The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-02
WASHING ON.
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSIONERS
1she Thalr Ierort Found In u Csl;for-
nia P~st0.ilco - onry Sent 0ut In
Gctober-Tha nsfeHselsss Con
dition of Gar Own Bar-
bors-rho Coon Gaze.
m"i,,ippl Commissioners Report.

WAsuINaToN, nov l.-Nho report of
the NIssi April Eyrr commission,
o,vrriuri 10 opsTstians iron October
|, 1884, tn the ond OF tho tisosl year,
(Junn SOY 10 mede public Tho vo, ks
AZ various poluls Sre briefly described
IL general terms In Tho report pronur,
ann tho detailed reports Ot tho OH Gers
Ia charge OF mo work arc submitted o.,
appendices. THIS commission cites thn
acJ ~ Cnngrenr under which IL sets .ud
quotes fr0Ei i,s own previous reports
statements OF ito plans and purposes,
which lt comments upon. Tho pitu, "a
ssAs, contempllfes the oInsin! OF out
lete, both How river outietR nud,crev-
ices, tho contraction of ,hO VISITOR
way Of tho Iiyor where
the wldths are excessive, an6 tho pavi
cation bad, and the maintenance OF
cue bggSa.
Ia tho execution OF the plan thus
bri, ily outli1od, and In strict accord
anco with i's originSl intent, and
for no other object o. purpos,
tho money appropriated by Congress
nae teen expended. Tho Total cost o.
tho badk roya,msni between Cairo ard
Nisksbufg az 10 JuSc 80, 1885, has
been ;22iQ,sC0, and ul work
Tor constructing ohsnnols, $95O0,cO0
A very cons derab,o portion OF the
.um expended for bank reVetment
was designed to give pro.ec.
ton 70 certain cities and nhthorl.
Memphis, Y ,kshu,g ard othere,
required spec.e, aud pronp treatment.
IL Delta tC,Ul lad not beDn held by
-ovetirg ~ Nants with n actresses, Rt
cCnhidar9Lt expense, tho city
OF vicksbnrg would ceTtsinly
long before now have becu practically
an iplaud TO Nn, entirely CIT OF from
the river. A. Memphis great vs'u-s
were also Put in jeopardy ~ afapuly
csving hank, which tnrea,ensd so
carry oh portion OF the city.
Bank revertmen,s, ss Offering the oDly
pcssiblo means OF srresi,Ng the
danger, were suily applied H.
this case.
al. hss been clalmed,v says Che
com miksioneis, "that the eating II
banks should hs arrested hy works ~
csannsl contraction ~ the wido places
above, and much unwarran,cd stresses
seems ~ have been laid on y byp .hOt
,oa dhcussinp, introduced in tho
hrst report oil the commission, whof,
II Is stated theoretically that uni
Term deptbjoined with unilsfm width
Implies uniform velociiy, and ,hit
means that thore will be no vim
lent or cfusf currents, n~t
no grest or sudden facluaunu
Ia tho silt transporting power ~ tht
current. But tits net hero ssser,pr
in the report, nor Ia IL believed by IN,
commission, that uniform depth vi
any very near approach to A. Il prhc,t
cs,ly atts'usbie upDn tho Nlssi.sipp
or upon any large silt.tasriur siresn
howing through an nlluvisl hed, an,
having a difference OF a. 20 20 feet I've
tween it hisn and low-wAser Stages
la Its low stage the ots,suctad pot
lions OF the liver present solles o
sbAllow cro-h,ngs, or wtera III,
width n excessive, and whe,e there (,
reuently only about AK feet dept
OF vat alternating with c,ncas,
hanks, where there are depths Q
20 feet, and IN como csses b 10 Q
feet sud upwards, the scour,nl
induced by works Of improve men
AZ tho vide places will d uptlss
deepen The chs mel across the bsra 1
Is os 20 feet, leaving the depiu In th'
oonoe Substantially unchanged, =
0kl8 Ne fell q eoaufe ce .sppsoach !
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