The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-02-18
LeVee Board Proceedings.

A meeting of the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District
was held this day, Friday, February IL,
1915, at the Office of the board, 527
Spring Street, Shreveport, La.
President A. Curtis called the meet
ing to order, with the following mem
bers present: Messrs. A. Curtis, E. B.
Herndon, w. H. Hodges, jr., T. w. w.
Stinson and W. B. Wilbourn. Absent:
J. H. Mercer and w. G. Raines.
The minutes of the meeting of Nov
ember 10, 1914, were read and approved.
A communication of Hon. Joannes
Smith in regard to the transfer of real
estate in suit by the Levee Board against
Stacey & Braden was read, and the bill
for $3.50 of Charles w. Smith, Sheriff
of DeSoto Parish, war ordered paid.
Moved by Mr.. Hodges and seconded
by Mr.. Wilbourn, that the bill of Craw-
ford, Jenkins & Booth, of date May IS,
1914, for S14.41, for merchandise, be
paid. Motion unanimously adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Herndon and seconded
by Mr.. Hodges, that the action of the
President in taking up the note of the
Caddo Levee Board for $4,000, at the
request of said board, be approved.
Motion unanimously adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Hodges and seconded
by Mr.. Stinson, that the Secretary Sc
cure from the Bossier Abstract Company
a complete list of all lands originally
owned, all lands sold, and all lands now
owned by the Bossier Levee Board.
Moved by Mr.. Hodges and seconded
by Mr.. Herndon, the following tax ordi-
nances were unanimously adopted:
An ordinance levying a 10-mill tax on
trict subject to taxation for levee pur-
poses for the year 1915.
Be it ordainad by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That dis
trict levee tax of 10 mills on the dollar
of its assessed valuation be and the same
is hereby levied on all property situated
in the Bossier Levee District for the
year 1915.
An ordinance levying local assessment
OF 10 cents per acre on every acre OF
uncultivated land within the Bossie1
Levee District for the year 1915.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of 10 cents per acre on every
acre of uncultivated land within the
Bossier Levee District, subject to taxa
ton for levee purposes for the year 1915
be and the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of Is cents per acre on every acre OF
cleared or cultivated land within the
Bossier Levee District for the year
1915.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of % cents per acre on every
acre of cleared or cultivated land within
the Bossier Levee District for the yeaI
1915 be and the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of ST per head on all horses and mules
within the Bossier Levee District fol
the year 1915.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of 81 per head on all horses
and mules within the Bossier Levee Dis
trict for the year 1915, be and the same
is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of $500 per mile on all railroads within
the Bossier Levee District for the year
1915.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That local
assessment of 500 per mile be and the
same is hereby levied for the year 1915
on each mile of railroad within the limits
of the Bossier Levee District.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
A. CURTIS, President.
E. B. HERNDoN, IT,, Secretary.