The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-11-13
BENTON, LA.
4HURaDlY,.N ogRaGRxR -, 1909.
Boss1KR Cry, La, I
Nov. 8, 1902. |

session for purpose Of receiving
bids and awarding contracts on
tho Christiana and Willow Chute
Leves. Roll called: Present: J.
W. Jeter, President; G.. A. F.
Poole. A. J. Moss, w. T. Colquitt
and ". D. Mercer, Jr. Absent:
Alex Caplis and T. w. W. Stinson.
A quorum being present, the
Board proceeded to business.
Minutes of last meeting were
road and approved.
The Bossier LoveeB Board having
been notified that q Committee Of
I'VE members of the Caddo Levee
Board desired to meet with the
Booster Levee Board in open ses-
sion, and said Committee being
present, were invited in and did
participate % . Conference Com
mittee In its deliberations relative
to the proposed CUTOFF at South
side and Pandora. W.T.. Taylor,
President, together with j. NJ.
Robinson, ]. NJ. Sentell, W. v.
Robson and John Glassell, q
majority of members of the Caddo
Levee Board explained their mis-
sion, and asked that the Bossier
Levee Board concur with the
Csddo Levee Board, and allow
certain cut-offs to be made through
6outhside and Pandora planta-
tons, and after discussing the
advantages of said cut.offs to
both the Bossier and Caddo Levee
Districts, upon motion of A. J.
Moss, duly seconded and carried,
the following resolution was pass
Cd by the Bossier Leyee Board:
Resolved, That the Bossier
Levee Bo6fd authorizes the Caddo
Levee Board to have the South.
aide and Pandora cut-offs made,
provided the Caddo Levee Board
win satisfy the riparian owners of
the property through which said
cut-offs are to be made, and said
cut.offs to be made simultaneous
" and without expense to the
Booster Levee District.
After passage of the above
resolution the Csddo Levee Board
Committee expressed their thanks
10 the Bossier Levee Board for
the passage of said resolution,
and stxted they would absent
Themselves and allow the Bossier
Levee Board to attend to its bus.
mess.
Upon motion duly carried, Sec.
rotary Braden was requested to
open and read the bids on Chris.
tisnA and Willow Chute Levees.
The following bids, together
with the required deposits, were
received and read, viz:
BIDS ON cHRIsrIANA LEvEE.
r. H. Bush's bids and 37-i0O cents
j per cubic yard.
r. W. Woodruff bid-il and 5000
cents per cubic yard.
VIM. Brothers bid-i6 and 00-iOO
cents per cubic yard.
J. Thomas' bid-i7 and SO-iOO cents
per cubic yard.
BIDS ON WILLOW CHUTE LEvEE.
W. G. Burt's bid-1A and 90 100 cents
per cubic yard.
II. w. Ogdsn's bid-i6 and 40-i0O
c0Hta mar cu6ic ward
L VIM. Brothers' bid-A and $500
cents per cubic yard.
!, J. Thomas' bid-i4 and D-iO0 cents
! per cubic yard.
F. w. Woodrutf's bids and 80 100
cents per cubic yard.
r. H. Bush's bid of 13 and 37-iOO
cents, and F. w. Woodruff's bid of 13
and 90-i00 cents on Christiana and VIII
low Chute levees, respectively, being the
two lowest bids, upon motion of Mr..
Moss, duly seconded and carried. the
contract for Christiana letee was award
Cd 70 r. H. Bush 1t Is and 37-iOO cents
Per cubic yard. and the contract for the
w. Woodruff at Is and 00-i00 cents per
cuhic yard.
Altar tho swarding Of contracts was
SOoae e00 00CkOtoIy t000E0oQ 70 e8CQ ana
every unsuccessful bidder the amount Of
big required cash deposit accompanying
bids.
President Jeter and Secretary Braden
were then authorised 10 sign contracts
with tho Mccessful bidders. r. H. Bush
and +. w. Woodruff.
President ]. w. letter then notified
The Board that he intended to forward
his resignation a. . member OF Board
Of Commissioners Of the Bossier Leyee
District 10 the Governor at once, and
r0quested the Board 10 forward the Gov
amor . petition recommending the ap-
pointment Of W. b. Mccormick, Of Bos-
mar City, La, asa member Of the Board
Of Commissioner Of the Bossiar Lovee
DISCREET b take e1lect At once.
There bang no further business to b
attended 10 q this meeting, the Board
adjourned 70 meet in regular session On
dfSt IhuEs0ay IN January, 1908.
J. W. JETER President.
T. N. BRADEN. IN, 6ecsetary.
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