The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-24


Caldwell parish 2,513.2(
Ouachita parish 2,101.8a
Morehouse parish 1,7H. II
LaSalle parish ATS. II
Interest -- 77.76
Total receipts, levee tax $32, sos, NO
The president presented the written
application of Mr.. O. C. Freeland to
purchase the set of net section /, town.
ship q north, range east, and Lot S
and the SET of set section Is, township
q north, ranges east, situated in More
house parish, together with the requir.
ed deposit, in accordance with Act No.
Els of the General Assembly of 1908,
and on motion of Mr.. McHenry, duly
seconded, the president was authorized
to proceed with the sale, according to
law, and to refer the matter as to
character of land. estimate of timber,
etc., to Mr.. B. Turpin, parish surveyor
of Morehouse parish.
Mr.. c. L. Berry, attorney, appeared
before the board, presented an abb
stract of title to the Ell of set section
II, township IL north, range 9
east, together with the written opinion
OF Mr.. 7. R. Hodge, district attorney
of the 9TH judicial district, ex-officio
attorney of this board, as follows, and
asked that quit claim deed be granted
by this board to his client:
To the Levee Board: have exam
ined the abstract and other papers rela-
tive to quit claim to Ell set sec. 2, town.
ship IL north, range east, and in my
opinion the board has no title or claim
on same, and therefore recommend
that quit claim be made to same.
Tobin H. Hodge, Dist Atty.
Upon motion duly seconded, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimo usly
adopted:
Whereas, it appearing from an alb
strace of title presented to this board
in open session, showing that the
boards title to the Ell of set section 2,
township IL north, range 6 east, situat-
ed in the Parish of Franklin, La, is
invalid, and the written opinion being
given by Tobin R. Hodge, district at
torney Of the 7th judicial district, ex-
officio attorney of this board. that the
said board has no title or claim to said
land.
Therefore be it resolved by the board
OF Commissioners of the Tensas Basin
Levee District, in regular session con-
vened, That the president of this board
grant and execute the necessary relin-
punishment and quit claim deed, for and
in the name of said board, to said land,
to and in favor Of the proper owner
thereof, for the reason of invalid title.
Adopted Oct. 9, 1913.
I. B. Gilbert, ST., Prest.
Attest:
J. W, Summerlin, Secty.
Mr.. Gilbert, president, made q YER
bal report to the board of his recent
inspection trip over the line of levees
OF the district, the progress of the en-.
largement work and the letting of the
contracts for enlargement of the Gaines
Landing and Brooks Mill North Levees.
Mr.. McHenry presented the follow
ing resolution, which on motion duly
seconded, was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, T. B. Gilbert, ST., presi-
dent of this board, in the interim of
meetings, did on behalf of said board,
acting under his general authority as
president, file an answer in the Federal
District Court to the rule of the Tensas
Delta Land Co. Ltd, to show cause
why the suit of the Board of Commits.
sioners of the Tensas Basin Levee Dis
trict VS.. Tensas Delta Land Co. should
not be dismissed, joining the said Land
Co. in its prayer.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Board of Commissioners of the Tensas
Basin Levee District, in regular ses-
sion convened, That the said action of
I. B. Gilber, ST., president, be and the
same is hereby ratified and approved.
and further, that this board does here
by specially authorize the said T. B.
Gllbef, ST., president. to take any fur
Their action on behalf of this board that
may be found necessary, for the dis
miasal of the said suit of this board vs..
Tensas Delta Land Co. Ltd.
Adopted Oct. 8, 1913.
T. B. Gilbert, ST., Prest.
Attest:
J; W: Summerlin, Secty.
The following bills were presented
! approved by the finance or auditinn