The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-18
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH LOUISIANA
LEVfE BOARD.
Tallulah, La, July 8th, 1914.

The Board of Commissioners for the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District met in
regular session at Tallulah, La, its
domicile, this day.
The Board of Commissioners was
called to order by President Rhodes at ,
10 o'clock a. M, and tine following Com
missioaers answeredto roll call
E. J. Hamley and r. L. Hill, East
Carroll parish.
TIP. Kell, Madison parish.
B. F. Young and F. L. Guthrie, Ten
sas parish.
J. II. Lambdin and E. c. Rhodes,
Pres, Concordia parish.
Absent: j. NJ. Johnson Madison par
ish.
A quorem being present the regular
business of the meeting was taken up
as follows:
On motion of Commissioner Harnley,
reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
We your Committee appointed tolook
into the merits of the claims of Elliott
Marshall and Mrs Woolsey for refund
OF taxes beg to report as follows:
We visited the locality Of these lands
and inquired into conditions as they eX-
list and the past rate of caving, andsat-
listed ourselves that an excess has been
paid and respectfully recommend the re -
fund asked for.
Respectfully submitted,
z. E RHODES
I. P. KELL
| Committee
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Hill, the re-
port of the above committee was adopted
and the claims of Elliott Marshall and
Mrs. Woolsey be allowed and that the
President be authorized to issue war
rants for said claims
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Hill, the
President was authorized to have a
number of logs removed and the piing
covered on Kemp Levee by banquette.
Major F. NJ. Kerr and Major II. P.
Robertson, of the Board of State Engi-
neecs, attended the meeting to advise
with the Board on certain important
engineering matters before the Boar. .
Mai. Robertson submitted at Il. s
meeting Projects of the most important
levee wors. to be undertaken by the
Board Of Engineers for this year, in
this District.
On motion Of Commissioner Hanley.
seconded by Commissioner Young the
following resolution was adopted by the
Board:
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
M ssoners for the Fifth Louisiana Levoe
District, That tee President Of his
Bcardbe and he is hereby authorized to
conferwith the Beard of State Epgin-
feers and let contracts for tie construct
ion of such necessary evce work in
this District, as the said Board of En-
gineers thinks should be done at once
! 20 cost MT to exceed the sum of One
Hundred Thousand Dslars (SlG0, GO0 oJl
! ard that tie President 5e. az thorized.. tC
I; borrow such sum as may be necessary
for this WORK; predicated on the reve
MES &c TIE voars 1914 and lqIF, anC
j that the President be authorized sac
. directed to advertise said work at once
On motion of Commissioner Young
2 seconded By Commissioner Lan,bdin, tn
: President was authorized to include il
5 the above work as emergency work,
2 search ditch and blanket in front o
: the towns Of St. Jose?h, Waterproof
s ard Ferriday.
&. On motion Of Commissioner Hamle,
( seconded by Commissioner Hill, tn
> matter of tie suits, in the Concordi
! Parish District Court, agairs5 tn
E Concordia Land & Timber Go. ,ssfor thi
& Board, instituted by the Concord;
4 Abstract G. Realty Co., for the recover,
< of certain tract of land in said parish
z be and is hereby referred to Hon. JEFF
: P. Snyder for legal investigation, ar
( and that the said Concor ia Abstract
2 Realty Go. furnish Mr.. Snyder all paper
) in this suit and brief for his exami
< nation and decision in the matter.
~
= On motion CT Commissioner Hanlley
! seconded by Commissioner Kell, In
x matter of payment for certain bar
9 quettc work claimed by Robert Nicho
I. son, Contractor, on the O'Possum Pt
< to Willow PIT. in East Carroll, be re
z ferred to Hon. J. 3. Snyder for HI
q legal Interpretation as to the legality {