Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-01-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEPEE
BOARD.

RolTd OF Levee Commissioners Of the lensa>
on the 29rh Of December, 1887. Members
present.: ". + Ivy, U. Mil>aP., Chas .
Bdwman apI J. l.. Matthew's. Members
absent: II. H. Filhiol and A. Hrfncr
There being a quorum present, the b"ard
wa, called TO order. The B"a'a adjourned
until Tomorrow at 4 p. m. 10 meet the repre- |
.s.niatves of the Louisiana, Arkansas and
N.,onri Railroad Go
On motion OF Mr. Millsnps seconded by
VIZ. Bowman. the following resolution was
adopted: M-,.r>. M,li-'rs, Bowman and
Na;heus voting aHirm'tvely. Mr.. wv
voting negatively. Received, That IN lieu
81 lie r";rsi;inn> made to the LOUISIANA,
A,san.a, AMI Missouri Railroad Company on
20 9th day at lane, 1887 and l,h day OF
u,.rnLrr. 1881, and this day offered to he
.,ccett.d by sail Railroad Company, this
GARD make The following proposition for the
..nu.,f.,c iou Of the embankment referred to III
.l,d propositions, viz: Said Railroad Co.
hail construct and maintain its embankmen'
above overflow from point where ITS line
hall cross Crooked Bayou in section -,
township - South Range - West to
poin, on the northern terminus OF what is
know as the Bayou Macon Ridge in Section
20 Township II South, Range West, SAID
em,,anknent when constructed to be used as
its road bed by said Louisiana, Arkansas and
Missouri Railroad Company and IFS suc>
cessors. the course nj said embankment to be
in nor,lierly and souihcrly direction on the
west side of the Bayou Macon. Said em>
bankment shall have a roadway mn top OF
sixteen Q6) fee, with side slopes of y TO !
with only such waterways as may he actually
required for surface drainage. Ii shall be
constructed of earth taken from the sides
under the direction of this Board that O. the
Board of State Engineers Of the State of
Louisiana and completed on or before the
first day of April, A. D., 1880.
For and in consideration of the construction
and maintenance of said embankment by
said Railroad Company this Board will pay
or cause to be paid to said Railroad Company,
its successors or asst. ms as ioliuws:
/. Upon the completion of the said ems
bankment fifty thousand dollars in cash, or
in the bonds, this Board is or may be author>
lied to Issue.
2. A five mill tax annually upon all tine
taxable property subject to taxation for levee
purposes that now is, as well as that which
may hereafter be embraced in the limits Of
the Tensas Basin Levee District f)r period
Of twenty years from the first day Of January.
A. d., 1890. Said tax to be paid annually;
the first ins,al!nent to lie paid on the first day
OF Nav, A. d 1891, and the subsequent in
stall,nen,s to be paid on the first day Of May
in each and every year thereafter until the
completion of said time of twenty years.
3. A one and one half cent per acre tax
annually upon all the lands subject TO taxa
ton for levee purposes that now are, as well
as those which may here af,er be embraced
within the limits of the Tersas Basin Levee
District for period Of ten years from the
first day of January, A. D.. 1890; said tax to
be paid annually at the same time and in the
same manner as the five mil, tax herein be-
fore provided for shall he paid
a. Ninety per centum of the gross proceeds
of the sale of lands now belonging or that
may hereafter belong TO the State Of Louisi-
ana AMI now, as well as those which may
hereafter be embraced within the limits OF
the Tensas Basin Levee District, for period
OF ten years from the signing OF the con.
tract by the partie. thereto; provided that no
payment shall be asked for nor made under
this provision until the work herein coniem'
plated shall be completed. Thereafter pay
ments shuIl be made on the frs, days oil
November and Nav in each aud every year
until the full cad Of said period for the land:
sold during the six months preceding. But
the first payment shall be made rPon the
compl e,ion of the work herein specified
said payment shall embrace all the land sold
prior to that time after the date herein
fixed.
Ifprevious to the expiration Of the said ter
years the care, custody and control of said
lands shalt be conveyed TO this Board with
power to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose
of the same, then in lieu of ninety pc
cen,um o. said proceeds said Company shall
he entitled at its option to select and receive
ninety per eentnm Of the lands so coming
into the care, custody and control OF the
Board. And the President Of this Board i
hereby authorized to contract with said Rail
road Company upon the terms and conditions
herein set forth, and afterwards to deliver Tho
bonds herein named and to carry out 'h'
conditions and requirements herein specified
and to do and perform all the duties ant
obligations incurred by this Board by reasons
of the provisions herein set forth.
W. IVY,
SrEpHEN FAULK, President.
Secretary.