The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-17

Bend levee, at the extreme upper end of
your levee system, to the serious condi-
ton OF which, from the burroWing of
salamanders," the attention of your
board had several times been called by
the Board Of State Engineers.
This work was then also shortly let
out by the State, and is now about half
completed.
Since the commencement of this work,
however, it has been found that the
length of line affected by the burrowing
OF salamanders was much greater
than at first discovered, and an extension
OF the work very necessary.
Arrangements for this extension have
also been effected by the State, but the
amount required to pay for the work, as
extended, amounting to about $1,000
cubic yards and costing 1852, will ex-
coed that available to the district from
the State funds of 1900 and 1901 by about
81 600 which will have to be charged to
whatever may be available to the district
from the State funds Of 1902
The levee work thus undertaken in
your district by the State, payable from
the State funds of 1900, 1901 and 1902,
therefore, aggregate to date about
lac, 289 cubic yards of earthwork. cost
ing about 500, 453.17.
Owing to the fact that no systematic
and proper provision for the care and
preservation of the lines of levees in the
district has yet been made, abuses con-
tinue to be visited upon the leyees in
many localities, rejecting no credit on
the district, and which must certainly
| sooner or later result in injury to and
loss of property, unless arrested and the
damages repaired.
Respectfully submitted,
The BOARD OF STATE ENGINEEEs,
Per FRANK M. KERR,
Assistant State Engineer.
The following ordinances for the year
| 1902 were, on motion, duly carried and
adopted, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE LEvYING Ten MILL TAX
| ON ALL THE PROPERTY IN BOssIER LEvEE
| DISTRICT SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR
! LEvEE PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1902.
| Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That a Dis
trict Levee Tax of ten (t0) mills on the
dollar of its assessed valuation be and is
hereby levied on all property situated in
| the Bossier Levee District, subject to
taxation for levee purposes, for the year
1902.
An Ordinance Levying Local Assess
ment of Five Cents per Acre on every
acre of alluvial land with the Bossiel
Leyee District for the year 1902.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Leyee District
in regular session convened, That loca
assessment of five cents per acre on each
and every alluvial acre of land within the
Bossier Levee District for the year 1902
be, and is hereby levied.
An Ordinance Levying Local Assess,
ment of $50 per mile on Railroads
within Bossier Leyee District for yea,
| 1902.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com.
missioners of the Bossier Leyee Distric
in regular session convened, That loca
assessment of sixty dollars per mile be
and is hereby levied, for the year 1902
on every mile of railroad situated within
the Bossier Levee District.
An Ordinance Levying Special Assess
ment of Fifty Cents per Bale on eacl
Bale of cotton raised within the Bos
sier Levee District for the year 1902
Whereas, the funds to raise from tn
ten mill District Leyee Tax, Five Cent
Acreage Tax and Sixty Dollars Mil
Railroad Tax are not sufficient to locate
construct and repair levees, SO as to pre-
vent disastrous floods, Be it Resolves
and Ordained by the Board Of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District i
regular session convened, That specia
assessment of Fifty Cents per Bale be
and is hereby levied on every bale G
!, cotton produced in the Bossier Leve
District on land subject to taxation i
said district during the year 1902.
There being no further business be
;; fore the board to be transacted at TIL
meeting, on motion, duly seconded an
!, carried, the board adjourned, subject I
call of the President.
j. w. JETER, President.
T. N. BRADEN, Jr., See'y.