The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-25
Levee Board Proceedings.

Levee Board Proceedings.
A meeting of the Board of Commits
sioners Of the B1ssier Ievce District
was held this day, Friday, January 10,
1917, at the Office of the board, 527H
Spring Street, Shreveport, La.
President A. Curtis called the meet
ing to order, with the following mem
bers present: Messrs. A. Curtis, 3. B.
Herndon, VIII. Hodges, jr., J. H. Mer-
Ger, T. w. w. Stinson and w. B. Will
bourne; Mr.. w. G. Raines being absent.
On suggestion u President Curtis that
Gov. Pleasant had issued commissions
appointing new Board of Commission
ers, having been duly received and APP
pointments accepted, moved that the
new board organize, the same compris-
ing the following members, viz: Messrs.
A. Curtis, Curtis; r. B. Hill, Benton;
w. H. Hodges, jr., Elm Grove; A. F.
McDade, Taylortown; J. H. Mercer,
Taylortown; w. G.. Raines, McDade;
T. w. w. Stinson, Benton.
The new board was duly organized
and the roll called, with the following
members present; Messrs. A. Curtis,
r. B. Hill, w. H. Hodges, jr., ]. H.
Mercer, w. C. Raines and T. w. w.
Stinson; Mr.. A. F. McDade being
absent.
It was moved by Mr.. Hodges and sec
onded by Mr.. Mercer that President
Curtis be reelected president. The
motion being duly put was unanimously
adopted and Mr.. A. Curtis was declared
the president of the said board.
Mr.. E. B. Herndon,. jr., was appointed
secretary of said board.
Mr.. w. H. Hodges, ir., chairman OF
the committee to investigate the lands
owned by the board within the Bossier
Levee District and lands within the dis
trict to which title had never been made
by the State OF Louisiana, made a par
tial report and read letter from Mr.. J
E. Smitherman, attorney, in regard to
said lands, as per letter fled herewith
and made part hereof.
1t was moved by Mr.. Hill and duly
seconded that the partial report Of the
committee be accepted and the COM
mittee be authorized to proceed with the
investigation to the end that title to al
the swamp and overflow lands within
said district be perfected in the board
Said motion was seconded by Mr.. Mercer
and unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Hodges moved that bills presented
by the secretary to the board be duly
paid. Said motion being put was unan-
imously adopted.
Said board approved the contract fol
certain work for moving RATS, etc., il
Red Chute Bayou by J. E. Davis.
4 President Curtis reported to the boart
that he appointed Messrs. w. H
Hodges, jr., and H. L. Skannal com
mittee to represent the board at tn,
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
held in Washington, D. c., during De
cember, 1916.
| Mr.. Hodges made partial report q
the work of the National Rivers an,
Harbors Congress and recommend tina
the various state boards organize with
view of interesting said congress in floo'
conditions rather than in navigation, a
Louisiana was primarially interested il
flood conditions and holding the water
of various streams in check rather thai
in navigation Of the smaller rivers an
bayous throughout the state.
Mr.. Stinson requested that the boar
ask the State Board Of Engineers t
examine the conditions at the Willo,
Chute levee, with view Of building
additional levees, and make estimate o
, same.
1t was also moved by Mr.. Mercer tina
the State Board Of Engineers be re
. quested to look over the entire leve
system within this leyee district to ascer
tain the present conditions. The motion
being duly putwere unanimously adopte
and the secretary was ordered to writ
to the State Board of Engineers as 81
forth in the motions.
| Judge A. ]. Murff appeared befoI
said board and represented, whereas, h
had certain interests in lands owned b
the board, that he desired the appoini
] ment OF a committee with view If il
| vestig ating and reporting on his intel
ests SO that the board as we'll as himse
might have written acknowledgment ,
his interests whatever they may be. IT
president appointed Messrs. Hill an
Stinson committee to investigate jude
Murff's claims and make written repo
to him of their findings.
| There being no further business, Il
: meeting adjourned.
A. CURTIS, President.
E. B. HERNDoN, IT,, Secretary.