Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-07-18
POLICE JURY.
MONDAY, July 13, 1885

Ilt DOdlt INV IA iSEu-oA ENS |
sion, present-Gen. Dennis, Pres
ident, and Mcssrs. Long, Erwin,
Richardson, Cochran.
The committee appointed to in
spect, and report on the parish
lcvees, made their report, which
was read by Mr.. R, K. Boney as
follows:
To the Hon. President and men,
bers of he Police Jury.
We the undersigned, appointed
a committee, to examine the con.
dition of the levees of the Parish,
beg leave 10 submit the following
report: The day following our
appointment, we commenced upon
the duty assigned us, and have
made q personal inspection of the
levees FROM the line of East Carroll
to BeJfords, and find them in good
condition with the following ex-
ceptions: When the runaround
was projected in front of Mrs,
| Noland's, at Omega, the levee needs
an elevation of Is inches for a dis
of 500 feet, the Buckhorn levee
from the point where the Govern
ment authorities left off its work
to where it intersects the State
1levee at Milliken's Bend-about 2
miles-there is needed an elevation
of 16 inches. At the Maher place
the bank is caving rapidly at the
point where the new levee meets
the old-this caving extends down
the river from this point $500 feet
and the river is in 225 feet of the
base of the levee, the lower part OF
thc-Government levee OH the Mar.
shall place, needs elevation up to
grade, in places, for mile. On
Killarny, at the point where the
new levee meets the old, half the
) levee has cayed off for q distance o.
300 feet. At the point where the V
S. &. P. r. Il. runs over the levee al
! Delta, it is 2 feet below grade. The
upper Towne levee, near the OLD
| Court House, is rain-washed ant
the lower Towne levee, badly wave
washed-in places part of the
; crown is gone. The Biggs levet
is in the poorest condition Of all
its sandy material unprotected by
sod is badly rain-washed-fre
quOnt sinks of considerable size arr
discovered in the crown and larg,
gulches extending down the sides
The following levees are damaged
+. by the growth of weeds which
!, smother out and prevent the growth
of Bermuda: Buckhorn; part o
Milliken's Bend; Delta near OLE
Court House and Biggs. The Mil
liken's Bend and Biggs levee, seem
never to have been sodded at all
The Willow Sloo on Gibbs front i
9 thickly studded with trees, SOM
reach 40 feet in height, and shad
the ground so as TO prevent growtl
of grass. On the Stubb's leve
above Delta, are many occupie,
tenant houses and cultivated gar
dens, which we consider damagin
, to the levee and would recommen
;, their removal. In many place
the levee is being used as a publ
road-there being no roads benin
= the levee.
For the preservation of levees {
protection against overflow we re
> respectfully recommend that the
be elevated to grade the filling {
= washes and a thorough soddin
with Bermuda, and in consequence
:, of its bad material and poor stat
. of preservation, that the Bigg
10 levee be given more body and b
!. well sodded at the earliest da
;, practicable, and that steps be take
|; to provide the front with publ
highways SO as to avoid the use {
~ levees.
N Asking that our report be accel
ID ted and that we be discharged.
T. Very Respectfully,
NJ f. L. maxwell,
al w. H. HARVEY,
~ r. X. BoNEY,
" Mr.. Cochran moved that the r,
IN report of the committee be accepte
is and placed on file, and the con
o. mittee discharged, seconded
be Mr.. Sewer, and adopted.
Id On motion the Board took
M recess for Is Minutes.