The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-30

dlOug satu ecc{ion i1lHe,. len chains 10
place OF beginning containing eighty
acres more or less.
And in deciding aud conveying to
Magruder G Hays, of Tensas parish,
La, the following property to-wi!:
| Southeast quarter dissection 20 aud
east half of Southwest quarter of sec
lion 20, ! Of sec 20 aud OF "
sec 20 IN township eleven, north
range ten east, containing two huu-
dred and forty acres more or less.
On motion of Mr.. Goldman tho bill
of j. B. O'KelIey for $6S, amount of
cotton tax raid by error, was allowed
aud ordered paid.
On motion of Mr.. Cordill the bill of
the-Southern Cotton Oil Company for
$l6.25 was laid over 10 next meeting
of the board, aud the bill OF I. Nee.
Lyman for 1915 was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Cordill the action
of the finance COMMITTEES in approving
the bill rendered by the Union Oil
company of 1924 for the sum of 1882
was ratified, aud the secretary in
strueted 10 forward warrant for 1882
to said oil company, aud that any
claim of said company over and above
The saia SUM Of si62 be rejected.
On molten Of 81. Cordil the bill of
| George Spencer E,r $50 for services
rendered in nstioi of enrolling, etc, of
certain bills passed at recent session of
legislature was allowed and ordered
paid.
Tho bill OF Hart & While for
$4.96l.27, fof labor Oh Biggs lesee was
on motion oi Mr. Coltharp allowed
and ordered peij, warrants for same
to DO drawn against revenues OF 1898
bearing six per cent per annum inter-
est from date eff issue, until paid.
On motion Of Mr.. Cordill The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, The revenues OF 1898 will
settle all the floating and warrant in
debtedness OF this board ofevery char
acier; therefore, cit
"Resolved, That the president of thia
board, with the approval of the chief
state engineer, issi.ereby authorized to
advertise for six hundred thousand
(600,000) cubic Yards of work ON the
levees of this dis,rict commencing at
Biggs and extending TO Inc Arkansas
line, payable out of The revenues OF
1899, with warrants bearing six per
cent per annum interest from date Of
ISSUE"
Mr.. RansdeIl presented an ap2liea-
ton from F. f. Montgomery, asking
that quit claim deed 10 224 acres OF
land in the parish of Madison be made
to him, and Offering the sum of $50: for
same, when on motion Of G. c. Cordill
the following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, That the president of
this board be authorized to deed to F..
f. Montgomery the following describ-
ed lands in the parish OF Madison, to-
wit: The n W OF sec 5nw OF 0
I of W OF sec s, township 10, u n
Ace, containing 224 acres, upon pay
ment to him by said Montgomery, of
fifty cents per acre cash therefor"
The bills of j. E. Ransslell for $40 60
and of F. l.. Maxwell for So As for ex-
penses and kilograms, were allowed
aud ordered paid.
The finance committee presented the
following report, which was received
and read:
On motion of Mr.. Goldman the re-
por,-Nas approved aud bills therein
approved were ordered paid:
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Delta, La, July Is, 1895.
To the President aud Members CT the
Board of Commissioners tor The
Fifth Louisiana Levee Districi:
Gentlemen We, your fiuanco COM
inittee- beg leave to report as follows:
We have examined and approved
the following bills and recomms nd
their payment, viz:
J It Mcclellan. making statistical
report ....,.-.........-S lUU w
report ................ 100 90
A 7 Lane, expenses .............. 50
~ Stein & Co.. supplies for leVee
work .....-............... 50
G w Montgomery, pay roll for labor
on levees and team work .. 81 so
J Il Hodges, wheelbarrows, etc . rs 80
Union Oil Company. .......s..... % II
ID Muir s..... Observation-Disclosures. IL Is
q l. Boney l16 30
ID M Siocumb ..... .......... 40 %
IL Martin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ 20
/ Total ........,............ $6l3 81