The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-10
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings

The Board OF commissioners OF
the Bossier Levee District met
this day in special session. Roll
called. Present: w. B. McCor.
mick, President; A. J. Moss, w.
D. Mercer, Jr., and W. T. Colquitt.
Absent: G. A. F. Poole, Aleck
Caplis and T. w. w. Stinson.
A quorum being present, the
Board proceeded to business.
Upon motion, duly carried, the
reading of the minutes of last
meeting were dispensed with.
President Mccormick stated to
the Board that he had been in
formed by Captain F. M. Kerr,
Assistant State Engineer, that the
State would build the Rough and
Ready Levee, and thereby relieve
the Bossier Levee District Of this
expense.
Next in order-sale of Levee
District lands.
After a general discussion of
the ACCESSIBILITY of selling the
Lake Bisteneau lands,
It was moved and duly carried,
That the sale of the Lake Biste-
neau lands be deferred until the
question of titles to said lands
will have been fully determined,
and the Secretary was instructed
to withdraw the advertisement of
said lands.
Upon motion of w. D. Mercer,
Jr., duly carried, R. B. Childers'
bid of $40 per acre, on about 60
acres of land in section II, lying
adjacent to land sold to A. F.
McDade & Co., was accepted,
upon the following terms: One
third cash and balance in one and
two years; notes for the deferred
payment bearing 8 per cent inter-
est until paid, and President and
Secretary authorized andinstruct-
ed to make deeds to same, as per
survey of j. M. Davies.
Upon motion of W. D. Mercer,
j., duly carried, r. B. Childers'
bid of S. per acre on about Is
acres of land in section 5 was ac-
cepted upon the following terms:
One third cash, and balance in
one and two years; notes for the
deferred payments bearing 8 per
cent. interest until paid, and Pres
ident and Secretary authorized
and instructed to make deed to
same, as per survey of j. M.
Davies.
| Upon motion of Mr.. Colquitt,
duly carried, w. D. MERGERS bid
of $25 per acre for all cultivate
BILE lands in sections Nos. 8 and
8, belonging to the Bossier Levee
! District, subject to survey of j.
M. Davies, was accepted upon the
following terms: One-third cash,
and balance in one and two years,
notes for deferred payments bear
ing 8 per cent interest until paid,
and President and Secretary au-
thorized and instructed to make
deed to same.
/ Upon motion of A. J. Moss,
duly carried. the President and
Secretary of this Board are au-
thorized to enter into writing with
Thomas Caplis for the purchase Of
certain lands belonging to this
Board in sections 8, 8 and 10,
township Is, range IL, Bossiel
parish, at the price of $25 pei
acre, subject to survey, at ex-
pense of Thomas Caplis, inal
deed to said lands to be made as
soon as the suits of A. Latter
and others, versus Bossier Levee
: Board, now pending in Supreme
Court are finally decided.
j Upon motion, duly carried, the
survey of all Levee Board lands
sold and to be sold, are to b.
made at expense of purchasers.
Upon motion, duly carried, the
Secretary was instructed to with
, draw the advertisement for bids
, for construction of Rough auc
Ready Levee, and to withdraw
the advertisement for the sale o
all Levee Board lands, except tn,
following: Moon Lake lands il
, sections Il and %, lot 8 in sectio,
IA, lot 8 in section IL, and lot Z il
section 5, all in township is
, range IL.
There being no further bust
: ness, this Board adjourned Il
, meet again in regular session o,
first Thursday, LIST day of Octobe
1903.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President
IT. N. BRADEN, JR., Sec'y.