The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-05

| filed with the aching secretary, the
new board Proceeded to 6rganize
with the following result: J. VI. Rob-
lnson. acting PRESIDENT: W. 3.
Means, }. H. Jordan. J. J. Lay, W. '.
Robson, J. VI. Sent-Il and John elias
sell.
On motion Of J. J. Lay. seconded
! by J. H. Jordan. Mr.. W. '. Robson
was nominated for president OF the
board. On motion of W. B. Means,
seconded by john GlasselI, Mr.. J. NJ.
SenteIl was also nominated for pres
Iident of the board and the vote was
put viva voce, and Mr.. J. NJ. Sentell
was declared duly elected.
On motion of J. H Jordan second
led by J. M. Robinson, w. A. Kerley
was unanimously elected secretary
of the board.
The board then proceeded with
the appointment Of inspectors for
1.-The oil fields. On motion of w. B.
| Means, seconded by J. J. Lay, Mr..
Nv. A. Ogilvie was appointed as one
of the inspectors; and on motion OF
w. B. Means, seconded by J. J. Lay
Mr.. w. G. StringfelloW was noml-
mated, and on motion of Mr.. Jordan,
seconded by J. NJ. Robinson, Mr.. H.
Hawkins was nominated for ap
lpointment as second Inspector; and
the vote being taken, Mr. Stringfel-
low was awarded the appointment.
Salaries and allowance for expenses
Ito be determined at the next meet
ing of the board.
The following bills were read, al
lowed and ordered paid: J. w. Dix
on $3.50; J. M. Robinson $500; w. B.
Means 1854; J. M. Sentell $500; w.
B. Means S5S38O; Castle Printing
: Co. $500; F. F. Hansell & Bro. $3.50;
S. A. Dickson 1920; J. NJ. Sentell
$3.50; H. Earl Barnes $500; J. J.
Lay $500; w. A. Kerley $2.39.
On motion of w. B. Means, sec
onded by J. H. Jordan, the board ap-
. proved the action of the State Board
of Engineers in advertising for bids
on the proposed canal from Big
= EWillow Pass to Albany Falls, and
the proposed work on Brown and
Campo Bello levees, the board re-
serving the right to reject any OF
all bids. Carried.
At the request of the Gulf Retin-
ing Company of Louisiana, lessee OF
the lands lying in the bed of Jeems
y bayou opposite section 8. township
Il 20, range Is, and on motion of J. NJ
Robinson, seconded by w. V. Rob-
son, the following resolution was
Unanimously adopted:
u Resolved, That the boundary line
between the strip of land containing
e five acres, more or less, in frac-
Il tional southeast quarter of section
T. 70, township 20, range Is, relin'
Iquished to w. T. Crawford ct al:
under resolution of December Il
| 1910, be fixed by C. E.Chalk, sur
Iveyor, provided that such survey bt
. made without expense to the Board
"A Carried.
II Mr.. w. B. Means offered the fol
. lowing resolution, seconded by Johl
Glassell:
Resolved, That the board author.
ize the State Board of Engineers t.
lsead engineer to make survey an
estimate cost of dredging Kell,
= bayou from the lower end of Scott
~ slough to the Arkansas line. TIL
Caddo Levee Board to pay the cos
:, of survey, providing the State Boart
~ [of Engineers are unable to furnish
-, lone of their engineers promptly:
Il Carried.
Mr.. John Glassell offered the fol
~ lowing resolution, seconded by W
y B. Means:
= Resolved, That the board author
- ze the State Board of Engineers t.
lsend engineer to make survey an
Iestimate cost of dredging Blacl
bayou from the Clyde place Ito tn
8 deep water in Stumpy bayou. "
III Carried:
~ Bid of w. Shropshire on 80 acre
y. in section 81, township q, range ie
$500 per acre bonus and $500 pc
acre advance royalty, optional con
tract, calling for development with
- in one year or surrender of lease
On motion of w. V. Robson, sec
onded by J. M. Robinson, the BIZ
was accepted.
ID Bid of Jan Roster on 80 acres il
section IS, township Il, range II
1880 per acre bonus, optional 1;
o months contract, usual terms.
II On motion of J. H. Jordan, sec
= anded by J. J. Lay, the bid was &C
). cepted.