Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-05-23
Levee Sales.

w ish on Thursday the Ath DAY OF June next. A
D. 1868. at 10 o'clock q m. to the lowest bidder pei
cubic yard, LIST. A new levee on the land Of VIM. B
Robertson, situated in this parish. bounded above BY
tands Of B r CHM and estate Of D conrad, below
by lands Of Mrs Lizzie Belknap, wife OF Charles L
Hamilton, in front by the Mississippi river, said ne~
Ievee to at the lower elbow and run in 4
straight line to form a junction wi b a new Ievee 10 be
said Mrs Lizzie B Hamilton. and to measure 100 fee,
in length. lO8 feet base, Is l.2 in height after sett'ipq
the whole levee to have . width on top of 9 feet.
: On the came day and late. ard on the same
hs whole front Of lands belonging to Mn Lizzie Be-
knsp. wife Of Charles D. Hamilton, bounded above
by lands Of VIM b. Robertson, below by lands for.
ner!y belonging TO estate OF P P Bsbin, in front by
the Mississippi river, said Dew levee to al
The lower line. three and a half acres from the base
Of the old levee at the lower line Of said plantation,
and to run in u straight line to the sugar house, leav.
ing room tor q road between the sugar house and
levee, thence in q straight line to II upper line OF the
plantation in the direction Of the first elbow on VIM
3. koberteone plantation. and to join on the new
levee that will be built on VIM B. Robertson's place.
The whole levee throughot to have q base Of lO4
et. . height Of Is ket after settling. and q width Of
3 tet across the top. Tie whole length to be 500 feet.
Babin, OF Johnson pIantatioa adjoining below, then
tie elbow, three and 4 half ac,es, to il iersect the old
levee, and to b built according to law according to
proportions fixed BY law and under The direction Of
Io inspector or faY6h surveyor,
3 On the eame day and date. % the estate of John
above BY iands Of the helm Of Joho B. aessecrd. be.
low BY those Of ". l.. e. 8. n. D. CLARK, commeoc
ing at the upper line end extending down ass Eet,
the levee to b raised 4 eet and % additional base Of
Commencing a. the end Of The above mentioned
levee and extending down ll5O feet. The levee IN r.
raised 2 6ee and an additional base Of is Eet eddedE
crest g b 3 let wide, Commsocing At the lower 81.
bow Of the levee built ~ VIM. Escue. and extending
to lower line OF PLANTATION, 4 new Ievee y to Be-
built. Said Ievee to ommeoc BY IN elbow from the
mentioned aoove. and running back ono acrs A.
night angles with the river; thence down the river run.
ming parallel with the old levee . dirtance sof $50 bet
10 all, exclusive Of the elbow said Ievee to be built
10 feet high and to have q bsss Of so let and : cra"s
OF > feet wide. The trees, roots and stumps all to Be
thoroughly grubbed up from the base Of the Ievee and
q ditch 3 feet deep dug through the center Of lhe base
Of me levee, before commencing to wheel the dirt.
on land belonging to VI. L. 4 s. NJ. d. Cl.rt. bo ouo.
ded above BY lands OF the estate Of John L. LobdeIl.
by those Of Theophile Nahies, commeoc M At
upper line joining new levee to be built on plantation
OF the late John l.. Lobdell. and running to The low
q lire Of said t,cs a distance Of $40 fes and par.l.
with the old levee; said levee to BE- 10 feet hieh.
base OF 81 fet and 4 crest Of 9 feet eli root.
Itumps and trees to b grubbed up snd removed fiom
he base OF said levee, and . ditch 3 feet deep to be
!" 9, through &. the center Of tho base before commencing
5 In the same day and date, new hvee to b built
On lands belonging. 70 Theophi!s Mahier. bounded
aoove by lands Of w.: L f. NJ D. Clark and BE-
low BY those Of Dr.. VS. LobdeIl. COMMENCING At
ne upper line and adjoining new lsvee 10 be built on
and OF wis 6. MD CLARK, and running 100 feet
. straight lioe and joining the old Ievee 10 font Of
lhe plantation. Said levee to b 10 ket h,eh. with 4
OF 80 feet and q crest Of 9 feet. The ground to
% plowed 10 the base, and q ditch 3 feet wide to ho
lug in the ceutrs Of the base before commeoeine TO
Wheel the dirt. "
The purchaser and contractor to give bond and %.
unity. as required BY law. and the above Ievees to b
completed within 80 days after tho adjudication Of
ne work. JAMES h. DEVALL,
nysS Inspector yth W ard.