The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-03
CADDO LEVEE BOARD.
Official Proceedings Of the Session
Held April 2, 1913.

Levee Board held on the End day OF
April 1913, there were present J. M
Sentell, president, J. ]. Lay, w. V
Robson, ]. H. Jordan, J. M. Robinson
John Glassell and W. B. Means. Dis
trict Attorney w. A. Mabry, Chic
State Engineer f. M. Kerr and AS
Isistant State Engineer Gervais LOm-
bard were also present
i Minutes of meeting of March 5tf
were read and approved.
President Sentell announced the
next order of business would be to
consider bids advertised to be
opened on this date, for bank pro-
Election work, revetting and securing
lends of levees at Twelve Mile bayou
and Kelly bayou drainage work.
| On motion, bids were opened with
the following result:
| Bank Protection Work, sections 1
to IL inclusive-Bid of Doullut 4
Williams, cost plus commission as
follows:
| For all work done up to the
amount of 100000, cost plus 10 per
Icent.
| For all work done over 100000 up
to 100000, cost plus 8 per cent.
For all work done over 100000,
cost plus 6 per cent.
Bid of Miller Engineering Com
pany-Cost plus 800 per cent COM
mission, or the entire work for ac-
tual cost, plus the sum of $4,000.
Kelly Bayou Drainage Canal:
r. H. and G. A. McWilliams, Is IA
per cubic yard.
d. B. Gore Co. Inc. IL "a per Gu
bic yard. 1
Hall Nattin 1870 per cubic yard.
Gulf Dredging and Timber Com
pany II ga per cubic yard.
| Revetting and Securing Ends of
Levees-Burt & Hunt, $4,000.
On motion of J. M. Robinson, sec
onded by J. ]. Lay, the bid of Doul-
Tut & Williams on bank protection
work was accepted, and all papers
were ordered referred to State
Board of Engineers at New Orleans
for preparation and execution of
contract and bond, said contract and
bond to be forwarded to President
Sentell for signature. Carried.
On motion of John Glassell, sec
onded by w. B. Means, the bid of
D. B. Gore Co. Inc. on the Kelly
Bayou Drainage Canal was accepted.
Carried.
On motion of J. H. Jordan, second
ed by John Glassell, bid for revet-
ting and securing the ends of the
levees at Twelve Mile bayou was re-
jected. Carried.
On motion of J. M. Robinson, Sec
onded by J. H. Jordan, Mr.. John
Glassell was appointed and author
lied to take steps to protect the
ends of the levees at Twelve Mile
bayou whenever it became neces-
sary. Carried.
The following resolution was Of.
fered by J. H. Jordan, seconded by
J. M. Robinson:
Resolved, That the Dawson
Drainage Company, to whom a con-
tract was awarded by this board for
Big Willow Pass to Albany Falls
Canal, and in which contract the
said company gave bond in the sum
of $4,000, be permitted to cancel the
said bond with the understanding
that same be renewed at any time
this board is in position for said
work to be prosecuted.
BE it further resolved, That in
the event it should be ascertained
later that said work can not be done
by this board, then in that event,
this board is to reimburse said
Dawson Drainage Company for all
just expenses incurred by said COM
pany Incidental to said contract.
Said expense to end on this date"
Carried.
Application from Wheeler Shrop-
shire asking for renewal of lease of
April "a, 1912, on the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of |
section IS, and the northwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton II, township 20, range Is, for a |
term of one year, was read.
On motion of ]. H. Jordan, second |
ed by J. M. Robinson, the application
of Wheeler Shropshire was referred |
to President Sentell and Attorney |
Mabry with power to act.
President Senteil announced the
next order of business would be tOi
consider the matter of oil inspectors
for the board.
On motion of J. H. Jordan, second
ed by John Glassell, Mr.. w. G.
was placed in charge
OF the entire Oil inspection for the
board. Carried.
On motion Of 7 M Robinson Soc