Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH LOUISIANA
lEVEE BOARD.
OFFICE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS |
FIFTH LOUISIANA LEVEE DISTRICT !
TalIulah, La, April 10, 1918.


ular session at Talulah, La, its..domi-
cile, on this day.
The board was called to order by the
president at 1880 a. m. and the roll OF
members called, there being present the
following commissioners:
f. J. Hamley, F. II. Schneider, East
Carroll parish; T. =. Kell, President, X.
X. Bony, Madison parish; b. F. Young,
q. c. Goldman, Tensas parish; f. c.
Rhodes, Concordia parish.
Absent: J. II. Lambdin, Concordia
parish.
a quorum being present, the regular
business of the meeting was taken up and
disposed of as follows:
On motion of Comr. Young, seconded
by Comr. Goldman, reading of minutes
OF previous meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Comr. Young, seconded
10y Comr. Rhodes, the following resolu
ton was adopted
BE it Resolved, That a committee con-
sisting of Hon. jeff b. Snyder andiComr.
Young, be and are hereby appointed to
90 over the assessment rolls for Madison
parish for three years prior to 1917, and
ascertain the amount of taxes paid this
board by Britton d Koontz Bank or NJ.
:. BeltZhoover, over and above the
amount actually due by them on land
they own, and the taxes on which lands
have actually been paid by some one
else, and report back to the board at the
next meeting.
On motion of Comr. Young, seconded
by Comr Rhodes, the president of this
board, together with the engineer in
charge of this district, were authorized to
have necessary repairs done on the Har-
risfield and Duckport levees in Madison
parish, and on the levee at Seddon's
Ramp, Tensas parish, as soon as practi-
cable
On motion of Comr Young, seconded
by Comr. Hamley. Mr.. G. C. Goldman
was granted permission to run fence
across the public levee on his property,
and to place posts therefor at points pre-
scribed by the engineer in charge of this
district.
On motion of Comr. Young, seconded
hy Comr. Rhodes, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
BE it Resolved, That the senators and
representatives in the legislature within
this district, be and they are hereby
earnestly requested and urged to oppose
to the utmost Of their ability and inilu-
ence any endeavor to reduce in any way
or in any amount the proportion OF the
state tax which is now allotted to the
State Board of Engineers.
BE il further, Resolved, That the pres-
dent of this board forward a copy Of this
resolution in personal letter to each SEN
ator and representative within this dis
trict.
BE it further, Resolved, That the presi-
dent OF this board forward copy of this
resolution to the presidents of the other
leyee boards within the state of Louisiana,
urging similar action on their part.
On motion of Comr. Young, seconded
by Comr Goldman, resolution was
adopted in the following matter, to-wit:
In re- suit of John g. Lonsdale VS..
Board of Commissioners for the Fifth
Louisiana Levee district, No. 1853, pend
ing in the 9th District court for East Car
roll parish:
Resolved, That the attorney for this
board, Hon. jeff B. Snyder, district at
torney, be and he is hereby directed to
defend said suit before the said district
court, and in said defense to keep in mind
all the inequities, if any, existing in favor
of either party, it not being the purpose
of this board to cause injury or great
hardship and loss to any of its taxpayers
who may inadvertently, or because OF loss
of records from lapse of time, be appar-
emily unable to prove payment OF taxes
more than 80 years ago.
Comrs. Schneider and Hamley reques-
ing themselves from voting in the above
matter.
On motion Of Comr. Hamley, seconded
by Comr Rhodes, the claim of 7. S. De-
loney of East Carroll, for moving houses
from right of,way of levee on his property
in said parish, was allowed for the sum
of $500, and ordered paid.
On motion of Comr. Rhodes, seconded
by Comr. Schneider, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That hereafter all con-
tractors shall be charged the penalty pre-
scribed by the Board OF State Engineers
of $25 per day for each and every day
they do not work on any contract with
this board; provided, they are not kept
from work by actual weather conditions
or high water, and in that case the pen
atty shall be deducted, otherwise to re-
main in full force and effect.
Inspectors throughout the district are
directed to keep a record of the time lost
by all contractors, and report to this
board for its information.
On motion of Comr Hamley, seconded
10y Comr. Bony, the bill of Mr.. Thomas
VI. Wade, for services rendered in con-
nection with reporting to levee board the