Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-13
N o TICE IMPORTATION ABOUT LEyEES

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, | SWAMP LAND DEPARTMENT. | Lsttte Rock, Ark., 5th October 1857 | A IL persons interested in having the gaps in the 4 levees on the Mississippi river and on that nart ol the Arkansas river in the Helena District closed ate W hoDnea that have instructed the engineer Mr. "m D. Gaw, to let out contracts for buildinp evees on the Mississippi river to close,
 IN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY,
 Two gaps, at or Mil Bayou
 IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY,
 Two gaps near Dr. Merriwethers.
 One gap at the Military road
 One gap at Major Redman's | One gap at Tackle Bend
 Two small gaps between Islands 39 and 40. | One gap at Mrs Collins. | One gap at Graves Bayou
 1s one gap at Mrs. Tollison's, and one gap at Buck
 IN PHILLIPS COUNTY.
 ;s one gap at Walnut Bend and one gap at St. Fran
 IN DESHA COUNTY. One gap at Old Beleville, and one gap at Mrs.
 IN CHICOT COUNTY. Commencing at the upper side of Section 9. and running down the river to the northern line of Sec ton 22 in T. l5 s. Range w an average of renera ton of feet base and two and half feet in beobt Between Rch'd M. Camptell's and Fishers in T A o. h. Wan average of 10 feet base, and 215 | feet in height ? miles long. 1 W N. K. Between Col. E. Worthington's S. and Mrs. F. M. Wal. ker's in T. l5 RI w.
 A levee commencing at the 5th Principal Meridian. in l. b S running south and down the river. about loo rods to intersect the State levee and from this polnt, enlargng the State levee running down the river and south, distance of about l6o rods adding to shld State levee on the average feet base and foot and half in height. To enlarge the State levee commencino at the un per or northern side of Mrs. F. M. Walkers planta. uoh' ana running up a distance of about 560 rods by an addition on the average of s feet in base and loot M and half in height, this being in T. l5 S. R. w.
 To enlarge the State levee in T. l5 s. R. E. com mencing at the northern end of the line dividing Townships one East and one West, and running down the nver towards Point Chcot. d distance of about loo rods by an addition the average of feet base and one foot and half in height
 inc contracts to do this work in Chcot county will De gwen we to the President the Board of Levee nspec cnnfy Provided the board will pass an order athor Hilg the President to make the contracts
 There are few other points the Mississippi river hot uhder contract at which evees should be made; and the engineer has been instructed to examine and rcportupon all of them. as early as he can The in cIests of the State and of hundreds of her citizens VIII De greatly promoted by the early construction ol eSc eyees and since all the work to be paid for Tn giG and slcer a renuneratng is if boped that energetic and responsible contractors will be obtained who will complete the whole of these levces by next spring. Those who take contracts must comply with el III good 1Mlth or they and their securities will be held responsible upon their bonds
 AS early as practicable, in short time) the levee interests in the Little Rock and Champagnolle dis | tTlctS will Ne attended to-
 TOT the information of all concerned append hereto the form of the contract and the form of inc bond which l have adopted to be used in making al all eyee contracts All the newspapers published in the Helena swamp Land District will publish this iiolice one week and forward their accounts the executive office for payment ELIAS N. CONWAY.