The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-22
L. M. SPENCER, Trustee,


Mason Spencer, Trustee was received
and read and on motion of Comr.
Young, seconded by Comr. Schneider,
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the land described in
applicants communication, is in the
opinion of the board, isolated and of
little value, and the best interests of
the board would be subserved by its
sale.
Resolved. that a copy of said com
munication be submitted to the Cover
nor of the State and if he approves
the sale of same, after due appraise-
ment and advertisement according to
law the same be sold to the highest
bidder.
On motion of Commissioner
Young, seconded by commissioner
Schneider, commissioners J. H. Lamb
din and J. T. Kerr, were appointed a
committee to investigate the claim of
James NJ. Davis, for refund of acre
age taxes on his property in lower
Concordia Parish, for a number of
years back and make their report to
Hon. Jeff B. Snyder, District Attor-
ney, for his investigation as TO the
legality of the claim.
On motion of Commissioner Kerr,
seconded by Commissioner Young,
the president Of this board was in
structed to appoint a committee, to
consist of himself and three members
of this board to confer with the u.
S. Engineer in charge of the Fourth
United States District, with a view
of getting him to embrace in the pro-
ject for 1evee construction this
season, the construction at Kemp a
new loop levee. Major Frank NJ.
Kerr, Chief of the Board of State
Engineers to be requested to join
this committee and lend his assistance
in this conference.
The president appointed the follow
ing committee: B. F. Young, ]. T.
Kerr and F. H. Schneider.
On motion of commissioner Young,
seconded by commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that The presGderE !af
this board with the Engineer in
charge, Mr.. Geo C. Schoenberger, to
make such arrangements necessary
I to close the gap in the protection
levee on Mrs. G-rton's place in Ten
sas parish; provided that they can
make arrangements satisfactory to
this board.
On motion Of Comr. Young, second
ed by Comr. Kerr, the following reso-
luton was adopted: Resolved, that
the members from the respective
parishes be constituted a committee
together with the State Engineer in
to investigate the. drainage at Hole
in-Wall and Gassclway and if they
may find necessary to have same done
without further delay.
Whereas, in the contemplated suit
of Pelican Lumber Co., versus the
Board of Commissioners for the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District, charging
SANDER Of title to the following des-
cribed lands:
All of fractional Thirty 500 in
Township Fifteen (15) North, Range
Fourteen (14) East, and containing
480.80 acres, as per deed recorded in
conveyance Book a." page 446, that
Mrs. Bedford sold said property to
Minch as per deed recorded in convey
ance Book IN" page POS, who in
turn sold to Little as per deed record
ed in conveyance Book "P," page
420, who in turn sold to your petit
Toner inn january 1871 then styled
Pelican Cooperage & Lumber Co., as
per deed recorded in conveyance Book
%" page So.
Resolved, that Geo. Spencer, ESQ.
into the merits and equities of plain
tiff and report his finding and re-
commentators in the matter 70 this
board.
The above resolution offered by
Conr. Young, seconded Comr. Ham,
ley, was adopted by this board.
On motion of Comr. Hamley, Sec
onded by Comr. Schneider, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the board is informed,
that timber growing on Island No.
IL, in Township 19, Range ID, East
in the parish of East Carroll which
said Island is property of this board,
is being cut and removed from said
Island and Whereas, the DistrictAt-
tcrney, the legal advisor of this
board, advises, that because of his
urgent attention being required by
his, private practice and by further
reason of the fact that he will be abb
sent from this district for a lengthy
period in the performance of his
duties as a delegate to the Consti-
tutional Convention; thereby neces-
stating the employment of special
council to protect the interest of
this board in regard to said timber.
Be it resolved, that the board does