The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-03-09
Proceedings of the Board Of
Commissioners for Bossier
Levee District.
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regular session. Present: W. II.
Hodges, President; Messrs, II. J.
Lenoir, D. E. Nicholson, T G. Pickett
and T. W. W. Stinson. Absent
Messrs. S. N. Arnold and A. ]. Moss.
The Board of State Engineers was
represented by Capt. F. NJ. Kerr.
The minutes of February I'd, 1893,
were read and approved.
A quorurfi being present, tie Board
proceeded 10 business.
Messrs. Hodges and Pickett re-
ported that the committee appointed
on Scopeni Levee had conferred with
Messrs. S. D. Moody & Co., as to
same, that they had adopted an emer-
gency line-Messrs. Moody & Co.,
agreeing to loose one-half of the line.
Said committee was continued and
authorized to force the early compile
ton of said work.
On motion of Mr.. Pickett, the
certificate on Scopeni Levee of date
Dec. %, 1892, for $1,000 cubic yards
was allowed.
The following report from Tax
Collector was received and read:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Bossier Levee Dis
trict:
In pursuance of a resolution of
your Honorable body, at its last
meeting, I respectfully submit the
following report of collection of
Special Levee tax to date:
On Special Levee and acre
age to Dec. 81, 1892. IS $50 90
On Special Levee and acre
age from Jan. to Mar. 1, $3.50 81
On produce tax to date, 1895
bales of cotton. ....... 897 so
Total. -. .S7926 II
tits difficult to approximate amount
of roll collectable at this time, and
the indications are that there will be
a large extension and delinquent roll.
A. r. THOMPSON,
Sheriff and ex -officio Tax Collector.
Benton, La, March /, 1893.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
Be it Resolved by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District, That the President and Sec
rotary of this Board be and are hereby
authorized to sign orders on the State
Auditor in favor of the hereinafter
named contractors for work on the
following levees, for the following
amounts in said bonds:
Name of Contractor. Levee. Amount
S d Moody & Co Limited, Scopeni. $l3, 600 OF
S d Moody & Co, Willow Chute, $500 OF
]. G. Ogden, Gold Point, 1900 OF
JIM. & w. L. Fostor, Riverside, $500 OF
N. w. Sentel, Cash Point, 1900 OF
c. J. Foster, Shady Grove, $500 OF
j. H. FulliIove, Nicholson Crevasse, 800 OF
j. w. Atkins, Knox Point, 5000 OF
On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, The Tax
Collector is hereby instructed to pro.
coed at once to enforce collection Of
the Levee taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson
Messrs. Pickett and Hodges were ap
pointed as a committee with full au
thority to advertise for, and employ
extra teams and hands, to be placed
at work on the White House Levee
The following accounts were ex
amined, allowed and approved:
F. NJ. Kerr, for expense Engi-
neers. 80 % VI
F. NJ. Kerr, for salary Assist
ant Engineer, to February
q, 1898. ............... 1876 OF
JIG. Sanders, manager for W.
W. Johnson, livery bill. =. 81 q
W. F. Taylor, cash advanced
Geo. Wilson. ........... 80 OF
Glassell, Rives & Co., cash
advanced. 264 g.
The following resolutions wer
read and adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the Presiden
and Secretary draw a warrant TO
$40 90 in favor of Roll & Po,1olob