The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-01-19
bar Meeting B0aldOf Mississippi LaVGa Commissioners.


GRKEsvuLE Miss, Jany. IA, 1895.
Ae Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners regular Session.
Commissioners. Sharkey CO.. johnson Erwu Commissioner Wash
20, J. T. Casey, Commissioner Washington Co.. L. Thomas Com
'sr Bolivar Co. sPeakes Commissioner Bolivar CO.. A. Ev
treasurer submitted report receipts disbursements
2c lst to Dec slt 1894 which upon motion
Commit 70 for examination and report
Chet Engineer submi'ed report o the operations his depart
r the six months ending Dec 3 u which
with the proceedings of this meeting
ENGINKEEs' DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS,
GREsNvILLE Miss, Jan. H. 1895 J
>USoAN ESQ, President,
81 have the honor make report Of the operations my Depart
Ince the last regular meeting In July 1894
contracts progress the date Of report
condition of the vee above Kenuck Landing the
uneasness last spring The cavg
about 800 feet from the projecting angle the evee Cays
opd that might get of without doing work for the
In the latter part OF October decided that would not do
the situation which could high
ccrdngy recommended to the President build protec-
Pending Presidents answer Col Clay offer
work for IL and furnish the ghofway To this offer
e required delay Of few days would short
OF work already too short 10 advance materially the risk and
o construction deemed 1t decidedly to tho advantage of the
accept the Offer consulted with the President by Telephone aud
consent accepted it, The work completed averaged about
lgh
hs Esd November G. Dulaney an Offer through the
to do little piece of enlargement work below Mayersve for
d aud to require until the bonds of Board
Market had been sod rhe President consulted about this
unhes.tatIngy recommended s accordingly
This work snow In progress amounts to about 10000 cubic
under construction Ingomar Isaquena County, being
he efforts of the Government tho Levee Boardhe former
funds they had available and complete work 1t
that the Government would be able build the whole
100000 yards but about the latter Of November they notified
could only do 10000 yards and December Informed
uanty reduced 10000 by the overunuiug of
H. The Government contractor accordingly authorized
he work for the OF the Levee Board the Government
condition of putting force Of so This condition
and the work ia progress has been good deal delayed
Of some technical difficulties arranging tho tranc of the Gov
unds but with fair weather should be completed in about four
hghwaer prospects, there nothing decisive to be ad sharp
coming Of the Ohio and Its tributaries heavy aided
but present there nothing n sight to bring the river
condition Many low moderate have
lied by resbes In the latter Of January which rscedcd before
In 1877 1879 1880 1884, 1885 aud 1889 the river
between 80 and 40 feet at CAIRO from the 18th the 28h
On the other hand heavy rans might Gil the
that the March floods would bring danger ously
flood of 1890 began by Cincinnati good deal less ihau
prevails present. and at almost the time The cold
few days has been accompanied by considerable snowfall in
of the Ohio Valley and If and rainy spell succeeds
pretty foil river If the fair weather continues for weeks
will pass off with but little effect In 1877 On January 20 and
the river reached height of 1925 ot at Cincinnati The
d this morning at Cincinnati which doubt about the
BIT RISE 484 There prospect however, of rain
Very respectfully, VIM STARTLING Chief Engineer
olowpg of the Yazoo Mississippi Valley r. r. Co, fol
twice on cotton allowed aud ordered paid:
for