The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-09
Proceedings of the Board of
Commissioners for Bossier
Levee District.
BossIER CRY, LA,
TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 1898. !

the Bossier Levee District met in
regular session. Present: W. H.
Hodges, Presidents; Messrs. H. j. 4
Lenoir, A. J. Moss, 7 G. Pickett and
T. w. w. Stinson. Absent-Messrs.
S. n. Arnold and D. E. Nicholson.
Aquorum being present, the Board
proceeded to business.
The Board of State Engineers was
represented by Capt. F. NJ. Kerr.
The minutes of January 6, 1898,
were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, Messrs.
Pickett, Moss and Hodges were APP |
pointed a committee to confer with |
S. N. Moody, with a view to the early |
completion of the Scopeni Levee, and
said committee being fully authoriz-
ed to enforce the terms of contract
with said S. D. Moody.
On motion of Mr.. Pickett, it was
moved and carried, That Mr.. J. Fl.
VanHoose be required to put at least
thirty teams at work on the White
House Levee within ten days.
Mr.. VanHoose being present, ac-
cepted notice of the foregoing reso-
luton.
On motion of Mr.. Moss, the Secre-
tary was instructed to notify all con-
tractors to resume work within ten
days from this date.
Mr.. Moss offered the following res
olution, which was read and adopted:
Be it resolved by the Board of
| commissioners of Bossier Levee Dis
trict in regular session convened,
That the President and Secretary of
this Board are hereby authorized and
directed to sign from time to time, as
they may fall due, orders upon the
State Auditor of Public Accounts for
the issuance of bonds as provided in
section 16 of Act No. SO of 1892, and
to deliver same to contractors in pay
ment for levee work done under con-
tracts entered into by this Board, in
accordance with the terms of con-
tracts, and the certificates of the
State Engineer in charge.
Mr. Pickett offered the following
ordinances which were read and
adopted:
An ordinance levying tax of ten
mills on all property in the Bossier
Levee District subject to taxation fol
levee purposes for the year of 1898.
Be it ordained by the Board Of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District in regular session convened
That District Levee tax of ten mills
on the dollar of its assessed valuation
for 1898, be, and is hereby levied OF
all the property situated within said
! District, subject to taxation for levet
purposes, for the year 1893.
An ordinance levying a local assess
ment of sixty dollars per mile OF
every mile Of railway within thu
Bossier Levee District.
. Be it ordained by the Board o
t Commissioners of the Bossier Leye,
District in regular meeting convened
? That a local assessment and force(
contribution of sixty dollars be ant
is hereby levied on every mile Q
D railway within the Bossier Levee Dis
d trict, for the year 1893.
t An ordinance levying a local assess
: ment of five cents per acre O.
n every acre of alluvial land With
: the Bossier Levee District.
: Be it ordained by the Board c
: Commissioners of the Bossier Leve
|, District in regular session convened
J. That a local assessment and force
j. contribution of five cents per acr
be, and is hereby levied, on ever
acre of alluvial land situated With
% the Bossier Levee District, for til
: year 1898,
. An ordinance levying a special assess
Il ment of fifty cents per bale on a
cotton produced on land subject I
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