The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

"a motion OF MIR. Hill, the reports OF
the committees were accepted and the
same discharged, and the President
was authorized to pay the claims as.
sesSed by them, as appearing in the
above reports.
The report Of the President was read
and filed, Communications were read
and considered.
Hon. J. H. GilfoiI appeared before
the Board for the purpose of getting
the Board to take some action toward
strengthening the Mascot Levee before
another high water.
The Board, feeling that steps should
be taken to remedy defects in the Mas
cot Levee, the following resolution was
offered by Commissioner Young and
adopted by the Board:
Be it resolved that the President Of
the Board. in connection with the United
States Engineers and the Board OF
State Engineers be directed 10 examine
into the condition Of the Mascot Leves
and that some steps be at once taken to
place the said levee in safe condition.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Youngy and duly
seconded:
Be in resolved that this Board will
not in the future compensate riperian
owners for the destruction Of crops re-
sult;ng frohA levee construction, en-.
largement or repair, excepein such cases
as the Board is legally responsible.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion Of Commissioner Lambdin,
the President Was authorized to at once
notify Helgason Bros, contractors for
the Claremont Devee in ConcOrdia Par
ishy that they must put On a force nj
once sufficient to complete same before
another high water; that said force must
be put on not later than fifteen (i5) days
from notification; otherwise that said
contract be annulled and said work be
re let. That il case of failure to comply
with their said contract the President be
Instructed to have the Boards Attorney
recover from Heigason Bros, any extra
expense that NAV be sustained by nom
performance of this contract.
On motion of Commissioner Johnson.
seconded by Commissioner Young, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, Cameron & White Co.,
Ltd, have not complied with their con-
tract in getting force on the Reid
Biggs Levee shat the President be au-
thorized to require them to have suffi-
cient force in ten days n this work to
comply with their contract, and in case
they do not do so, that he call this
Board together to take such action as
Il deems necessary.
On motion of Commissioner Lambdin,
seconded by Commissioner Young, the
following resolution Was adopted by the
Board:
Whereas, a recent visit 10 the Lake
St. John or Vacluse Levee discloses the
fact that the progress 80 far made upon
the new levee, under construction there,
is noe encouraging; that az the season
advances, weather conditions can be les 9
and less depended upon; and that as
by far the gre alter part of che work re-
quired to complete the levee still re-
mains to be done, be it resolved by this
Board that the President Of this Board
be directed to confer with the United
States Eegineers in charge in regard to
the situation, with the view OF offering
and afferdimg such assistance a. theiI
judgment and discretion would tend te
insure earlier aid greater progress with
she work;
Furthermore, that if such assistance
be acceptable to the United States En-
neers, that the President of the Board
with the approval of the Board OF Stalk
Engineers, be authorized and empow'
cred 10 enter into an agreement with
the United States Engineers to TAXI
over, construct, and complete as mucf
as 100, 600 cubic yards OF earth work OF
said line of levee, between such stations
az may be selected by the United Ststa'
Engineers, at the price stipulated il
the Government contract, the Leve'
District to hold itself responsible TO
any amount over and above said con
as may be required to secure forces
outfits, etc., for the purpose involved
On motion of Mfr. Houilsy, the Pres
ident was authorized to take up Oh
matter Of the contract for clearing sn'
cleaning the riverside slopes. etc
/, from Grants Canal, below Dtlta. +
Bedford now loop, MADE by j. 7. Nc
! Clellan on Nov. 1912, and upon finding
Same satisfactory, same be paid.
On motion of Commissioner Young
the Board adjourned until the next reg
ular meeting.
E. C. RHODES,
President Board Of Commissioners
Fifth Louisiana Leves District
o. w. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.