The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-19
LEVEE BOARD MEETING.

Commissioners of Lafourche Dis
trict Hold Regular Quarterly ses-
| sion-Election of Successor TO
President Swartz Deferred-Fi-
nances Reviewed.
The Board of Commissioners Of the
Lafourche Basin Leyee District met
here Thursday of last week in regular
quarterly session, with Commission
er ]. f. WigginLon OF Lafourche pre-
siding in the absence Of President
E. g. SWartz of ST. James. and the
following members present: Robert
G. Martin, Jr., Assumption; #. B.
Lemann, Ascension; A, Champagne,
st. John; George Lorio, st. Charles;
R. z. Perez, Plaauemines: T.V Thag-
gard, representing the railroads. AS
slstant State Engineer John Klorer,
Secretary W. J. McCune and Levee
Inspector Hector Himel were also in
attendance. Commissioner Charles
Viering Of Jefferson was absent.
Secretary MeCune submitted his
report for the quarter ending June
80. as follows:
Receipts Balance on hand April /.
I s1S.61S.95; one-mill levee tax,
s81O4.13; acreage tax, $I052. So; in
terest on bank balances. s255.86;
Southern Pacific Railroad, $1,000;
Texas and Pacific Railroad, $4,000;
refunds, s2246.95. Total cash on
hand and receipts, SAC, ,278.51.
ursements-Levee construction,
14.6S3.71; material. $40. .e67.94; labor.
s34 ,0s7. ST; inspectors salary, $780,
inspector expenses, S1I6.9s; seere-
tary's salary. $3.50; commissioners
mileage 1861 commissioners per
diem 2ssss sss,s effiee expenses and
rent, $3.50 Interest on bends and
notes, s12. 800; towing. s3s2.50; guard
ing barges, s5; transferred TO spe-
ciaI fund, $4,000; publishing and adj
vertising, $3.50. Total, S107, ,s02.01.
IOverdraft, s67,523.50
| The president was authorized to
IborroW $4,000 to meet the require
merits of the board for the remain
der of the year.
Engineer Klorer presented a report
Lowering Inc work done by the board
and the government during the past
year. Completed contracts include
the DonaldsonVille concrete reyet-
ment, Stevenson enlargement, Hyme-
lila crevasse IeVee and timber dam,
Star enlargement, repair of PIa-
Iquemines parish erayfish excavations,
and construction OF the Fairfield,
Four Oaks, southside and Magnolia
levees.
Fx~1J IaIfS
by the government. Enlargement OF
| the Wood1aWn levee, construction OF
a concrete revetment in front of the
! Sims leYee in Ascension parish, and
/ the building OF new .levees at Bon
net Care point, Ashton, Louisa,
Concession and Riceland The erec-
4 tion of a new leyee at Woodpark IS
contingent upon the funds remain
ing after contracts for the above
work have been placed In the event
i United States funds are not avail
liable for this piece Of work, it viii
probably be constructed by the state.
A communication was received
from President sWartz, calling atten
/ ton to the fact that he had tender.
led his resignation as a member Oh
the board, and offering his services
| to the organization at all times II
his capacity of a citizen. The res1g
q nation of Mr. SWartz was received
1 with regret, and the election of bis
successor as president was deferred
Il until his resignation shall have beer
/ accepted by the governor and his sue
:. cessor appointed.
Engineer Klorer reported that HI
had contracted with the McMyle
} Company, OF Cleveland, for the con
J, struction of d levee building dredge
E boat for the board at cost of SGT
600. Woodward. Wight &c CO., 9
New Orleans, submitted an estimat
of s3132.58 for equipment and appl
: ances for the dredge not included /
!: the contract price, and Mr.. Klore
/. was authorized to give the matte
: his. attention Mr. Klorer was ais
q empowered to employ all labor fc
) the dredge, and TO make the net
!. essary arrangements for the oper;
q ton and maintenance of the boat.
/. Al statement prepared by G. G. Sal
!. doz, certified public aecountan
q showed the receipts from each paris
in the district for the two years e.
= tending from July /, 1911, to June 8
oil 1918, as. follows:
d Lafourche-Levee tax, 51,803. z
acreage tax. s13,324.4s; produce ia
s27, ,107 .43; total, s92.235. .e5.
Assumpt ier-LeV tag, $22, 1851.
acreage tax, s4762.1G; produce ia
d. s85A779; total, 36,068.o7.
IS Ascension -Levee tax, $19,902.6 6
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