The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-17
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Doiitoii, Lid, Apiu 1, luz.
Capt. F. M. Kerr, Assistant State
Engineer, being present was invited to
address the board upon any and all
questions which, in his Judgment de-
mand the attention of the board.
Capt. Kerr said that what he desired
to say to the board was contained in his
report Of April 2, 1902, which was then
read By the Secretary as follows, to-wit:
Honorable J. w. Jeter, President Board
Of Commissioners for B.ssier Levee
District, Shreveport, La.
Dear Sir: AT the request of your
Board, report dated October 2, 1901,
was submitted in regard to such points
in the district as appeared, at the time,
most likely to suffer, in the near future,
from caving banks, in order that selec-
ton might be made of such work as
might, at that time, be deemed most
needed in the district, and recommended
to the State for construction out of such
State funds as were available to the
district from the taxes of 1900 and 1901.
These points were at Rough and
Ready, Willow Chute, Buck Hall, Pat
Cash's, Wilson's, Sunny Point, Gold
Dust, Hopewell and Christiana.
Referring to these localities, the re-
| port referred to read:
"There is no certainty that the river
| bank at any one of these localities will
J reach the present line of levee before
! another flood season has passed, but the
levees which will, in the near future, be
required at Sunny Point, Gold Dust and
Hopewell, will be so much larger, more
extensive, and more necessary to the
district, as whole as compared with
| those which may be required at the
other localities named, that their con-
struction, may be classed as OF first i'm
portance, and should probably not be
too long delayed.
"Of the three places to which atten.
ton is thus directed, breach in the
levee line at Sunny Point would prove
the most disastrous to the district"
| After reviewing the situation at eacl
Of these localities, your board requested
that the work required at Sum,
Point be selected for construction by tn
State, and am pleased to say this worl
was duly let out and completed.
The line upon which the estimate
submitted to you was based extende'
across Sunny Point, from the lower sid
of Pruitt's to the upper side of Childer'
place. was 6t24 feet in length and in
yolyed the construction of about 125, 90
cubic yards of earthwork.
IJpon further examination, however
it was decided by the Board OF Stat
Engineers that this location was proba
Div not fully justified by the condition
,, existing at the time, and that shorte
line might with reason and safety b
! substituted.
This line, parelleling the river ban
from point near the lower end OF ii
existing levee across Sunny Point to tt
7 upper angle of the Childer's levee,
3f24 feet long, contains 81 ~ cub
J yards of earthwork, and cost S., AT ~.
J AS this left balance OF the Sta
funds which might still be applied to II
construction of further levee work in tt
} district, the Board of State Engineer
after consultation with you, selected tn
J reported as required at the Vinson plac
) which was duly let out by contract al
is now approaching completion. In
} levee is AGA feet long, will contain whit
} completed about 81 600 cubic yards
: earthwork, and will cost about $4 ,464.
After undertaking this latter work,
: still further balance of the State fun
} remained applicable to levee work in t
I district, but not sufficient to permit t
Z State to undertake any OF the larg
I work estimated as required for the nj
( levees described in the report OF Octoh
( 2, 1901.
81 Your views as to the disposition
I this balance were then asked, and it "
Z agreed that the amount, as far as
I might prove sufficient, be applied to t
{ repair and enlargement OF the VIII