The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-18
Official Proceedings Of the Fifth
District Levee Board.

Delta. La, Wednesday Dec. 8, 1897.
Pursuant to call of the president the
Board of Commissioners for the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District met at Delta,
La, this day.
There were present F. l.. Maxwell,
president; A. S. Coltharp, Madison
parish; Jos. +. Ransdel. East Carroll
parish; &. G. Goldman, Tensas parish;
Il. b. Parham, j. b. Hiserodt, Concor-
dia-par;sh.
A. I. Lane, Secretary.
Absent-C. G.. Cordill and J. Stein.
A quorum being present the board
proceeded TO business.
The secreiary's report was received
and read.
The applications of w. H. Ward and
A. S. Caldwell. and of Chas Chaffe and
J. B. West for purchase of land were
received and read when
On motion of Mr.. Coltharp the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Be it resolved, That the offer of
Charles Chaffe and Joseph B. West TO
purchase an undivided one half interest
IN the following described lands in
Madison parish. to-wit: Lot 4, of Sec
ton 20. lot of section 80, northeast
quarter of section 80; and west half of
west half of section 33. 16, n r II, e
be and the same is hereby accepted,
and the president of this board is here
bysauthorized and instructed to make
quit claim deed of said interest To
said Chaffe and West. on payment by
them TO him of the price of fifty cents
per acre for same.
BE it resolved, That the offer of w.
II. Ward and A. S. Caldwell, of fifty
cents per acre for quit claim from this
hoard to the following wild lands, sit
uated in the parish of Madison. to-wit:
North half and southwest quarter of
section 2k northwest quarter of section
rs; all section 81; all section "a; west
half OF northeast quarter and east half
OF northwest quarter of section %; all
in township Is. n II, be. and the
same is hereby accepted, and the presi-
dent of this board is hereby authorized,
and instructed to make to said parties
quit claim deed of the interest of this
board in said lands. upon the payment
by them to him of the price of fifty
cents per acre therefor.
On motion of Mr.. Ra.Al the fol-
lowing motion was adopted
Resolved, That the president of this
board is hereby authorized and in
structed to deed to I. B Davis. the uu-
divided one-halt interest in and to the
Oakland" plantation in the parish of
East Carroll, for the price and sum of
($l,500) fifteen hundred dollars; five
hundred dollars thereof to be paid in
cash on the execution of deed TO said
purchaser and the balance in two equal
payments of FIVE hundred dollars each
in one and two years from date of
deed, with 8 per cent. interest per an
mum thereon until paid. said deferred
payments to be evidenced by the notes
of said purchaser secured by vendors
lien aud special motgage upon the
property sold.
On motion of Mr. Ransdell the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, tins board has large body
Of unproductive lands in East Carroll
parish which produce no revenue and
are unsaleable ut any. price at the pres
eel time:
And whereas. the construction of
railroad through said parishswestward
from Lake Providence to connect with
Che Houston Central. Arkansas and
Northern Railroad would invite popu-
iation. Increase the production of said
parish. add TO the wealth thereof. in
crease the assessed value and be the
means of largely increasing the
revenues of this board for levee pur-
poses. tae railroad itself becoming tax
able and adding largely to this revenue;
Aud whereas. snch railroad would
prove of incaiculable benefit to the
board in every high water fight;
Therefore be it resolved, That in con-
sideration OF the premises tlfe presi-
dent of this board is authorized to sell
70 the Lake Providence and Western