Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-06-25


Mcclure presented the following
petition on behalf of the Provl-
dence and Western Rail Road
Company:
To the President and Members of the
Fifth Louisiana Levee Boord:
GENTLEMEN:-On behalf of the
Providence and Western Rail Com
pany, we desire to obtain a grant
of one-half of the lands in East
Carroll parish owned by you to aid
sid company i'll constructing rail
road from Lake Providence into
West Carroll parish.
We understand that you have no
authority to make an absolute do
nation for any purpose, hence we
offer two and half cents per acre
for said lands.
We desire to have a delay of one
year, or until July 1st, 1898, in
which to negotiate bonds and be-
gin the construction of said road,
and would like you to give said
company or its assigns the right to
purchase said lands at two and a
half cents per acre at any time
prior to July Let, 1898; provided
that if construction of said road is
not begun on July 1st, 1898, said
right is to be forfeited.
E. ]. HAMLEY,
Phil MCGUIRE.
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La.
June 18th, 1897.
On motion of Mr.. Stein, the fol-
lowing resolution. was adopted:
Resolved, That the President
of this Board is authorized to sell
to the Lake Providence and West
ern Rail Road Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, one half of all
the land owned by this District in
East Carroll parish at two and one
half cents per acre, as an aid to
the construction of a rail road
from Lake Providence westward;
provided that the deed to said
lands shall not be passed until
construction of said road is begun;
and the right of said company, its
successors or assigns, to purchase
said land at said price shall be for
feited unless construction is begun
and the deed passed on or before
July 1st, 1898.
Provided further that the spe-
cific half of said lands to be deed
ed to said company shall be desig-
mated by the two Commissioners
of East Carroll parish, aided by
the President of this Board.
On motion of Mr.. -Ransdell, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That whereas the
late high water has demonstrated
that a large amount of levee work
must be done in order to insure
protection against future floods.
And whereas one of our greatest
sources of revenue is from the cot
ton tax, which we think should be
one dollar per bale instead of fifty
cents as now provided by law;
And whereas we believe that the
unanimous opinion of the people
of the district is in favor of such
o tax;
Therefore. be it Resolved, That
our Senators and Representatives
in the Legislature are requested
to have the present law amended
so as to authorize this Board to
levee o tax of one dollar per bale
on cotton for at least ten years.
F. L. Maxwell, A. S. Coltharp,
J. E. Ransdell, J. Stein, c. C,
Cordill, G. G. Goldman and B. B.
Psrham, being present, each voted
"aye" on said resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Stein, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the several MEM
bers of the Levee Board be author
lied to dispose of all lumber on all
levees in the district including the
Wyley crevasse levee revetment,
the latter having served its pur-
pose, and to leave it there longer
would be an injury to said levee.
On motion of c.. G. CordiIl, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the. Pres
ident of this Board be authorized
to use money realized from sale of
lumber to pay for articles belong
ing to the United States Govern
ment lost during the high water
On motion of Mr.. Coltharp, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the President be
and he is hereby authorized to
convey by quitclaim deed unto
George G. Waddillsor his assigns,
Fractional North half of North
west quarter Section 2 North of
Tensas River. The undivided half
interest North lalf Section 8,
South half Section 3, West half of
Southeast quarter Section 4; West
half of Northeast quarter Section