Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN-A cOMaUyI-
CATION FROM TIE BOARD OF q. 6. ES.
GIEEERs-PROMP= ACTION THEREON.
A special meeting of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen was held at the
Office Of Geo. N. Klein, EsQ., yesterday
evening.
Present, o full Board.
The meeting was called to consider
the following communication from The
Board Of United States Engineers:
VIcKsBURG, MISS, July 20, 1877.
Mr. J. 7. Baum, Chairman Citlzen's Com,
Dear Sir-The Board Of Engineers, di.
rected by the Secretary OF War TO exam.
inc and report upon the most advisable
means OF preserving the water front oil
Vicksburg, appreciating the great impor.
tance OF the question to the city, and de.
| string to arrive at some proper solution al
an early day as practicable, for the con.
sheraton Of Congress, wish to state, that
| at the present time they have not sufficient
data at their command for so full and com.
plete an investigation as q subject Of %
much importance demands. AZ no funds
were furnished the Board with which "a
make the necessary surveys and examina,
ttons, II is respectfully requested, II with.
In the power Of your Committee, that the
surveys already commenced under your
direction, be continued 90 as 10 embrace
all the points enumerated below, and the
information be furnished At the earliest
date practicable. The Board will then be
In condition TO consider the subject In
all its bearings, with the hope that some
plan may be devised for the projection Oi
the water front OF your city.
There will be required: A survey OF the
inner harbor, from the National Cemetery
to point where bank begins caving. show.
Ing cross sections Of water way, the dis.
tances apart increasing towards the upper
end, say TOUR sections below Glass Bayou
and two above; one section from old point
Of peninsuiat blight Of bend two sections
ON upper eide Of Island a. end nearest the
Mississippi; each cross section should
have at least thirty soundings, well dis
tributed
Shore line OF Louisiana Point, and OF low
ground below Vicksburg at low water.
outlines OF principal bars at present
stage and at low water.
Longitudinal prodle at present stage and
at low water, OF water surface along Lou.
isiana Point, from one mile above the point
70 Delta, follOwinf the channel line, with
located sOundings on same line:
Cross sections Of the Mississippi al pres.
ent stage and at low water, say one sec.
tiOn back Of Delta. one from point to oppo.
site side OF cutpf, one from point to the
Nlcktburg shOre running across the bar,
and one more half way down to Delta.
Current observations with hOats 10 show
direction and velocity OF currents into and
through the inner harbOr, both at present
stage and at low water.
survey from head OF lake to Yazoo river
along proposed route through Chicka.
saw bayou, and Up the iazJO to Snyder's
Blud; this should be made al low water.
Careful profile along whole route, with
prOtle Of IazoO river ( ON head Of survey
TO head Of proposed cut. cross section
and measured discharge Of Ya20o river at
low water.
CrOss section OF YazOO at site OF pro.
posed dam; sections along the bayou aud
route to slOw amount OF cut required.
J. II. SIMPSON,
Col. Eng'rs, Pres't Of Board,
CHAs. Z. sUTRR,
Maj. OF Engr's U. $. A.
W. h. II. BENYAURD,
Capt. Engineers.
Ga motion the communication was
received and Captain Dabuey was in.
slructed to proceed At ouco TO make the
necessary surveys.
On motion the City Clerk was in.
structed to notify the Board of Engl.
noerI of the action of,he meeting.
On mo ion the matter Of raising
means TO make the survey was referred
- the Finance Committee, to report At
a meeting to be held next Tuesday
evening at the City Hall.
An ordinauce amending the dog Or
dinance was read and adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned till
Tuesday evening at I 80 O'Clock 81 the
City Hall.