The Bossier banner., 1893-01-12
Proceedings Of the Board o.
Commissioners for Bossasr
I.svee District.

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The Board Of Commissioners Of the Bossier
Levee District met in regular session Pres
ent: W. II. Hodges, President; Msssrs. Z. N.
Arnold, b. j. Lenoir, A. J. Moss, T. q. Pickett
| and 7. w. W. Stinson. Absent-Mr. ID, r..
Nicholson H. 81
A quorum being present, the BOa1d proceed
The minutee Of December I'd, Goth and 3ist
were read and approved -
Capt. F. M Kerr. Assistant State Engineer,
| ives present his report
| On motion of Mr.. LenoJr, seconded by Mr..
| Pickett, fbe account of W. N. DOles. for clesi-
4 cal services and books furnished the Board,
was referred to the attorneys, with instruc-
| ti0ns to report on said account at next meeting
| of ths Board.
| Mr.. Moss offered the following resolotlon,
| which wss adopted
| Whereas, It fs reported that the contractors,
| 5. D. Moody L. Co, Limited, for what ID
known as the ScopeDi LeVee, has violated the
Atm seo.i3n VI his contract by sub letting same
| without The written consent OF the RresIoeht
Ofthis Board and whereasit g further report
| ad that the section ot the sad LeVee that has
been put up has been virtually abandoned TO
destruction by the jood now flowing round II,
no guards having been t.aoad thereon, or
steps taken 70 protect the enc5 thereof or any
measures tor protection.
BETH Resolved by the Board Of Com mission
ers OF tbe Bcsser levee District, That the
local tU.lhiss.u1sr i ~. Pickett, 10, and le
b9reb' requested 20 invest gate the SITUATION
anu condition gf s4id Leyee, ana ~ report to
LhI5 Board 1t its next regular meeting whether
Buch facts ami reports are true, and whether
the c0arr4et with sald Moody IL Co. should bs
| vacated u accordance with stipulation yth OF
the contract, or for such other action IN the
premises as this Board may then see fit TO take:
| On motion of Mr.. Moss, seconded by Mr..
Arnold, the President was instructed to notify
G. J. Foster, contractor for the Shady Grove
| Leyee, to proceed to carry ont his contract to
build said Levee, and on his failing to do so
within ten days, the President is hereby aa7
thorised to advertise for proposals to construct
said Shady Grove Levee.
On motion of Mr., Pickett, seconded by Mr
Moss, the following resolution was read and
| adopted: .
BE it Resolved bs the Board Of Commis-
si0ners of the BOssier Levee District, That the
/ President and Secretary of this Board be and
are hereby authorized to sign orders on the
the State Auditor in favor of the hereinafter
} named contractors for work on the following
& levees in Bossier parish, tor the following
= amounts in said Bonds:
s. D. Moody s. Co, Limited, Willow Chute
$l9,955 S.
]. G. Ogden, Gold Point. $6.4l7 IS.
. j. NJ. g. w. l.. Foster, Riverside, 81 ,446 81.
N ". Sentell, Cash Point. 42.444 AZ.
- G. J. Foster, VinsOn Bayou. 81 ,928 SO.
!. j. II. FulliloVe, Nicholson Crevasse, $40, ,0e(
f 90.
Antonio Curtis. Curtis, g. 1888 80
S. D. Moody & Co. Id Chllders-S 084 "A
!. l.. K Hodges, Navigator Point, 1885 62.
: L. K. Hodges, Hopewell, $ll20 co.
!, L. K. Hodges, Elm Grove, $4l06 81.
u j. H. VanHoose, White House, $2lT 70.
!, j.. w Atkins, Knbx Point, $1l 200 90.
!, Mr.. LenOir voting against the allowance o
= Estimate on Childers Levee.
!. On motion of Mr.. Arnold, seconded by MI
J. Moss, the Assistant State Engineer was au
thOrized TO employ, an Assistant Engineer {
work for BOsser and Caddo Levee Boards, tn
J, expense Of said Assibtsnt to be paid>eqasn
by said Boards.
Mr.. Moss offered the following resolution
;. which was read and sdopted:
al Be it Resolved, That the Presidents hereb
:, authorized to withdraw from the Treasury fit
O. Bonds of $lO0 each, discount same accordin
J. TO Sec. ii of Act creating this Board, and pa
, proceeds to Bell & Randolph, attorneys, an
]. H. Csbeen, Secretary, of this Board, on a
|. count. and to extent of their salaries earne
h ss attOrnys and Secretary of the Board.
- The following receipt was received:
8, "Reeeived of Capt. VIM. Robson, for aceouI
7 ofthe Bossier Leyee District Two Hundre
,, Thousand Dollars of Bonds of said Levt
Board, signed by the President and Seoretar
o. of said Board, authenticated. by seal, of I'll
] following numbers and denominations. to-wi
go sl00 Bonds. Nos. 1 to $50. in, 5o5 600
e. SO $500 Bonds Nos to 50, inclusive, 25O0O
7 i50$I000 Bonds 81 to l50, '' 10000