Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-01
Proceedings Lake Borgne Basin
LeYee Board.
January 18th, 1918.

Lake DofgHS baSti ieVee DlStfiCt 4ie'
this day in regular session with the fol
lowing present: c. D. Andry, Presi
dent; Commissioners z. S. Hingle anc
C. Philip Marin, and Inspectors Leo
pold and Nunez.
) On motion Of Commissioner Hingle
; seconded by Commissioner Marin, the
!; following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved by the Board Of Com.
missioners for the Lake Borgne Basin
Levee District, that for the purpose OF
carrying out the objects contemplated
by Act ID of 1892, approved June q,
1882, that there be and is hereby levied
for levee purposes for the year 1913.
a district levee tax of Ten QO) Mills on
the Dollar of assessed valuation Of all
property within the limits Of this dis
trict.
Be it further resolved that the as
SCISSORS of the parishes of P%laquemines
and st. Bernard be, and they are
hereby authorized and instructed to ex-
tend the said taxes on the tax rolls of
their respective parishes, and the tax
collectors of the parishes of St. Bern
ard and Plaquemines are instructed and
authorized to collect the said taxes in
their respective parishes, all in accord
with sec. s of Act. IA Of 1852, approved
June q, 1892.
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners for the Lake Borgne Basin
Levee District that, in accordance with
Sec. 8, of Act ID Of 1882, approved
June Fl, 1892, there be and there is
hereby levied for the year 1918, a local
assessment or forced contribution of
SC en- each and every acre of land sus-
ceptible of cultivation within the DIS
trict, and, Sixty Dollars per mile tor
Railroad lines within the district.
Be it further resolved, ETC., that the
Assessors Of the parishes Of St. Bern
ard and Plaquemines are instructed to
place and extend the said local assess
ments or forced contributions en- the
assessment rolls of their respective
parishes, and the Tax Collectors of the
parishes Of st. Bernard and Plaque
mines are instructed and authorized to
collect the said taxes within the limits
of their respective parishes.
On motion of Commissioner Marin
seconded by Commissioner Hingle the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners for the Lake Borgne Basin
Levee District, that C. D. Andry, Pres
ident of this Board is authorized to r
ter into a contract with the Canal
Louisiana Bank and Trust Co. fer the
loan of a sum not exceeding Forty-Five
Ihousand-no 100 (S45, coo. COY Dollars.
The Board shall issue its warrants
for its sundry expenses and, the
amounts advanced by the said Bank
shall bear 8 per cent per annum inter-
est from date Of issuance until the
warrants ere paid by the State Treas
urer. The Board shall issue to the
Bank it's warrants representing the ac-
cumulated interest when the warrants
are forwarded for collection.
The Bank shall agree to cash these
warrants at their face value, carrying
them until such date as this Board shall
advise the Bank that there has accum-
ulated in the State Treasury at Baton
Rouge sufficient funds to meet the
warrants, the Bank earning its profits
by the interest accruing upon said
warrants.
The Board shall issue its warrants as
its needs may require to the extent of
Forty-five Thousand, no 100 (S45. 000. 0G)
Dollars, or such Part thereof as it may
need to pay its current and surdry ex-
penses and, shall not issue any other
warrants upon the State Treasury, UNI
til those which are cashed by the Canal
Louisiana Bank and Trust Co., shall
have been liquidated in full, except
such warrants as may be necessary to
pay the interest en- the bonds already
issued.
Be it further resolved ETC., that this
Board pledges to the said Canal Louis
lana Bank and Trust Co., to secure the
payment of thes aforesaid warrants
cashed by the said Bank, its revenues
arising from taxation of the year 1913,
and in the event that the said revenues
are insufficient for any reason to cash
the warrants herein issued, that the
revenues for the year 1914 to such an
extent as may be necessary, are hereby
pledged for the same purpose.
Be it further resolved, ETC., that the
President of this Board sign the writ
ten documents necessary to carry this
contract into effect and agree to such
as the progress of the business
may show to be necessary.
On motion, duly seconded, the Secre-
tary was instructed to request District
Attorney Nunez to defend this Board
in the injunction suit brought against
it in the United States District Court.
On motion of Commissioner Hlngle,
seconded by Commissioner Marin, In
spector Leopold was instructed to
revet the Fanny and Fairview levees.
Inspectors Leopold and Nunez sub