The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-05-13
IMPORTANT-VERY IMPORT.
MENT.


such rapid progress here, from
caving banks, we give to our read
ers some correspondence which
shows that the matter has been
placed in the hands Of the proper
officials, and that this highly i'm
portant matter will be given the
it deserves in az short a
time as possible
Should the recon mendations
made be carried out as they should
be, there will scarcely he any need
of fear. otherwise it IL not going
too far to predict most destruc
tive catastrophe, which, by all
reason, should be and we believe
will be closely guarded against.
Without especially commenting
on the correspondence at this time.
we give it as follows:
Washington, April IA. 1906
Hon. 8. ID. McEnery, United
States Senate:
Sir:-l have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt Of letter
dated February 20. 1906, from Mr..
Chas A. Brusle of Plaquemine,
La , referred by you to this Office,
and inclose for your information a
copy Of q report dated March II,
1906. from Lieut., Col. Clinton h
Sears, Corps Of Engineers, rela-
tive to the bar in the Mississippi
river which has formed above the
Plaquemine Lock.
2. Pursuant to Lieut.. Colonel
Sears suggestion, the matter has
been referred to the Mississippi
River Commission, which has or
dered a survey Of the bar with a
view to preparation Of an estimate
OF cost of removing it by dredging
with Commission plant and a 70
port to the Commission for con
sideratiOn at it's meeting to he
held in June next.
Very respectfully,
A. MACKENZIE,
Brig Gen Chief of Engineers,
U. 8 Army.
United States Engineers
Office.
New Orleans. La,
March II, 1906.
Respectfully returned to the
Chief Of Engineers, U. s. Army |
The formation and growth of
this bar aud its probable effect on
the caving bank above the lock
has been noted and watched With
by Dir. Conklin, U. s. as
sistant engineer, in local charge of
the Bayou Plaquemine improve.
ment. On December %, 1908, he
submitted plans for revetting the
bank, and recommended that two
mattresses be placed to prevent
further caving, and that, after the
bank had been protected, the sand
bar he dredged off. On January
), 1904, an estimate Of $50, 600, to
revet the bank where the Gazing
was taking place, was submitted
to Chief Of Engineers by Lieut..
Col. 81 N. Adams, with recon
mendation that it be brought to
The attention Of Congress. No
action was taken on this, az far
as known, and Lieut.. Col. Adams
did not repeat it in his annual re.
port for June 80. 1904. The $685..
900 given by the river and harbor
act just passed, is for rivetment
work Immediately in front of the
lock.
1t is the opinion Of the under
signed that this bar formation, BY
the deep water over
against the right bank, is respon.
'ible for this caving, and that its
removal would relieve tho situs-
lion for the time being. but 1t is
Also probable that the bar would
'cform In q few years, necessitat
ng renewed dredging. 1t was bis
mention OF the Mississippi River
Commission at the next meeting
q April, with sview to having q
Dortion Of this bar cut OF by one
# the hydraulic dredges, CONTROL
I'd by Commission, bat it would
DO better II the MISTER could be
to the Commission by the
Chief of Engiaeers, should he