The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-28
PRESSING NECESSITY.

'5' '" ~ a. D. fhclps has been pub
'Shed, in which the following word
occur; at will not be possible to OBJ.
lam a specific appropriation of 500,
TO be used in closing Creyassos IN oul
district, for the same demand will ex
Isl III behalf Of all other district,
Whefe crovabses have occurred OF
may occur" The efforts of General
Catchlngs and others 10 secure the
immediate appropriation of the
amount provided in the sundry civil
Dill are WeIlknown, but the time grows
snort Congress has practically adj
Journed until May 3rd, and the Sen.
ate grinds as slowly as the mills of
gods. 1t is almost impossible for the
sundFy civil bill TO become law III
Time to make the appropriation avail
able for the present imperative ne.
cesslly for closing the brcaks.-the
greatest need, and the work on which
depends the welfare of the district,
not only for the present year, but for
many to come, Something must be
done by ourselves, and done quickly,
for $lO0,000 or even less sum spent
now in the work Of closing the Gro.
vases IN this district will be of more
benefit TO us than $1,000,000 for the
district after The next precious three
or four weeks shall have passed. Our
levec bofrd has on hand, in cash and
from the amount raised by the GER
tlncates of Indebtedness Just issued.
about $4,000 A portion of this will
probably have 10 be paid out for
high water expenses not yet settled,
but q sufficient amount will remain
to accomplish a vast deal of good
when judiclously applied. The con-
dltioh OF the treasury of the upper
district is of course unknown to us,
but it is reasonable 10 suppose that ii |
10 at least as well qualified to cope
with the situation as our own. The |
boards have doubtless already taken
careful soundings at the breaks, and |
ascertained the lines on which the |
levee for closing them
hould be built, Almost invariably,
1t the break itself, immense holes
ire dug out, and the work of closing
~ the spot who're the break occur
ed thereby rendered far more diff
ult. In such cases run around be-
ONES necessary, or, il the The broken
evee is some distance from the river
nd the bank is not caving, the pro-
ectIon levee can be thrown up along
be front, which is always higher
han any other point, and all advan-
age be gained, in some cases, of sew
raj feet This Is especially the case
t Stop landing. The broken levce is
early half mile back from the river,
nd two spurs o: old leVee run from
TO the bank, having originally form
d a bend, the eud OF which had
aved off A small protection levee ,
lrown up on the high bank aud COLI
ectiug these broken ends would sHf- !
&C TO stop the inflow from the break, ,
hich Is one of the most injurious in ,
&c district. Soundings are Of par ,
cuIar value, as in this case, for as t
the height Of lovoe neces- G
Try, and the line on which it could ! I
. most quickly and safely built 1t /
worse than useless TO sit quiet aud 8
all for assistance from outside. The @
Zip may come in time, and doubtless Il
ill, but our need is immediate. In n
rec weeks it Will matter not at all Il
hether the breaks are closed before
xxi January, bat our hopes of
cp this year and recovery from the Fl
ow to oil our industries by this dis. f,
Ter will be al an end, aud we must "
sign ourselves TO lost season, and "
obaby years of struggle and de- a
al before we can attain the position a
Q held q month ago, tt
ecisl to Commercial Appeal.
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