The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-07-13
LEvEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
BossIER CITY, La, July 6, 1905.

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| Absent: None.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
Mr.. Gervais Lombard, Assistant State
Engineer, was present, and invited to
address the Board relative to his recent
inspection of the levees of the Bossier
leyee system.
Mr.. Lombard stated he had made a
thorough inspection of the Bossier levee
system subsequent to the reading OF the
high water in June, 1905, and he found
| that new leyees would be needed at the
following named places:
Willow Chute, etimated contents
in cubic yards 100, OOO
Arnold's, estimated contents in
cubic wards 600
Belcher's, estimated contents in
cubic yards 1900
Scopeni, estimated contents iii
cubic yards, .....-.-...-.,... 10000
Magenta, estimated contents in
cubic yards. L.. .............. $4,000
Gold Dust, estimated contents in
cubic yards .............. 5000
China Grove and Christiana, es-
timated contents in cubic yds 5000
Bear Point (Gatlin's) estimated
contents in cubic yards 10000
Mr.. Lombard stated that the State
would build Willow Chute levee, and
perhaps, would build all or a portion OF
Scopeni leyee, and would advertise for
bids on these two new levees at once,
viz, Willow Chute and Scopeni.
Mr.. Lombard advised the Bessier
Levee Board to advertise for bids on the
following named new levees: Magenta,
Gold Dust and Bear Point.
Upon motion, duly carried, the Secre-
tary was instructed to communicate with
with Mr.. Lombard relative tovolume of
new levee work which will be required in
the Bossier Leyee District in order to
prevent disastrous floods in the future,
and state to him that it will benecessary
for the Bossier Levee District to sell the
remaining 100000 worth of Bossier
Levee District bonds now on depositWith
the State Treasurer, and get his consent
to do SO.
Upon motion of H. N. Carlton, duly
carried, Mr.. Sam S. Hunter was appointed
a committee of one to make the sale of
the 100000 of Bossier Leyee District
bonds, and Mr.. Hunter was instructed
and authorized to sell these bonds at ITO
Zone hundred and ten) or more, but was
instructed not to sell them for less than
ITO.
Upon motion OF DR.. H. E. Atkins,
duly carried, the Secretary was instructed
to advertise for sealed bids on the fol-
lowing levees, viz: Magenta, Gold Dust
and Bear Point, just SO soon as the As
sistant State Engineer can locate and
measure the contents of same and furnish
the Secretary with necessary data per-
tanning to said work; the bids to be re-
ceieved up to O'Clock pm. on Thursday,
3rd day of August, 1905, the Board re-
serving the right to reject any and all
bids.
Upon motion, duly carried, the Secre-
tary was instructed to write the proper
authorities of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railway Company and state
to them that the Bossier Leyee Board
demands and exacts them to remove all |
rubbish and foreign material off the spur
which the Board recently granted them
permission to construct on top of the
levee at Bossier City, La, and to state
to them that these requirements must be
complied with without delay.
President Colquitt stated that he, in
behalf of the Bossier Levee Board, had
requested the State to build the Willow
Chute and Scopeni levees, and that the
State had agreed to build the Willow
Chute levee, and perhaps the Seopeni
levee, or such a portion of the Scopeni
levee as the State funds would warrant.
Whereupon, the members of the Bos-
sier Levee Board expressed their thanks
to the State Board OF Engineers for the
assistance of the State in agreeing to
build these two levees; and, upon motion,
duly carried, the following resolution
was passed:
Resolved, That the action of President
Colquitt in requesting the Board Of State
Engineers to build the Willow Chute
levee without delay, with State funds,
be approved, and that the Board of State
Engineers be requested to have the State
also undertake the construction of the
Scopeni levee, or as much of it as the
State funds available will cover, the
Bossier Levee Board hereby agreeing to
pay the balance, if any, to complete the
contract.
Upon motion, duly carried, the follow
ing claims were allowed, and President
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