The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-24
/, the Honorable Board of Commits

taxpayers respectfully petition your
honorable body to cause survey and
estimate the cost of continuing the line
of levee terminating near Twelve Mile
bayou to Cross bayou and dredging Tim
Mornings chute SO as to accommodate
the waters of Twelve Mile bayou and
allow them to flow through Cross bayor
to Red River.
We believe that this arrangement, il
followed to completion, would have the
effect of reducing the flood level from
three to six feet on lands in that part
of your district.
Signed: NJ. A. & J. C. Dickson, J. C.
Dickson NJ A. Dickson, P. A. Law
renee, l. B. Watt, A. B. Bugg, D. P
Hollis per A. B. Bugg, Wemple Bros.
John Glassell. w. F. Dillon, WI E. Glas-
sell, Glassell Bros, P Youree, H H
Youree, Abe Meyer, John Glassell, w
Hutchinson, julius Gamm, WELLER Marks
& Gamm, Glassell & Douglas, J. S Dous-
las, Douglas & SentelI Co., Ballard Isl
and Gas & Oil Co., per ]. S. Douglas.
On motion, the president of the board
was requested to ask the State Board Of
Engineers to make the survey referred
to in the petition, with an estimate OF
the costs of the work.
Mr. J. NJ Robinson, referring to the
death of Mrs. Kerley, the mother of Mr.
S. n Kerley, the secretary of the board
suggested that the president appoint d
committee to draft a resolution express
ing the sympathy of the board for Mr.
Kerfey and his family
Whereupon, the president appointed
Mr. J. NJ. Robinson, Mr.. John Sentel
and Mr.. H. l. Heilperin as such com
mittee, which said committee Offered
the following resolution the same being
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we, the Caddo Levee
Board, hereby express our heartfelt re
greet in the death Of our secretary's
mother, and tender him and his family
our sympathy
Resolved further, That this resofu-
ton be entered on the minutes of this
meeting"
The president stated that pursuant to
the resolution passed at the meeting OF
April IS, and the published notice of the
board, proposals would be received from
II II these t4e desired + Lease Lads fe=
development for oil and gas.
Whereupon bids and proposals were
fled by the Producers Oil Co, 7. F
Birmingham, l. E. Etchison. the Gull
Refining Company Of Louisiana, and a
communication relative to the leasing OF
a strip of land in township 2I, range 10
from the J. G. Trees Oil Company
The president directed the acting sec
rotary to open and read the bids The
communication from the J c. Trees Oil
Company was read and the secretary
was directed to advise the ]. c. Trees
Oil Company that if on survey it is
shown that the board owns the strip of
land between the lands owned by Stiles
and others and the Texas line, that the
board will receive a proposal to lease the
same.
Two proposals for leases of the. Pro-
ducers Oil Company, one proposal OF. T.
F. Birmingham, seven proposals made
by L. E. Etchison, and three by the
Gulf Refining Company of Louisiana
were read After the reading Of these
bids, the president stated that the board
would go into executive session to con-
slider the several proposals, requesting
all those present to retire. j. A. Thig-
pen, acting secretary, stated to the board
that inasnuch as his firm represented
some of those who had made bids for
lands, that it was proper and that he
would like to be excused from acting
secretary during the consideration of
the bids. Mr. J. NJ. Robinson was then
requested to act as secretary and J. A.
Thigpen retired
Mr. Fl. L. Heilperin stated to the
board that inasmnch as he was interest
ed with Mr. L. E. Etchison and might
hereafter acquire an interest in lands or
leases acquired by Mr.. Etchison, he
wished to be excused from voting IN
or in any manner participating in the
consideration of any proposition offered
by Mr.. Etchison, for the lease of lands
After consideration of all of the pro-
posals submitted to the board in exeou-
tive session, the board in open session
took the. following action.
It was moved by Mr.. Sentell, second
ed and unanimously carried:
That the bid of the Gulf Refining Co.
of Louisiana for a lease on lands in sec
tions S and s. township 20, range 10, be-
ing a proposition to pay a bonus of
S5oooooo for lease on 40 acres Of
land, with the drilling obligation and the
royalties as fully set out in their written
bid on file, be accepted, and that the