Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-07-28
LEvEE BOARD PRocEEDINcs
Office Board Of Commissioners.
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.

Fifth Louisiana Lsvee District met
in regular session, at TAllulah, La,
its domicile ON this day.
The Board having been called te
order by the President thereof q
1890 A. NJ. the roll Was called
there being present the followinG
Commissioner, to-wit:
F. II. Schneider. President, Easi
Carroll Parish; A. E. Kell, r. X
Boney, Madison Parish; B. F. Young,
8. T. Shaw, Tensas Parish: ]. b.
Neal, Concordia Parish. Absent: Leo
Shields, East Carroll Parish and J.
H. Lambdin, Concordia Parish.
| A quorum being present, the bust
ness before the Board was taken up
and disposed Of ~ follows:
On motion Of Commissioners Young,
seconded by Commissioner Boney,
reading Of minutes Of previous
meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Commissioners Young
seconded by Commissioner Neal, the
President was authorized and direct.
ed to draw . warrant In favor Of
the Mississippi River Flood Control
Association for the sum Of 500. 90,
being for the assessment and member.
ship Of said organization and the
President Of this Board Was appointed
to represent this Board - Q membei
Of this association and to transact ell
business and attend meetings he NAY
deem necessary for the protection and
good Of the District.
On motion Of Commissioners Neal,
seconded by Commissioners Boney, the
following resolution was adopted,
to-wit:
Be It Resolved. That this Board,
approaching the efficient and faithful
services Of the ladies employed In TIE
telephone exchanges throughout the
District during the recent high water,
DO hereby appropriate the sum Of
$1,000 for each lady operator, % 4
recognition Of service rendered.
Resolved that the President Of this
Board be and il hereby directed TO
issue warrants to each for aaid
amount Of $1,000.
On motion Of Commissioners Young.
seconded by Commissioners Shaw, the
President was authorised to issue eer-
ti6cates Of indebtedness to al parties
whose land was taken for rieht-of-
way for levees since July LIT, 1921,
said certificates to be paid cut Of IN
advalorum tax Of 4 Of min, to Be
assessed for that purpose and which
win Be available n 1928. Said cer-
tificates to be issued without Interest.
The Application Of Alfred Hennen
for the purchase from this Board Of
the southwest quarter Of the north
east quarter section Is in toWnship
ID, north range II eAst, containing
1925 acres Of land, situated IN the
Parish Of East Carroll, and belongine
to this Board, WAS taken up and con-
sldered and the Secretary Was in
structed 70 write Mr.. C. 8. Wiley.
Attorney-at-Law, and state that t6iS
Board would agree to sell the timber
on this land only. E,
On motion Of Commissionar YounR.
seconded by Comminsioner Bonsy, Is
following resolution was ad6rtsd,
Be It Resolved, Thst = .eoumit*see
70 be composed ef tie freaideat ef
this Board and Z member ff6m enek
Parish, IN continuation With I fo4re.
tentative from The STATE Beard q
EngineerB. 70 BE- appointed 20 wait
upon the officers in eharro Of tke
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