The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-15
THE LEVEE BOARD.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
on the 9Th Inst.

OrflciaI proceedings of the Meeting Held
on the 9Th Inst.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Bossier Levee District met this day
Thursday, October 8th) with the fol-
lowing named members present: Mr..
w. T. Colquitt, President, and Messrs.
H. N. Carlton, J. G. McDade, A. Curtis,
T.W.W. Stinson, and DR.. H. E. Atkins.
The minutes of the meeting of Sep
TENDER 4th were read and approved.
Mr.. John Skannal appeared before
the Board and stated that a change in
the location of the line of the levee at
Curtis was necessary and that the pro-
posed change had been approved by Mr..
Lombard, Assistant State Engineer;
that the change would add to the yard
age of the levee, and that the contract
ors, Hunt &; Wimbish, would construct
the additional work required by the
changeat the prices which they bid for
the work, as shown by the contract.
On motion, it was resolved that the
Board approve the change of location of
the Curtis levee, as recommended by Mr..
Lombard, the contractors, Hunt & VIM
bish, having the work in charge having
agreed to do such extra work that may
be necessary by the change at the price
under which the construction of the
leyee was awarded to them.
A letter was read from Col. Frank M.
Kerr, Chief Engineer, stating that
the United States Government would
undertake the work of building the new
levee at Chalk Level, and suggesting
that resolution be passed empowering
the Government, in the name of the
Board, to appropriate whatever property
may be necessary to insure and facili-
tate the construction Of the levees. On
motion, it was resolved:
"That the United States Government
is hereby authorized and empowered to
appropriate, in the name of the Board
of Commissioners of the Bossier Levee
District, whatever property may be nee
essary to insure and facilitate the con-
struction of the Chalk Level levee,
upon and along such location as is now
or may hereafter be approved by the
Board of State Engineers of the State
of Louisiana"
The Secretary was directed to send a
copy of this resolution to Capt. Clark
S. Smith, Corps of Engineers, United
States Army, Vicksburg, Miss.
On motion, the following resolution,
relative to the issuance of certificates of
Indebtedness to cover the amounts due
for emergency work, was adopted:
"Be it resolved by the Borad of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
of the State of Louisiana, That the
President and Secretary of the Board
are hereby authorized and directed to
issue certificates of indebtedness cover
ing all claims against the Board occa-
stoned by the overflow of 1908, as per
list audited and approved, said certifi-
Gates redeemable by the Board at any
time, bearing interest at eight per cent.
per annum from July /, 1908, payable
at Shreveport, La, and
"Be it further resolved, That in order
to pay said emergency Indebtedness, to
be evidenced by said certificates, the
Board does hereby set aside all of its
future revenues available, after the pay
ment of interest on bonds now issued
and outstanding and to be issued under
the Acts of 1904 and 1908, and such
further amounts as may be necessary to
meet current expenses, until said in
debtedness is fully lquidated."
On motion, the Secretary was au-
thorized to issue certificates showing
the amount due the several levee con-
tractors as estimates are issued by the
State Board of Engineers, certificates
to provide that the amount is to be paid
in bonds of the district under Act OF
1908, at par, or i'll cash, or in certificates
of indebtedness, bearing eight per cent
per annum interest from date, at the
option of the Board, on final completion
of the work.
The following amounts were ordered
paid:
J. C. McDade, per diem, for meetings
July I'd. July Goth, August 18th, and
September 4th, 1908, $40.
H. N. Carlton, per diem for meetings
July I'd, July both, August 18th, and
September 4th, 1908, $40.
A. Curtis, per diem for meetings July
I'd, July 3Oth, August 18th, and Septem-
Der 4th, $40.
DR.. H. E. Atkins, per diem for meet
ings July I'd, July 30th, August 18th
and September 4th, 1908, 500.
w. T. Colquitt, per diem for meeting;
July Both, August 18th, and Septembel
4th, SIS.
T. w. w. Stinson, per diem for meet.
ings July I'd and August 18th, $40.
w. E. Ivey, per diem for meetings
July Both and August 18th, $40.
There being no further business, th'
Board adjourned.
w. T. CoLQuTT, President.
J. A. THIGPEN, Secretary.
NEW RURAL RoUTE.-For some TIM
past residents of Midway and Lintol
and those communities have been making
an effort to get rural free delivery, ant
it is believed it will be secured. 1t i
understood that the new route will rul
from Benton eastward, then to Thomas
mill by way of new road to be opene
(to begin at point on the Benton an
Bellevue road one mile out from Benton
thence to Linton, and following tn
lower road to point about one mil