The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-22
CADDO LEVEE BOARD
Official Proceedings Of he Session HeltI
December Is, 1907.

son, pfcSlQtnt, J. J. LILY, l.. llI'ili"'''
John Sentcll, w. p. Hall and J. L.
Gayle. Absent: w. p. Means.
Minutes Of September 18th read AMI
approved
Gcrvais Lombard, Assistant State En-
gincer, being present, was invited to al
seat
Communication from ", F. Sanders,
secretary Lakes to the Gulf Deep Wa
tcrway Association asking a donation
Tor expenses of printing of $I.oo per
capita read and on motion the secretary
was Instructed to remit same.
The following bills were read:
G. G. Williams Printing Company re-
ferred to Attorney ID. T. Land.
S. O. Hollingsworth, assessor, eN-
tending tax roll, $4,000. Allowed and
ordered paid.
On motion the following bids for
land were opened, with following re-
suits
S. G. Spearman, bid Of $5.75, rejected,
a. c. Pitts, bid Of $3.50, rejected.
William McMiclacl, bid of $585, re
jected.
Bid Of J. W Keel dated September
18th referred to ]. ], Lay, reported I'M
favorably
On motion of John Sentcll, duly sec
onded. the following resolution was
adopted:
Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
missioners of the Caddo Levee District,
in legal session convened, that for the
purpose of providing revenue to carry
out the objects contemplated by Act No.
u Of the Acts Of 1902, and especially IN
accordance with Section 8 of said Acts,
a tax is hereby levied for the year 1908
upon all the property i'll the Caddo LeVec
District subject to taxation for levee
purposes Of 10 mills on the dollar Of its
assessed valuation, and the same IS or
dered to be collected as required by said
Act Carried
Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
missioners of the Caddo Levee District,
in legal assembly convened, that for the
purpose Of providing revenue to carry
out the objects contemplated by Act No,
"a of the Acts Of 1892, local assessment
or forced contribution Of 5 cents on each
and every acre of land within the said
district is hereby assessed and levied
for the year 1908, and the same is here
bv ordered to be collected as required
BY said Act Carried
Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
missioners Of the Caddo Levee District
in legal assembly convened, that, deem
ing the funds heretofore provided for IL
accordance with Sections 8 and 7 O
Act No 70 of the Acts of 1892 made
quate to locate, construct and repair
levees so as to prevent disastrous floods
special assessment or forced contrlbu-
ton of 80 cents per bale on all cottor
produced in the Caddo Levee Distric
upon lands subjects to taxation unde1
the provision Of said Act be and the
same is herebp assessed and levied TO
the wear 1903, and the same IS hereb,
ordered to be collected as required b,
said Act Carried
Be it resolved. That the cotton bale
pressed on the Lowry and other roun'
bale presses be considered for the pur
pose of levee tax as one-half Of TIL
present recognized commercial bale, ant
{ not to exceed 275 pounds gross, and tina
, said bales be taxed accor 'lngly. Car
= red
, Be it resolved by the Board of Com
: missioners of the Caddo Levee District
I That, pursuant to Act No. "a Of 1892 Q
> the Legislature of the State of LOUIS
> lana, Section 7, a local assessment of Sc
: Der mile be, and is hereby levied on a
i lines of railroad within the Caddo Leve
|. District for the year 1908, and that tn
h tax collector of Caddi Parish IS hereb
s ordered to collect said assessment at tn
same time and in the same manner a
other assessments for levee purposes ar
/. collected. Carried.
=. Communication from Governor Blar
+ chard of date December Il, 1907, ask
e ing for information, read and on motto
the president and secretary were II
, structed to furnish same as early as pos
sible. Carried.
Mr.. Lombard, Assistant State Fl
Il gineer, made a verbal report on "Ra1
:. ting Slough and other levees, whlc
. was received with the thanks of tn
! board
9 The Caddo Abstract Company, Lin
tied. submitted written proposition
k furnish the Levec Board with a list an
: map of lands in the district for sc pc
u acre. On motion the matter was re
: ferred to a committee composed of v
P. Hail, L. Lehman and d. 1. Lam
! attorney. Carried.
There being no further business, Il
board then adjourned until March 100