The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-11
CADDO LEvEE BOARD
Official Proceedings of th':: Session Held
Wedne sday, March 10. 1909

At d special meetiog of the Caddo
Levee Board held at tn, Office OF the sec
retary this the 10th day OF March 1909.
there were present: w. V. Robson,
president; John Sentell, J. NJ. Robin
son. W. b Means. l.. Heilperin, J J.
Lay and !. W Dixon
| Gcrvaic Lombard, assistant State En-
glnecr, wa, present.
Minutes of meeting February 10th
read and approved.
Mr.. Sentell reported the T. & P. Py
Co. had made excavation on land side Of
leyee at Picketts, and on motion the fol-
lowing resolution was offered:
Be it resolved that the secretary Of
the Caddo Levee Board be instructed to
notify the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company that they have violated their
contract with the Caddo Levee Board in
regard to the raising and enlargement of
that portion OF the levee Just above
Pickett Station which the railroad COM
oany WAS permitted to use as 4 road
bed. in so far as they have failed to
carry ont the plans and specifications
for lcvees usually prescribed by the
Board OF State Engineers and have ex-
cavated material for the levee on the
iaild side without the written authority
Of assistant State engineer III charge,
and are called upon to fly said excava
tons on the land side without further
delay Carried
On motion the president was author
izcd to remit the National Rivers and
!,arbors Congress $4,000 as donation
Carried
On motion Sl.o2 was allowed the sec
retary for kilograms to the State Au-
iitor.
President Robson reported to the
board that the State Auditor advised
that thi, board had to its credit in Baton
Rouge $l5,SOI Is subject to check, and
on motion duly seconded President Rob
son was authorized to draw for same
Carried.
The secretary reported having i'll hank
SI.1S7.75 proceeds collection Of land
notes On motion duly seconded the
president was authorized to draw war
rant and send to State Auditor to repre-
sent said amount Carried.
President Robson reported that the
warrants issued for emergency work
amounting to S.,.3o%.S4. and for warrants
Tue the banks Tor construction of River
Dale levee amounting to $2o43o.o6 in
cluding interest to this date. being total
# So3,Soo so. Thus leaving deficit of
,bout s. ,ooo 90, which lie had arranged
o borrow from the banks On motion
If J NJ. Robinson. duly seconded, the
president was authorized to borrow
from the banks s. 900. 90 for the purpose
of paying off the warrants mentioned
above. and that said president be author
ized to draw local warrants for same
The secretary was instructed to ad-
vertisc notifying holders of above war
rants to present same for payment and
that interest would be pail only to the
10th OF March Carried.
Assistant State Engineer Lombard
made verbal report on Coushatta and
Eagle Bend evces and urged prompt at
tentiOn
On motion of J. NJ Robinson duly
seconded the secretary was instructed to
advertise same. Bids to be opened on
March "a, 1900, payable in warrants of
the Caddo Levee Board. Approximate
contents as follows: Coushatta about
e2.coo cubic yards; Eagle Bend about
5000 cubic yards Carried.
There being no further business the
board then adjourned until Wednesday,
March u. 1909.
w. V. ROBSON, Pres.
| S. y. KERLEY, Secretary.