The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-15
Proceedings levee Board.
Office Board of Commissioners.
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Tallulah, La. Feb 18th. 1919.

Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Tallulah, La, Feb 18th, 1913.
President Rhodes called the meeting
10 order at II p. m. and rol: of members
was called and the following answered.
| to their names:
Madison, j. M. Johnson and r. P
Kell. East Carroll: +. ]. Hamisy an,
r. l.. Hill. Tensas: B. F. Young and
| 5. d. Watson. Concordia: L. C..
Rhodes and ]. H. I.ambdin.
On motion of Comm siorer J. NJ.
Johnson, reading of the minutes Of tn
previous meeting were dispense with.
The reports Of Hon. Z. c. Rhodes.
President, and Maj. j. T. Mcclellan,
General Inspector, were.rcad and filed.
Communications tinterchanged be-
tween President Rhodes with the Stat,
md United States Engineers and var
ions citizens of the District, were read
and discussed by the Board.
Major M. p. Robertson, OF the State
Board OF Engineers, was present at the
meeting and discussed the various pha-
sea of the situation, relative to the
levees along the entire line. In his
remarks, Major Robertson said that he
concurred with the Presilen and Mai.
Mcclellan, and that he regarded the
the levee situation safe and that he fell
that nothing serious would occur from
the present flood.
Owing to the fact that the water, on
the land side of the Salem new loop,
and vacinity, is against the levee and
there is no outlet for drainage; the fol-
lowing resolution was offered by Com
missioner Hill. duly seconded;
Be it resolved that on an early date
as is practicable, the Engineering Dept.
be requested tn make a survey OF the
vacinity of Salem levee in order to es-
tablish lines with the view OF perfecting
the drainage of the levee, and that the
President take the matter up with the
NJ, n. & L. R. r. Co. and the Police
Jury OF East Carroll parish. and ask
their cooperation and assistance in
providing drainage for this section.
Carried.
Mr.. John A. Fox, Secretary OF the
Interstate I.evee Association, appeared
before the Board and explained the OBJ
ject OF this body as being organized to
make fight for the improvement of
t',e Mississippi Rover, and cogstruc-
ton and maintenance of an adequate
levee system by the Federal Govern
ment. Mr.. Fox asked that the Board
appropriate 100000 year for men.
bership as a constituent part OF this
Associations in sfurtherance of this
movement.
On motion OF Commi sioner Young,
the following resolutiorG as offered:
Be it resolved that the matter of an
appropriation to assist the Interstate
Levee Association be taken under CO.
sideration, and action be deferred until
the next meetingof this Board.-Car-
ried.
Judge E. C. Montgomery, appeared
before the Board with a request that his
title to following described land stu.
ated in Madison Parish. ] a, be perfec
ted East half Of South East a, Sec.
ton %.
s. E. Of s. W.4,Section, %, in T.
i6, R. 10 E. 120 acres. Said land now
in possession OF the Levee Board by I'll
tie from the State.
On motion OF Mr.. Young, the follow.
ing resolution was offered;
Be it resolved that Che land matter
presented by Judge Montgomery lie
referred to the President with instruc-
tons that same be referred to an attor-
ney, and report the result of his inver-
tigation at the next meeting of the
Board.
President Rhodes appointed the fol-
lowing committees; -
FINANCE: Kell, :Hamley, Lambain.
EXECUTIVE; Young, Hill, johnson
and Watson.
Oh z, .n OF Mr.. Kcl. the Sccre-