New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-16

with the approval of the Governor" and
in the LIST OF incOrp0ratOrs insert Charles
l.. Dustch' instead of 'Michael Hahn, and
add John II. Hutchinson to the list; and 40
amended, your committee unanimously
recommend its passage.
Also, to report back to the House. House
bill No. 165, entitled an act for the improve
ment of Bayou Lacombe, with an amend
ment, adding at the end of the ninth line Of
section three, the words approved by the
Governor and rs thus amended, the COM
mittee unanimously recommend its passage.
ID. W. c. BROWN, Chairman.
The amendments recommended by the
committee to House bills Nos. lG4 and l65
were adopted.
House bill No. l65, reported by the COM
mittee. was ordered to be engrossed and
caendared for third reading.
House bill NJ. l64 was referred to the
committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Hcmpstead. of Ibervilic, moved that
| the order Of the day be postponed for one
| hour.
| Carried.
BY unanimous consent. Mr. Davidson, of
Livingston, offered tho following resolution,
which was read and adopted under a sus-
pension of the rules:
Rcsoirsd That the Committee on Char
table and Public Institutions of the State
| OF Louisiana, having examined said works
| and institutions are entitled to their mile
| age. and the Committee Oh Contingent tx
| Denses of the House are instructed TO pay
| the same.
The Committee on Internal Improve
ments submitted the following further re-
port which was read, received and accepted,
and the bill reported was referred to the
committee of the whole, made the special
order of the.day for Tuesday next, at one
o'clock. and its printing was ordered:
COMMITTEE OK IYrKuSAL IMPROVEMENTS,
| New Orleans. February IA, 1871.
To the Honorable G. W. Carter, Speaker OF the
| House OF Repre- sentatIves:
SlR-House bill No. -, entitled ian act
to amend and re-cnact section No. 1885 of
| an act to provide for the removal of obstruc-
tions in Bayou Bartholomew. and to i'm
prove the navigation OF the same, and max,
| ing an appropriation therefor, approved
March ), l370,' having been referred to the
Committee on Internal Improvements. l am
instructed to report that the committee
have thoroughly investigated the whole sub
iect and find that the orr snal law passed,
making the appropriation. could not be con-
sulnnIated, for the reason that there was no
| money 10 Tue CTcull VI ltiiI'L LII tIiN iva
sury from which the appropriation was to
be drawn; that under the direction OF the
Board of Public Works the contract was
made. and about one half the work
completed viz, the two first divisions,
ami the contractors have not been
paid that it is all important to
The interest of the State that the whole
work should be done as soon "a possible
according to the original estimate made by
the engineer of the Board of Public Works.
a copy of which is hercnntO annexed: and
ii is only Just that the contractors should
be paid according to contract, and as au-
tlorized by the certificate of the state En-
gineer. a copy Of which Is also annexed to
slis report: wherefore your committee are
unanimously i'll favor OF the bill and
recommend its passage.
d. W. c. BROWN. Chairman.
Copy.
Estimate of necessary work to be done in
cleanin. out Bayou Bartholomew for the
| purpose of safe and valuable steamboat
navigation. Survey commenced May 8.
completed May 10.
First divisisn-Fron the junction
with the Ouachita river 10 the
Spykcr .inhOuse. as one plat OF
work. accompanying, twenty-five
| miles. 1000 trees. ten to thirty
| inches in diameter. to be cut down
and removed from channel. stumps
to be grubbed up and removed or
cut level with surface of ground, 81
eaCh. Neutrality-suspicious.. @lV.foo
ter. s3sach. ................. $500
2S3 logs (say One-haltl lmbedded
in the sand and mud requiring the
use of powerful appliances to be
removed. SIS each. ......:... Al.
Banks of bayou to be cleared OF
willow trees. bushes and
stumpS. cut level or grubbed
. aggreg gate distance, twcnty-sevpn
miles and one-quarter. i'll
Nidth fifty feet on both sides OF
bayou: $50 per mile. ........-... l2,21c
Additional clearing on points. forty
five acres at fifty dollars per acre. 2s...OOC
Total for first division. s322,7lJ
Second Division-FrOm the end OF
. the tir~t division to point one
half mile above the kOun cutoff.
twenty-one hundred trees. ten TO
, thirty inches in diameter (Si0OOt
at 81 each. ...................... S.. 100
, Eight hundred and seventy trees,
from six to ten inches, at S3each. 1910
One hundred and sixty logs at SD
c,cb 2.4OC
| For making cut-OifS. Observation-Disclosures. JON
Removing wrecks of steamboats.... ,0V
Clearing timber from banks, twenty
one miles. ......:............. 1000
Ninety-tive clusters of logs. forming
| RATS of five to twenty logs each. b,oN
Total for second dvision. S26, TIC
Third DivisiOn-FrOm the end OF
Second to a point opposite the
dwelling house of Captain Knox.
marked 76Ls miles on the plat, 2lO
logs. as in First Division. SD each S3,6'
300 trees ten to thirty inches IN
diameter. 81 each ................ lO,W'
7i0 trees six to ten inches in diane
ter. So each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,U'
Clearin. banks. 80 miles at so per
mile. :..-......... i''o'
Clearing OFF point. aggregate o.
acres, per acre $50. 3,2o
; III drifts of timber J,6l
!, Two bars to be dredgei. ....... 2.S0
Total for the Third Division. S26,OO
Fourth Division-From the end OF
Third to State Line; 80 logs at o--
SD each. ............ :...;;: 9''-'
, 1863 trees. six to ten inches in dl-
: ameter. at 50 each. 2,9t
9 1910 trees, six to ten inches in di-
ametcr, at 81 each. .............. IL, i0
Drifts of logs, 2O3. ................. 2,.,V
| Clearing banks. fOrtythree miles. 2,lJ
: Additional for points, ninety acres,
l at 500 per acre. 4.oU
!, Total. 81 OF
For excayating six turning places.
G two in each of the three last dl-
, visions at $50 each ............ 3.SU
Total for whole work completed. Sl2!', 81
. w. c. MELVIN,
| Enonccr Board Of Public Works, State o