Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
LEVEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Delta, La, May %, 1912.

The board OF commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana levee district met this
day by call of its president.
There were present: f. j. Hamley and
G. A. Voelker, of East Carroll parish;
w. H. Ward and ]. T. Mcclellan, pres
ident, ,of Madison parish; b. F. Young,
of Tensas parish, and j. II. Lambin, of
Concordia parish, N. II. Lewis, secretary.
Absentee. C. Goldman, Tensas parish.
A quorum being present the board pro-
ceeded to business as follows: On motion
of Commissioner Hamley, the reading of
the minutes of previous meeting was dis
pensed with. Reports of the president
and secretary we're received, read and
ordered filed.
Major Frank M. Kerr, chief state en-
gineer, and Mr.. Walter H. Hoffman, as
sistant state engineer, were present.
The application of Joel +. johnson &
Son, through their attorneys, :Messrs.
Snyder & Gilfoil, for quit-claim deeds to
lands in Madison parish, ON motion of
Commissioner Young, was received and
referred to the president with instructions
to examine, and if found necessary to
employ counsel to assist him to decide
on the claim of the petitioners to said
lands; the fee of said attorneys to bepaid
by the petitioners and in carrying out the
policy established by the board to give
quit-claim deeds whenever it can be done
without prejudice to the interest of the
board; that he be authorized to sign and
execute in behalf of the board the quit
claim deeds as prayed for, if in his opin-
ion they are entitled to it.
On motion of Commissioner w. II.
Ward, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the president of this
board be and he is hereby authorized to
investigate the request of Howard Cole &
Co., for quit-claim deeds to the f. IL Of
S. E. IA of Sec. IT. Is N, R. IL f. and
if il is found they are entitled to same to
execute such documents which they may
be entitled to-
On motion of Commissioner Lambdin
the president was authorized and instruct.
ed To confer with the state and United
States engineers, and to use every effort
to facilitate closing the crevasse at Salem
and repairing wave-wash, examining anC
remedying defects, enlarging and raising
levees and to do what is possible to expe
date levee work of all kinds. On motion
of Commissioner Ward to enable tn,
president to carry out the foregoing reso
luton he was authorized to pledge thu
revenues of 1912, to borrow money at
rate not to exceed six per cent per annum
On motion of Commissioner Young tn,
president of this board was requested t.
confer with President Killough of tn
Interstate Levee Association looking b
a general conference of members of tn,
levee boards, engineers and others inter
ested in the levees of the Mississippi val
ley and to arrange for meeting so sooI
as food conditions permit.
The question of taxation and the as
sessment OF forced contributions by tn
board for 1912 was discussed and gon
into at some length. Citizens and tax
payers from the district were present il
the discussion, whereupon COMMISSIONS
B. +. Young offered the following resolu
ton:
Whereas, 1t is necessary TO have fund
to build, repair and maintain the levee
and to supplement the allotment from tn
state and United States, and
Whereas, Because Of the disastrou
overflow Of 1912 it will be almost impo'
sible for taxes TO be paid, and
Whereas, The only other method {
raising funds is by bond issue.
Therefore be it Resolved, The men
bers of this board now present procee
at the earliest possible moment to Bato
Rouge TO confer with the governor, ser
.ators and representatives from the FIT
Louisiana levee district to provide funC
for repairing, enlarging and buildin
leyees by considering the issue of bono
as recommended in the presidents n
port"
On motion of Commissioner Ward II
board adjourned to the next reguls
4 meeting.
J. 7. MCCLELLAN, President
N IT Tru-ts Coorofar.,