The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

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| TIE application of Wisner & Dresser
to purchase lands was presented to the
hoard, when on motion Of Mr.. Psrhsni.
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, Messrs. Wisner & Dresser,
of the parish of Franklin. haYe applied
to this board to purchase 10000 acres
of land lying in the northwest corner
of the parish of Tensas. and in the
southwest corner of the parish of Madi-
son, offering for same % cents per acre,
payable on or before four months after
date.
Therefore be it resolved, That the
president of this board is hereby au-
thorized to deed to said Wisner & Ores
ser. on payment to him in cash on or
before the 28th day of October. 1899,
90 900 acres of land for Is cents per
acre. The description of the above
mentioned lands. by sections. town
ships and range. to be agreed uron be-
tween the president of this board and
said Wisner & Dresser"
On motion of Mr.. Clay the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the president of this
board be, and he is hereby authorized
to deed lands owned by this board to
the following named parties on pay
ment TO him in cash the prices as here
iuafter fixed, viz:
ITO J. e. Tillery, or his ssigns. the
John f. Scott tract in the parish OF
Concordia described as follows: "A
certain piece or tract of lend situated
in Concordla parish, La. and contain
ing $50 acres, more or less. bounded
on the north by Cross; on the south by
Coleman; east and west by Horse Shoe
Lake, at so cents per acre.
ITO John Dale, or his assigns. lands
in the parish of Concordia described as
follows: Swamp tract, sec. Is. 8, I
9 e., containing 273 acres, at Scots per
acre.
ITO G. w. Williams, or his assigns.
lands in the parish of Concordia, de-
scrbed as follows: Donation contain
ing 100 acres, bounded north and west
by Bucksnort; south By swamp and
east by Woodlawu. at so cents per
acre.
ITO Fayctte Williams, or bis as
signs, lands in the parish of Madison,
described az follows: Lots and Of
Sec %, Is. + 9 e, containing So acres,
more or less at so cents per acre
10 +. A. Gibson. or his assigns,
lands in the parish of Madison, de-
scribed as follows: The south half of
sec 80, Is, nr 10 e. containing 500
acres, more or less. at % cents per
acre.
ITO R. A. Gibson. or his assigns,
lands in the parish of Madison, descrb-
ed us follows: The southwest quar-
ter of section 20, t Is. l. 10 e. con-
tanning 159 and 50-l00 acres, more or
less. at % cents per acre.
TO G. w. Williams, of his assigns.
the NJ. E. Warren laads in the parish Of
Concordia, described as follows:
Bounded north by j. Smith. east by
Miller place. south by the Wild lands.
west by Barker lands. containing 1875
acres, at so cents per acre
The application of l.. M. DalgGrn for
option on 273 acres of land in Concor-
dia parish, was refused.
On motion of MIR. Parham the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
BE it resolved. That the action Of
j. T. Mcclellan. president of this board,
in deciding to John w. Register the fol-
lowing described lands IN the parish of
Tensas to-wit: All OF sec IS. 9 9
east. except the northern eighth of said
section heretofore sold by said levee
board to said Register. the portion of
said section now sold containing 551
acres.
ALSO the south half of the southwest
quarter of section IA, same township
and range, containing eighty acres of
land. all for the price and sum of
(S157.75) one hundred and ifty-seven
and 75-100 dollars, be and the same is
hereby approved and said sale rsti-
fed"
On motion of Mr.. Pnrham the follow.
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas. At meeting OF this
board held on the 9Th day of Decem-
Der, 1897. the president was authorized
to deed to the Lake Providence 81 Wes-
tern Railroad company. or its assigns,
25. 600 acres of land in the parish of
East Carroll, for the price and sum OF
(3) three cents per acre; provided, that
the deed should not be passed until the
contract for building said road had
been signed. and construction begun
thereon; and provided further, that
said agreement should be null and void
if construction was not begun and the
deed passed prior to September l 1898;
Whereas, Unavoidable delays in
beginning the construction of said
road have occurred; therefore. be it
Resolved. That the resolution
adopted December 8. 1897, be so
amended as to extend the time for pass
lug of the deed to said lands, and the
beginning of construction of said rail-
road from Septem Der 1, 1898, to Octo-
Der /, 1899.
Be it further Resolved, That the
president of this board is hereby au-
thorlzed to make deed to said lands
to said railroad company, or its as
signs, at any time prior to October 1.
1899, if the terms of said original reso-
luton have been complied with"
A proposition from Messrs. Wisner