The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-03
IEVEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Office Board of Commioners,
Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Taliulah, La, Oct. 30, 1911


The Board of Commissioners fo
/ the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
S pursuant to adjournment of the las
t meeting, met in special session OF
r, call of the President, at TalIulah
La, its domicile, this day.
The Board was called to order bx
J the President at 1890 o'clock. and
= the roll being called, the following
members were found present:
, E. J. Hamley, F. H. Schneider
East Carroll; R. X. Boney, T. P. Kell.
President, Madison; B. F. Young. G.
Z. Goldman Tensas; E. C. Rhodes ]
H. Lambdin, Concordia.
A quorem being present, the bust
ness of the meeting was taken ND
and disposed of as follows: On mo-
ton, reading of minutes of previous
meeting was dispensed with.
The main object of the adjourned
meeting was to adopt resolutions.
under authority of Act AZ, of the
Legislature of Louisiana, to author
l2e the President of this Board to
draw warrants on the State Treasu-
rer for amounts OF allotments of the
District, by the Commission for the !
year 1917, to be placed to the credit
OF the Mississippi River Commission,
and to transact all unfinished bust
ness before the Board.
On motion of Commissioner Gold
man. seconded by Commissioner
Rhodes, the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the President
of this Board, by and under the
authority of Act AZ, of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Louisiana.
Session 1917, be and he is hereby |
upon approval of the
Board of State Engineers to place !
to the credit of the Mississippi River I
commission, in the State Treasury. /
or any banking institution of the !,
state that may be satisfactory to /!
the Commission or its duly author h
zed representatives, after comply &
ng with all the requirements of the q
lood control act: To construct and /.
'epalr levees in this District, the Il
um OF sixty-one thousand three e
lundred and thirty-four dollars Is
sol, $4,000, the said sum to be e
2plled to the levee work in the s
fifth Louisiana Levee District in &
ne Third United States District IS
omprising that portion OF the Fifth "a
Levee District from the -
-rkansas line to point opposite tn
'arrenton, in Madison Parish. La do
he said sum being one-third of the tn,
I'm allotted by the Commission for wi
nd district as provided in the food ms
'ntrol act. the
Now, Therefore, Be it Further Re- fol
lived, That this Board in compliance ant
it'll said Act of the Legislature. and au'
e requirements thereof, does here the
appropriate, or set aside the sum pro
SCI $500, not otherwise pledged Sta
obligations already made. to be sl5
aced to the credit of the Mississippi MAJ
yer Commission for the purpose by
relnabove stated, and the Presi- cree
Mt or this Board is hereby author lSsil
q to draw warrant on the State c
easurer of Louisiana, approved Nv maj
Chief of Board of State Engi- Rho
''S Ior SAID sum of S6l 1874 90, Was
i warrant to be made payable to BE
bank designated by the said Boa
for the credit of the ($2t
sident Of the Mississippi River mon
salal
m motion Commissioner Goldman IL
'nded by Commissioner Rhodes o'
following resolution was adopt- ATE
~ the Board to-wit: ".
e itresolved, That the President ezra,
his Board by and under author ~
IF Act 42, of Acts of the Gem MM
Assembly of Louisiana, upon IMH
oval of the Board of State En- ygS
ers, to place to the credit of ,S,.r,
mississippi River Commission in 3lHH
State Treasury, or any Banking NHIi
tuition of the State, that NAV WS%E
satisfactory to the Commission lilRE
duly authorized representa- iNg4
, complying with all of the re Ess
,me,ts &c a. NM