Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
FIFTH LOUISIANA LEvEE BOARD

Of Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District met at Tallulah
Louisiana, this day.
Secretary N. H. Lewis called tn
Board to order, and on roll call Their
were present:
E. ]. Hamley and r. L. Hill. Eas
Carroll Parish.
J. M. johnson and T. p. Kell, Madi
son Parish.
B. F. Young and S. ID. Watson, Ten.
sas Parish.
]. H. Lambdin and E. C. Rhodes
,oncordia Parish.
Each of the above named members
having taken the oath prescribed by
law and having duly qualified. pre-
ented their commissions and took
heir seats as Members of the Board.
A quorum being present the Board
proceeded TO business as follows:
The first business to come before
he meeting was the election of a
! President.
Mr.. B. F. Young placed in nomina-
|
and Mr.. Watson seconded the nomi-
nation.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Johnson placed in nomi-
nation for President, Mr.. T. p. Kell
and Mr.. r. N. Hill seconded the nomi-
nation.
For Rhodes: Hamley, Watson.
Young and Lambdin. Total.
For Ker: Hill and Johnson.
Total.
Commissioner E. c. Rhodes, of Con-
cordia Parish. having received ma
jority vote was declared elected
President
Mr.. ]. H. Lambdin nominated Mr..
o. w. Campbell. of Concordia Parish,
for Secretary and Mr.. Young seconded
the nomination. Mr.. Campbell was
unanimously elected Secretary.
On motion of Commissioner Young
the following resolution was adopted:
BE it. Resolved by the Board of
Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District that there be a
GENERAL INSPECTOR OF LEvEEs
and that the salary of the General
Inspector shall be Two Hundred Dol
lars per month. That the General In
spector shall give all his time and
services to the duties of the position;
to give his personal attention to all
details: to visit the contractors and
see that the work is properly con-
structed; to facilitate the building and
repairing Of all levees in the District,
be subject to the President of this
Board and report to him"
Mr.. Hill moved that this resolution
be deferred on account of the new
members not being acquainted with
conditions and until such time as new
members could become thoroughly ac-
quainted with conditions and be in a
position to know whether or not the
salary of General Inspector should
be fixed at this amount. For the Hill
resolution: Johnson, Kell and Hill;
against the Hin resolution: Hamley.
Watson, Young and Lambdin.
For the original resolution: Ham
ley. Watson. Young and Lambdin:
against the original resolution: Hill, |
johnson. Kell.
Mr.. e. ]. Hamley nominated Mr.. J.
T. Mcclellan for the position of GEN
eraI Inspector of Levees, and Mr.. /
Young seconded the nomination.
Mr.. ]. NJ. johnson placed in nomi-
nation for General Inspector of Le-
wees Mr.. William S. Holmes. but the
received no second.
For Mcclellan: Hamley, Watson.
Young. Lambdin and Rhodes.
For Holmes: =.
Mr.. ]. T. Mcclellan was declared !
elected General Inspector of Levees !
On motion of Commissioner Young /
the following resolution was adopted:
BE 1t, Resolved by the Board of
Commissioners for the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District; That the Presi- |
dent of this Board shall give such |
time to the duties Of the Board as to |
enable him to keep in close touch |
with the State and United States En- |
gineers and the Mississippi River
Commission, to encourage and facil- |
ltate a harmonious policy in the af-
fairs of this Board and secure assist |
ance of these authorities in securing |
the use of several funds for levee pur.
poses, and generally to do all things
necessary for the upbuilding of the !
ievees of the District for which he
shall receive salary of compensation
at Seventy-five Dollars per month"
On objection to the above resolution
by Messrs. Johnson. Hill and Kell, Mr..
Young amended the resolution so as
to read. FOR which he shall re-
ceive the regular mileage and Per
Diem in accordance with Act a OF
1885,"
For the adoption of the above reso-
luton with amendment: Messrs.
Hamley, Watson, Young and Lamb.
din.
Against the above resolution as
amended: Messrs. Hill. johnson arsd
Kell.
The resolution as amended was de-
>lared adopted. with amendment
On motion of Commissioner Young
the following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That the salary Of the
Secretary of this Board be, and it is
hereby fixed at ONE HUNDRED DOL