The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-17
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH DISTRICT
LEVEE BOARD.
Office Board of Commission
ers, Fifth La. Levee District
Tallulah. La. Aug, z, 1921

Tallulah, La, Aug. 2, 1921
The Board of Commissioner for the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District met in
regular session at its domicile, Tallu-
lah. La, on this day.
The Roard having been called to
ordercrder by its President at 10 o.
clock a. M, the following Commits
sioners were found to be present at
roll coll:
F. H. Schneider President, and Leo
Shields. East Carroll Parish.
R. K. Boney and A. E. Kell, Madi-
son Parish.
S: T. Shaw and B, F. Young, Ten
sas Parish.
Absent: J. H. Lambdin and J. T.
Kerr, Concordia Parish.
A quorum being present, the fol-
lowing matters were taken up:
Reading of the minutes of previous
meeting was, on motion, duly second
ed, dispensed with.
Reports of the President, Secretary
with that of State Engineer Schoeh-
berger, together with all communica-
tons, 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 to
the property of Mrs. Kate Gorton, a
resident of Tensas Parish. by reason
of the construction of a canal through
her property. outside of the public
ilevee, and utterly destroying her pri-
vate protection, the president of this
Board, by and with the advice CT the
Board of State Engineers, is instruct
ed to draw warrant, not to exceed
81, 10000, in favor of Mrs. Gorton,
to assist her in repairing the damages
done.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney,
the following resolution was adopted /:
Resolved. That the claims of Geo.
D. and W. w. Bland, residents of Ten
sas parish. for certain costs of con-
struction of drainage ditch, adjacent
t. the levee. which ditch was destroy
/ ed in charging the levee, be allowed
for one-half the amount of the claim
and the President is directed, wher
tfudns Of the Board are available, to
pay said amount.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Shaw, the
President of this Board was author
ICED and directed to make a settle
ment for the full and equitable value
at the time it was cut, of the timber
cut by the Black River Lumber Co.,
on lands belonging to this Board, sit
uated in Concordia Parish, La.
Bids for the following repair work
at Haggaman, Salem and Hcliybrook
were opened and considered:
The following being the lowest bid
ders: w. T. and G. H Lowrance.
Haggaman drainage ditch -22.40 yd.
HCllybrook Enlargement--22.40 I'd.
Salem 22.40 yd.
Robert N. Amacker
Haggaman drainage yd.
The President, under urevioius au-
thorization, was instructed to let
these contracts under tn chest pos
sible conditions.
On molten Of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Shaw, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the President be, |
and he is, hereby authorized to ad- I
vertise for the enlargement of a part |,
of the lone Lcvee in Tensas Parish |
that the Board of State Engineers |
be requested to have a necessary sur |
veX of this work to be let according
tc law.
Resolved, further, That it is to be /
agreed and understood by the bidder !
or contractor, on said work, that this !
work to be let conditioned on its be-
ing paid after January LIST, 1922.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-