The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-01-17
.,scaIprloN, $780,
Fl1 IEVEE ELI!'.. FIGH! IS
4 AGAIN THREATENED
~. Demands consideration TOR
" s'''s,, ...s ot His Own County

.wick levee fight' NV
the ,ss5sIature ssG,ysr re two years m trng5' ag1'
b the lss'S,sa g aeain come to the frone, s,no
promises a has as been framed for prnus%ck ln1sUppi
ADll, asssing par to place the . Bruins .na 1ower ~
sa t,,st ot Warren county anas,,re in ans does
lsVss "a, a's,,a with the approval Of some u
As smssss s,''srs Of Bolivar, is leading tine
Mr. .''n Sll,s'', While he has no oolectlon CUE
70 having having. ,ns incorporated co.. in the lower
rsn counsy .,l.s;., he will oppose the meas
lsvss a,sss o,ss',' an amendment be incor. as
..tsd us sa'p providing that the lsVteS te the he
9s's,sr ga,asr county be first raised to Tine tine
BsIiss, sass standard snd established by 'ne
eorn'ss.Yb MN rnsmber from Bolivar CONTENDS is
i. int ,nasmuch a as the protection OF an
tns', m lna' soutb of Bolivar county oe,
ssnds upon the safety OF the ,s leseea ,s,aced I'd
lsa. psuas so,,ntv, in they should first be placeo
~ a'' standard grade. 1t is belleve' ,euee sas
.ss - advocates of the Brunswick s leVee to'
'as s,snrs ru will make an effort to get 10.
ssther with Mr.. sillers on ta's sor re4.
sst :, ,bs bill before it is offered for pass
sgs-Jackson News \ .
4 bill similar to the one now De
fore the Legislature was intro.
dueed at the last session, but was
defeat defeated d by Mr.. sillers. There ,7 ar, are
number Of objections to the oil
ss i introduced, and unless these de
fsets are remedied by amendments
0ur ,su's members Of the Legislature
will vii fight it to a finish. The oil
throws all Of the cost OF tn
Brunswick levee upon the Lowe
/ Ieyee District, while lands OF tn
| Inner Leyee District Of an almos
equal number Of acres would % o
protected by the levee and tn
! taxpayers Of the Upper Dlstrlc r.,
/ would not be taxed a cent. I'm
| iniustice Of this should defeat tn
| bill unless amended.
Then, too, the bill as introduce
| does not provide that Bollva
county levees be built up to con
mission grade and would leave l
with unfinished levees-and IT OF
levees should break at any poil
almost Of the terriotry south
the break west of the hills woul
be flooded-so our Representati7
is asking that the Upper Lew
District do their part towal
building Brunswick levee and tn
the levees Of Bolivar county
provided for at the same time.
We do not object to having t
Brunswick levee built-in fa'
there is no doubt that the peor
Of that section are entitled to pl
lection from overflow just as mu
as the people living in the Upp
and Lower Districts. But what ;
do want, and what Mr.. Sillers
lighting for, is justice-that
Upper District share in the burd
as well as the benefits of the lev
and that the levees of BoliN
county be provided for at
same time.
We are informed that those
favor Of passing the bill h;
things their own way in the St
Senate, and that the fight v
nave to be made in the House
amendments, W.. or the defeat of
Dill II those. in favor of it are
reasonable. As Mr.. Sillers is ch;
man Of the Committee on Lev
~ Inc House. he will undoubte
rave great influence in this
p'l other levee questions that +
come before that body.
~ the annual meeting of