The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-26
,rvEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Office Board of Commissioners, Fifth
La. Levee District.
un..loL u Iuiy q 1919.

Tallulah, La, July 9, 1919,
Tho Board of Commissioners OF tne
Fifth Louisiana Levee District me- IL
recuiar session at its domlclie' lei
I1igh, La, this day.
The Beard was called to orGeT py
the president thereof at ~ cicch
A NJ, the roll being called, the. 1oi-
lowing Commissioners were present.
answering to their names:
r I Hamley and +. a. Schneider
East Carroll parish. :, n-;
r X, Boney and I. T. kell, freSl-
dent, Madison parish. c,
b. F. Young and G. &. Goldman
Tensas Parish. ,,;,
F, c. Rhodes and j. II. Lamodin'
Concordia parish. o5
On motion of Comr. Young, read
! mo of the minutes OF the previous
Meeting were dispensed with, and the
reading OF all communications ana re-
/ norts taken up and dispensed WIN
! I he Beard proceeded with the regu-
! Ier business before it as follows:
! On motion of Comr. Young, sec
orded by Comr. Goldman, the 1oi-
, lnyvipp resolution was adopted:
Re il resolved That the presldent
of This Board is hereby authorized
and directed to have Autographed
225 out of the issues of the $l,UO0,-
! O0O 90 Act 141 of the Acts OF the
General Assembly of louisiana, 1or
! the year 1916, together with Sll0,-
GOO 90. already ithorraphed, making
n total of S400,000.0O, watch he Is
Girected to sell at not less than mar
with accrued interest. said bond shall
he of the denomination or Sl,OOO.oo
each ard bear interest at the rate o.
$50 per annum, payable III 4o-oV
I wears and bear date of Oct 18th and
April Is, respectively.
! BE it further reslved, That after
the sale of said bonds authorized by
! the foregoing resolution under pro
visions of Act No. z of said Act
of 1915, the president Is instructed
! to warrant on the State Treasurer
for the delivery Of bond or bonds TO
I the successful bidder or bidders.
On motion of Comr. Young, sec
onded by Comr. Boney, the follow
Whereas. T. N. Wade, Attorney
at-law, representing this Board in the
matter of sale and transfer of the
following described lands in Tensas
1 parish: 20
T. IA, N. R. IL, east, containing lou
acres, more or less, to w. M. Nose.
lev. a resident of Tensas parish, if
was found that the title was not
legally in the Board CT COMMISSIONERS
| but that CT the Britton q hontz
Bank, Natchez, Miss. and was an
ERRONEOUS sale and the facts show
1 &c a.
fund of the purchase price OF ST.
| 025.00,
/ Therefore, Be it resolved, That the
president of this Board, for reasons
| set forth above, is hereby directed to
refund to said W. Nj. Mcseley the
said sum of $1,025 90. - r."
/ On motion of Conn. Goldman, sec
/ onded by Conn. Young, the following
resolution was adopted:
/ Be it resolved, That the Prc3ldent
of this Board, be and he Is hereby
authorized to accept and make COM
/, promise with Hon. Jeff B. Snyder,
/ Attorney for Mrs. Mower, as q COM
promise and settlement IN full, IN
suit No. 2130 on the docket OF the
9Th Judicial District for the Parish
of Madison, La, Of the following
described lands:
East half (EHa) Sec. twenty (20l
and West Half Sec. twenty-oGe CID
Township l8, range II east, contain
ing $40 acres, more or less. MaGison
parish, La, for the sum OF (SS.0O)
eight dollars Per acre.
Be it further resolved, That upon
payment by Mrs. Mower OF said sum
/ Of Eight (6.0C) Goiiars per acre to
nr1th N~ 20
and direct the Attorneys CT this
Board to file such answer in said suit
as will confirm and make valid Mrs.
Flowers title to said land. 1t being
distinctly understood that there shall
be no deductions for taxes or any
other expenses incurred.
The vote on the above resolution
being as follows:
Yeas: Commissioners, r h o S
Young, Hamley, Goldman and Boney
Nays: Commissi, ners Schneider
Lambdin, and Kell. President.
II On motion Comr. Goldman, sec.
onded by Comr. Rhodes, the following
resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That G. P. Bulls
Attorney-at-law, representing this
Board in salt Chas. P. Taft versus
Board of Commissioners 5th La
Levee District, No. On the docket
of the 10th judicial District Court
for Concordia parish, La, in the mat.
ter of the following described lands
Ek of SEA and SWA ofSEA
Sec. Ia; Wa of VIZ Sec24; T.
r. s E. NWA of SWA, NEA G.
SWA and NEA of NWh sec. IL
7. 4, R. z, WIZ of SWA sec. y, al
sec 10; M of SEA and SEA o!
SEX Sec. Ia; SWA OF NE 4 Sec
Is, NEA Sec. %; SEA of NEA
SWA of NWA Section %, north
west quaters Section "a, NEA sec
SWA, SEA of NEA Sec 80; T. s
%; NEA of NEA Sec. 26; 81 OF
r. z. NWA and Wa of SWA Sec
2; NEA of NEA Sec. 10, NJ OF
] SW u, NWA Of sen and Wa Sec