The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-21
CADDO LEVEE BOARD
Official Proceedings OF the Meeting
Held March 20, 1912

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". B. Means, J. J. Lay, H. L. He'll
perrin, J. w. Sentcll and J. M. ROBIN
son. w. A. kerley, acting secretary,
Attorney d. T. Land and assistant
State Engineer w. H. HOFFMAN were
present.
Minutes of meetings of Nov. Il,
1914: Dec. IS, 1914; Jan. 25, 1912, and
Feb. IA. 1912 were read and approx
ed.
President Dickson reported that a
composed of himself and
D, T. Land, attorney, appointed at
last meeting, had effected a com
promise settlement with StOkeley u
Henderson on the payment OF $1,000
by the Levee Board.
On motion of J. J. Lay, the action
of the committee was approved and
ratified. Carried.
Bill of H. E. Barnes, $253.1O and
W. A. Ogilvie, $3.50, were read and
ordered paid.
RESIGNATION of Geo. HOlbrO0k, in
spectOr for the Board was received
and accepted.
President Dickson asked for NOM
nations to fill the place made alb
sent by Mr.. Helbrook's resignation.
Mr.. J-W. Dixon nominated Mr.. A. b.
1riOn. There being no further NOM
nations, Mr.. A. B. Irion was I'M
animousIy appointed to serve at
same salary and on. same terms as
Mr.. Holbrook has been serving.
The bid of Mrs Shropshire to lease
all lands belonging to the Board il.
Section 81, Township 20, Range Is
was read.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson, the
bid was amended and a counterpart
position was made Mrs. Shropshire
to the effect that the Board would
accept her proposition if she would
pay an additional $3.50 per acre as
advance royalty.
After some discussion, Mr.. J. w
Dixon moved that the Board accept
Mrs. Shropshire's proposition at So
per acre per year.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson, Sec
onded by J. M. Sentell, the above mo-
ton was amended to make Mrs
Shropshire's proposition read $500
per acre for one year without the
privilege of extension. Carried.
Mr.. Heilperin did not vote on this
motion as he explained he might
have an interest in the lease if
granted.
Bid of R. w. Mc1lvain to lease all
of the Boards lands in Soda Lake,
about 1000 acres at $500 per acre
per year with the usual royalties,
was Read. This proposition was
amended to read $500 per acre fol-
one year without the privilege of
extension. After some discussion
the bid as amended was, on motion
of J. M. Robinson, accepted and
President Dickson authorized to
sign lease.
On motion of J. w. Dixon, second
ed by w. B. Means the following res
olution was unanimously adopted:
BY ]. w. Dixon:
Be it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of the Caddo Levee
District, in legal session convened,
that for the purpose of providing a
revenue to carry out the objects
contemplated by Act No. "a of the
Acts of 1892, and especially in ac-
cordance with Section 6 of said Act,
a tax is hereby levied for the year
1911 upon all the property in the
Caddo Levee District subject to tax
alton for levee purposes of 10 mills
en- the dollar of its assessed valua-
ton, and the same is ordered to be
collected as required by said Act.
Carried.
On motion of w. B. Means, second
ed by ]. w. Dixon, the following
resolution was unanimously adopt-
ed:
By w. B. Means:
Be it resolved by the Board of
commissioners of the Caddo Leyee
District, That, pursuant to Act No.
u of 1892 of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana, Sec. Z, local as
sessrilent of $50 per mile be, and is
hereby levied on all lines of railroad
within the the Caddo Levee District
for the year 1911, and that the tax
collector of Caddo Parish is hereby
ordered to collect said assessment at
lile same time and in the same man
her as other assessments for levee
purposes are collected. Carried.
Mr.. J. A. Thigpen, representing
he Bossier Levee Board, appeared
before the meeting and asked an ea
.enslon OF six months on the loan
made TO the Bossier Levee Board,
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