The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-19
CADDO LEVEE BOARD.
Official Proceedings of Meeting Held
June Is, 1918.

At regular meeting of the Caddo
Levee Board held on the 18th of
June 1913, there were present: J. NJ
Sentell, president, J. J. Lay, w. V.
Robson, J. H. Jordan, J. M. Robinson,
John Glassell and w. B. Means.
Assistant State Engineer Gervals
Lombard was also present.
Minutes of meeting of May %,
1913, We're read and approved.
On motion of John Glassell. sec
onded by J. M. Robinson, the action
Of President J. NJ. Sentell in writing
the following letter was ratified
Carried.
Major T. H. Jackson, Corps of'En-
glneers u. S. A., Dallas, Texas: Dear
Sir-Your letter to Mr. w. A. ker-
/ ley, secretary of the Caddo Levee
Board, relative to the permit to dig
the canal from Albany Falls to Big
Willow Pass, under the conditions
that the Caddo Levee Board pro-
vide the necessary protection to the
dam as outlined by you, received. In
| reply | beg to state that the Caddo
Levee Board has not the necessary
| funds at this time to provide for
this protection.
Thanking you for your prompt
ness and interest in the matter, beg
to remain, yours very respectfully,
J. M. SENTELL,
President Caddo Levee Board.
President Sentell announced the
next order of business would be to
consider again the matter of diver
sion of Twelve Mile Bayou. A num-
Der of interested citizens were pres
ent. Mr.. A. H. Leonard and Judge
w. P. Hall addressed the meeting
with reference to this project.
John Glassell offered the follow
ing resolution seconded by w. B.
Means:
Resolved, That President Sentell
be and he is hereby authorized to
request the State Board of Engi-
neers to prepare plans and specifi-
, cations and advertise for bids for
the diversion of Twelve Mile
Bayou.
The yeas and nays being called
for, resulted as follows:
| Yeas: w. B. Means, John Glassell,
J. M. Sentell.
Nays: w. v. Robson, J. J. Lay, J.
M. Robinson and J. H. Jordan.
The resolution was declared lost.
| The following proposals to lease
lands were received:
J. A. Thigpen, $500 per acre bonus
with optional drilling contract on
any land that might be owned by
the Levee Board in the south half
! of section rs, township 10, range 16.
G. w. Lane, Si.00 per acre bonus,
with optional drilling contract, on
any land that might be owned by
the Levee Board in the south half of
section 25, township 10, range Is.
On motion of w. V. Robson, sec
onded by J. H. Jordan, both pro-
posals were rejected. Carried.
On motion of j. H. Jordan, sec
onded by w. V..Robson, the matter
of ownership and title to lands in
south half of section Is, township
! Is, range is, was referred to Presi-
dent Sentell and District Attorney
w. A. Mabry for investigation.
Bid of Southwestern Gas and
Electric Light Company for pipe
line right of way across the lands
of the Levee Board in the south
half of the northeast quarter of
section IS, township %, range Is,
and through the southwest quarter
of section 26, township %, range 16,
at the rate of Is cents per rod was
read.
On motion of J. H. Jordan, sec
onded by w. V. Robson, the bid of
the Southwestern Gas and Electric
Light Company was rejected and
the secretary was instructed to ad-
wise them that the right of way
would be granted by the board if at
the rate of 25 cents per rod. Car
ried.
Communication from L. S. Frier-
son with reference to improving
drainage in the Wallace Lake dis
trict was read and on motion of J.
H. Jordan, seconded by J. M. Robin
son, the communication was ordered
referred to the State Board of En-
gineers for investigation and advice.
The following bills were read, al
lowed and ordered paid: j. C. McCue
$685.; Caucasian Printing Co. 1920;
Jake Michel $4,000.
On motion of J. II. Jordan, sec
onded by w. V. Robson, it was de-
cided that if agreeable to the City
of ShrayanOrt fhp T ,pyaa BOARD ey-