New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-15


self the only and legal Recorder, subiec
only to the authority which appointed him
and that he has instituted legal proceed
ings to determine his right to the office q
Recorder aforesaid. If your honorabl
body can take any action in the premises
he respectfully prays that it may be done
Whatever you may do, he further pray
that you consider this notification in be
half of the undersigned. that he will seek
judicial determination Of his right as Recor
der of the Fourth District of New Orleans
and in the event of favorable decision
look to the city for the emoluments of the
same.
Very respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM WEBER.
Recorder of the Fourth District.
Witnessed by Braughn & Buck, attorneys
for William Weber.
Lake Front Protection Levee.
Mr.. Cockrem said he had obtained certain
plans and estimates of the City Surveyor
which he wished should be placed on record
and printed in the proceedings.
They were as follows:
SURVEYORS OFY1CB,
June 49, 1871.
Hon. John Cockrem Administrator of Improve.
ments;
SIR-In view of the late overflow of I647
acres of valuable improved property, |
would recommend that the protection levee
along the lake shore be commenced with
out delay, in connection with the leyees
from the ridge to intersect it at the lake
shore, and suitable draining engines be pro-
vided at an early date. The Metairie ridge
can not be depended upon any longer as
the north line of defense against lake
waters, as the water was within one foot
and three inches of passing over the ridge,
and in my opinion north or northwest
wind at the time of its greatest height Fri
day night, Saturday night and Sunday eve
ning) would have forced the lake water
over the ridge; and again, the city owns
but small portion of the ridge, and has, in
consequence, only jurisdiction of such por-
ton as lays in the park. / would suggest
that all protection levees built in future be
of sufficient width at the top to form road
ways, thereby giving surety that they
will be cared for and protected.
In conclusion, l beg to urge the re ,essity
of raising and Strengthening all protection
levees along the navigation canals, that all
additional work may become firm and solid
before the September storms.
w. H. BELL, City Surveyor.
SURVEYORS OFPICEl
June IL, 1871.
Hon. John CockIem, Administrator of Improve
ments:
LEAR Slh-l nave IU6 DO0Or, IN CON-
pliance with your request, to submit the
accompanying approximate estimate and
profles of the probable cost of system of
draining canals and protection levees north
of the Metairie ridge, and north and south
of GENTLY ridge, also shelled roadways
over all, including upper and lower pro-
posed levees south of the ridges. After
careful examination of the swamp bottom
and lake bottom, l find the sand in the lake |
tr,h he tow E. Al
of a solid, compact levee than |
the roots and vegetable matter of the |
swamp lying in from the lake margin. By
the work into the lake a clean |
front is obtained, thereby rendering it more
pleasant as place of resort Should an in
land line be adopted, from four to six hun
bred acres ofland would be rendered useless
and still some protection be required for the
slope fronting the lake, as during storms
the water is four feet over the land with
heavy seas running far inland. Should a
long front slope or beach be attempted the
evees would require to be nearly double
he height of one with revetment, as ex-
Derience teaches that sea entertainments
with long slopes require greater height in
proportion than those protected by revet-
nents nearly perpendicular, and / am in
lined to doubt if the vegetable matter con-
aimed in the swamps bordering the lake
# seven to one without reveting.
Great dependence has heretofore been |
'laced on the Metairie ridge as a north line
4 defense against the storm waters of Lake
'ontchartrain; the water of last Friday and
saturday nights and Sunday morning, rose
o within one foot and three inches of its !
OPP, and in several low places passed over
:. Had north or northwest wind pre-
allied for a few hours, the waters would !
a chaa
mother objection to the ridge, as protec-
ion levee, is that the total distance along {
ietairie and GENTLY ridges, from upper /
roposed levee to lower levee, being about a
9 1000 feet, of which the city has jurisdiction f
yer only $500 feet, that being the City
lark, the balance being private property
nd cemeteries, where any attempt c
raves would be met by stubborn :
eslstance. The area lying between the
idge, lake shore and upper and lower I
protective levee contains 1918 acres, GER
ainly an amount of land which when re- r
laimed will contribute in great measure :
0 the proposed improvements. / have also
lcluded in the estimate the cost of two
cts of lock gates and bridges across the |
lew canal and Bayou st. John in line with ,
be levee. The lock gates would be re-
uired only during high water in the lake.
In view of the fact that the construction t
t the lake levee will shorten the line of de- !;
ense and that all protection leyees should
e of sufficient dimensions to have road
rays ON them, l would recommend that
he dimensions of levees be as shown by ac-
ompanying prOfles. | would also suggest
hat provision be made to have the drain T
lg machinery completed about the same
lme as the levees. The estimate for shell I
Dads comprises a distance of 1873 miles.
w. II. BELL, City Surveyor. /
'wenty thousand lineal feet of L
earth embankment and canals,
containing q cubic yards per I
lineal foot $4,000 yards, at 81 $4,000 t
'wenty thousand lineal feet of :
iron revetment at S22 50. 100000 '
Draining machinery and build [
ings. .,.....:..,.......-........ 100000 Q
over protection levee and canal. 4
below Pontchartrain railroad Il
from lake levee in to Florida
walk; thence down to Fisher
mans canal; thence along lower
line of the city to Mississippi
river, 1880 feet, at I312c..... 55O,l25
1890, l25 i
torn gates or locks and bridges I
in New canal and Bayou st.
John, each, $75 ,000.. .......... 100000 o