The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-21

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build run-around, I recommend that
you construct new levee there on a
safe and permanent location.
OF the above work the Sunflower levee,
1000 feet long, requiring the emplace-
ment of about $4,000 cubic yards; the
Gilmer lane levee, 1000 feet long, con-
tanning about 10000 cubic yards, and
the McVea levee, 5000 feet long, re-
quir!ng 10000 cubic yards, should be
advertised at once so as to open bids the
first week in next month. These levees
are absolutely necessary, and work will
go cheaper now than later on, and as
they will require say 100, 900 cubic yards,
there is no time to lose.
beg to call your attention to the fact
that in many places there is no way to
reach the levees for inspection, except
on foot, owing to the public road and
the levee both being fenced off by pri-
vate parties, and therefore recommend
that suitable resolutions be adopted by
your board, requesting that parties hay-
ing placed such distractions remove
same or provide means for the proper
inspection by members of your board,
inspectors and engineers on horseback
and by means of vehicles.
Neither Maj. Kerr or l have yet had
an opportunity to inspect any part Of
the balance of your levee line since the
recent high water, but judging from the
changes which have occurred during
that time along that part of the district
which We have inspected, ! fully expect
to find serious changes at number of
points in the balance of the district,
although we have not so far been in
formed of any such changes. However,
l will go over the entire line in person
very soon and expect to be able to fur
Their advise you in the matter at your
next meeting, which presume, in the
light of the above recommendations,
will be held the first Thursday in
August. Respectfully submitted,
GERvAIs LOMBARD,
Assistant State Engineer.
On motion Of Mr.. Moss, duly seconded
and carried, the Secretary was authoriz-
ed and instructed to advertise for bids
on the following levees, bids to be re-
ceived up to 1 o'clock pm, Thursday,
August 4, 1904. the bourd reserving the
right to reject any and all bids:
Sunflower, approximate contents
&, 900 cubic yards.
Gilmer's Lane, approximate contents
&C, 900 cubic yards.
McVea's, approximate contents 10000
cubic yards.
On motion of Mr.. Colquitt, duly Sec
onded and carried, Mr.. A. J. Moss bid
of 81 per acre for the Bossier Levee
District lands described as lots and ii,
in section ii by the old survey, or Mer-
shon's survey, which numbers the lots
8, 8, Is and II in section ii, township Is,
range ii, was accepted and the Presi-
dent and Secretary authorized to make
deed to Mr.. Moss for said land as soon
as the board has the same surveyed.
On motion of Mr.. Caplis duly carried,
J. G. and w. E. McDade's bid of SIS
per acre for 17.5i acres Of land, as per
Geo. D. Alexander's (surveyor) report
was accepted and the President and
Secretary authorized to make deed to
to the said purchasers for the same.
On motion of Mr.. McDade, duly car
ried, the following claims and salaries
were allowed:
}. H. Fullilove, emergency claim, fol-
building run-around, Sunflower levee,
high water Of June, 1904, $421; w. H.
Scanland, Printer, salary for six months,
to June 80, 1904, $50; T. N. Braden, Jr.,
quarter salary, to June 30, 1904, SIS;
Wiley & Ray, emergency claim, 1903, 81,
The President and Secretary were au-
thorized to issue checks for the above.
On motion Of Mr.. McDade, duly car
ried, the sale of the Lake Bisteneau
Levee District lands was deferred, and
the Secretary instructed to re-advertise
the same, bids to be received up to
o'clock p.m., Thursday, August 4, 1904
the board reserving the right to reject
any and all bids.
There being no further business the
hoard adjourned to meet in special SEES.
sion, at Bossier City, on Thursday
August 4, 1904.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Secretary.