Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

contract. and about so per cent has
been put IN place to date. In the lower
Tensas district bids were opened re-
Gently for the following contracts OF
enlargement: Ashley, $500 yards:
Glasscock. $500 yards; Ardee. $4,000
yartls. and Roscland So 900 yards.
which have been recommended to the
secretary Of war.
The State has contract for enlarglng
the leyee from Lake Providence to
Holly Brook, on which there is a. force
of convicts; another enlargement con-
tract at Longwood in East Carroll par
ish, and enlargement from the .Arkan-
sas stase line to Pitchers Point This
latter work is a joint contract between
the state and district, as the district
has undertaken to supplement the
funds Of the state to complete 1t.
The district has under contract the
slides at Reed and Biggs levee,. Hard
times enlargement and enlargement at
Willow Point aggregating 3z5, 900 cubic
yards. All the other contracts have
been finished, and these will be finished
by February LIST.
| There has been an unusually large
amount OF new work done by the dis
trict in the past year, approximately
1000, 900 yards, namely: Bedford, L'Ar-
gent and Sycamore, and about 10000
yards by the state at Milliken's Bend.
REvETMENT.
The Lake Providence. revetment has
been repaired and a plant Is being
moved to Reid-Bedford to begin work
there. There will be several mattresses
sunk at Kempe Bend, and Capt. McIn-
doe reports conditions there encour-
aging.
| DRAINAGE FoELEvEEs.
After comforting with. the state
board Of engineers it has been decided
to dig land size canal {earth to go in
to the levee) when building new levees
and have requested the United States
engineers to adopt this plan also. and
so soon us the funds can be provided l
recommend that where practicable a
land side canal be dug along the levee,
which will carry away the siepe water
from the levee and prevent the fields
contiguous from being flooded.
| NATIONAL. RIVERS AND HARBORS
CONGRESS-.
In company with Commissioners
Hamley. Young and Lambdin Iattena-
ed the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress at Washington, d. c., on Dec.
4slh, 5th and 9Th, and seeing the general
interest coming from all parts OF the
country, which was entirely non-polit-
ical and non-sectional, firmly believe
| that the recommendation for the an
nual appropriation of $50, 100000 will
be given, and while all the speakers
advocated policy and not project in
urging this appropriation, wasRrati-
fled that the Mississippi river was rec
ognized and referred to as the central
or controlling idea in the discussion,
and feel sure that such works as deep
\ ening the channel, bank protection, etc
will be generously cared for.
CARE OF LEvEES.
| The sentiment for care and. mainten-
ance of leyees is getting better all the
time. but I again urge those living
along the levee line to give all assist
ance possible, by example and rrecept
in preventing hogs depredating on the
levee and its use as a public highway
The levec is common property and
for general projections; every one has
an interest and should feel II his priv.
lege and duty to assist the levce author
titles. in maintaining their integrity and
usefulness.
For financial statement Of the board
/ respectfully refer to the report Of the
secretary.
Respectfully submitted,
j. L. MCCLELLAN.
President Board Commissioners FIFTH
Louisiana i.evee District.