Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-19
PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH LEVEE
BOARD.

Fifth Louisiana LeVee OlStrlcC,
Tallulah, La, July 10th. 1918.
The Board of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
met in regular session, at its office
in Tallulah. La, on this 10th day of
July A. D., 1918.
There were present at roll call
the following Commissioners:
E. j. Hamley, F. II. Schneider,
East Carroll Parish.
R. X. Bony, T. p. Kell, President,
Madison Parish.
B. F. Young, Tensas, Parish.
f. C. Rhodes, J. H. Lamdin, Con-
cordia, Parish.
Absent: G. c. Goldman, Tensas
Parish.
A quorum being present, the bust
ness before the board was taken up
and disposed of as follows:
By motion of Commissioner E. &.
Rhodes, duly seconded by Commiss-
Toner Schneider, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, that it is the sense of
this board that the funds to be al
lotted to this district, fromo the
General Engineers fund, for levee
construction, by the advise of the
Board Of State Engineers be ex-
pended in part upon the enlargement
of the levee from Wilton south to
Salem, in East Carroll parish to the
extent of completing 100000 yards,
or thereabout.
On motion of Commissioner
Rhodes, seconded by Commissioners
Schneider, the President of this
Board was authorized to purchase
Ford car for use of inspection trips
on the levees and also for service
of members of the board of State
Engineers, when travelling in the
district.
On motion of Commissioner
Young, seconded by Commissioner
Bony, the President was authorized
to have the weeds cut in the district
under the supervision of the Inspect
ors of the various parishes compris-
ing the district, and to purchase tie
necessary machines to do the work
with.
BY motion of Commissioner
Young, seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, the Mississippi River
Commission has directed that all
fences be removed from public
levees, and,
Whereas, it is the sense Of this
board that for many and manifest
reasons the maintenance OF the
fences on the levee is a positive
benefit to the levees themselves;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
President of this board be and he is
hereby directed to 60 personally be-
fore the Mississippi River Com
mission and respectfully submit to
them the benefits and advantages
to elvee interests in the maintain
ance of said fences and earnestly re-
quest of them in the interest of the
levees themselves, that the said rule
be modified.
BY motion of Commissioner Ham,
ley, duly seconded by Commissioner
Bony, the following resolution was
adopted.
Be it resolved, that the Attorney
of this board, Hon. Jeff B. Snyder,
be and he is hereby authorized and
directed toinvestigate the claims
made by Mr.. R. D. Calhoun in be-
half of certain parties owning lands
in the parish of Concordia, and the
suit of Henry Denhart against this
board in reference tothe title Of the
Ek of Sec. SO T. IL. R. IL. E. in
the parish of Tensas. He is author
lied and directed to make appear.
ance in said suits, and If it should
appear that the title to the lands
sued for and claimed is justly in
the claimants thereof, that he file
answers in the suits brought and
to be brought admitting the truth
of the claims of the plaintiffs, and
consenting that judgment be rem
dered in accordance with the facts
and justice, if however, the claim Of
the plaintiffs be not just, and the
title of said lands be in this Board,
that he oppose the claims Of the
plaintiffs, and conduct the suits to
final determination.
By motion of Commissioner
Young, seconded by Commissioner
Rhodes, the following resolution was
adapted by the board:
Be it resolved that the President
of this board be authorized and d.
rected to get permission from the
Governor of the State to employ
special Council, who in association
with the Hon. Jeff B. Snyder Atty.
of this board will bring at once the
necessary proceedings to establish
by final judgments the ownership Of
all the Islands situated in the Mis-
sissippi River, claimed by this
board and to agree upon the COM
pensation to be paid such special
Attorney.
By motion Commissioner Bony
seconded by Commissioner Young,
the following resolution was adpted !:
Be it resolved, that the president
of this board be and he is hereby
authorized to appoint a committee
of one from each parish in this dis
of one from each parish in this lev
ee district, of which committe he shall
be a member and chairman; that this
committee be authorized to devise a
plan or plans for the purpose Of
equalizing taxation for levee pur-
poses in this district and that said
committee submit the plan to the
several Police Juries of this levee
district for their consideration and
that said committee report the re-
suit of their action to this board as
soon as practicable.
On motion of Commissioner
Bony, seconded by Commissioner
Hamley, the above resolution was
reconsidered.
On motion of Commissioner
Young, seconded by Commissioner
Bony, the following resolution was
adopted:
Be it resolved; that the Presi-
dents of the Police Juries Of the
couo,.nl norirhoc In this dicf,.icf ho