Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-05-30
Levee Sales,

WILL BE SOLD at the Court House OF this par
w ish on Thursday the 18th day OF June nett. A.
D. 1903, at 10 o'clock 4 m, TO tlie~iowest bidder per
cubic yard ist. A rev levee on the land Of VIM. {.
Robertson, situated in this parish, bounded above by
lands OF B K Chiun and estate Of F d Conrad, below
by lands Of Mrs Lizzie BeIknap, wife of Charles D
Hamilton, in front by the Mississippi rivar sill nav
ievee 10 commence at the lower elbow and run IN A
straight line to form a junction viii a new levee TO he
made on the lower tract adjoining and belonging 10
said Ms Lizzie B Hamilton, aud 10 measure 700 faet
in length. los feet base, Is I-2 in height after sett ing.
the whole leyee to have 8 width on top Of 9 feet.
2 On the same day and scate, and on the same
terms and conditions. a new levee to extend across
the whole front Of lands belonging to Mrs Lizzie Be
knsp, vie OF Charles D. Hamilton, bounded above
by lands OF VIM B. Robertson. below by lands for
merry BELONGING to estate of 2 ? Babin, in front by
the Mississippi river, said new leyee TO commence at
the lower llne, three and a hat acres from the base
OF tie old ieeee at the lower line OF said plantation
and to run IN Il straight line TO the sugar house. Ieav.
ing room for a road between the sugar house and
leyee, thence IN a straight line to the upper line OF the
plantation in the direction of the first elbow on Wm
4. Roheiison's plantation, aud 10 loin on the new
levee that will be built on VIM B. Robertson's place.
! he whole levee throuehot to have a base of lG4
. I, q height OF Is teet after settling, and q width of
9 feet across the top, the whole length to be 5000 feet.
And If this levee should not be ext -nded down on the
Babln, or johnson plantation adjoining below. then
the elbow, three and a half acres, to iulersect the old
leyee, and to be built according 10 law according to
proportions fixed by law and under the direction of
the Inspector or Parish Surveyor.
3 On the same day and date. on the estate of John
L. Lobdell, known as the " Bayou Place" bounded
above by lands OF the heirs Of John B. Hereford. be-
low by those OF W. l., q S. NJ. D. Clark, eommeDc.
ing at the upper line end extending down 1915 feet,
the levee TO be raised 4 feet and an additional base of
% feet TO be Beded and the crest to bs 9 feet wide -
Commencing at the end OF the above mentioned
levee and extending down 1850 feet, the ieyee 10 be
raised 2 ieet and an additional base OF l6 feet added
crest TO be 3 feet wide. Commencing at the lower Ell
bow OF the leyee built BY VIM. Escue. and extending
down 20 lower line OF plantation, a new leYee is to be
built. Said levee to ommenc by an elbow from the
elbow mentioned above, and running back one acre at
night angles with the river; thence down the river nun
ming parallel with the old leyee a distance lof SEQ ieet
IN all, exclusive OF the elbow said levee to be built
III feet high and to have a base OF 80 fee. and o crest
OF 3 feet wide. The trees, roots and stunps all to be
thoroughly grubbed up from the base of the levee and
a ditch 3 feet deep dug through the center of the base
Of the leyee, before commencing to wheel the dirt.
4 On the same day and date. a new levee to be built
on land belonging to w. j.. & s. NJ. d. CLARK, boun-
ded above by lands of the estate Of John l.. Lobdell.
below BY those OF Theophile Mahier, commencing at
upper line Joining new levee to be built on plantation
OF the late John l.. Lobdeii, and running to the low
er line OF said tract a distance OF go feet and paraI-
lei with the old ievee said levee to be 10 teet high.
with abase OF 81 feet and a crest of 9 feet all roots,
stumps and trees to be grabbed up and removed fiom
the base OF said levee, and a ditch 3 feet deep to be
dug through the center OF The base before commencino
to wheel the dirt.
3 On the same day and date, a new Ievee to be built
on lands belonging to Theophile Mahier, bounded
above by lands OF w. II & ;, M. d. Clark and be-
low by those of DR., WIS Lobdell, commencing at
the upper line and adjoining new levee TO be built on
land of WI. g. s. M. d. Clark, and running 1000 feet
IN a straight line and joining the old levee IN front of
the plantation. Said levee to be 10 feet high, with a
base OF 50 feet and a crest of 9 feet. The ground TO
be plowed in the base, and a ditch 8 feet wide 10 he
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