Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-11-10
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH LOUISIANA
LEVEE BOARD.
Office Board Of Commissioners, Fifth
Louisiana Levee District, Tai
lulah. La. Nov. 9Th. 1922.

lulah, La, Nov. 9Th, 1922.
The Board Of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Leyee District
met in regular session, at its domi-
Gle, Tallulah, La. on this day.
The Board was called to order by
its president at 10 o'clock q. m and
the roll Of members called, there be-
ing present and answering to their
names the following Commissioners:
F. H. Schneider. Pres. w. D. Brown,
East Carroll.
A. E. Kell r. x. Boney Madison
S. 7. Shaw Tensas
J. H. Lambdin, J. d. Neal Concordia
Absent: B. +. Young. Tensas
A quorum being present, the bust
ness before the Board was taken up
and disposed Of as follows
On motion of Commissioner Kell,
seconded by Commissioner Lambdin.
reading Of minutes Of previous meet
ing was dispensed with.
On motion of Commissioner Shaw,
seconded by Commissioner Neal, u.
C.. Goldman, contractor Of weed cut
ting in Tensas parish, was allowed
$l,7O0O.00. partial payment; balance
Of the contract price to be paid ON
completion and acceptance by the
authorities
On motion Of COMMISSIONS: w. D.
Brown, seconded by Commissioner J..
d. Neal, on Recommendation Of the
President and Mr.. Brown, ]. I.
Cooper was allowed payment on his
contract for weed cutting. IN levees
of East Carroll parish, in the sum o1
$500 per mile on 60 miles Of levee
or total Of $2,1O0.00, in full. and
the president was directed TO have
warrant issue for said amount
On motion of Commissioner A E.
Kell, seconded by Commissioner h
X. Boney, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:--
Resolved, That every member Vt
this Board be instructed and request
ed, if possible to attend the confer
ence to be called by Governor Par
ker to be held in the City of Baton
Rouge, La, on the 10th Of this ninth,
to discuss with other Boards and
members of the National Congress
the question now paramount in thi
State, levee construction and main
tenance; and the best means where
by appropriations from the Nationa
Government to aid in such work may
be secured.
Be It Further Resolved, That tie
members of this Board be and are
hereby instructed and urged to al
tend the National Rivers and Har
hors meeting and the committee u
the National Congress, to be held /.
Washington, D. c., on or about tn
9Th, 7th and 9Th Of December, 1922
On motion of Commissioner Boney
seconded by Commissioner Shsw
the President Of this Board, togethe
with Commissioner w. d. Brown, b
and are hereby authorized to let q
contract for the repair of the leve
at "Quicksall" In East Carroll Par
ish, La.
On motion of Commissioner r. n
Boney, seconded by Commissioner
w. d. Brown, the following resolu
ton was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it is represented to thi
Board by H. B. Blanks, personally
appearing herein, that he has con
tracted with the Mississippi Rive
Commission for the construction VI
the Hard Times Levee located in tn
Parish of Tensas; that the U. S. En-
gineers of the Fourth Mississippi
River District recommend, as neces
sary, for use in the construction o
said levee, the taking Of land from
the Landslide thereof at Wilson Dyk,
and at or about Stations numbere
1852 to 1887; that said U. 5. En-
gineers request the permission AMI
authority Of this Board for the US
of 20 much Of said inside land .
may be necessary for the construc
ton Of said levee at said location ant
further that he, said contractor
would compensate, according to Law
the owners OF said land for the US
thereof and for the property de
stroyed.
Now therefore be it resolved, ths
in consideration Of the premises, til
said h. B. Blanks, be and he
hereby authorized, to use for til
construction. of said levee o
much land from the Landslide III. L,
Of as may be necessary for its col
struction at the place above spec
fed, provided however:
FIRST: That the land SO to b
used shall only be taken accord;r
to the plans and specifications Of Il
Mississippi River Commission or i