The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-18
Proceedings Levee Bosrd.
Office Board of Commissioners.
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Tallulah, La, Jan Sth, 1913.

the BOARD at its last meeting, fixing
the meetings of the Board for the sec-
ond Wednesday of each month, the
Board met in regular session this day
President Rhodes called the meeting
to order at 5p. m. and rol. of members
was called and the following answered
to their names:
Madison, ]. NJ. Johnson and T. P
Kell. East Carroll: f. J. Hanley and
r. l.. Hill. Tensas: B. F. Young and
S. D. Watson. Concordia: L. C.
Rhodes an j. II. Lambdin.
Owing to the fact that January 9Th
is fixed by law, a dies non, in this State,
the Board after having discussed mat
ters coming before it, and report from
Maj. NJ. p. Robinson, OF the Board OF
State Engineers, as to the leyee condi-
tions in this district, adjourned until
the morning of Thursday Jan. 9Th, 1913.
At one minute past twelve O'Clock
Thursday January 9th, 1913, President
Rhodes called the meeting to order.
The roll was called and all the members
answered to their names.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and adopted and the regular bust
ness of the Board was taken up.
The report of the General Inspector,
Mr. j. I. Mcclellan was read and filed !;
the report being as follows:
To the President and Members of the
Board of Commissioners, 5th La.
Leyee District.
Gentlemen:---I have visited all the
work under contract during the past
ten days and although the weather has
been bad, there is some progress being
made.
The SALEM CREvASSE is practi-
cally finished, the work is divided
into 4 Sections, about 4 each.
Sections 1, 2, and 8 are completed.
section 4 has about 3 per cent to be put
in, which closes all openings.
There are on the District and State
work 341 teams and a machine outfit is
being placed, with a capacity Of 1900
yards per day. U. S. has about $50
teams.
The river is quite low, the lowest it
has been in year, the lowest in Janu-
uary for number of years and upper
river also low. With this outlook, there
should be at least sixty days done in en-
larging and with outfits in the District.
there should be great deal accom-
plished.
That one average extreme follows
another judging for 1912, the next few
months should give good weather for
all outdoor work.
Respectfully submitted,
j.. It. MCCLELLAN.
Attorney John S. Boatner appeared
before the Board to ask that it allow
nm to appeal the various suits institute
ID by him for the Board in the Dis
rict Court of Concordia Parish TO the
State Supreme Court of the state.
Hon. w. M. Murphy appeared also
n behalf Of various owners of the lands
skiing that this Board not perfec, the
ppeals OF the suits instituted in the
over Court.
The members OF the Committee ap-
ointed by the Board, Messrs ]. II.
Young and Rhodes having
Investigated the matter relatives to the
arious suits brought by MIR. Boatner,
the District Court of Concordia par.
III, reported as follows.
To the President and Members of the
Board Of Commissioners of the 9Th
La. Levee District.
Gentlemen:---Your Committee ap-
ointed August 18th, 1912 in the matter
suits brought by Attorney John S.
oatner. in Concordia Parish, to confer
it'll him as to the advisabiIity of TAX
g an appeal, the suits having been
'cided against the Board in the lower
ourt and these suits being in the
ature of an attack on the titles made
the Board; respectfully recommend
at there be no appeal taken and all P
its of like character be discontinued. s.
less advised by the Attorney General u
at an appeal would be to the probable "
vantage of the Board and that the O
estion be submitted to him by the L
esioent. E. c. RHODES IL
j. H. LAMBDlN III
B. F. YOUNG 9
Commute. Ii
On motion Of Mr.. Hill, the report Of al
E committee was accepted ana the SC
mmittee discharged. u
commissioner j. NJ. johnson offered
following resolution: II
Be it resolved that Mr.. Boatner he
'tructed TO appeal the cases of the 9Th b
}. Levee Board against various parties tf
Concordia Parish, except wherein the tV
It's AFFECT titles eminating from the M
ard and that District Attorney jeff su
snyder be requested to join Mr.. &C
'atner in prosecuting the appeals. I'll
e resolution was unanimously car. in
d. sa
IN motion OF Commissioner R. L. ar
II the following resolution was offered sf
duly seconded by Mr.. Young: 10
whereas it appears that Philip Guier sa