Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-19
PROCEEDINGS BOARD lEVEE COMMITS.
Sl0NERS FIFTH DISTRICT.
Office Board of Commissioners,
Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
TalluIah Ia Ian IN 1917


regular session at Tallulah, La, the
domicile OF the board this day.
There were present the following
Commissioners: E. j. Hamley, F. H.
Schneider, East Carroll; T. p. Kell,
president, Madison; b. F. Young,
Tensas; E. G. Rhodes, Concordia. Alb
sent-R. X. Boney, Madison; ]. H.
Lambdin, Concordia; G. c. Goldman,
Tensas.
A quorum being present the presi-
dent called the board to order at II
O'Clock a. m.
After the reading of the presidents
and secretary's report, the regular
business of the board was taken up
and disposed of as follows:
On motion of Commissioner Young,
duly seconded, reading of minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
duly seconded by Commissioner
Rhodes, the president was authorized
to carry over the loan made the board
by Helgason Bros. of S75, 10000, for
the period of one year, with interest
at the rate of six (6) per cent per an
mum.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner HamIey,
the following resolution was adopted,
to-wit:
Be it resolved, That the president of
this board be and he is hereby re-
quested, at his convenience, to exam
inc the following described land for
the purpose of ascertaining its value,
and to advertise for sale at public
auction in a newspaper published in
the parish i'm which the land is stu
ated, minimum price to be fixed by
the president: The east half of Sec
ton IL, Township 4, north, Range IL,
east, situated in Tensas parish, La,
and the fraction northeast corner
faces on Mill Bayou.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Rhodes,
the following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That Mr.. @. P.
Bulls, attorney at law, be and is here
by respectfully requested to appear be-
fore the board at its next regular
meeting, with q view of ascertaining
for him what lands, if any, this board
may have just title to in the parishes
Of Tensas and Concordia, and that he
be recompensed for any services rem
dered, by the board, the amount to be
fixed at later date.
On motion of Commissioner Schneid-
or, seconded by Commissioners Ham,
ley, the following resolution was
adopted:
Be it resolved, That a committee to
consist of one member from each par
ish In the district, be appointed to
confer with the management of the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
Co., for the purpose of making some
arrangement by which the said COM
pany would construct telephone line
along the levees i'm this district.
On this committee was appointed
Commissioners Schneider, East Carroll;
T. P. Kell, president, Madison; B. F.
Young, Tensas, and E. G. Rhodes, Con-
cordia.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Hamley,
the following bills were allowed:
Jim Martin, service with gasoline
boat during high water. SO 90 |
Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, oil
for board boat during h. water. 80 |
On motion of Commissioner Rhodes, |
seconded by Commissioner Hamley,
the Sycamore Planting Co. was al
lowed the sum of $4,000 for moving
two cabins from right Of way oflevee.
On motion of Commissioners Rhodes,
seconded by Commissioner Schneider,
the president was authorized to offer
Mr.. Noyes R. Pendery the sum of
$4,000 In settlement for damages
caused by levee machines passing over
crops.
On motion Of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Hamley,
the following resolution was adopted
by the board:
Whereas, This board is the owner
in indivision of the following described
land, situated in Madison parish, Lou
siana, viz: An undivided one-half
IN the east half of the southeast quar-
ter of section thirty six 1857, i'm town
'hip fifteen (l5), north range ten (1O),
sast, said half interest comprising forty
l40) acres, more or less.
Be it resolved, That the president of
his board be and he is hereby author
zed and directed to sell said land at
public auction, to the highest bidder
or cash, after thirty days advertise
nent in the Madison Journal, sale to
'e made by said president at the court
louse door, at Tallulah, La, and the
aid president is hereby authorized on
'ehalf of this board, to execute and
ign deed or act of conveyance to
aid land to whoever may purchase
anne at a said public sale; said land
lot to be sold for less than five $500
ollars per acre