The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH LOUISE.
ANA LEVEE BOARD.
Office Board Of Commits
sioners Fifth La. Levee
District,

StonerS fttth La. LeVee
District.
Tallulah, La, July Is, 1921.
The Board of Commissioners for
The Fifth Louisiana Levee District
met in regular session, at its domicile
Tallulah, La, on this day. The Board
was called to order by the President
mt IL o'clock q. m. The following
members thereof were present. an
swering the roll call:
=. n. Schneider, President, and Lee
Shields, East Carroll Parish.
r. K. Boney and A. E. Kell, Madi-
son Parish.
J. T.. Kerr, Concordia Parish. -
Absent: B. F. Young and S. T.
Shaw, Tensas Parish.
Absent: J. H. Lambdin, Concordia
Parish.
TGere being . quoruw of members
present, the regular Business Of the
meeting was taken up 81 follows:
On motion, duly seconded reading
Of the suinutes Of the previous meet
ing was dispensed with.
AZ this juncture, business was sus-
pended In order to allow Hon. Jsmea
Gilfoil to present q matter before the
Board in reference to payment of
damages sustained by reason of rum
ming Q new loop levee through the
Buck Horn Plantation, under and by
authority Of Constitution Of the State
recently adopted. Following Mr.. Gil
fofl's presentation the Board adopt
ed the following resolution. on mo-
tion Of Commissioner BOney, second
ed by Commissioner Kerr.
Be Il resolved, That the Board Of
State Engineers be and they are here
by requested 70 submit to the Board
as soon as practicable, the amount of
land destroyed, or used, in the con-
Struction Of levees, or levee drainage
on all existing contracts In the dis
trict, prior 20 July 1st, 1921.
On motion Of Commissioner Boney
aeconded by Commissioner shields,
the following bills were allowed:
johnson Ice Co., ice-S $50
Cumb. I. & +. Co., phone svc 1920
DIV. Campbell. drvr and o. O. ESQ
=. n. Schneider, trav. exp 7.33
Guen.Lcs Dig. Co. gas, il,chns 1910
w. r. Gilfoil&Co. mvg houses oO.OO
Mad. Auto. Co., repairs to car 900
Total s13l az
On motion Of Commissioner Ken.
seconded by COMMISSIONER Kerr. the
contract made and entered into NV
the President of this Board, win 1.
II. Lincoln, to move the houses in the
right-of-way of the Millikin Bend
new levee, was approved and rati-
fed, and the President was further
authorized to have q cabin on the
right-of-wny Of the harrisfield Ieyee
~
On motion of Commissioner Boney
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
President was authorized to enter
into q contract with some one To re-
pair the Bougere Levee, in Concor-
-dia Parish. by day labor with teams,
or by contract IL most advantageous,
On motion Of Commissioner Boney
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution wzs adopted:
Whereas 1t becomes necessary fcr
this Board to negotiate a loan or Dor
row money from some Banking in
-stitution, or individual, to meet the
pro rata Of the allotment by the
Mississippi River Commission, made
March LIST, 1921.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That
the President Of this Board be, and he
il hereby authorized and empowered
TO borrow the sum Of One Hundred
and thirty thousand dollars, to meet
the pro-rata Of the allotment Of the
Mississippi River Commission for
levee construction In this district, un-
der provisions Of the Flood Control
Act Of Congress, adopted March list.
1917. The said loan 70 be predicted
on the revenues Of this Board derived
from az taxes for the year 1922. he
being aufhorized 70 issue certificates
of indebtedness therefor for one year
pledging all the revenues for the year
1921 said certificates to bear interest
at the rate Of go per amman, pay
able seini-annuaily.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the president of this board, be
authorized 70 state TO such party or
parties, as may make such loan, that
IS soon as the State Legislature, soon
to convene IN special session, shall
authorize. under constitutional pro-
vision, the payment Of greater rate
Of Interest than Sc, that the rate on