The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-02
Levee Board Proceedings.

Levee Board Proceedings.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners for the Bossier Levee
District was held to-day, April "a, 1912,
at their Office in Shreveport, the follow
ing named members, constituting quo
rum, present: H. N. Carlton, President;
A. Curtis, j. G. McDade and I. D. Con-
nell. Absent: T. w. w. S,inson and
w. L. Foster.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
President Carlton stated that Maj.
F. M. Kerr, Chief State Engineer, and
Mr.. Gervais Lombard, Assistant State
Engineer, and Mr.. Marshall, U. S. AS
sistant Engineer, were in Shreveport
for the purpose of inspecting the condi-
tons at Taylortown with view of de-
termining whether cutoff through
Long Point should be recommended as a
means to avert the present threatening
conditions in the bend opposite Taylor
town; that it was the purpose Of these
gentlemen to visit Taylortown this
afternoon with members of the Caddo
Levee Board, the trip to Taylortown to
begin Immediately after the said board
adjourns meeting now in progress;
that the Caddo Board has invited mem
bers of the Bossier Board to go on this
trip of inspection and to hold Joint
meeting as soon as the engineers are
able to report.
1t Was moved, seconded and carried
that when this meeting adjouns the
members join with members of the Caddo
Levee Board and go on trip OF inspec-
ton with the engineers to Taylortown
and that the board adjourn as soon as
the tax ordinances for 1912 are adopted,
subject to call to meet with the Caddo
Levee Board in joint session.
The following tax ordinances for the
year 1912 were, on motion OF Mr.
McDade, seconded by Mr.. Connell
unanimously adopted, to-wit:
An ordinance levying 10 mill tax or
all property III the Bossier Levee Dis
trict subject to taxation for levee pur-
poses for the year 1912.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com.
missioners OF the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That dis
trict levee tax of 10 mills on the dollar
, of its assessed valuation be and the same
is hereby levied on all property situated
in Bossier Levee District and subject tt
, taxation for leyee purposes for the yea
1912.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of 10 cents per acre on every acre o
!, uncultivated land within the limits o
the Bossier Levee District for tn
year 1912.
Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
1 missioners of the Bossier Levee District
t in regular session convened, Thata loca
assessment of 10 cents per acre en- ever
acre of uncultivated land within tn
t Bossier Levee District, subject to taxa
S ton for levee purposes, be and the sam
t is hereby levied for the year 1912.
d An ordinance levying local assessment
of Is cents per acre On every acre 9
cleared or cultivated land within tn
Bossier Levee District, subject t
0 taxation for levee purposes, for tn
S year 1912.
- Be it ordained by the Board OF Com
: missioners of the Bossier Levee nistrc
: in regular session convened, That a locs
assessment Of 25 cents per acre on ever
n acre Of cleared or cultivated land With
: the Bossier Levee District, subject
! taxation for levee purposes, be and Ii
same is hereby levied for the year 1911:
An ordinance levying a local assessmer
of ST per head On all mules and horse
within the Bossier Levee District Il
d the year 1912.
Be it ordained by the Board of Con
missioners of the Bossier Levee Distric
in regular session convened, That
local assessment OF 81 per head on a
" horses and mules within the Bossi'
: Levee District be and the same is heret
levied for the year 1912.
10 An ordinance levying local assessmel
of 500 per mile on all railroads with
,e the Bossier Levee District for tt
year 1912.
:. Be it ordained by the Board of Con
II missioners of the Bossier Leyee DistriC
IN regular session conVeneu, L hdo d AUG
or assessment of 500 per mile be and tt
same is hereby levied for the year 10
!" on every mile Of railroad within tt
Bossier Levee District.
y There being no further business Il
= meeting adjourned, subject to call,
meet with the Caddo Levee Board
q Joint session,
IN H. N. CARLTON, President.
J. A. THIGPEN, Secretary.