Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH LOUISIANA
lEvEE BOARD.


regular session at Delta, La, this day.
There were present:
Z. J. Hamley and c. A. Voelker OF
East Carroll parish.
j. T. Mcclellan, president, and W.
II. Ward, Madison parish.
B. +. Young and q. c. Goldman,
Tensas parish.
J. II. Lambdin, Concordia parish.
N. II. Lewis, Secretary.
A quorum being present, the board
proceeded to business as follows: On
motion of Commissioner Goldman the
reading of minutes of previous meeting
was dispensed with.
Reports Of president and secretary
were received, read and ordered filed.
The petition of Judge A. l.. Slack, at
tOrney for Charles ID. Thomas, praying
for refund of taxes, paid in error on
double assessment on SO acres of land
In the parish of Madison, for the years
1907, 1908 and 1909, amounting to
$ll3.66, was read and deferred to the
president for settlement.
The petition of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway Com
psny, requesting permission to cross the
levee with its track to the new depot at
Vidalia, which petition was previously
approved by the Board of Commissioners
for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
was at the request of the said st. Louis,
Iron Mountain. and Southern Railway
Company, reconsidered, when, on mo-
ton Of Commissioner Lambdin, the fol-
lowing resolution or ordinance was adopt
ed:
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District, that basement or right OF way
be, and the same is hereby granted, to
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway, a consolidated railway cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws of the states of Arkansas and
Missouri, to construct, maintain and OPP
crate, standard gauge railroad track,
or tracks, when operated by steam, from
q connection with its main line in the
town of Vidalia, Louisiana, along over
and across the public levee on the Mis-
sissippi river, at Vidalia, "a shown by
blue print, hereto annexed and made a
part Of this ordinance, said railroad track
or tracks, being necessary in the opera
ton and use by said st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway Com
pany, its successors, or assigns, and the
general public, of the passenger and
freight depot of said railway company,
1t the town of Vidalia, Louisiana.
Provided, that in the construction of
said track or tracks, on, over and across
,aid levee, the latter shall i'm no way be
impaired in grade, section or appearance,
and no material shall he used except
.arth, railroad ties and steel, and no
orm OF construction pursued except such
Is may be approved by the Board OF
State Engineers.
Provided, furthermore, that nothing
,erein contained shall be construed as in
my way or any time, divesting the Fifth
louisiana Levee District of the jurisdic-
ion, control or police power over the
Inc of public levee now enjoyed by it.
Provided, furthermore, that this grant
privilege, in the discretion of the Fifth
Jude like grants or privileges to other
ompanies willing to contribute pro rata
the common expense incurred as pro-
ided in Article 239 of the Constitution
the State of Louisiana Of the year 1898.
On motion of Commissioner Goldman,
committee composed of ]. I. McClel-
n, president, Commissioners Young and
ambdin, be appointed to take up the
nestion of land titles i'm the district, and
have same placed upon the assessment
Ills.
Profess vesbal of levee letting on De-
mber 20 of Atherton levee East Car
II parish) to Mr.. John G.. Sessions, the
west bidder, at IA cents per cubic
I'd, was read to board and ordered filed
ID recorded.
The finance committee examined the
counts, vouchers and books of the Sec
AIRY for the quarter ending December
and reported same correct.
On motion of Commissioner Ward, the
ard adjourned to the next regular
citing, April II, 1911.
j. L. MCCLELLAN,
,sident Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Y. H. LEWIS, Secretary.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners for the Fifth Louisiana Leyee
District:
;entlemen-Weather conditions for
ober and November were ideal for
~ building, and December was better
n the usual one; while there were
te q number of showers in this month
rain to fill the barrow pits aud inter-
with the work occurred therefore it
progressed well.
here is only one new levee and that
mporary loop (Atherton) being built
other works are all enlargement. The
dition of no new levees being needed,
mporary, and the coming levee year
l9il-l2 will witness several encroach-
n by caving banks which will neces-
p quite a good deal OF new levee |
ling. The revetment work has been |
nely successful and everywhere under |
has served its purpose SATISFACTORY |
mt the appropriation by congress has |
been large enough to justify the Mis-
,pi River Commission to enlarge Its
r. necessary for this kind of work to
M bank protection which it has de-
| is justified; until the time arrives
IL will be the policy to revet all
40 hanks and make the channel of |