The Bossier banner., 1894-06-14
Proceedings of the Board of Com
missioners of B0ssier Levee District.
BossIER CRY, LA, }
THURSDAY, JUNE Z, 1894.

Boss1ER CRY, LA, !
THURSDAY, JUNE Z, 1894.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Bossier Leyee District met in regular
session. Present: W. II. Hodges,
President; Messrs. p. B. Cash, W.
T. Colquitt, III. j. Lenoir, A. J. Moss,
Thos. G. Pickett. Absent: T. w. W.
Stinson.
Mr., E. H. Randolph, attorney, was
present.
The minutes of April 9th were
read and approved.
The following ordinances were
read:
An Ordinance Levying a Ten Mill Tax
on all the Property in Bossier Levee
|: District subject to Taxation for
Levee Purposes, for year 1894.
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 it's assessed valuation
be, and the the same is hereby levied,
on all property situated in the Bossier
Levee District, subject to taxation,
for levee purposes, for the year 1894.
An Ordinance Levying Local AS
sessment of five cents per acre of
Alluvial Land within the Bossier
Levee District, for year 1894.
Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District, in regular session convened,
That local assessment of five cents
per acre on each and every alluvial
acre of land within the Bossier Levee
District, for the year 1894, be and is
hereby levied.
An Ordinance Levying Local AS
sessment of Sixty Dollars per mile
on Railroads within Bossier Levee
| District, for year 1894.
| Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District, in regular session convened.
That local assessment of sixty dol
lars per mile be, and is hereby levied,
for the year 1894, on every mile OF
railroad situated within the Bossier
Levee District.
An Ordinance Levying Special AS.
sessment of fifty cents per Bale on
on each Bale Cotton raised within
| Bossier Levee District, for year
| 1894.
Whereas, The funds to arise from
the ten mill District Levee tax, five
cents acreage tax and sixty dollars q
mile railroad tax, for year 1894, are
not sufficient to locate, construct and
repair levees, so as to prevent disas
trous foods;
Belt Resolved and Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the Bos
sier Levee District in regular session
convened, That special assessment
= OF fifty cents per bale be, and is here
} BY levied, on every bale of cotton pro
duced in the Bossier Levee District
on lands subject to taxation in sale
District, during year 1894.
/ On motion of Mr.. Lenoir, seconded
by Mr.. Pickett, the above and forego
! ing ordinances and resolutions were
adopted.
T Mr.. T. G.. Pickett presented an &C
count for $275 90 for repairing and
! maintaining the Magenta Levee, anc
work done on the Pruitt Levee, dur
ing last high water.
On motion of Mr.. Moss, the &C
J count was allowed.
On motion, Mr.. Pickett was allow
ed S21 for expense attending meet
ings of the Board.
The President appointed Messrs
Colquitt, Lenoir and Moss as a Com
mittee to visit lower end of the Dis
trict, to investigate the line with the
view of continuing the work to the
J end of the District.
On motion, duly seconded, the
President and Secretary were author
lied to draw the following Warrants
on the State Auditor.
No. 45-Thos. G. Pickett. .S21 OF
46-Thos. G. Pickett. -. 25 OF
47-Tbos. G. Pickett. . $50 OF
On motion of Mr.. Moss, the Boart
adjourned to meet the first Thursday
the 9Th day of September, 1894.
j. H. CABEEN, Secretary.