Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-11-06

building, or repairing, Iegees, and = Ut
cept, or reject, such as they NAV d.
proper ; and in case there sbonj5 Ieefa
suitable bids for the building Of Tho 10
posed works, either on the fist Or pro
offering, they shall proceed 10 buv in wv
work and have it made under The d;,aA
ion of the Inspector. 'e''
Sec. Il That in The event ~ -,
the work done as provided in The Tug
ing section. the Inspector is sulbori9aa
employ hands and foremsn, and bns ..I -
material as may be necessary TO cfnrla,.
the levee according to law.
Sec. Is That the leTees 10 bs
under the authority of the police ;n,a aas
this parish, shall be made 10 the nra,ou
tions and distances hereinafter des;rpet
ed, to wit Every levee which shall a..
tain one perpendicular foot Of wafer s"a
not above three feet, shall have A. H..
FIVE feet of base tor each and evprv 60.
in height. Every levee which shall e00'
tain more than three perpendicular feet If
water, and not above FIVE feet, shall h.vo
at least, six feet Of base for each IA
every foot in height. Every leyee Whit
shall contain more than FIVE pefpendicnl.r
feet Of water, and not above six fee. .Isn
have, at least, seven feet base for e,oh
and every foot in height. Every leyea
which shall contain above six perne,aicr.
lar feet of water, shall have. at leas,
eight feet Of base for each and every faot
in height.
Sec. l6 The top of every Ievse shah
be equal to one-third of its base. proyiasa
that no levee shall be required 10 have
more than nine feet on top.
Sec. II That each Ievee shall b.v.
such an elevation that after the earth
has settled, ii will be, at least. two and
half feet above the highest stage of wster,
Sec. Is That every new leyee shall
be made at the following distances from
the river, to wit In places subject to
caVing in, it shall be put at The distance
of, at least, two arpents from the bank ~
tire river, and in places not liable TO cave,
it shall be, at least, sixty feet from the
bank of the river. These distance. shall
be measured from the river bank, or where
the bank is cracked, from the said crack
to the base of the leVee. 1t shall be dis
cretiouary with the Inspector to order the
building OF the new k7ee further back
from the river bank, than above stated.
when the nature Of the bauk may render
1t necessary.
Sec. l9 That the earth used for making.
or repairing, the ~levee. shall be taken at
a distance of, at least, twenty FIVE feet
feum The base on the outside.
Sec. 20 That every new leyee, or part
of a leyee made anew, shall he protected
on the side next the river, by fasc nes, Or
palisades of pickets, wherever lbe quail
~ Vi toe soil may cause the Inspector to
a%pprehend that the levee may be injured
by the raves of the river.
Sec. 81 That every new levee, or part
Of a levee made Anew, shall contain no
of trees. siumps, roots. or any other
thing which by decay might cause cav.
ing or sinking and diminishing its solidi-
~ T; and before commencing any new
Ievee, the ground intended for the leyes
shall he plowed and a ditch shall be dug
.wo feet d ep by three in width 10 the
Of the bed intended for such new
evee, and any wood or roots found there
shall be cleaned out.
Sec. % That the Inspector OF Roads
md hevees, deputy inspectors, members
If the police jury and all Of its officers,
ire hereby forbidden to have an interest
n any road Or levee contract in this par.
SD, and in case of violation of this pro-
libition, the contract shall be null and
7oid, and the Office of the officer thus
'fIending shall be deemed ,pso .facto va.
y ,aos
Sec. 90 That the roads CT this parish
hall be worked by the Inspector under
he existing laws, until otherwise ordered.
Sec. "a IL is.fnrther ordained, that
former ordinances of this parish on the
Of l@evees, and such as provide for
a inspector ofroads, are hereby repealed.
Sec. Is That this ordinance take ef-
sct from and after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Durable it was
Resolved, That tbe sum Of twenty-five
ollars be appropriated for the purpose
f paying Bertrand Caze's salary as IN.
.pector of roads and levees for the tn I'd
7ard Of this parish for the year ending
une 1866.
On motion the account Of H. j Hyains
,r $50 was allowed and ordered to be
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