Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-02-14

Very Respectfully,
II. GOoDRICH.
[. s., Assistant Engineer.
After some discussion, Mr.. Rich
ardsOn moved, and Mr.. Sewer Sec
onded The motion that Il committee
of three be appointed to examine
the Omega levce, and report to the
Board, as to the necessity of build
ing the Omega runaround, at
an adjourned meeting to be held
Friday February -, 1885.
1t was also resolved that that the
Committee be instructed to examine
the work done by W. II. Harvey,
specicl levee commissioner, above
BuckhOrn.
The President appointed as such
committee, G a. Richardson }. I.
Mcclellan, and f. l.. Maxwell.
The Board then adjourned until
Friday, February Is, 1885.
FRIDAY, Feb. -, 1885.
The Board met pursuant to adj
journment-Present, Gen. i. S.
Dennis, President, and Mcssrs.
Erwin, Sewer and Richardson.
The committee to examine the
Omega cave reported as follows:
To the Honorable, The President
and members Of the Police Jury Of
Parish of Madison La.
GENTLEMrN We, Il majority Of
a committee Of (3) three, appointed
by your body to visit Omega, and
examine caving bank Sc. &c, beg
leave to report.
/. We examined carefully, the
water having fallen off the point,
the cave reported to YOU as having
taking place on point or elbow OF
levee just below Omega, where the
government light is, and We found
the condition of cave to be as fol-
lows The main river comes in
Horse shoe shape just above an ed
DIV in the river, to within QO)
seventy feet of the base of the levee,
and sink about ten (1O) feet wide
and Is to 1O) eight to ten feet deep,
extends to a cyprus stump to with
in 800 thirty feet of the base of the
levee. We not having seen the
condition of this point before, had
to be governed by the evidence OF
gentlemen living at Omega, as to
how much caving had been done
recently, we were told by them that
the point of the horse shoe had
been eaten in, at least (75) seventy
five feet since last high water, and
/ 600 thirty feet ofthis had occurred
since (1st) of December, 1884, as
also the sink extending to within
| go thirty feet of the base Of the
levce. We wtre also informed by
these same gentlemen, that when
Mr.. Smythe, and ajor Richardson
examined this point, the water
covered it entirely, and they had
| no skiG to enable them to make
soundings, hence their report was
based on surmise, and was not {
fair exhibit of the condition at this
point. 1t is our opinion that thu
cave is dangerously near the levee
and that the Parish has too much
at stake to take any great risk, fol
break here at the threatened
point would be a far greater loss il
taxes alone, than cost ofrunaround
not considering the immense los:
and disaster it would cause indi
viduals, so as a precautionary meas
ure we respectfully suggest tina
you take SUCH steps as are neces
sary to have this point secured.
2. We examined Mr.. Harvey'f
work in front of, and Immediately
below Omega, and found that i
was done in accordance with ole
levee, said levee we respectfully
report to be entirely too perpen
dicular, that is, it hasn't enough
base to resist great pressure.
3. 1t having been in our line o
route, we inspected Buckhorn levee
| this is a U. 5 levee, and some re
pairs are being made on it, from
State levee below Omega to Buck
: horn gin, that's, it is being capped
| We are strongly of the opinion tina
/, your Honorable body should cal