The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-04
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Two weeks ago the cHIEf called ut
,entiun h, the necessity ss rePairing the
Kayon IA1.nlgcl,e ieYee that skirts ff.e
lower line d Port barrow. and suggested
that tl.e work ought to be tioiae during
fl,r low water season, ms tin. dirt of the
old lesre c.,,ii.l then b. used It'll the CON
ssrnetio1i Ut the new ono. Since then IS q
have learned that Mr.. Henry Mccall Of
this parish, wlso. is . nicinler of the
Fourth District B.ar.i Of Lever Commits
sinnrrs, has correspondent with the hoard
OF State Engineers in cl.ii0n 10 the
lrvee III question, and the following let.
ter. which Mr.. Mccall has furnished M
Tor publication. viii iu..v explain tie
present status VI tie MATTER treated Vi IN
The correspondence.
SrATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE fhpAGD or STATE EsGIsLEEs.
NEW Dt0EASs, NtsSs W. i'ybO. J
HESKr MCCALL. Esd. charlottesville, La.
lear Sir Your letter ut the 18th inst.
relstisc tn leyss near head of Bayon La
inurcl,e is received. The levee At Port isar
row, Was examined in September by the
Board 81 State Engineers, aud while it was
evident that . new line Of leves WAS desirable.
it wns concluded this was one oi the
where parOchial or individual efforts might
hold the waters hack for anD,l,er soasat.
hot
the STATE or district should depend nren thr
means available for tho purpose.
As You are aware. the District Commits
si0ners failed to SUPPLY the funds considered
necessary in September Last. anil the prices
at which it has, been possible to make con
tracts for work since that date, show thai
even more il required than MAS then est
united By US. In the Fourth District there
il already work done Or contracts made for
SOM. vi ,nON against this years revenues.
and 3.!O.hU against the uilc-iltll tag OF 1881
and las we think u number Of morc import.
ant plnces than Port Barrow arc yet un-
provided tor.
However. Messrs. Lewis and Brown nf
this Board are now in your ci.hinrhu.ai.
and Oh their return presume We may ba,..
further and more definite information ia tu
TIN. prescnt situation. l hope. and presu,n.
you will 500 theBs.
At all events. think the parish ar the
people. ut the jnifletliate vicinity will have
to protect themselves ~ such places ~ p.rt
Barrow
With regards, yours truly
HENRY Is. RICHARDSON.
Chief State Engineer.
Mr.. Mrcall suggested to the Board of
Engineers that the old le,pc could b.
thrown back IL SHIRT distance ami ,chuil,
viii. tbs same dirt, a plan that would re-
slnc, the expense "f the work an.i VT IT.
ford ale4nai. protection against tl.
comparatively small pressure Of til. VA
ter "f the l,ay"n but despite til. efforts
of the Commissioner "a HAY. this i'm
l,'rt;snt work undertaken hy the STATE
authorities. II IL apparent from til. fore
going letter that No aSsi.tauc& need H..
from that quarter, 1T least ,lu-
rug tn. present. sr:s-on. 1t Remain. for
the Police Jury 10 consider this matter
and take such steps will, reference there
To rs ma. seem ~ that in.is most t.asi-
lle and conducive to the public interest
II Means could IN, raised to construct \.
new lcycc, il ,ecins to us tina, would br
ia. better, and III the Ion. run, the
cheaper plan. We again take the liberty
Of suggesting that prompt action in thu
premises is desirable.