The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

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and while the contractor was still on
the ground, | contracted for it at the
expense of the board.
The work amounted to II ,619 cubic
yards.
STATE WORK.
The State let on August &c. con-
tract for CABIN Teele, new levee, in
Madison parish, to e. d. Leeper, at
ID % cents per cubic yard.
This levee will contain approximate
ly 100000 cubic yards. On October
Sd contract was also let by the board
OF state engineers for loop at.Green 8"
in ConcordIa parish, containing about
10000 cubic yards.
This work was contracted for at
l4.43 cents per cubic yard.
UNITED STATES WORK.
Upper Tensas District-Col. Charles
l.. Potter. United States engineer. in
charge of this district, has assumed
the building of the large levee at lila
wara in East Carroll parish, of about
100000 cubic yards, and a large
force is now at work there.
This work will consume about all OF
the available funds in the hands of
Colonel Potter, for work in the Fifth
Louisiana Levee district, and any other
necessary work from the Arkansas
line to Reid leyee must be looked after
By the district or State.
. lower Tensas District-Major G.
Me C. Derby has recently let contracts
for about us. 000 cubic yards of en-
largement and repair work in the par
ishes of Tensas and. Concordia. of
which about $4,000 cubic yards was
in place on October 1st.
Of the work in this district SO ,9S5
yards is at Stockridge levee. in the
parish of Tensas. and the remainder in
Concordia parish.
A detailed statement, showing
amount of each contract, locality.
amount in place, ETC., Is attached to
this report
NEW LEYEES KEQUI RED.
The district will have to build new
levee at DuckpOrt, in Madison parish.
before next high water. which will con-
tain about 100000 cubic yards. and
contract for same will be let at an
early date.
A loop may also be required near
upper end of Biggs ievee, in Madison.
The cave at this point is being care
fully watched and the loop will be
.,I for hao
necessary.
1t is probable new loop will also
be required at Young's point, in Madi-
son parish.
1t is hoped that no new ievee will be
required in Tensas and Concordia par
ishes this year, except the new loop
now being built by the State at Green's
and levee at Vidalia.
The Vidalia levee will require APP
proximately $4,000 cubic YARDS
The most serious caves are at Illa-
wara. in East Carroll parish; Cabin
Teele. in Madison parish. and at
Green's. in Concordia parish, where
new leyees are now being constructed.
The ,caving at Duckport, Young's
point. and at upper end of Biggs levee
Madison parish, is assuming serious
proportions, and as mentioned above
new loops will be required in the near
future.
In Tensas parish the threatened
points are at Claggett and Kempe.
There is reason to believe that il will
not be necessary to do any work at
Claggett. and that the revetment work
at Kempe will restrain the cave so that
a new levee will not be required there.
At Arnauldia, Moro. Glasscock and
Fairview there is no danger of the
levee being built at this time.
The cave at Vidalia progresses slow
", but has reached the base of the
levee, and the building of a new levee
is imperative.
REvETMENT.
Nothing has been done on the revet |
ment work at Providence reach or at
Delta point since the last meeting of
the board. but it is expected that work
will be resumed at Providence at an
early date.
Fair progress is being made with the
revetment at Dondurant chute and il
will be completed before high water.
During the month of August the
over part of the revetment at Kempe
Vas damaged by the scorching of the
bed of the river along the edge of the
are now being made to re-
pair the dam age.
The safety of the levee does not now
appear to be involved, and Maj. Derby
Expresses the belief that the repairs
will be completed before any further
lamage is done.
There has been very little caving
bove the revet:nent, and below it
here is margin of upwards of geo
eet between the bank and the levee.
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