The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-27

6s69jrn7ag of Cyoyg,r;tfes an the Cirerasqs.
mttee on e GfeVase passed June 1879 the undersigned
took immediate measures TO carry ontthe views Of he com
off far possible, the volume OF water passing through
Men and masais wsie Op the spot by the 4h June but
owing 70 the Indictment state Of the weather. active opera
CAREFUL examination Of the ground and after weighing well
all the difficulties would have 10 encounter, We delemi
level of the water: although in doing we knew that in
from eighteen 10 iyenyseyeu feet Had we Concluded 10
construct works in the river field side OF the eves
tire shortest possible work we could have put up would have
been $50 feet in extent, with nearly uniform depth of
ter Of fourteen O. fifteen fest pressing On The work when
closed besides this difficulty another presented ITSELF in the
imposs'by OF securing any ordinary boats IN the currents
Finding hat on 9e south bank [marked on the panI
wehGd distance Of one bundled and nifty feet averaging
exposed 10 the heavy current OF the rve which continually
swept Esis aud d OF eysy dese9'oa On me work we
well baeed together the outside being protected BY the row
against the unfinished work Of Mr. Giant On the opposite
side Of the main breach four of pill driven the
Ss he P1 gos o
hs main breach narrowing as Il 5seeded from sRe aysI
gates and % form protection eyee Of eaith and heavy
Stated On row of piles Commenced by Mn DanEar pre-
yOps Capt Grant being appointed the charge Of the
Ten feet TO through Inc gap narkqd b. and from thence
hss EoYs behind The centre piles plsesd BY the PLANTERS
break hs piles TsTf AZ d y with bands Hna q Is
heavy current was encountered.
In three days alle we commenced Of the whole
shore to point D. AT this point we had considerable diff.
Guilty the depth was 10 feet bot it was overcome and the
work rendered perfectly tight
From point to the throat of the main breach had
neatly uniform depth Of l6 feet Of wslsh For the whole
distance the outside row of The new ping marked f.
two Of piles driven only when the stopping of
we found the ground cutting rapidly under, from the pow
diving an sddtiona low 81 piles and stop iii on he eoSSd
row where the water averaged about feet.
On account OF the so Of parts Of the battuFe.
We had great difficulty with that portion c the work from
watching and BY building lsvee behind naly made
6l The 18Th The piius and bracng Of the breach was
shed foundation ga'e consisting Of eleven sticks q
OF about 60 degrees Immediately placed in the main
breach, 70 be followed b! solid gate Of l3nch timber GOV
On Ire evening Of the ISL Of June he fsseains ssr,
cut and The sas descended to is position The t rush d
the water terrific, topping TO the summit Of tie gate
back Immediately and although rushed with fearful We
oety through ths SIDES OF The work a doubts q orr sue
By the afternoon OF the following day similar gates for tbs
with fascne1 They were down sunset and fascnel
rapidly placed At such points could not be- closed by The
was closed and only remained to stop OF such breaks
On tie morning Of the sO we found on the lower side Of
the work Tremendous vOlume OF water eating under The
water Anticipating ToGbs THESE pofnts We hsd ordered
l5G oqo bricks End l5o empty s,Ptss they wss ed SID
evil mostly checked. On the 2st new break occurred
anticipated but little trouble The baiuIs gave way the
action Of the water and the embankmeut made behind The
filling disappeared This evil was corrected by falling back
the inner portion of work and the "a diSeov
eed that al The water which passed through the
could be carried of By Of Mr SauVes canes, and thai
the cTeyaase sufficiently stopped.
We deemed It prudent 10 continue large toca at worn
fhe Parish having the Il
stop 81 leakage which could Affect the work and 70 recon
mend the construction Of Temporary gnam ee 70 pfotec
the city. This iavee has been completed 10 short time
under the most uniayoIabie eigeumstance5.
The whole cost Of the work from the time Of bein
placed in charge until the withdrawal Of the hands h
18th July, has been about &s coo OF which SO
has been expended since the closing OF the don
work which should properly have been doRe BY the Fh
Jefferson, the planle in the Vicinity this axpeHditu
occurred after the inhabited portion el The city bad be-
relieved from the inpRdali0a.