The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-21
The Commission Of Engineers.
Report Of Gen. Jeff Thompson.

The Commission of Engineers met yester-
day. Present: ex-Gov. P. 0. Hebert, pre-
siding, Gen. jeff Thompson, Hon. G. W. r
Bayley and Judge Joshua Baker.
| Gen. Thompson reported that the rear gate
of the lock at Barataria Canal was in a danger
GUS condition.
He then went on to report the result of his
observations and the work he had done on
his recent trip down the river. He said that
the work on the Holland Lavee and the ad-
Joining levee would not exceed 5000 yards,
| instead of 10000, the allowance, but that
reyetment of 100 feet would answer for the
season.
At st. Rosalie the work ordered was staked
inside the limits of the levee, but there was
no danger here as long as the Bonnet Care
and Morganza crevasses remained open
| That he had staked The levee on Erwin
Plantation, just above the Mexican Canal
where there WAS q cave In the levee; that the
proper line he had drawn here was 1910 feet
long and feet high 5000 yards), but If
economy was required, it (the rlver) could be
turned half way. He reported further, that
at Point O'Shean he also found a crevasse not
yet reported.
He recommended that the work be done by
day labor instead OF contract. He recon-
mended that at st. Ann no earth work be
done, but that revetment OF 800 feet be
bulIt: at Live Oak levee revetment of 800
feet. instead of earth work. He said that at
Myrtle Grove an upper work Of 7l9 feet, of
foot levee $1,000 yards), must be built; and
that at Lower Myrtle Grove levee-whlch
he had staked-12O0 feet long and feet high,
should be built.
: At Pointe Celeste he had placed stakes,
which would require q levee 43O feet long
and 8 feet high 1000 yardo), and that
work here was absolutely required, and he
recommended it. Tne levee required was
377 feet long, feet aigh, containing less than
1000 yards.
No work necessary at Live Oak Plantation.
The above is for the parish OF Piaquemlnes,
and the work recommended, which ag9fe-
gated 5000 cubic yards, Was ordered.
He furthermore reported he had staked out
at New Texas L5vee two levees, one con-
tanning %, 900 yards and the other 5000 yards
| that at Red Store he had staked out three
, lines, one from Van Pele to Claiborne Levee,
750 feet long, one from Van Pelle run
around to line of river, go feet He thought
these, together containing $4,000 yards,
should be built il means were available,
{ but if they were not lie would recommend q
short line across the corner, 200 yards, s foot
, levee
At Railroad Levee he authorized the con-
| tractor to take the old levee to build new
one with.
The work allowed at Holly Wood was
staked on the Laurel Plantation and lower
Careful Main lines were staked at each o.
these places, but small works not exceeding
$500 Yards will do. In the parish of Iber
vile, on the Goodwin levee, one line was
staked 1880 feet in length, y foot levee, but {
patch across the corner, containing about lou
3 Yards, would answer for this year.
, At Adams levee, patch of 1870 feet long,
foot leyee (S00 yards) was s.aked and meas
ured.
He recommends, positively, that new leve'
be built at the Dugass Levee. This leyee VIII
be 700 feet long, foot levee 1t has beer
staked, and will contain about 5000 yards.
At the Rlverton L5vee work is not neces
I sary.
! Recommended that at the Cabanchoset
E Leyee that patch $50 feet long 900 yards
be made across the upper corner.
He found a cave at the Bourbon Place
= where the patch of last year was built. Her
r he staked out two works, one running baci
a 100 feet, 700 feet long; the other RUNNING
back 200 feet, 1900 feet long, and also back
i ing of foot levee. He recommended tn
!, backing, which would contain about oo
t yards.
n At Laiche levee he staked out work o
= 1920 feet long, which should be increased, h
5 said, to 1920 feet, foot levee (7000 yards,
, He recommended backing of 800 feet foe
crown 600 yards).
At the Esperance levee, st. John parish
there was cave of 800 feet in width. Her
D. ne had tagged lines and staked the shortes
possible line, which was 1890 feet long. +
foot levee, but that patch according to dis
% gram, containing 1900 yards, would answe
V for this season, and this patch he recommend
y ed should be built.
. The report was approved and the recon
" mendations therein adopted and the work o.
\ deYed The commission adjourned till
% o'clock to-day.
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