The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-27
LEVEE BOARD
In SESSION
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
TRANSACTED
Contract for Duvalls Work Let to
Dulaney & Foote-Salary of Capt.
Perkins Increased to $15o-Collec-
ton of Back Taxes Ordered
Office Of the Board OF Mississippi
Levee Commissioners.

April Goth. 1907.
The Board met pursuant to call
there being present: J. L. Hebron
President, J. S. Walker, R. P
CrumD, L. T. Wade, and w. H Fitz
gerald, Commissioners.
The bids filed for the Duvall leveI
work were opened and read by the
Secretary and the bid OF Dulaney &
Foote, at % 24-Ioo cents being con
sidered the lowest and best bid sub
nlltted, it was accepted and they
were awarded the contract
The vote recorded was as follow.
Hebron, Crump, Wade and Fitzger-
aid. voting aye" Walker, NO"
The enlargement work on the old
levee, which this new levee takes the
place OF and preiously awarded to
the contracting firm of Dulaney &
Foote was ordered abandoned and
they, Dulaney & Foote, accepted IN
place OF this the same number OF
yards OF enlargement work betweeS
Shiloh and Arcadia at the price of 23
cents per cubic yard.
Commissioner Walker introduced
the following resolution::
Resolved. That no officer or en-
ployee of this Board shall pay to any
person WhomsOever any part of his
salary or anything of value in return
for his election or employment by
the Board, and any officer or en-
ployee violating this order shall for
felt his office or employment
Resolved, That if hereafter any
bank shall pay or agree to pay to any
person whomsoever, directly or in
directly anything Of value for the use
~ Il - 4I,
urer Of the Board is required to with
draw the funds of the Board from
said bank.
the motion to adopt the resolutions
which were placed before the Board
and they were unanimously carried.
The meeting then adjourned until
: o'clock, p. IN.
When the Board reassembled and
was called to order, Commissioner
Kirk answered to his name when
called, making the full Board pre-
sent
Commissioner Kirk offered a reso-
luton that hereafter the hour of
meeting of the Board be set for 5
O'Clock p. M. The motion was lost
on a tie vote.
Commissioner Kirk then moved
that the Chief Engineer of the Board
be directed to remove Capt J. L.
Perkins from the lower end of the
district to district in Bolivar county
President Hebron spoke against tho
removal. The vote was then taken
on the motion and carried, President
Hebron voting "No."
Commissioner Kirk then moved
that the salary of Capt Kirk be
raised from SIPS to $3.50 per month,
from May Ist, the same as paid the
other assistant engineers in the en-
ploy of the Board. The motion was
carried, President Hebron voting
~No."
Commissioners Fitzgerald then in
troduced the following resolution:
Whereas. 1t has come to the knowi
edge of this Board that certain cot
ton known as Grabbot and Linters
has been removed from this District
by the owners thereof without first
paying the levee tax thereon. it being
disputed by such owners that such
cotton is liable for said tax, now
therefore. in order that said tax may
be collected and the rights of thi.
Board duly protected in the premis-
es: it is ordered that F. NJ. Scott be
and he is hereby employed for and
on behalf of this Board and as its spe
cial agent for such purpose, to collect
from all persons in default for said
tax, and owing to same, the tax OF
$1,000 per bale provided for in such
cases by chapter I28 of the laws OF
1906, Approved March Goth. 1906, and
all proir laws applicable and to that
end said Scott is authorized, when
necessary to sue for and recover the
same by proper legal proceedings,
and for such services said Scott
shall be entitled to and receive fifty
per cent of all such taxes, as his con-
pensation in full for special services
hereunder. the said Scott now agree
ing hereto.
And whereas it has also come to
the knowledge of this Board that
divers persons are delinquent to thla
Board for the regular cotton tax on
lint cotton by reason of the excessive
weight of many bales OF cotton, that
IS to say, in excess of $50 lbs. the
standard adopted by this Board, said
Scott IS likewise employed to collect
from all persons, by suit or otherwise
the amount of the tax due for such
excess cotton, upon the same terms
III respect 10 THIS compensation Do
above provided, and the previous or
der of the Board in respect TO the
Grabbot cotton is hereby recorded, |
said Scott agreeing, provided how
ever. that this Board reserves the |
right in each case to compromise any |
and all of said claims upon such |
terms as it may see fit, half of the |
amount of such compromise to GO |
to said Scott. and that such taxes SO |
due shall not be collected for years |
prior to September Ist. 1904
This employment shall expire July |
rst, 1908. except as TO suits pending |
at that time.
Chief Enpinesr West asked the
present to make bids for
the lease of IS or 20 teams, scrapers.
bumpers, men and foreman etc. for |
6o days for doing repair work on
the Ievee and on opening the bids IT
was found that the bid of Dulaney
& Foote was the lowest and best
submitted and was accepted.
The bid was 500 for teams and
labor. The Board to pay only act