The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-22


]. T. Kerr, Concordia Parish.
Absent: ]. H. Lambdin, Concordia,
T. P. Kell, Madison.
1t became necessary before taking
I'D business of the Board to appoint
a Vice-President or temporary Chair
man of this Board in the absence OF
the President thereof. A resolution
was offered as follows:
Whereas, Honorable T. P. kell, the
President of this Board, on account
Of illness is now absent from the dis
.rict and will be absent for some time,
and because of that fact will be IN
able for the present to act as Pre-
sident:
Be 1. Received, That pursuant to
the provisions of Section 8 of Act
No. A of the year 1886 Of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louis
lara, Commissioner R. X. Boney is
hereby appointed and elected Chair
man of the Board Of Commissioners
for the Fifth Louisiana Lsvee Dis
trict, fully empowered to perform all
the duties of the President during the
inability Of President Kell, as set
forth and provided in said Section 3
of Act No. AZ.
The above resolution having been
duly offered by Commissioner Ham,
ley and seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, a vote was had thereon
and the following Commissioners
voted in favor thereof, and the cleo
ton of Commissioner R. X. Bonev
as Chairman Of this Board, viz: E.
j. Hamley, F. H. Schneider, B. F.
Young and R. X. Boney. And there
being no votes in the negative, nor
any other candidate presented, said
Commissioner R. K. Boney was de-
clared duly elected ard appointed
Chairman Of said Board.
| Reading of minutes Of previous
meeting was dispensed with and the
report of the Secretary was read and
on motion adopted and ordered filed
On motion Of Commissioner Young
duly seconded by Commissioner
Schneider, the resolution presented
by Capt. John B. Stone to this BoarC
FOR adoption, relative to rTar.;ns
rights and privileges for the State o.
Mississippi and the United State
Government to construct a line O.
/ levee through and over all such land
Of the State Of Louisiana as by tn
changes Of the channel Of said rive
4 have been separated from other part
e of said State Of Louisiana, was de
r ferred pending the investigation b
the Board of State Engineers an
their approval of same.
n The following communication wa
t received and read:
s Tallulah, La, January ID, 1921
The Hon. Board of Commissioners,
For the Fifth Louisiana Levee Distris
e Tallulah, La.
It Gentlemen:
e Your Board Is the owner Of tn
South East Quarter (SEA) of Sout
East Quartz (SEA) of Sectio
y thirty-two 1927 in Township Fiftee
:, (15) North, Range Fourteen IA
q East, containing 40.5 acres.
l. 1 desire to purchase this parce
and beg that your Beard will TAX
, : the required steps'to have the sam
l. valued, appraised and advertised fc
u sale, provided said sale shall me.
with the consent and approval OF til
Governor of this State, to whom
: beg you win submit this my propos
= ton, as required by Section 2 {
70 Act "a, Session Of Louisiana Legi
lature year 1920.
will bid for same at said sale,
= approved, and will guarantee. that
= said land should not sell for an
reason at said public offering to d.
fray all expenses to which your Boar
. has been put in offering same for sal
+. Yours truly,
L. N. SPENCER, Truste
By. jeff B. Snyder, Att
:. The foregoing communication fro
: Mason Spencer, trustee was receive
= and read and on motion Of Commit
!. sioner Young, seconded by. Commi
sioner Schneider, the following r
solution was adopted:
!. Whereas, the land described in a
a plcants communication, lis in Ii
# opinion Of this Board, isolated and ,
little value, and the best interests ,
the Board would be subserved
its sale.
d Resolved. that copy of said cor
4 munication be submitted to the Go
ernor of the State and if he approv
N the sale Of same, after due apprais
IS ment and advertisement according
N law the same be sold to the highe
bidder.
On motion Of Commissioner Youu
N seconded by Commissioner Schneide
w. Commissioners ]. n. Lambdin and
In 7. Kerr, were appointed a commit
to investigate the claim of James
Davis for rof,oI "a