres. Hebron
made a statement as to why he pre-
ferred the charges against Mr.. Per-
kiIiS MI L Kills WAS lHCH CdiiCQ
and presented to the board his own
defense.
The board then adjourned for din
ner, or until 2:3o o'clock and on as
sembling, went into executive session
|, to decide the case of Capt. Perkins.
After full discussion, it was decided
on motion by vote of 4 to to pass
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the explanation
made by Capt. J. L. Perkins in re-
gard to the charges made against
him are satisfactory to the board and
it is hereby ordered that he be re-
stored to his position and all back
salary due him, be paid.
The recorded vote on the resolu-
tion was as follows: Ayes, Walker,
Crump, Kirk, Fitzgerald. Nayes,
Hebron and Wade.
The meeting was then again