The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
On motion, the President was requested

On motion, the President was requested
to confer with C.. J. Foster & Company,
and ascertain whether or not they will un-
dertake to build the levee at Colquitt Point
as an extension of the Arnold Levee,
which they now have under construction.
Mr.. Colquitt, the President, was further
authorized to have the levee surveyed and
directed to have the work begun at once, if
the contractors having charge of the Arnold
Levee will accept the same as an extension
to Arnold Levee.
Calling attention to the report of Mr..
Lombard as to the threatened CUTOFF at
Gold Point, it was moved and seconded
and unanimously adopted: That the Board
of State Engineers be requested to take
up the matter of the prevention of cut-offs
in Red River, especially the threatened
cutoff at Gold Point, in Bossier Parish,
with corps United States Army at Vicks-
burg, Miss, and secure, if possible, aid
from the National Government toward the
building Of a protection dixie at that point.
Mr.. P. H. Garrigan appeared before the
Board and requested that the amount
heretofore allowed him for the scrapers
furnished by him during the June overflow
be increased from $4,000 to the amount of
his bill as rendered, viz, S555.00.
On motion, Mr.. Garigan's request was
allowed and the Secretary was authorized
to issue certificate of emergency indebted
ness S555.O0
Mr.. E. r. Mading. Assessor, presented
bill for making assessment, being balance
due as claimed by him for the years 1905,
1907 and total for the year 1908, the total
aggregating S1484.49, less credit Of $4,000
and the futher sum Of $500 for prepair-
ing Produce List for the years 19O7-8.
On motion, the Secretary was directed
to issue warrant to Mr.. Mading for $4,000
for his work in preparing assessment for
the year 1908, the same to be issued to Mr..
Mading with full reservation of his rights
under his claim of commission, if any he
has. And the Secretary was further in
structed to issue warrant to Mr.. Mading
for $500, to cover the amount agreed
upon for preparing Produce List.
On motion of Mr., w. E. Ivey, seconded
by Mr.. H. N. Carlton, the President and
Secretary were authorized to issue war;
rants On the Auditor for the delivery Of six
bonds of 100000 each, to &C. ]. Foster
Company, same being in part payment OF
the amount due G. J. Foster & Company
on Arnold contract, and warrant for three
bonds of 100000 each of the issue of 1908
to Hunt Wimbish, same being in part
payment Of amount due said Hunt & VIM
bish for work under contract for building
Curtis Levee, and to Hall Nattin for bonds
of the issue of 1908 for such amounts as
may be due him under estimates issued by
the said State Board of Engineers under
his contract for building the following
levees: Gold Dust, Dortch and Grape.
And to w. G. Burt, warrants for bonds
of the issue of 1908, for such amounts as
may be due him under his contracts for
building the following levees: Gold Point
and Cash Point.
And to George Epple warrant for one
bond for the sum of 100000 and five for
$4,000 each of the issue of 1908, being
amount due him under his contract for
building Pat Cash Levee.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
W. T. CoLQUrT, President.
J. A. THIGPEN, Secretary.