The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-10
MEETING OF LETEE CON
TENTION OF THE 4TH
DISTRICT.
Report Of tile Board of State En-.
ysHeerS.

tS EA/".
giMeers.
Pursuant to the call Of Gov. McEn-
cry, the Board of Commissioners for
the Fourth Levce District met ut Port
Allen, West Baton Rouge. Monday
Feb. 26. Present Mr.. Gordon, If St.
Landry Norwood Of Avoy-lles. Glynne
Of Pointe Coufee, Hill Of West Baton
Rouge, McWilliams of Iberville.
Mccall Of Ascension, McC"llum o fTer
reb"nne, Foster of St. Mary, c"ns,itu
ting quorum. Absent, Pu.h of AS
sumption. Judge Howell of Lafourche
Gen. Declauet Of St. Martin, Dr.. Du-
perier of iberia.
The report Of the Board Of State En-
glneers having h-en read and accepted
it WAS moved and seconded that Il tax
OF five mill~ be levied on the assessed
valuation of the district. This motion
was unanimously carried, and the board
adjourned subject to the call of Henry
Mccall, president.
The report of the State Engineers
was as follows:
OFFICE BOARD STATE ENGINEERs.l
New Orleans, Feb. 81, 1883.
To the Honorable Board Of Levee Commission
ers of the Fourth Levee District:
Gentlemen-At your last meeting.
held ut Morgan City. on July %. 1882.
a district levee tax was voted to the full
amount permitted by law for the first
time since the organization of tn. dis.
trlct. 1t WAS then estimated that the
available proceeds. say - per cent Of
five mill Ia M ;si4 96l .9O4 would he
"A 1884 The expenditures of the
district fund for 1882 have been made
in accordance with the estimate, though
1t was based upon the assessment rolls
OF 1881, and it is now understood that
the valuation of the district was Some
what reduced on the rolls of 1882.
which will of course, reduce the pro
ceeds Of the tax.
The 0 Of the general engineer
fund reported to you AZ available ia the
district for 1892 twas 50, SOC, 900. The
levee work undertaken by the State
under contract. PAYABLE from the reve
nueso of 1882, is shown in the following
statement: Atchafalaya levees St.
Landry. $4,000 cubic yards, estimated
cost $4,000; payable from the district
fond 5000. g-u.ral engineer fluid
$1,000. Atchafalaya and Dos Glaizes.
Avoyellea, 5000 cubic yards. estimated
cost $l4.ON, payable from the district
1nnd $1,000. from general engineer fund
$7OO. P"lnte C"apee, estimated GU
bic yards 56,O67: estimated cost Sl4,-
Ol6,75; payable from the district fund
$9,0l6.75, from the general engineer
fund $1,000. $1,000 paid from the gene
raj engineer fluid of lSSl-completed.
Merrirks lucky pit. Pointe Conpee. 81.
OOb cubic yards estimated cost sl7,
OlO; payable from the district fund $40.
5l7,24. from the general engineer fund
$6492 76-about completed: Moreau
Dyke, Pointe Conpee. 1925 cubic
yards cost S2159,s5 district fund
$500, engineer fund 1905 5. Smith e.
Taylor ~:evees. Pointe Copce, 1850 Gu
bic yards ; cost 1899. 50; payable out
of engineer fund lO39.5O Lakeland
ievee. Pointe Coopee !; estimated cost
4232.e4 ; district fund 1922 81. engineer
fund 1000; completed. Materials, etc.
at Lakeland, Waterloo and Porcha es
timated cost 1909 IS ; payable out of
district fund ; completed. ANCHORAGE.
West Baton Rouge. 1857 cubic yards +:
estimated cost 925 60 payable ont Of
engineer fund completed. Carolina
West Baton Roage. 1868 cubic yards :
cost 2lO4 IS, district fund 25@O, engi-
neer fund 1854 6. Limerick, West
Baton Rouge IL $50 cnb;c yards cost
294O !; engineer fluid completed. Hill
and Mohtan West Baton Rouge, 10000
cubic yards, cost 2375 district fund
engineers fund 2l25 900. AL
eide Leblanc, West Baton Rouge. 49,
O46 cubic yards, cost 1865 OF !; district
fund 6OO.OO, engineer fund 2G95 OF
about completed. White Castle her.
vile, %, SCI cubic yards, cost 5iG6 81,
engineer fund. Lafonrche and Rousso
Port Barrow and Altman le.
wees, Ascension 1886 cnbic yards.
cost 2992.48 district fund. 2O5O %. engi
neer fund 1920; completed. BAYOU
26O3 cubic yards, ost573.-
90, district fund ; about completed.
Assumption, 1896 cubic
yards, cost 1890. district fund com
Which gives totals Of i372, 175
cubic yards. estimated cost 1857, dis
trict fund A 1893. Oh, general engineer
fund AZ. 1886.
From the foregoing statements it will ,
be seen that the total amount of the esti
nracaeds of the district tax Of