The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-07-13


M sh was on motion and filed and ordered printed
CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
OFFICE Of 'A' EssSfiEs ssssss Mt: May r las
scSs SaTs the honor to following the operations
mnt from JAM s date and tabuaed statement Of work
! Som July LIST, 1888, to July ist 1883: - .ooa
M t % small portion Ms Bend enlargement which still
One os wss . not oo,ss Bsa o hs E
% M vonr approval to Bogue 10 cents and completed in due
e0iao II o should be required The emergency having
% has been done small piece Of work on The south side Of VIC
S from the work advertised for letting aud too small i
@ contract hence was deemed best TO ole e' h
Far tho coming large eve that VIII certainty nave
w. namely al Clover Ill., Mayersvie and at Halls Land
snrsd estimated at l7ssss respectively
These demand our fist attention Nex III oacr Oh
% IA bolivar county that category namely from the
r end Dennis eves to Concord and rom Anas 70 % @
& below reenve Reserve Filters Landing in quens county
Cottonwood in qusua county un'"S IN county,
When these works finished cve will be much better cona
s s @ against food hike 1882 bring this condition.
places where the grade viii still have be raised h anu ne
op Of three to each side and with crown Of eight
with Of s, and an on sas,Um srs ss strong the
floods in their m M
our vees Many slopes Of than two and half
which wen when in recent floods the water has STOOD
NJ bmmrng are danger Of forgetting the lessons Of 's @
often remind ourselves that what nsppena sa %sa
20 and 1881 in succession dangerously high and feel
& foolish indeed If We Jailed profit BY experience dearly
ought and which s fresh memories Of If we are not will
q ormmo would recommend complete h
s''ss % 'ss osn Ssa S
nee TO one grade rising gradually ftom three feet above H. w AZ TN
@ na hs Ss same standard to about Dr. Ownds Catfish &
preference Of two feet and foot addition TO inc soov
bed below Arkansas CITY, namely H. Of 1888
IN s s.' sss is
submitted for discussion the annual Convention Of the America
@ @ q Il es Se rs for having The rsdo
of floods the Arkansas and n es near
~ Catfish Point do not think the grade above 1888 perfect
line Of levees on the other sde Oh ne % s q II ri
much as the comparative ngbor Nevertheless they
Strengthening their T0G so Ss pa upes pudenc PREPARE
Catfish Point to Ofat for perfectly onnneu % vs
therefore we must raise grades that portion the line to height
uent the whole discharge the river ~, off
designated coming ss sss;S" 9"sS
Hs s @ i1's N
enlargement of the line from the Coaao%s and Ds
ne ess, J ' mS ss depend
% he E sst sna ss n sot 9s &c as
present already ea but probably % soon w D snt
os d0nn adi to the others should be
offers That the Board may see what lies before nom s'0
estimate Of the total quantity needed for all purposes
New Ieyecs at Clover I Halls Ldg and probably at Duva @
Enlargement In Bolvar Co. Wis from punis to onooioA anu ' ,ss
cuusou U o Of work bugun last year Genvle from Re-
yrw Filters and nom Cottonwood TO SCUM ''' u
considered pressing estimated for this year, @ aS
Win S9iihe TO Hughes Place. sss sss
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! IS !. ,,,,.,. safety as7l
Axx two lss' Crowd one foot above grade re- ss
~ ~ ..ao,oo tho whole programme