The Board of Commissioners of the
Lafourche Basin Levee District met
here Thursday of last week in regular
quarterly session, with Commission
er J, F. Wigginton of Lafourche pre
siding in the absence of President
E. G. Swartz of St. James, and the
following members present: Robert
C. Martin, Jr., Assumption; F. B.
Lemann, Ascension; A. Champaigne,
St. John; George Lnrio, St. Charles;
R. E. Perez, Plaquemines; T.V. Thag
gard, representing the railroads. As
sistant State Engineer John Klorer,
Secretary W. J. McCune and Levee
Inspector Hector Himel were also In
attendance. Commissioner Charles
Viering of Jefferson was absent.
Secretary McCune submitted his
report for the quarter ending June
.30, as follows:
Receipts-Balance on hand April 1,
$18,618.95; one-mill levee tax,
$8104.13; acreage tax, $1052.62; in
terest on banlf balances, $255.86;
Southern Pacific Railroad, $5000;
Texas and Pacific Railroad, $5000;
refunds, $2246.95. Total cash on
hand and receipts, $40,278.51.
Disbursements-Levee construction,
$14,683.71; material, $40,967.94; labor,
$34,087.87; inspector's salary, $300;
inspector's expenses, $116.98; secre
tary's salary, $450; commissioners'
mileage $786.51; commissioners' per
- --ffi exp fuses znd
reti ;.;r i o `+ f
notes, $12,500; towing, $382.50; guard
fng barges, $5; transferred to spe
cial fund, $2000; publishing and ad
vertising, $1.50. Total, $107,802.01.
Overdraft, $67,523.50. 4
The president was authorized to
borrow $25,000 to meet the require
menits of the board for the remain
der of the year.
Engineer Klorer presented a report
covering the work done by the board
and the government during the past
year. Completed contracts Include
the Donaldsonville concrete revet
ment, Stevenson enlargement, Hyme
lia crevasse levee and timber dam,
Star enlargement, repair of Pla
quemines parish crayfish excavations,
and construction of the Fairfield,
Four Oaks, Southside and Magnolia
levees.
