The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-19
CADDO LEVEE BOARD
Official Proceedings of he Session Helt5
December Is, 1907.


John Sentell, w P Hall and J. L.
Gayle Absent: W. B. Means.
Minutes of September 18th read and
approved.
Gervais Lombard, Assistant State En-
gineer, being present. was invited to a
seat
Communication from w. F. Sanders,
secretary Lakes to the Gulf Deep Wa
terway Association asking a donation
for expenses of printing of SI.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 d. f. Land
S. Q. Hollingsworth, assessor, ex-
tending tax roll. $1,000. 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 McMichael, bid of $5.S5, re-
jected
Bid of J. w. Keel dated September
18TH referred to J. J. Lay, reported I'M
favorably
On motion of John Sentell, 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 a revenue to carry
out the objects contemplated by Act No
"a of the Acts of 1892, and especially in
accordance with Section of said Acts,
tax is hereby levied for the year 1908
upon all the property in the Caddo Levee
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
by 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 in
accordance with Sections E and 7 of
Act No. 70 of the Acts of 1892 made
quate to locate, construct and repair
levees so as to prevent disastrous floods,
a special assessment or forced contribu-
ton of 50 cents per bale on all cotton
produced in the Caddo Levee District
upon lands subjects to taxation under
the provision of said Act, be and the
same is herebp assessed and levied for
the year 1908, and the same is hereby
ordered to be collected as required by
said Act. Carried.
Be it resolved, That the cotton bales
pressed on the Lowry and other round
,ale presses be considered for the pur-
pose of levee tax as one-half of the
present recognized commercial bale, and
lot to exceed 275 pounds gross, and that
aid bales be taxed accor 'ingly. Car
led.
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
nissioners of the Caddo Levee District,
That, pursuant to Act No. u of 1892 of
he Legislature of the State of Louis |
ana, Section 7, local assessment of $50 |
'er mile be, and is hereby levied on all
ines of railroad within the Caddo Levee
District for the year 1908, and that the |
AK collector OF Caddi Parish is hereby |
,rdered to collect said assessment at the |
anne time and in the same manner as
ther assessments for levee purposes are
Carried
Communication from Governor Blan-
hard of date December IL, 1907, ask
ng for information, read and on motion
he president and secretary were in
tructed to furnish same as early as pos
ible. Carried.
Mr.. Lombard, Assistant State En-
ineer, made a verbal report on Rat
ing Slough" and other levees, which
vas received with the thanks of the
GARD.
The Caddo Abstract Company, Linz
ed, submitted written proposition to
rnish the Levee Board with list and
zap of lands in the district for SC per
ere. On motion the matter was re-
erred to committee composed of w.
;. Hall, L. Lehman and D. T. Land,
ttorpev carried !