Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-04-28

lands situated in Madison Parish, La.
the East half of South East quarter OF
Sec. IS, Tp:'lj North Range ;10 East,
was rejected.
On motion Of Commissioner Young,
seconded 10y Commissioner IIamley, the
bill for services OF Thos. VI. Wade, Jr.,
special Atty. appointed by the. Board to
investigate the titles to thu following
lands i'll Madison parish, la Half int.
III the East of South East quarter Sec. Sc
TIP. 10 \. Il. 10 East AMI - int. in
North West quarter oi south West
quarter Sec. %, TIP. IL y. j. 10 East,
and render an opinion rs t. the board s
rights In the matter oil tire application of
Douglas Alexander for quit claim deed,
for the sum OF S67 90 was allowed and
ordered paid.
On motion OF Commissioner Hamley,
seconded by Commissioner Kell, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas attention has been called to
this Board OF suits now being filed
againt it for the recovery of certain is
lands in the Mississippi River, and Where
as, by virtue Of decision of the Supreme
Court Of Louisiana in the matter entitled
state exrel Board OF Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Levee District, versus
Paul Capdeivel!c, Auditor, the said is
lands were transferred and granted to this
Board, under authority of Act, No. 49,,
1908, Of the Acts of the General Assembly
OF louisiana, on Oct. 18th, Ioil.>
Now, Therefore Be it Resolved, that
the President of this Board, is authorized
to obtained permission from the Gov,
ernor and Attorney General of this State
to employ assistant counsel, to aid Hon.
JEFF B. Snyder, Attorney for this Board,
in the defense OF said suits.
On motion Of Commissioner Hamley,
seconded by Commissioner Guthrie, the
claim OF Vim. McCausland, through the
Board of Control OF Louisiana for services
with tug moving a Quarter Boat to Fair
view, Concordia parish, with convicts,
was deferred until the next regular meet
ing Of this Board, at which time DIR. W.
II. Reynaud, President of the Board of
Control, is requested to appear before the
Board and explain the claim.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Kell, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by the
Board:
BE it Resolved, that the President of this
Board be and is hereby authorized to ap-
point committee Of three, the President
to be one of the committee, to confer
with the Assessor of Concorda parish,
relative to that portion of lower Concordia
parish, overfowed by causes other than
the break in the Mississippi river levee
during 1916.
AT II O'Clock the bids submitted in re-
spouse to requests by the Board, for the
construction CT a loop levee at Clag-
gette in Tensas parish, La, were opened
and considered:
Donoven d Daily, 23.7 cts. per cubic yd.
W. Z. Mullen 1910 a" d"
Helgason Bros 1880" &" Z"
Nicholson d Jones 10. IS SO &" 8. 4"
III. L. Van Fossen 22.35 I" a." 81" A"
X. L. Clark e 2O.S6" ~" -" &c.
The bid of Nicholson & Jones being the
lowest bid, same was awarded to them at
that price Us. 40 cents per cubic yard.
On motion OF Commissioner Young,
duly seconded 10y Commissioner Guthrie,
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted: .. o.. pre-. -.
Whereas, this Board, approaching the
valuable services rendered it during the
fight against the great flood of the early
months of this year by the Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Co., the public
carriers, rail roads and steam boats in the
District, do hereby tender to all of these, a
vote OF thanks and it elsespecially that
the managers and operators OF the Cumber-
land Telephone & Telegraph Co., along
the line of this District, should be rewarded:
Therefore Be it Resolved: list. That as
an evidence of appreciation of services,
the sum Of $1,000 (Ten Dollars, be and
is hereby donated to each manager and
each operator of the Cumberland Tele-
phone 4 Telegraph Co., within this dis
trict during the high water period.
End. To the New Orleans d North
Western, the Iron Mountain d Southern,
the V. S. d P, Rail Roads, within the
District, this board feels grateful for the
many services rendered and to their re-
spectiue officials and employees, does
hereby tender vote of thanks.
3rd. To the officers;and employees of
the Royal Route Co., the Str. Betsy Ann,
plying on the mississippi river, the
board tenders this, its thanks for services |
rendered in the many.Vpergencies that
confronted the Board during the recent
food.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Kell. fine