The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-13
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings

BossIER CITY, La, AUG. 2, 1903.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District met
this day in special session at Bos-
sier City, La, to receive bids on
levee contract work, and to re-
ceive bids on Levee Board lands.
Roll called. Present: w. B.
Mccormick, President; A. j.
Moss, 6. A. F. Poole, Aleck
Caplis, T. w. w. Stinson, W. T..
Colquitt and w. D. Mercer, Jr.
Absent: None.
Captain F. M. Kerr, Assistant
State Engineer, was present and
invited to q seat.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bids on levee
construction work were opened by
Secretary Braden and read, viz {:
Rough and Ready Levels.
S. Hunter bid 221ac. a yard.
Scopeni Levee.-C. Harrison
Parker, President Board of State
Control, bid zoe. per yard.
Upon motion of Mr.. Moss, duly
carried, the contract for Scopeni
Levee was awarded to c. Harrison
Parker, President Board of State
Control, at 20 cents per cubic
yard, and the contractor instruct
ed to begin work on the Scopeni
Levee on Sept. 1, 1903, and COM
plete said work not later than list
March, 1904.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mercer,
duly carried, S. S. Hunters bid
of 22kc. per cubic yard on Rough
and Ready Levee was rejected,
and Secretary instructed to re-
advertise for bids on Rough and
Ready Levee, to be opened first
Thursday in September, 1908.
President Mccormick then an
nounced that the sale of Levee
District lands would next be con-
sidered.
Upon motion, duly carried, 1.-The
Lake Bisteneau lands were re-
served from sale for thirty days.
Upon motion of Mr.. Poole, duly
carried, bids on Swan Lake lands
shall be received prior to bids on
other lands in the District.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mercer,
duly carried, the lands known as
the Swan Lake tract, containing
$50 and 47-10O acres, were sold
to Mr.. T. D. Connell, the purchase
price being $500 90, upon the
following terms, viz: one-third
cash, and balance in one and two
years; the two notes for the de-
ferred payments bearing 8 per
cent interest from 1st November,
1903, until paid.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Stinson,
duly carried, all the Levee Dis
trict lands in sections 2 and IL,
and all lands east of Flat River,
meandering the east bank of Flat
River, in township Is, range II,
were sold to A. F. McDade & Co.,
the purchase price being $40 per
acre, upon the following terms,
viz: One-third cash, and balance
in one and two years; the two
notes for the deferred payments
bearing 8 per cent interest from
LIST of November, 1903, until paid.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mercer,
duly carried, Mr.. Childers' bid of
$40 per acre on lands adjacent to
lands sold to A. F. McDade & Co.,
and Mr.. Childers' bid of SIS per
acre for land in lot No. 6, section
5, township is, range ~, was re-
jected.
Upon motion of Mr.. Colquitt,
duly carried, the lands known as
the Hog Skin Lake tract, contain
ing IA and o. 100 acres were sold
to Skannal Bros, the purchase
price being So so per acre, upon
the following terms, viz: One
third cash, and balance in one
and two years; the two notes for
the deferred payments bearing 8
per cent interest from list Novem-
Der, 1903, until paid.
Upon motion of Mr.. Colquitt,
duly carried, all the lands includ-
ed in lots 8, 8, 10 and II, in section
8, and lands included in lots IL,
Is, IA and Is, in section 4, includ-
ed within the traverse of Red
Chute Lake, in said sections;
also, lands in lots Is and Is, in
section 4, and lands in lots IL, Is
and IA, in section 8, township Is,
range IL, within the traverse bf
Red Chute:Lake, and all the land
in lot No. 6, in section 10, within
said traverse that lies north of
Flat River. aa per man of Col. G.