The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-04-11

On 1854 bales of cotton. -. 1882 90
Total. .$7364 70
A. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, April l, 1895.
The President and Secretary re-
ported that since the last meeting of
the Board, they had made final settle
ments for the Waterloo to Navigator
Point levee, as per contract at a cost
of $40, 43S 3S to the Board.
The following ordinances were
read:
An ordinance levying a 10 mill tax
on all the property in Bossier Levee
District subject to taxation for levee
purposes for year 1895:
Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District in regular session convened,
That District levee tax of 10 mills
on the dollar of its assessed valuation
be and is hereby levied on all prop
erty situated in the Bossier Levee
District subject to taxation for levee
purposes for the year 1896.
An ordinance levying local as
sessment of FIVE cents per acre on
every acre of alluvial land within the
Bossier levee District for year 1895:
Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District in regular session convened,
Thit a local assessment of five cents
per acre on each and every alluvial
acre of land within the Bossier Levee
District for the year 1895, be and is
hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local as
sessment of $50 per mile on rail roads
within Bossier Levee District for
year of 1895:
Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District in regular session convened,
That a local assessment of $50 per
mile be and is hereby levied for the
year 1895, on every mile of rail road
situated within the Bossier Levee
District.
An ordinance levying special as
sessment of fifty cents per bale on
each bale of cotton raised within
Bossier Levee District for year 1895:
Whereas the funds to arise from
the 10 mill District levee tax, five
cents acreage tax, and $50 a mile
rail road tax, for year Of 1895, are
not sufficient to locate, construct and
repair levees so as to prevent disas-
trous floods; Be it Resolved and
Ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That a
special assessment of fifty cents per
bale be and is hereby levied on every
bale of cotton produced in the Bos-
sier Levee District on lands subject
to taxation in said District during
year 1895.
On motion of Mr.. Cash seconded
by Mr.. Moss the adobe and foregoing
ordinances and resolutions were
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Lenoir the Pres
ident and Secretary were authorized
to issue warranta on the State Audi
tor, in favor of Hunter Bros, con-
tractors for Knox Point to Buckhorn
levee, for $4,000, as partial payment
on said levee, said certificates to bear
s per cent. interest from date, inter-
est payable SINH annually, as per
resolution Of the Board, said contrac-
tors agreeing to deduct the difference
in interest on final settlement of work.
Mr.. Lenoir offered the following
resolution: Be it Resolved, That
the President and Mr.. Moss be au-
thorized to contract for the building
of protection line of levee at the
Whitehouse gin, said line to be let
at q price not exceeding ten cents per
cubic yard.
The roll was called with the fol-
lowing result: Yeas: Messrs Moss,
Lenoir, Hodges. Nays: Messrs.
Cash, Colquitt and Stinson-3.
And the resolution was not adopt.
ed.
Mr.. Moss moved that an appropri-