Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-11-13

cept. or reject, such as they nav deem
proper and in case there should be- No
suitable bids for the building of the nro
posed works, either on the frst or sacor3
offering, they shall proceed to buy in Maid
work and have it made under the d;rec,.
ion of the Inspector.
Sec. IA That in the event of hav;,s
the work done as provided in the foreoo.
ing section, the Inspector is authorized to
employ hands and foremen, and buy spch
material as may be necessary to complets
the levee according TO law.
Sec. Is That the levees to be maas
under the authority of the police iafy Of
this parish, shall be made ID the pr6por.
tons and distances hereinafter desigpat
ed, to wit Every levee which shall con.
tain q perpendicular foot of water, aud
not above three feet, shall have, at least
five feet of base for each and every foo,
10 height. Every leyee which shall CON.
tain more than three perpendicular feet Of
water, aud not above FIVE feet, shall have
at least, six feet of base for each and
every foot in height. Every levee which
shall contain more than FIVE perpendicular
feet of water, and not above six feel. shall
have, at least, seven feet base for each
and every foot in height. Every lsyes
which shall contain above six perpendicu.
lar feet of water, shall have. at least.
eight feet OF base for each and every foot
in height. ss3
Sec. Is The top Of every levee shall
be equal to one-third Of its base, provided.
that DO levee shall be required to have.
more than nine feet on top.
Sec. IT That each Ievee shall! have
such an elevation that after the earth
has settled, it will be, at least, Two and .
half feet above the highest stage of water.
Sec. l8 That every new levee shall
be made at the following distances from
the river, to wit; In places subject to
caving in, il snail be put at The Distance
of, at least, two arpents from the bank Of
the river, aud in places not liable TO cave,
it shall be, at least, sixty feet from the
bank of the river. These distances shall
be measured from the river bank, or where
the bank is cracked, from the said crack
to the base of the leTec. 1t shall be dis.
cretionary with the Inspector to order tho
building Of the new Ievee further back
from the river bank, than above stated,
when the nature of the bank mar render
it necessary. 3
Sec. 10 That the earth used for making,
or repairing, the leYee. shall be taken at
a distance of, at least, twenty Eve feet
feom the base on the outside
Sec. 20 That every new levee, or part
Of a levee made anew, shall be protected
on the side next the river, by @fasc,nes, OF
palisades Of piekets, wherever the Quail
ty of the soil may cause The Inspector IN
apprehend that the lavee may be injured
by the waves of the river. vs4 10
Sec. 81 That every new lsyee. or part
of q levee made Anew, shall contain 90
trunks of trees, stumps, roots, or any other
thing which BY decay might cause cav.
ing or sinking and Diminishing, its solidI-
tv : and before commencing any new
levee, the ground intended for the levee
shall lie plowed and a ditch shall be dug
two feet d ep by three in width indhs
centre Of the bed intended for such new
levee, and any wood or roots found there
in shall be cleaned out.
Sec. % That the Inspector Of Roads
and Levees, deputy inspectors, InembeFs
of the police jury and all of its officers,
are hereby forbidden to have an %jnterest
in any road OF lsvee contract in tins par
isb, and in case of violation of this pro-
hibitioD, the contract shall be null aud
void. and the Office of the officer thus
offending shall be deemed apso Jaeto va
cant. sseq- ~, |
Sec. % That the roads of this parish
shall be worked by the Inspector under
the existing laws, until otherwise ordered.
Sec. "a 1t is further ordaigfd, Fpas
all former ordinances OF this parish on Inc
subject Of levees, and such as provide ior
an inspector of roads, are hereby repeaieo.
Sec. rs That this ordinance taks;e-
feet from and after its passage. ar IA.
On motion of Mr.. Durable it was {
Resolved, That the sum Of tweDty'hse
dollars be appropriated for the purpose
of paying Bertrand Caze's salary j,
~spector of roads and levees for the 20 fu
ward of this parish for the year ending
June 1866.
On motion the account Of H. J.Hysms
for $50 was allowed and ordered 70 -
paid.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn it was
Resolved, That the police jury 90 n0x
proceed to the election of an iRspec'c'