The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-22
CADDo LEvEE BOARD
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Wednesday, December Fl, 1910

1910, there were present: W. Y. Robson
president, H. L. Heilperin, ], w. Dixon
John M. Sentell, J. J. Lay, w B. Means
and J. NJ. Robinson.
Attorney D. T. Land was present.
Minutes of meeting November Isl
read and approved
President Robson reported the trip to
Sherman of the committee to attend the
convention was without results as the
United States Engineer was not present
and the matter was deferred. Since then
he has letter from Capt. A. E. Waldron
appointing December goth to hold meet
ing in Shreveport
The following bills were read, allowed
and ordered paid: S N. Kerley, secre-
tary, trip to Baton Rouge $2T65; S. N.
kerley, secretary, for kilograms BIC
John Glassell, trip to Sherman $22. IS
w. V. Robson, trip to Sherman $21.oo.
Judge W. P. Hall appeared before the
board and presented letter from John
Glassell, president North Caddo Drain
age District, asking loan of. 100000
to use in preliminary work. After some
discussion and on advice of Attorney
Land, the proposition was rejected as
the board could not legally do so.
On motion the following proposals to
lease lands were presented:
K. c. Boisseau, wharfage lease 200
feet in section 81, township Fl, range 16,
$500 per 100 feet.
Mrs. Shropshire, lease, 20 acres in sec
ton IS, township FL, range 10, accepted
Mrs. Shropshire, lease, 40 acres in
section 60, township 81, range IS, re-
jected
L. Z. Etchison, lease, IS acres in sec
ton 2o, township FL, range 16, accepted
L. E. Etchison, lease, 10 acres in sec
ton 8, township 20, range 16, accepted
w. T. Crawford ct al, lease, s acres
in section 9, township 20, range rs, &C
cepted.
On motion, duly seconded, all bids
were accepted except the bid of Mrs.
Shropshire on 40 acres, which was re-
jected, and the president authorized to
sign leases. Carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Robinson:
Whereas, on the Ist day of November
1910, this board, by formal resolution,
authorized its president, w. V. Robson,
to execute mineral lease to the Gulf Re
timing Company of Louisiana, of all of
the beds and shores of Ferry lake not
already conveyed by this board, on the
terms and conditions outlined in the said
resolution, provided the said Refining
Company should accept the proposition
OF the board on or before II o'clock
noon of November 2, 1910; and,
Whereas, said propositions were ac-
cepted and the said lease was executed
by the said president, w. v. Robson, on
the 4th day of November 1910, and is
now duly recorded in the conveyance re
cords of Caddo Parish, Louisiana;
Be it resolved, That the acts of the
president in executing the said lease are
hereby ratified and approved in all re-
spects and the said lease as executed and
now recorded is hereby declared to be
the act of this board in all particulars.
Carried.
Resolution offered by ]. w. Dixon:
Whereas, on the 5th day of July 1870
the president of this board, by virtue of
of date June 70, 1910, execut-
I'd mineral lease to the Gulf Refining
Company of Louisiana on the northwest
quarter (nw I'D of the southwest quar-
er (sw I'D of section thirty-four (34),
ownship twenty-one (2I), range six
cen (Io), for the consideration of four
thousand $4,000 dollars cash, in which
laid lease the said Refining Company
vas granted the right to begin opera
ions OF drilling well within six
months from the date of the said lease
Resolved, that the president of this
'oard be and he is hereby authorized to
rant an extension for the said drilling
ERIN, for an additional period of three
months, for cash consideration of $500,
UGH extension to extend the said lease,
With all of its terms and provisions, for
he said additional period.
Carried.
Resolution offered by Mr.. ]. NJ. Rob
nson:
Whereas. on the. day of. .........
oIo, and on the -. day of
oIo, this board leased unto L. F. Etch-
'on all of the land owned by it in the
outheast quarter Csc I-4) Of section
IN (Io) township twenty (2o) north of
ange sixteen (16) west, for the con-
lderations and under the terms as
tated in the said resolutions; and
Whereas, an actual survey is neces-
Try to determine the area owned by the
oard in the said southeast quarter of
eetion ten;
Resolved, that the president of this
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