The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-14
Second LeYee District.

Proceedings of the Board of Cemrsfssion-
ers-A FiUe-Min ax Ordered Tor the
Current Years-Adoption of Important
Resolutions Relative to the Proposed
Closing Of Atchafaiaya Outlet, etc.
On this 10th April. 1888, at Darrowville. on
the east bank Of the Mississippi river, and in
the parish Of Ascension, in pursuance of an or
der of the Governor of the State of Louisiana
the Board of LeEee Commissioners Of the Sec
ond Leyee District met.
Present-Fergus Gardere Of Baton Rouge
President; John T. Dupuy of Iberville; Joseph
L.. Brent of Ascension, Secretary; Octave CO.
Tomb of st. James the entire
Board.
The Board Of State Engineers handed in their
report to the District Board, which was received
and read, as follows:
OFFICE BOARD OF STATE ENGINEERS,
New Orleans, April 10, 1883.
10 the Honorable Board of Levee Commission
ers of the Second Levee District:
Gentl,emen-Ihe available proceeds of the
hve-mill levee tax for 1882, levied at your last
the sum OF $1,000 was reported as available in
1882.
The expenditures in the Second District, pay
able from the fund of 1882, are shown in the &C
company1ng tabulated statement of levee work
put under contract during the year 1882 and up
to the present date, from which it will be seen
that levee work has been undertaken in the
district costing some s13G06 IL in excess of the
amount reported as available in July last, not
withstanding the fact that the available district
fund was less by about S1902 II than the amount
reported. This increased expenditure in the
Second District was fortunately made possible
by the relief afforded in the Fifth District, by
work done there under direction of the Missis-
slppl River Commission, and the consequent
withdrawal of the general engineer fund from
that district. While no work was done by the
Federal government in the Second District, it
work done elsewhere to the extent of about
S15,508 ST. that is, the excess of general engineer
fund expended in the district over the S15, 600
originally reported as available 1t is estimated
that levee work will be required in the district,
for the construction of which means must be
In the parish Of East Baton Rouge, $4,000 cubic
yards; Iberville, 10000; Ascension, 5000; st.
James, 5O,GD-total, say 10000 cubic yards,
which will probably cost not less than $4,000,
The above estimate is only intended to apply
to the building of such new Ievecs as it now ap-
pears probable may become necessary before
another high water season, and includes nothing
for such unforeseen requirements as are contlnu-
ally becoming manifest. 1t shows however.
that district levee tax will be required to the
full limit permitted by the constitution. There
is 10 reason to suppose such tax can yield an
amount exceeding the estimate of last season,
cay $3.50 G9, and it is now considered that not
more than $4,000 can be expended in the dis
trict from the general engineer fund.
We therefore recommend that you now pro-
coed to levy tax of five mills on the dollar
upon the assessed valuation of the district for
" TIE BOARD OF STATE; ENGINEERs,
Per Fl. G. BROWN. Asst State Eng'r