The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-26
CADDO LEVEE BOARD.
Official Proceedings ii the N~etisg
Held Mag -, 1912.

Al d SpcCldl lllttllue VI tiIt tdutio
Levee Board held at, the office of
the secretary this 22nd day of May
1912, there We're present: ;. \. Dick
son. president; J. W. Dixon, w. B.
Means, J. J. Lay. H. L. HeiIperin and
J. NJ. SenteIl. W. \. krrIry acting
secretary.
Attorney ID. I. Land was also
present.
Minutes of last meeting We're, on
motion, ordered to be read at next
meeting.
President Dickson announced this
a special meeting called for the pur
pose Of considering proposals to
lease oil and gas lands.
The bid of esulf Resining Com
pany on % acres in section q, toan-
ship q, range 10, 800 per scre DO
nus, and hit to drill Within Ose
year, Was on motion OF Mr.. ,. 10,
Robinson, s.conSed ~ W. u. NeaHs,
accepted.
The bid % Gulf Refining Com
2any on 80 acres in section Is, tOWe-
ship q, rantie IS, $500 per acre
bonus and the right to drill withis
one year, was, on motion of }. n.
Robinson, seconded by W. D.
Means, accepted.
The bid of Wheeler Shropshire %
20 acres in section 35, township "a.
range Is; 40 acres in section 10
township 81, range is; 20 acres Ina
section II, township 20, range IT,
and 444 acres in sections I and =,
township 20, range Is, $500 per acre
bonus and right to drill within one
year, was, on motion of j. M. Roe
inson, seconded by w. B. Means, ac-
cepted. Mr.. Heilperin not voting.
The bid of Richardson Oil Cons
pany on 100 acres, more or less, ie
east half of section SO, township Fl,
range Is, $500 pc racre bonus ana
the right to drill within one year,
was, on motion of J. M. Robinson,
seconded by w. B. Means, accepted.
On motion of J. M. Sentell, sec
onded by w. B. Means, it was re-
solved that M. M. Hunt, contractor
on Cuba to Mulhaupt levee, on the
completion of his contract, be al
lowed the sum of 500 for extra
compensation on account of extra
work done by him in the completion
of said levee. Carried.
The following bills were read, al
lowed and ordered paid: A. B. Irion
$500; w. B. Means $3.50.
President Dickson appointed ]. w.
Dixon a committee of one to pur-
chase a horse for Inspector A. B.
IriOn.
Communication from Gervais
Lombard, Assistant State Engineer,
was read, asking the board to name
inspectors to serve on new work,
Blanton Bluff to Peru, and on mo-
ton of J. M. Robinson, duly second
ed, w. B. Means, J. j. Lay, w. d.
Mercer and w. A. Thompson were
named as inspectors to serve with
out pay, and the secretary was or
dered to request the Board of State
Engineers to furnish these inspec-
tors with proper instructions, re-
port blanks, ETC. Carried.
On motion of J. M. Robinson, duly
seconded, the secretary was in
structed to request the Board of
State Engineers to inspect the levee
in front of w. J. Hutchinson's resi-
dence at Caspiana, La, with a view
Of allowing Mr.. Hutchinson to move
the levee nearer Old River at his
own expense. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Heilperin, duly
seconded the secretary was in
structed to request Major F. NJ. Kerr
to signify the earliest possible date
he can meet the board at a called
meeting for the special purpose Of
forwarding the revetment and
drainage plans of the board. Car
ried.
There being no further business,
the board adjourned.
w. \. KERLEY,
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