The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-12-30
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board of Commissioners of the Red
River, Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf
Leyee District.


Leyee District.
ALEXANDRIA, LA,
Dec IL, 1896.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Red River, Atchafalaya and
Bayou Boeuf Levee District met
this day in special session pursu-
ant to call of the President.
Present-Joseph II. Meeker, Of
Rapides parish; EGG. Richard, Of
St. Landry parish; j. E. Trudeau,
Avoyelles parish aud State Engi-
ueer, Il. NJ. Kerr.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read ,andsapproved.
Mr.. A. j. Lafargue appeared be.
fore the Board in the interest of
the land owners of the Second aud
Fifth Wards, of Avoyelles parish,
in connection with the location of
the levee OH Red river iii that SEQ
ton when the Board was ready to
undertake tue building of the
same.
MIR. 0. P. Couvillion appeared
before the Board and SUBMIT.
ed certificates of Assessor and Tax
Collectorof Avoyelles parish, show
ing amount of taxes collected on
land in Avoyelles parish that had
been omitted from Assessors rolls.
and which had been located by
Mr. Couyillion and placed on the
rolls for taxation.
Mr.. sConvillion also submitted
IA proposition to become the land
agent Of the Board for Avoyelles
parish for a commission of 5 PEI
cent on amount Ut sales arranged
through him.
Mr.. e P. Veazie appeared before
the Board in the interestuf Mrs. T.
2. IarmaDson aud Estate of McMil
Ian, who desired. to redeem proper
ty formerly belonging to them abt
which had been forfeited for non
payment of taxes.
The petition of Mr.. Klaus, ask
ing to be refunded the sum 0
$i.O5, taxes which he alleged. hat
been paid twicesduIings.sa me yea
on same property, WAS Submitted
! The petition Of St. Louis, Aroy
Giles and Southwestern Rallwa,
Co., asking that the mileage ta.
imposed Oh said road for the yea
1896, be reduced from $4,000 t
5lS 80 per mile, was submitted
Engineers Kerr reported that
was necessary to repair Nei'so
levce, in st. Landry, AS it coul
not stand another high water al,
Il crevasse there would overflow
large section Of the district. II
: estimated that the necessary RI
pairs could be..sslnade for $1,000
On motion it was resolved tina
Nelson levee, in St. Landry Pal
: ish, be repaired and the Secretar
was instructed to advertise tb
same at once aud the State eng
neers requested to stake out th
same.
On motion, the President wa
authorized to draw 4 warrant 0
, the State Auditor in favor of G.
Couvillion for the sum of $548.3
in full settlement Of all claim
against the Board under the co,
tract of 1893.
On motion, Mr.. G. P. Couvillio
was made land agent of the diI
trict for the Parish of AvoyelIel
: the said agent to receive a con
mission of 5 per cent. on sales NJ
! go,iated through him, said COZ
} tract to he revoked by either sid
at pleasure, provided such revoc;
! ton .shonll not affect rights a
: ready accrued.
On motion, the President va
authorized to convey to Mrs. I.
Harmanson and to Estate of NJ,
: MILAN the land formerly belon.
ing to them and which had bee
: forfeited to the State for non-pa,
: ment Of taxes, upon payment of a
} taxes that were due on the prof.
ortv at fine IF fOrf.itnra and tn.