The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-12-12
Leyee Board Proceedings.

Levee Board PFQceeOlneS.
A meeting of the Board of Commission
ers Of the Bossier ,Levee District was held /
this day, Friday, at the office of the board,
in the First National Bank Building,
Shreveport, La, with the following named
members present: Mr.. H. N. Carlton,
President; and Messrs. C. Raines, W. H.
Hodges, jr., j. H. Mercer, A. Curtis and
E. B. Herndon. Absent: T. w. W. Stin
son.
The minutes of the meeting of August
%, 1912, were read and approved.
Mr.. W. B. Mccormick appeared before
the board for himself and for the council
of the Village of Bossier and requested
that the work of building the Bossier levee,
opposite the City of Shreveport, recently
let to Mr.. Montgomery, be postponed for
the present. Mr.. Lombard, Assistant State
Engineer, was of the opinion that there
was no urgent necessity for the proposed
work: and that unless the caving contin-
ued opposite Texas Street on the Bossier
side, the proposed new levee might not be
necessary.
He stated further, that the line of levee
as proposed would confscate number of
lots entirely; and that as he and Mr.. S. S.
Hunter were largely interested in property
in Boesier City, they, together with the
council of Bossier, would obligate and
agree in writing that if the work Of build
ing this levee can be postponed, they will
make satisfactory settlement with Mr..
Montgomery; and at any time that this
board thinks it is necessary, they will at
their own expense build run around to
protect the present levee until the line of
levee, as recently laid off, can be built.
After full discussion of the matter, it
was the sense of the meeting that the work
} of building new levee should be post
J poned for the present on the condition pro-
posed by Mr.. Mccormick; and on motion
of Mr.. Herndon, seconded by Mr.. Hodges,
the President of the Board was authorized
to enter into an agreement with Mr.. Nc
i, Cormick, Mr.. Hunter and the Town Coun-
, Gil of Bossier, agreeing to the postponement
f of this work, on condition that they will,
! whenever called upon by the board, do
r such protection work as may be necessary
until new contract can be let and new
+ levee completed.
+ Mr.. Simms, President of the Shreveport
Cottonwood Company, appeared before the
board and asked the Secretary to read a
letter recently received by him from the
Board of State Engineers relative to his
removing improvements off the levee. He
! requested that the board give him a little
time to take off the improvements, which
: have been complained of for severa
months.
On motion of Mr.. Herndon, duly second.
ed, Mr.. Simms was advised that unless hi
could secure the consent of the Board O.
State Engineers that the improvements
remain for the time as desired by him, this
board would insist that they be removed a
u once.
= Following general discussion as to tn,
need of regular paid inspector for th'
e levees, the President was, on motion, au
1t thorized to employ an inspector at sucl
salary as he sees proper, and also sucl
t, labor as may be necessary to thorough,
10 remove all stumps and weeds from tn
levees, and to keep the levees in goot
~ condition. The President was authorize.
v to purchase two mules and wagon an,
Il from time to time such necessary feed
gear, etc., as in his judgment he may Sc
=, proper.
y Following general discussion of tn
- flooding of the back lands in the lower en-,
- Of the district, the President was author
lied to arrange for preliminary survey
u with view of determining what would b
e necessary, to relieve these lands from over
II flow; the President being authorized,
necessary, to employ j. Y. Snyder to ru
g levels and make survey.
l. On motion, duly seconded, committe
s, was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Hern
'e don, Hodges and Curtis, with authority t
let contracts for removing the RATS in Re
OF Chute from the John A. Skannal plac
Id north at cost not to exceed s., 500.
r. The Secretary and the President wer
is authorized to honor all orders from thi
committee on account Of such work to tn
r. extent of $4,000, the amount appropriate
If to cover same.
al On motion, the Secretary was directe
l. to transfer 1924 deposited at Continents
J. Bank and Trust Company, and S48.4 de
posted at the Commercial National Ban
80 of Shreveport, to the credit of the Bessie
w. Levee Board, with the State Treasurer.
,ee There being no further business, tn
~ meeting then adjourned.
- H. N. CARLTON, President.
~ j. A. THIGHPEN, Secretary.
Corn Grovin6 In fhe South