The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-06-03
F.,-se Of SPECIAL MEETING
or THE
MISSISSIPPI LEVEE
'"' COMMISSIONERS

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\ meeting ss of the Board of M, Mlss,s. Is
Tsyee Commissioners VIII DC
h the offices of the Board on
= Nav 22nd 1922. Said meeting
my lusd for the purpose of consider
III 4. issuance of Certificates OF In
= ,,s.c to meet allotment made
4. Mississippi River Commission
7. !. necessary construction work,
!, discussion of the financial
!, the Board. Said meeting is
,nder the provisions of law for
.,in. an emergency session OF
| ..,,d It is desired that there be
4 I attendance Of the members.
,,dsr Of r. P. Crump, President.
Yours very truly,
ciyued c. S. GLASSCO, Sec
said meeting there were present
allowing members:
?. Crump, President.
j Graham, Commissioner.
D. Davis, Commissioner
Tonnar, Commissioner, and
NJ Powell, Commissioner.
n Board having been called to or
Nv the President, the following
,.sdings we're had and the same
ordered entered on the Minutes
be Board, to.wit
knomey E. J. Bogen presented the
wing petition asking that the next
ujDs term Of Circuit Court be pre-
lifted.
During the recent high water fight,
N the Delta was threatened by a
disastrous flood. the planters OF
Ahgton County were appealed TO
assistance, and the response was
aIuOus. For five weeks the plant
their managers and their labor
vgil, and did not relax their ef-
b until the fight was won; a serv-
tr which this Board and people
most grateful.
While the planters were devotlng
u efforts toward preventing an
lbw, their crops were neglected
are now in the grass, the season is
advanced and every laborer is
Ned fl the field.
De Circuit Court of Washington
lsty convenes according to law on
third Monday of June of this year
continues for five weeks. The
Hing Of Circuit Court takes away
the plantation in many instances
landowner, the manager and the
rnr, either as litigants, jurors or
aSses before the Grand Jury. Not
gor man can possibly be spared,
IN response to the request of a
y number Of planters of Washing
County, this Board respectfully
pits to the Honorable S. F. Davis,
trl Judge Of this Judicial District,
he pretermit both the civil and
nnal terms of the Circuit Court of
County, II in his opinion the same
w mol be detrimental to the pub
Sefare."
y motion Of Commissioner Davis,
nded by Commissioner Tonnar,
carried, the petition was favorably
y upon. The matter of issuing
uleates of Indebtedness was
Snl before the Board and a state
showing balance in the various
o. the district was exhibited.
ssl engineer w. l.. Thompson
averbal statement to the Board
'ls tnat it was impossible at this
estimate the cost of the high
y nsht and the necessary repairs
We lsvee during the ensuing sea-
'uu submitted the following esti-
RP' crump, Pres,
Levee Board.
ksf.
suui''on to ordinary progress on
~ Enlargement work, with ma
aad teams, the miscellaneous
,aal should be done, as indi-
W troubles and weaknesses
s'nent by this years flood, is
rs sN approximately as follows:
."s Wash repaired:
On machine work s95 ooo
A. "nere .............. 5000
~, 'ee ~, repairs and impvt. 10000
M ~ saO levees and extens. $4,000
Nsee regulation (spill-
M, ~ "..,.,.......... 10000
,''. ~ leyee restoration and
rahl: 'A'n wave
on machine work.
'lds repairs: '''''''''''' So'ooo
n. ~ machine work ....... /?
spr levees; '''''''''''' o'Voo
Below Dennis x ooo
Mtilsh ..sl Point 10000
A'A'rook Neck ......... ''''0V
!. AMI. any,. sta. $3.50 ......... $4,000
N. Asout Station 1870. 1000
I, ,s.a 'sssss lprobable,: bIs' '''''' i0'000
: Iliorlv ~.
liah,a., -O0-oiso ......... 10000
ta S,aal saal rights Of way 49,. $4,000
M os,s s's'ood that the above is ac-
y ~ Z as to general classified.