The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-24
PROCEEDINGS OF LEVEE BOARD
Office Board of Commissioners, Fifth
Louisiana Levee District

The Board Of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
met this day in regular session, at its
domicile. Tallulah. Ia.
/ The Board was called to order by
its president at 1880 o'clocN A Nj,
and there were present the following
commissioners:
F. H. Schneider, East Carroll.
T. P. He'll. President and +. X.
Boney. Madison.
J. H. Lambdin and J. W. Oden,
Concordia.
B. F. Young and c. c. Goldman,
TenSas.
Absent; E, J, Hamley, East Car
roll.
A quorum being present, the board.
after hearing the reading of reports
of the President, Secretary and En-
gineer Geo. Schoenberger. Of the
Board of State Engineers, proceeded
to transact the business before it.
Hon. ]. W. Oden, appointed TO fill
the unexpired term of Hon. E. c.
Rhodes, deceased. presented his COM
mission and evidence of having quail
flied, was duly recognized as member
of this Board.
On motion of Comr. Young, second
ed by Comr. Goldman. reading of
minutes of previous meeting was dis
pensed with.
On motion Comr. Young, seconded
by Comr. Schneider, the president was
authorized and empowered TO have
all necessary emergency repairs to
the levees in the district done when
found necessary.
On motion of Comr. Young. sec
onded by Comr. Goldman, the Presi-
dent was authorized and directed TO
pay the owner of the Harrisfield plan
tation ($1Oo.00) one hundred dol
lars per acre for ASS acres of land
taken on the land side Of the levee TO
complete the Harrisfield loop levee
in Madison parish.
On motion of Comr. Goldman, sec
onded by Cor. Young, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the action of the
Board of State Engineers, through
Chief Engineer Kerr and Assistant
Engineer Schoenberger, in cancelling
the State contract for the emergency
loop at Morancy (Millikens Bend)
and deferring the enlargement Of the
levee from Wilton to Goodrich, also
under State Contract until the season
of 1922, for the purpose of apply
ing the funds which had been allot-
ted to these works, to immediate con-
struction of a part of the main line of
new levee at Millikens Bend, be here
by commended and approved, it being
understood that proposals for the con-
struction of said part of said new line
of levee at Millikens Bend have al
ready invited, by advertisement to be
received and opened at the office of
the Board of State Engineers at New
Orleans, up to y O'Clock, noon, We'd
nesday July LIST, 1920.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, That the President
of this Board, be and he is hereby
directed to have the weeds cut on the
levees of the district, as soon as pos
sible and that the work be done under
the supervision of the Inspectors Of
the several parishes of the district
That the Inspectors be empowered t.
hire teams and men to do the work by
the day or, if more advantageous, by
contract with the approval of the Pre-
sident of this Board.
On motion of Commissioner F. H
Schneider seconded by Commissioner
Young, the following resolution wa
adopted by the Board, in regular SEES
sion convened, fixing the rate of taxa
ton for the Fifth Louisiana I.eve,
District, consisting of advalorem, acre
age and produce taxes, forced contri
buttons, of the 1920, a quorem being
present and casting an unanimou
vote for each section:
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No
"A of 1889, and Act No. 5, of 1902,
= local assessment or forced contribu
, ton for the year 1920 of One q
Dollar per bale for bales of cotton o
the gross weight of 52S pounds, i
hereby levied upon each and ever.
bale of cotton of crop of 1920, pro
duced within the limits of the FIT
Louisiana Levee District, upon land
subject to taxation, and the Tax Col
> lectors of the several parishes com
D prising the said District are hereb
:. ordered to proceed with the collection
of same, and in the manner provide
in the instructions heretofore give
them.
Be It Further Resolved, That
local assessment or forced contribr
ton for the year 1920, of Fifty $50
Cents per bale of cotton pressed b
:, the Lowry, or other round presses NJ
to exceed two hundred and sevent
- five f2751 mounds. is hereby leyie