The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-08-27
PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH LOUISE
ANA LEVEE BOARD.

Office Board of Commits
sioners Fifth La. Levee
District.
August 10th, 1921.
The Board of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
met in regular session, at its domlcile
Tallulah. La, on this day. The Board
was called to order by the PRESIDENT
at 10 o'clock a. m. The Following
members thereof were present. an
swering the roll call:
F. H. Schneider, President, and Leo
Shields, East Carroll Parish. :,
R. K. Boney and A. E. Kell, Madl-
son Parish.
S. 7. Shaw, Tensas parish.
J. T. Kerr, Concordia Parish
parish, and B. F. Young, Tensas par
ish.
present, the regular business of the
There being a quorum Of members
meeting was taken up as follows:
On motion, duly seconded, reading
of the minutes Of the previous meet
ing were dispensed with. Communi--
cations and reports of president and
Secretary were cad and fl led.
On motion of Commissioner kell,
seconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
claim of Messrs. Bland of Tensas
Parish fer reimbursement CT cost Of
drainage ditch on their property, ad-
jacent to the levee be made them by
this board, was deferred until next
regular meeting.
On motion OF Commissioner Shields
,econded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following bills were considered and
allowed:
IL. c. Kirch. Moving houses IS 5000
F. H. Schneider, Travelling Exp. 1897
A. E. Kell. Auto hire for insp.- 1000
Henry Kaufman, 1000
Johnston Ice Co. Ice for off, $50
Cumberland Tel. CO. Phone ser. $50
IGeisenb'ger & Fredle Dynamit 23.40
Guenard-Lucas Drug Co. oil-gas F53
isTal Hdw. &Furn. Co. Etc. bulbs ESQ
Total - ----$1S4.S0
On motion Commissioner Kerr
seconded by Commissioner Kell, the
president was authorized to pay the
amount due under contract with D..
H. Lincoln, for moving houses on
Buck Horn. when the work is com
pleted to his satisfaction.
On motion of Commissioner Shields
lseconded by Commissioner Kell, the
President was authorized to make
'lcontract for repair work to be done
on the Salem Hollybrock levees, IN
East Carroll Parish.
On motion of Commissioner Bo7ey
Iseconded by Commissioner Kerr,
Commissioner Kell was authorized to
contract with some one to cut the
n weeds on tn lie wees in Madison par
Iish.
On motion of Commissioner Kerr,
seconded by Commissioner Boney,
the President of his Board was au-
jthorized to contract for weed cutting
in East Carroll Parish.
On motion of Commissioner Shields
seconded by, Commissioner Shaw,
Commissioners Shaw and Young were
authorized to contract for weed cut
ting in TeRsas Parish, on levees OF
said parish.
On motion of Commissioner Shields
seconded by Commissioner Kell, Conn.,
lmissioners Lambdin and Kerr were
. authorized to make contracts for
weed cutting on levees in Concoroia
y On motion of Commissioner Kell,
Iseconded by Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution wa sadopted:
Resolved, That the Banner Demo
crat, Madison journal, Concorha
fSentinel and Tensas Gazette, be and
are hereby declared the official Jour
nails of this board.
Re it further Resolved. that the
compensation of these four years. be
. fixed at two hundred dollars (S200..
, OO) per annum each, payable quarter
lly, for publishing all minutes and the
semi-annual report of this board.
On motion Of Commissioner Kerr
seconded by Commissioner Kell, Com
missioner. ST. Shaw, was authorized
: to have ramp at Buck Ridge repaired
} There being no further business
: before it. on motion duly seconded
! the board adjourned. .
F. II. SCHNEIDER,
President.
Attest: o. w. CAMPBELL,
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