The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-13
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings.


Bossier Levee Board Proceedings.
BossIER CITY, La, OcT. 6, 1904.
The Board of Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District met this day, at Bossier City, La, IN regu-
lar session Roll called Present: w. T. Colquitt,
President: L. M Pruitt, W. E. Ivey, DR.. H. E.
Atkins. ], G, McDade and H. N. Carlton Absent:
T. w. w. Stinson.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Mr.. Edward Simms present at meeting OF
the Board, and presented petition in behalf OF the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Com
pany requesting OF this Board the privilege OF
placing standard gauge railway track on top OF
the evee from the main line of Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Pacific track, to point on the levee
distance 1892 feet north of the main track
The following resolution was passed, viz:
Board of Commissioners Of the Bossier Levee Dis
trict Ordinance granting the Vicksburg, shreve-
port and Pacific Railway Company right of
way over and on the top of levee in the Parish
of Bossier, State of Louisiana.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District of Louisiana, in legal
assembly convened That the franchise and right
be and is hereby granted to the Vicksburg, shreve
crate standard guage railway track the part of
the evee in the Parish of Bossier, described as fol-
lows: Commencing at point on the levee marked
ga where A. A. S. and L. Company track leaves
the evee, and continuing up the levee 1912 feet to
mark OBJ as shown by plat attached, provided
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway
Company shall keep said levee which their
track extends in good repair under the direction
+ho nj IF IF
the Bossier Levee District, and provided further
that if the said Board of Commissioners should at
any time, for good reason, desire to discontinue
said franchise, it shall have the right to do SO on
thirty days written notice.
The plat herein referred to is attached aad made
part hereof. W. T. CoLoUrTT,
President Bossier Levee District.
T. N. BRADEN, JR. Sec'y Bossier Levee District.
Bossier City, Bossier parish, La, Oct. 6, 1904.
Upon motion of H. N. Carlton, duly seconded
and carried, the salary of W. H. Scanand, editor
of the Bossier Banner, was increased from S25 per
quarter to $40 per quarter, to date from July 1904
Upon motion of H. N. Carlton, duly seconded
and carried, Mr.. S. S. Hunter, purchaser of the
Lake Bisteneau lands, was allowed one-half of the
rents of 6 Horse Shoe Bend'' of the Lake Biste-
tract for 1904, and, upon Mr.. Hunters request
the Secretary was instructed to forward the rent
note for Horse Shoe Bend to Mr.. A. J. Moss, Of
Poole, La, for collection.
Upon motion, duly seconded and carried, the
Secretary was requested to read all communication:
received relative to the proposed sale of $4,000 on
worth of Bosser Levee District Bonds. Afte
reading the communications, Secretary was re-
quested to open and read all bids received on Bos
sier Levee District Bonds.
After hearing the communications read, tn,
Board then discussed the propriety of deferrng thu
sale of the Levee Board Bonds for thirty COY days
in order to allow prospective bidders ample time tt
have their bids before the body.
Upon motion of L. M. Pruitt duly seconded an,
carried all bids received at this meeting on Bessie
Levee District Bonds were rejected, and the Secre
tary instructed to write each of the parties VIII
made bids at this meeting, and to each of the parte
making inquiries relative to the proposed sale of tn
$4,000 90 worth of Bossier Levee Board Bonds
and furnish them with all the data necessary for
prospective bidder to make intelligent bid on tn
Bossier Levee District Bonds, and to state to then
that these bonds will be sold by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bosser Levee District in specia
session, on Thursday, 3rd day of November, at 1
o'clock NJ, at Bossier City, La. All bids to b
sealed, and five (5) per cent of the amount of Bond
bid on to accompany each bid; the Board reservin
the right to reject any and all bids.
Upon motion of J. G. McDade, duly seconded an
carried, the following claims were audited, foun
correct and President and Secretary authorized t
draw checks for same, viz:
w. T. Colquitt, President, per diem-.------s 10 0
H. N. Carlton, per diem. 10 0
L. M. Pruitt, per diem 10 0
DR.. H. E. Atkins, per diem 10
W. E. Ivey, per diem 10 0