Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-09-16
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH LOUISIANA
LEVEE BOARD.
Office Board of Commissioners Fifth
Louisiana Levee District, Tai
lulah. La. Aug. 7th. 1921.

Louisiana Levee District, Tai
lulah, La, Aug. 7th. 1921.
The Board of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
met in regular session, at its domcile,
Tallulah, La, on this day.
The Board having been called to
order by its president at 10 o'clock
A. M. the following Commissioners
were found to be present at roll call:
F. H. Schneider, Pres; Leo Shields,
East Carroll.
R. X. Boney, A. E. Kell, Madison,
S. T. Shaw, B. Z. Young, Tensas.
Absent. ]. H. Lambdin, ]. +. Kerr,
Concordia.
A quorem being present, the fol-
lowing matters were taken up:
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting, was on motion duly second
ed dispensed with.
Reports of the President, Secretary,
with that Of State Engineer Schoen-
berger, together with all commune
cations, were read and filed.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
duly seconded by Commissioner
Shields, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That by reason of the
great damage that has been done the
property of Mrs. Kate Gorton.
resident Of Tensas Parish, by reason
Of the construction Of canal through
her property, outside Of the public
levee, and utterly destroying hel
private protection; the president OF
this Board, by and with the advice
Of the Board Of State Engineers, is
instructed to draw a warrant, not tc
exceed $1250.00, in favor of Mrs
Gorton, to assist her in repairing the
damages done.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney
the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the claims Of Geo
d. and M. w. Bland, residents Of
Tensas Parish, for a certain cost
Of construction drainage. ditch, ad
jacent to the levee, which ditch wa!
destroyed in enlarging the levee, b.
allowed for one half the amount Of
the claim and the president is di
rected, when funds Of the board art
available, to pay said amount.
On motion Of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Shaw, tn,
president Of this Board was author
lied and directed to make a settle
ment for the full and equitable val
ne, at the time it was cut, Of the
timber cut by the Black. River Lum
Der Company, on hands belonging Il
this Board, situated in Concordis
Parish, La.
Bids for the following repair worl
at Haggaman, Salem and Hollybrool
we're opened and considered:
The following being the lowest
bidders:
Haggaman drainage ditch. w. T
& G. H. Lowrence, 22.40c pei
yard.
Hollybrook, Enlargement, w. T. &
G. H. Lowrence 22.40 per yard
Salem Enlargement, W. T. & G
H.'Lowrence 22.40 per yard
Robt. N. Amacker, Hagaman drain
1890 per yard.
The president, under previous au
thorization was instructed to lei
these contracts under the best possible
conditions.
On motion Of Commissioner YOUNG
seconded by Commissioner Shaw
the following resolution was adopted
i Resolved, That the President b.
and he. is hereby authorized to ad
vertise for the enlargement Of /,
part of the lone Levee in Tensa
Parish; that the Board Of State En-
gineers be requested to have the nee
essary survey Of this work done an,
Advertise the work to be let according
to law.
| Resolved further, that it is to b
agreed and understood by the bidde
or contractor, on said work, that thi
work to be let conditioned on it
being paid after January LIST, 1922
| On motion duly seconded, the fol
lowing claims were allowed:
On motion duly seconded, the
Madison Journal, printing notices lie
Cumb. Tel. & Teleg. Co., phone sers
S. L. Maxwell, weed cutting Concor
Guenard-Lucas Drug Co., sundries ,
Mcguire & Schneider gas and oil TO
A. G. Frost repairing mower for be
F. H. Schneider, Pres. travelling ex,
Powell & Perkins. weed cutting En-,