The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-04-09
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings,

The Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District met
this day in regular session at
Bossier City, La, with Secretary
Braden at his desk.
Roll called. Present: w. B.
Mccormick, President; A. j.
Moss, Aleck Caplis and W. D.
Mercer, Jr. Absent: G. A. F..
Poole, T. w. Stinson and w. r.
Colquitt.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Secretary Braden then present
ed second final estimate on Chris
tiana Levee-amount 6370 cubic
yards-in favor of contractor r.
H. Bush; and second and partial
estimate on Willow Chute Levee-
amount $500 cubic yards-in favor
! of contractor T. w. Woodruff.
Upon motion duly carried,
These two estimates were ordered
paid, and President and Secretary
authorized to issue warrant for
same.
Secretary Braden stated to the
Board that the semi annual salary
of w. H. Scanland, editor Bossier
Banner, (amount $50 OO) ending
December 81, 1902, was due to
Mr.. Scanland. Upon motion duly
carried, this amount was ordered
paid to Mr.. Scanland, and Presi-
dent and Secretary authorized to
issue warrant for same.
Upon motion of Mr.. Moss, duly
carried, The following annual tax
ordinances for the year 1909 were
passed and ordered embodied in
minutes:
An Ordinance Levying Ten Mill Tax
on all the property in Bossier Levee
District subjest to taxation for Levee
purposes for the year 1903.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That a
District Levee Tax OF ten (l0) 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 1903.
An Ordinace Levying Local Assess
ment Of Five Cents per Acre on every
acre of alluvial land within the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1903.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners Of the Bossier Leyee District
in regular session convened, That q local
assessment of five cents per acre on each
and every alluvial acre of land within
the Bossier Levee District for the year
1903 be, and is hereby levied.
An Ordinance Levying Local Assess
ment OF $50 per mile on Railroads
within the Bossier Levee District for
the year 1903.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Leyee District
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of sixty dollars per mile be,
and is hereby levied, for the year 1903,
on every mile OF railroad situated within
the Bossier Levee District.
An Ordinance Levying Special Assess
ment Of Fifty Cents per Bale on each
Bale Of Cotton raised within the Bos-
sier Levee District for the year 1903.
Whereas, the funds to raise from the
Ten Mill District Levee Tax, FIVE Cents
Acreage Tax and Sixty Dollars a Mile
Railroad Tax, are not sufficient to locate,
construct and repair leyees, SO "a to pre-
vent DISASTROUS floods, Be it Resolved
and Ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District in
regular session convened, That q special
assessment of Fifty Cents per Bale be,
and is hereby levied on every bale OF
cotton produced in the Bossier Levee
District on land subject to taxation in
said District during the year 1903.
Several claims for emergency
work on levees during high water
in March, 1908, were presented,
and, upon motion duly carried,
the following emergency claims
were ordered paid, and President
and Secretary authorized to issue
warrants for same, viz:
D. b. Hearin .........................$ 2258 GO
Taylor & McDade. .................. 628 50
Hodges Connell Co., Limited. 513 50
Aleck Caplis ................. 446 so
J. H. VanHoose ...,,........,.... 277 20
w. D. Mercer 100000. ...................... 245 60
Lee Hardware Co.. Limited $500. ga so
w. A. Peasants Hardware Co.,
Limited, two claims, $i38.5O;
Sfff.B 250 "a