The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

ConccrGia $38,93l.62.
Tensas $39,14O.I5. s149.656.9O
Total, s284.759.S2.
Disbursements under Flood Con-
troll Act. :
February, Fourth U. S. District
allotment 1885,, 10000.
August Third U. S. District ailott.
nent s56,O00.0O.
November, Fourth U. s. District
allotment S1C5.01O.OO.
August, Third U. S. District aliott-
mert 100000.
November, Fourth U. S. District
allotment sos, 10000. $4S7,OOO.Oo
, Respectfully submitted,
9. ". CAMPBELL, Secretary.
y On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Hamiey'
the following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, that the President
of this Beard, be authorized and d.
rected to warrant on the Bank Of st.
Joseph, of st. Joseph, La, for the
sum of Fifty Thousand (50,OOO)
Dollars said funds to be delivered to
the ST. Peter Drainage District Of
ITensas Parish and by them used
kurder the direction of the State
BOARD of Engineers for the purpose
al drainage of the Kemp Levee
swamp and adjacent to and abbutt-
ling thereon.
On motion Of Commissioner Schnei-
der seconded by Commissioner Cod
man, the following bills were allowed
coo
Mrs. T. S. Sitton, rent on lot in
Lake Providence, used by U. S.
Government as camp site, $4,000; o.
N. Fowler, Engineer, making survey
and map CT lot 3, Sec. A, T. IL, R,
! q, Teneas Parish, the sum OF $3.50
On motion OF Commissioner Gold,
; man seconded b. Commissioner Ham
lev, the following resolution was
adopted:
whereas, The Tensas Lumber Co.
has offered this Board in settlement
OF claims Of certain tract OF iant
N Conccrdia parish aSgregatinS
about $50 acres of land, by paying
the Beard of Commissioners (S12.50l
twelve dollars and fifty cents pei
acre, in full settlement, and upon ad
: vice Of Us attorney in said matter
G. P. Bulls, it does hereby sccep
same in settlement, the land beini
. described as follows:
There being no further business
l. the board upon motion duly seconded
adjourned sine die.
T. P. KEEL, President.
l. o. w. CAMPBELL, Secretary.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
vi Tallulah, La, Jan. IA, 1872
To The Honorable Beard of Commits
H. sioners Fifth Louisiana Levee DistriC
Gentlemen:
l beg> TO submit the following n
L port CT general conditions in the Di
trict:
Il l have been unable to make an il
spection Of the entire District recent
ewing to the weather conditions.
u Very little has been accomplishe
since cur last meeting, in levee col
structicn, or repairs, owing to ii
'e stage of the river and almost col
~ slant rains.
&c In East Carroll Parish the ne
- levee machine at the state line h;
been in place for some time ar
ready for work, when conditions pc
10 nit.
The large machine above Lake Pr
o. whence has been unable to do an
thing.
Wilton Enlargement has been e.
III tended to another year and funds al
being used to build emergency Loo
III at Omega, Morancy and Harris Fiel
Omega is covered by two good GU
III fits and can be completed in for
- working days.
Morancy is covered By very go'
| fierce but nothing has been accom-
| lished on account of seipage wat
| and rain. Work on the long line
| Morancy has been suspended for 4
present and l fear it will be sevcg
months before they can resume wor
Milliken's Bend and Cabin Tee
leeves have been completed. A she
loop at Harris Field has been stalk
out and advertised.
The Government Levee Machine
Diamond Island, has been idle
some time.
| The Government Machine static
ed between the Burn and Ashwo,
has been laid up for some time ais
We had quite slide or subsidati,
Of the enlargement at Eard Tir
Dixie that caused considerable u
easiness, think we are prepared
80 meet any emergency there.
y. There is also Government lev
& machine at Kemp that has accom-
h iishcd very little recently.
b We have a force On Eorgers Lev
x cutting and restoring some slides tn
q have accomplished very little.