Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-02-19

Absent: J. NJ johnson, Madison.
On motion of Commissioner Hill, duly
seconded, the reading of minutes OF pre-
vious meeting was dispensed with, and
the regular business before the meeting
was taken up, and considered as follows
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
TO the Honorable Board OF Commission
ers for the Fifth Louisiana I.evee
District:
Gentemen:-We, your undersigned
Committee, appointed at the last regular
meeting of this Board to investigate and
ascertain the merits oi certain claims
filed against the Board, beg to submit to
you the result Of our findings in the va
rious matters herein set forth:
We have considered carefully the facts
in the various cases and have consulted
with the attorney OF this Board, Hon.
jeff b. Snyder, as to the legal phases in
all the matters involved, and desire to
report as follows:
I'd In the matter OF Lowrance Bros,
former contractors for the Reid and Biggs
levees in Madison parish, La, which
contract was cancelled and relet, we
would recommend that the President be
authorized and empowered to take up and
offer the said Lowrance Bros, in settle
ment OF their claim, in full, the amount
due for certain topping done by them on
the Reid levec, before the high water of
the Board Of State Engineers OF Louis
lana, and at the price fixed in the con-
tract previously made.
CD We recommend the payment of
the sum of Five Hundred and four $1,000
Dollars, (Sj04.50) covering the items
shown on page two of said account filed
herewith; that this sum be paid to the
agent of the estate of Mrs. NJ. Z. Utz,
A. f. Kell, upon claimant giving receipt
in full in the premises.
The items aggregating the sum Of Six
teen Hundred and eighty-one and 97-l00
Dollars, Isl ,6Sl.97) shown ON page one
OF said account, we recommend be re-
jected.
CD In the matter presented by Mr..
John q. Sessions, we find some merit in
the claim and we recommend that the
President of this Board and Commission
er Hamley be appointed committee to
endeavor to arrange an amicable COM
promise with Mr.. Sessions.
"a In the matter of Stewart Bros.
Co., OF New Orleans, claim for damage
from fire to property caused by Inspector
setting fire to grassson levee, we recon-
mend that subcommittee of this Board
be appointed to investigate and fix the
actual damages caused, and that the
claimants, Stewart Bros. Co., be paid
upon the recommendation OF said COM
mittee.
Respectfully submitted,
T.. C.RHODES
r. P.sKELL
b. f. YOUNG
Committee.
On motion OF Commissioner Hill, sec
onded by Commissioner Guthrie, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
BE it Resolved by the Board OF Com
missioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District, That the foregoing reports Of
the Committees appointed 10y this Board,
be and the same is hereby adopted and
ratified and that the matters be disposed
of as recommended 10y said committees.
On motion OF Commissioner Young,
seconded 10y Commissioner kell, the
President was authorized to appoint u
committee to investigate the offer OF Mr..
John Scott, Of the sale of drag-line
levee machine, now at Henderson, La. =,
and to advise rs 10 the practicability and
ACCESSIBILITY OF purchasing this machine
and report to the Board it, findings.
On motion Of Commissioner Young,
seconded 10y Commissioner Guthrie, the
following resolution Wa, adopted,
Whereas, in the suits now pending in
the United States Court for this District,
of the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain Ry. Co.
versus Dunn, Hughes and Campbell,
Sheriils ct al, restraining the collection
OF taxes due 10y said Rail Road Co., in
which said taxes this Board has an in
terest, and that
Whereas, Blanchard, Smith x Palmer
have been retained a. counsel to assist
District Attorney snyder in the defense
of the suits nj an agreed upon fee of
1000 90
Resolved, That this Board agrees to
bear its proportion OF said lee based upon
the amount OF levce taxes involved in
said suit and with the permission of the
Governor and Attorney General OF this
State, which is hereby submitted, does
ratify and confirm the employment of
said law firm of Blanchard, Smith Il
Palmer.
The President appointed the following
committees: