The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-22
cADDO LRvER BOARD
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Wednesday, September Fl, 1910.

At regular meeting of the Caddo
Levee Board held at the office of the
secretary this the 2Ist day of Septem-
Der 1910, there were present: w. V.
Robson, president, J. w. Dixon, J, J.
Lay, J. NJ. Robinson, H. L. Heilperin,
w. B. Means. Absent J. NJ. Sentell.
Assistant State Engineer Gervais
Lombard and Attorney D. T. Land were
present.
Minutes of meeting September 8 read
and approved.
The following bills were read and or
dered paid: Shreveport Saddlery Com
pany $3.50; Secretary Kerley for tele-
grams SIC; Caucasian $II.oo; w. B.
Ogi1vie, horse feed $3.50.
The secretary reported having col
lected since last meeting the following
Vivian Oil Company for fuel oil $I7.7o;
Etehison Oil Company, royalty for
August $56o.I2; Producers Oil Com
pany, royalty for August $5,o8o.54 (the
amount reported at last meeting was
$5,8oo.oo). All of above deposited in
bank.
Mr.. L. E Thomas appeared before
the board and asked that the contractor
on Sterling bayou levee be given thirty
days delay owing to damage to growing
crops The matter was referred to the
State Board of Engineers.
Petition from citizens in upper dis
trict asking for drainage and protesting
against dam across Ferry lake unless
promoters shall furnish canal to dis
charge surplus water, read and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Robinson the petition was
filed for future reference and informa-
ton. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson the pres
ident was authorized to loan the Bos-
sier Levee Board 100000 secured by
| 100000 of their 1904 bonds at S per
cent interest, payable semi annually, in
his judgment he sees proper. When so
done the former resolution of this board
authorizing the president to purchase
| 100000 of Bossiers bonds to be re-
voked Carried
/ Mr.. Thigpen appeared before the
board and asked that the Vivian Oil
Company be substituted 40 acres in lieu
Eof the northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section ~, township p, range
] IS, claimed by E. B. Herndon, provided
the boards attorney after investigation
determines said land was enormously
leased, the said land to be located in the
same territory covered by original lease.
Carried
The following resolution by Mr.. w.
! B. Means was read and unanimously
| adopted:
| BY Mr.. Means
| Resolved: That the president be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
execute a mineral lease to the Gulf Re
filming. Company of Louisiana of the
west half of southwest quarter and
northeast quarter of southwest quarter
of section IS, township Fl, range 10, the
title to which is now in litigation be-
tween w. l., Williams and this board, in
order to secure immediate development.
Said lease to provide for the usual roy
Ialty on oil of one-eighth and one-sixth
and $4,000 per well in lieu of gas roy
atty of one-eighth, to provide for the
free treatment Of royalty oil and to con
tain the other stipulations usual in
leases made by this board, cash bonus
of 100000 to be deposited in bank sub
Iject to final adjudication of title.
| Should this board secure title to said
lands, said bonus and royalties to be due
and payable, but should the land be adj
judged to belong to Williams, then said
company shall have the right to with
draw said money and shall be released
from any obligations under this lease.
In event oil be discovered prior to final
settlement, then said company shall
likewise deposit money due for royalty
in said bank subject to result of suit.
/ Mr.. Ards Of committee from Cham
Der of Commerce appeared before the
board and said the Chamber OF Com
merce wanted to join the Levee Board
| in protesting against building a dam in
Ferry lake. AS the boards protest has
been forwarded, the committee said they
would also@forward to the War Depart
ment a protest and say they joined the
Levee Board in protesting against the
construction of dam in Ferry lake.
| Application of ]. G. Gossett to lease
200 feet at Mooringsport for wharfage
purposes at $25oo per 100 feet granted
and president authorized to sign lease
| Application of Fields Manufacturing
| Company to purchase timber on north
west quarter of northwest quarter OF
section 70, township 70, range IS, at
/ $3.50 per 100 feet, on. motion was ac-
Icepted
Communication from George Hol-