Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-01-27
PROCEEDINGS FIFTH LOUISIANA
LEVEE BOARD.


Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
Tallulah, La, Jan. goth, 1922.
The Board Of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
met in regular session, at its domi-
Gle, Tallulah, La, on the goth day
of January, 1922.
The Board was called to order by
its president at 1890 o'clock a. N.
and the roll Of members called, there
being present, the following commits
sioners:
F. H. Schneider, Pres, Leo Sh elds,
East Carroll parish.
R. X. Boney, A. E. Kell, Madison
parish.
S. T. Shaw -Tensas parish
j. d. Neal----Concordia parish.
Absent: ]. H. Lambdin, Concordia,
B. F. Young, Tensas parish.
A quorem being present, the reg
ular business of the Board was taken
up and disposed of as follows
On motion duly seconded, reading
Of minutes Of previous meeting was
dispensed with.
On motion of Commissioner ]. II.
Neal, duly seconded by Commissioner
Shields, the President was authorized
to issue a certificate Of indebtedness
in payment Of the final estimates on
the Harrisfeld Levee to and in favor
of Geisenberger & Friedler, the con-
tractors, of hatcher, Miss, the
amount being $9,6S1.61, for q period
Of four months.
On motion Of Commissioner
Shields, seconded by Commissioner
Boney, the President was authorized
to pay the interest due the First
National Bank, Vicksburq, Mss, on
a loan. Of $130,000.00 due January
FL, as semi-annual payment on said
loan, amounting to ($3.a00 0e) Three
Thousand, nine hundred dollars.
On motion Of Commissioner J. D.
Neal, seconded by Commissioner Kell.
the following resolution was adopt
ed
Whereas, The Boari Of Commis-
sioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee
District is defendant in that certain
suit filed by Mra. A lnie Penfield
Mower, Of Rockford, H., against this
Board, which is perdin.y ir tie NinsE
Judicial court, of Mad,.an parish.
Louisiana, being M. 21S0 on tie
Docket Of said court.
And Whereas, the amount involved
in this suit will. amount to several
thousand dollars, beng q SIT for the
possession Of the following described
lands situated in Madison parish,
La, to-wit: East hall of Section Il.
and West half Of Section %, Town.
ship IS, Range IL and containing
$40 acres, more or less, and,
Whereas, The Attorney for this
Board, Hon. jeff. B. Snyder, has
been and is now Attorney for the
Plaintiff, Mrs. Mower, in this suit.
and has asked to be excused as At
torney for the Board in this suit for
that reason.
Be It Resolved, That this Board
does hereby request the required au-
thority from the Governor and At
torney General Of this State to en-
ploy special counsel to defend this
s,,s< Co.. xhss nnc-J Al
Be It Further Resolved, That
should the same meet with the ap-
prevail Of the Governor and A.torn ~
General, Messrs. Bulls and Wade
Attoneys-at-law, be and are hereby
employed to defend. the said suit,
hereinabove mentioned and that this
Board, does, hereby request that the
fee be fixed at 100000, contingent
on the said Attorneys winning the
suit for the BoardA otherwise, it
shall be fixed at the sum Of $4,000,
this sum to be paid when said law
suit is finally adjudicated, the Gov
ernor and the Attorney General are
respectfully requested to approve
this contact and authorize the en-
ployment Of said lawyers, and pay.
ment Of said fee under provisions Of
Act 125, Of the Legislature for the
year 1912.
On motion Of Commissioner
Shields, seconded by Commissioner
Shaw, the president was authorised
to borrow $5,S69.20. from the First
National Bank, Vicksburg, Miss, aud
issue a certificate therefor for q pc.
Rod Of thirty days, bearing interest
at rate Of SO for the purpose Ct
paying for Estimate ~ Somerset
Levee, in the Parish Of Tensas, La.
On motion of Commissioner
Shields, seconded by Commissiore,
Boney, the following resolution wa
adopted:-
Resolved, That the Attorney fol
this Board, the Hon. Jeff B. Snyder;
be requested to make demand on tie
Black River Lumber Co., at vii.
let's, Concordia parish, La, for set.
Element with this Board for lumber
cut by them on lands Of this Board
and in the event that be cannot ef.
feet IN amicable settlement, that he
institute suit for the recovery Of
same in the District Court for Con.
rord;s parish- Ia