The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-10-01
SPECIAL Meeting OF
BOARD OF LEvEE COM.
Greenville, Miss, Seps. 81 1921.

IIceItlIc, MIDI, CtPt. 81 1871.
BE 1T KNOWN, That special meet
ing of the Board of Mississippi Levee
Commissioners was begun and held in
the offices Of the Board in the city of
Greenville. Mississippi at 11:00 O'Clock
am. on Wednesday, September 21st.
1921 Said meeting was held pursuant
to the following notice, authorized by
the President and sent out by the Sec
retary, to-wit:
September 10th, 1921.
To Members OF the Board OF Missis-
sippi Levee Commissioners
You are hereby notified and advised
that special meeting of the Board of
be held in the Boards offices in the
city OF Greenville at II o'clock am.
on Wednesday, September 21st. The
object of said meeting is to consider
recommendations of the Chief Engi-
neer with regard to supplementing the
government funds for revetment work
in this district
BY order of DR.. R. P. Crump Prest.
(Sgd.) G. S. Glassco,
Secretary.
At said special meeting there was
present the following officers and
members of said Board, 6o-wit:
R. P. Crump, President, Sharkey
County.
w. A. Shelby, Com, Bolivar County.
A. f. Graham. Com, Bolivar County.
Z. d. Davis, Com. Washington County
B. J. Tonnar Com, lssaquena County.
The Board being called to order by
the President, the following proceed
ings were had, and the same were or
dered entered on the Minutes OF the
Board. to-wit: Chief Engineer w. IL
Thompson read the following Letter,
which had been placed in the lands OF
the President and members CT the
Board. towit:
''Dr r. p. Crump. Pres,
Mississippi Lesee Board
Ni.ta Yuma, Miss
Dear Sir:
The revetment season has been
cod, and good progress mas peen
made. but the money will all be eX-
,ended We. before the end OF tine sea
,cn. Also lie season 5 werk, as now
tanned. viii not reach all o. the cav
M banks thas are in urgent need OF
revetment, and where caving banks
1af are in urgent need of revetment
and where trouble may easily come be-
ore another season. This is particu-
arly 6rue with respect to about 2,0Oo
eat cn the upper end Of Riverton,
.a9D test at Valewood. and 1000 feet
1t Cottonwood.
tlak this matter up with Major
)'ConlIor, with particular reference To
sise2io,l. and have his reply outlining
he rtssibilities from his standpoint,
n N which he states and shows that
/ viii he possible to place all, or any
,sr,. Of the above work providing the
Board will contribute at the rate OF
s20.10 Der lineal foot of revetment
rhis would mean a contribution oI
sAa 600 at Riverton $4,000 at Vaie-
wood. $4,000 at Cottonwood, total OF
$4,000. In my opinion we have no
,holce in the matter with respect 20
4iverton. For this comparatively
small amount the work will be som-
p.cted and danger eliminated, so Tar
a. We can judge, and if it is not done
the result even without disaster may
easily be cost to us next year of
many times this amount. To some
what less serious extent this is also
true as to the $4,000 needed at each
yalewood and Cottonwood.
One result of this additional work
will apparently be the elimination OF
all probability of emergency levee work
this season or next, and, as you know.
it takes very little emergency work TO