The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE HYDRoGRA,.Hug SURVEY.

THE HSWMVSa SHlC SURVEY.
Two Plans suEs. ested for the Preserva.
ten of our Levees.
The preliminary inspection Of the river FROM
0f The ely was made yesterday by ths commits
sion OF United States Engineers entrusted with
she photographic survey Of the Mississippi In
front Of New Orleans. There were present, also.
his honor The Mayor, Administrator Oavatisc,
City Surveyor dHemecourt and State Engineers
Harrod and Hsrdee. The inspection began ct
che settling of the bank opposite the Red Stores,
and extended 10 the cave or washing In, which
oocurred during The September equinoctial gale,
opposite the Atlantic Cotton Press, In the Thit d
District
On the way the party Witnessed The pile driving
operations Ii the construction Of one Of the
whArves Of The Second District, observing the
peculiarities OF the river bed III this connection.
Particular attention was also given 10 the condi-
ton Of the bank opposite the Atlantic Press
which was FIRST mentioned in the DEMOCRAT a. q
result Of the observation Of Col. ]. Henry Behsn,
and upon which this gentleman has based bis
plan Of protecting the levees by q system OF
breakwaters or ietties along the entire city front,
70 be constructed at from one hundred TO one
hundred and afiy feet from the present embark.
was observed that the outermost piles Of the old
bnkhesd at Montegut street have withstpod the
action OF the water for many long years. whilst
Che innermost ones have been washed away. Ex-
Cept from sn essentially scientific point of view
Che Inspection offered no interesting features.
The commission will Immediately study the
situation, and In q few days will probably be ena-
bled TO report plan for the arrest Of the en-
croHchments OF the river upon ts banks along
Che Second and Third District lines. They will
have two propositions 10 consider. Whether
permanent, yet progressive, system Of protection
sh0uld be adopted. or whether temporary one
shall be reeomme nded by them, In view of the
present inability of The city to undertake more
costly, though more durable work.
This morning the commission will visit the
office Of the city surveyor, who will offer for their
examination plans Of the river 'front.' made at diff
ferent periods for the last forty years. In order TO
show that the river at the point threatened with
the greatest danger has only regained what was
originally taken from IL by engineering opera
The Mayor proposes also 10 request the COM
mlssipn 10 visit the
LAKE SHORE PROTECTION LEyHn
b ascertain their views Of the praoticability Of
securing 10 by The best means and at the least
COST 10 the CITY for In the opinion Of the Mayor
the BIDS OF the contractors offering TO do the
work proposed by Surveyor dHemecourt at this
point, are all higher than they might be.
A rROr0s.
Our two competent contemporaries, both with |
Tho largest circulation In the Southwest, have |
discovered that latter ell the FUSS made about the
cost OF the protection levee al the New Lake
Emo amounted only 10 the trifing sum of
egl GOO. As great deal more fuss has been made
about copcealing the real cost Of this evee, we
propose TO show In day or two, to the public.
that the figures OF our contem poraries must be
Che result OF their imagination or OF wretehed
investigation.
The cost of
THE REvETMEsT ALONE,
that IL, The wood work OF the levee, was GAO. 0OO
Now, II our contemporaries will take the trouble
OF going down TO the lake and measuring the
oafthwork, and calculate the coat of throwing 10
up, ~ the rate charged by the Mexican Gulf
Canal and Drainage Company, created by War !.
moths Legislature, they will doubtless discover
that they have erred egregiously. Why. even
Ex-burveyor Bell one day, while ct the City Hall.
when he sndeavored TO compute the cost OF this =
levee, was astounded at the figures which ID :
reached. We think that he stopped computing /
~ slgS,0 0o, without finishing his undertaking. '
RECORDER's FINES. a
The Imbroglio Believed to Have Been Z
settled. =
IL was understood yesterday AZ the City Hall. 1
That amicable arrangements had been made !
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