Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-10-23

duty II shall ie I" open vii proposals n,
building. OF repsirihg, levee.. and =, w
crpt or r+j"rt. snch As ..,ry NAV d.sw
proper !; aud in Case there should h. -.
suitable bids for the hu ldisv II tI.
p,,srd works. either on thu arst or 1000
firing. they shall proc..-d to huv i, s.;S
work SID have il made uoder H. ds...-
'on II th- Inspect :.
SEQ Il That in the event If h.,;..
the work done "a provided h The. En,. .,I
ing section. the I'sprct"r il .u,h,r;,.d,.
hands and f'rrmun, and Inv ..rS
material A. nay b- necessary to comnlst.
'b- Irvrr arc"rdi"x IT, law.
See. Is That the LEVERS IL r. mad.
II der the authority of thu police ;nr, e
his perish. shall b~ MADE in the nr,no,.
ions And d'"ta"c+s hr'rinsftp, dpsipn.t.
~. t" wi' : Every leves which shall co..
tain one perpendicular f,mt IT w.ter. ,nA
not nh"vr tree feet. shalt have. 1t least
fiv. feet Vi base Tor each and evprv fcot
in height Every I~v4e which shall co..
tai" ,n"rs than three prrpendicui., feet Of
v .t+r. and MT ai"nv- fvr feet. sbsll have
It least, six feet IF base. for ench and
very fr.t i" hight. Every l~vee which
-hsIl c'Mtsi" mnse than iv- p~rpend cu,.r
feet Of water. and mt above six feet. shan
have. ut lr~st. seven f.. ( has. for e,ch
and every fn't in height. Every l.vee
which -kall c"ntaio ah.,ve Elk prrpendsrur
lar feet II water. shall have. at kss,.
eight feet of base for each aud every foot
~ bright.
SEC l6 The top Of every levse sh.N
ip euuxl to nns-third of its hasp, provided,
that u" levee shall b. required to have
,n,.rr titan nine fe-t e." top
SEQ II Tint each t-ves shaii have
<nch ~ elevation that sfisr the earth
has spttL-d. it will b-. at least, tvn end
half feet alr've the highest a,sse Of vst4r.
SEC. Is That every new lrvee shalt
h~ 10 .d~ At the fllrwi"g diessn~.s ftnm
the river, T. wit : Il" ilscea sul,j-ct to
in, it shall b. pnt at the diatsacs
Of. At least, two arpents from the hank Ut
the river, aud in pl.ets not liable To ~,
it shall b.. At least. six'y fert from the
bank Of thu river These distsncss ,haM
,,s measured from the river hank, " whrrs
the bank il rr .ck-d, from the said crack
t. the base Of ,le lrsee. It shall I've die.
.,.rrtionsry with the l"specsos TO urdpr the
hniliing II the new l+v-e further hack
from the river bank. than shave stated,
when the nature Of the bauk may reuder
necessary
Sec. 10 That the earth nsed fnr making,
'r requiring. the levee, shall Be taken ct
- dist ."ce 81, 1t iea~t, t~rnty five Ssst
from the hase on the Opss;d.
SIC. 30 That every new hvee. " part
Of . lev-e r.de anew, shxDD he protected
on the side next the river, by f.ss ma. OF
psl's.drs OF pockets. wherever the quAli-
y IF the soil may csnse the ~Insp+esnr to
that the l-ves may be isjssed
by the waves If the river.
Sec. 81 That every new leves. or part
II y levre mad. acew, shall contain no
'runks Ut trees. stnmps. ros'ts. q { any other
hing whirh 10y decay might ca"se cav
ing OF sinking and diminishing its solidi.
" ; aud before c"mme"ri"g any new
the gr,und int-sd.d fnr the leves
shalt ie pk,wed and . ditch shsll ie Dug
90 feet d p by thrre in width In The
centre NJ the bed intended fH ssch nev
and any vosxd or r00ts fouud there.
sh.ll I've cleared "ue.
S-a q That the Inspector Of Rnsds@
md L.vses. deputy iaspect"rs. memhera
# the p.,Iic~ Jury and oil If ito O61rsra.
are hereby forbidden IT, have IN i"tsrsst
q rad or l-vee o'"tr .ot In this par
J.h. aud in csse Of vi"l.ti"o It thia pro.
the contrsct shsll be null sud
void, and the ofiee Of the "Aicrr Thus
# ming shsll b. deemed iPee Jfaese ~
:Ant.
Sc. % That the rosds # this psrtab
hall b. w.~krd by the Inspector under
he EXISTING AVA, until otherwise "rd~'ed. Z
SEQ - 1t 10 farther orda;" d. that
III f,rmer ordinsnc~s If this parish ~ the
~ levrea, and such ~ prUvide tot
!" inspector - rpads. are hereby repealed.
See. IS That this ordinance take et'
ret from aud after it, passage.
On m,t,ou Of NJ. Durable It vss
Resolved, That the sum of twenty hve
be appropriated Er ths purpose
Il paying Bertrand CASES sslsry - ID.
Of road~ sud levees for tho this
ward IT this parish for the year ending
lime 1866.
O" sn.xios the scoount Of b.. Hyaans
IN, $50 v.s allowed ed ordered ts'Ge