The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-17
Cuba to Mulhaupt

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f t. Constant----t5.7o 1913
w C. Mullen------i3.47 t3.47
J. NJ. Montgomery---to.50 -
w, q. Burt----14.f0 15.1o
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Hunts bid being low
est. was, on motion of ]. w. Dixon,
accepted.
MIR. McDuff, representing Signor-
Burton Tie Co., appeared before the
board and offered 800 for all mer-
chanlablc timber on lands OF the
board located in northwest quarter
section II. township u, range 10
ON motion of J. w. Dixon the sec
rotary was instructed to request W.
A. Ogilvie and George Holbrook, le-
wee board Inspectors, to look the
timber over, estimate same and re-
port to the board. Carried.
Mr.. ]. w. Dixon offered the fol-
lowing motion: That everybody
building fences across leVees be re-
uuired 10, build and maintain gates
without locks whenever, in the
Judgment of the board. same is ne
lcessary.
Mr.. j. NJ. Robinson offered The fol-
lowing motion as substitute: That
gates be put in the fences at the
foot of levees wherever the fences
cross the levces, at such locations as
the engineer in charge thinks ,adyis-
able to construct said gates iii the
fences. and that locks and keys be
| furnished both the engineer and
property owners, and that said or
| be of one pattern SO that one Nay
will open all locks. Said gates to be
CONSTRUCTED at the expense OF the
levee board.
; The yeas and nays being called
for, resulted as follows:
Yeas: w. b. Means, ]. ]. Lay, j. NJ
SentelE, H. L. Heilperin, j. NJ. Robin
son. Nays: j. w. ttlAos,
Carried.
Mr.. w. b. Means presented Pc
tition to the board, signed by the
property owners along Kelly bayou,
asking that the board appropriate
$500 towards clearing Kelly bayou
of logs and drift. On motion of II. L.
Heilperin appropriation of $500 was
granted and w. b. Means was ap-
pointed to superintend the work.
+, The Gulf Refining Company re-
o,tested all extension OF drilling
term of one year on their lease from
The board OF northwest quarter OF
northwest quarter section rs. town
!. ship u, range rs. Offering $3.50 per
Eacre or $500 for said extension. On
motion the request was granted.
The following resolution was Of
, fered by ]. w. Dixon:
Resolved, that the Board of State
, Engineers be requested to make
+ such surveys for improving drain
, tagc between Twelve Mile bayou TO
/ Cross Bayou as may be necessary to
, definitely locate proper channei
t and to submit estimates of exeava-
, ton, cost, etc. Carried.
, The following resolution was OF
! fered by j. w. Dixon:
! Resolved, that the Board of State
|. Engineers be requested to make
, such surveys as may be necessary
p 10 submit the yardage and cost oil
Y the lines of new levee and enlarge
n ment recommended to be under
6 taken from Blanton Bluff, Ark, te
Peru plantation. Carried.
f The following resolution was of
+. fered by j. w. Dixon:
: Resolved, that proposals to con
:. struct levee from Twelve Mill
bayou TO Cross bayou upon tn
r. plans and specifications of tn
Board of State Engineers, be inVit
ed. Proposals to be received AM
opened up to IL o'clock noon, -
# 1912.
lie The yeas and nays being calle'
for, the vote resulted as follows:
l. Yeas: S. A. Dickson, J. w. Dixor
k Nays: w. g. Means, FL. L. Helper
% in, j. NJ. SentelI, J. NJ. Robinson, J. !
id Lay
N The motion was lost. e
lie The following resolution was Of
t. fered by j. M. Sentell:
Resolved, that a committee fror
n, this board, and the State engineer i
of charge of the district, be appointe
to call upon the United States dis
k. trict officer at Vicksburg, Miss. t