The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18

W s"S ""s uAuSe 90 ~ ~"s
rifice, and any excuse, however
small, must be magniiied to suit
their purpose" he not only draws
on his imagination wonderfully,
but writes a deal Of twasldlc and
nonsense. What possible sacrifice
could they make-unless that ofdu-
ty-in continuing him in Office after
his incompctcncy had been shown
and what excuse did they need for
going into an election An excuse
to whom forsooth? Possibly to
the contractors! l regret having
to say harsh things about one l
would gladly have let go without
comment, but he seems to bring
himself before the public vt the
expense of the Levcc Board, and
as long as the matters he touches on
are of interest to the public, it
shall not be misled by garbled
statements If | can prevent il.
/ inclose copy Of the engineers
report ofUtpoia and Miller's bend
levee. Very respectfully,
S. w. FERGUSON,
President Board I.evce Commits
sioncss."
Gen. :. w. Ferguson, President
Levec Board:
Dear Sir-In compliance with
your order that l furnish at once
a report of the lcvces at Millcr's
Bend, and Utopia . . showing
the height of the levees as conn
pared with the height Of the
WATER" etc, etc. l beg leave to
respectfully submi, the following:
IL find the grade Of the new
"NIillcr's " Bend Lcvcc" to be Of
insufficient height, as Is evidenced
by the fact that II became neccssa-
ry during the prcscnt high water
to raise the grade for the distance
of about $40 feet, in order TO pre-
vent high water from flowing over
II. This, however, was where II
crossed slough, 'and' was In a
measure, due to more than usual
shrinkage, which should have been
provided for while the lcvee was
in process Of construction. Having
never applied the level upon this
work cannot give detailed state
mcnt ofits relative height through
out, but it is evident that the great
or part of it Is too lUw to be safe
IN time Of high water.
2. The notes recently taken on
"Ncw Utopia Lcvce" show its
entire length to be about 1900 feet
Of which 150o 200 feet was below
the water line Of this year, and
1l00 or 1900 feet from onc-tcnih of
a foot TO one foot above the water
line.
No sloughs are crossed by this
lcvec, and there IRE no indications
Of its having shrunk to an extent
greater than ordinary shrinkagc"
except in ono place where slough
inghas occurred fora short distance
ON HE inside slope Of he lcvcc.
The material of which both these
levccs is constructed, is the same
as that forming the old lcvccs with
which they connect, and I can see
no reason why asgood lcvccs could
not be made Of IL now as hereto
fore.
But for the favorable weather
with which we have been blessed
together with the timely action
taken to strengthen and hold these
lcveerthey would most certainly
have given way under the pressure
of this years water.
With tAc force now have en-
gagcd in raising and strengthen
ing these lcvecs, together with
the favor Of falling river, they
may be releia upon as secure for
the present, but much more worl;
upon them Is required to max Q
them of equal capacity with the
average levcc. Very respectfully
(Signcd,) T:S. ANDERSON,
Chief Engineer.
A true copy from the original
now on file in my Office.
Attest: WA. EvERMAN.
Secretary and Treasurer.
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