The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-07-15

,5OO cubic yards, was, after due adver-
tisement, let to you for construction,
work to commence on or before Septem- |
Der 1, 1908, and be completed on or
before November 1, 1908.
The reports of inspectors show that
work on the levee ards begun on or about
the middle Of September, and that it was
reported completed on November %,
1908. Three partial or monthly pay
ments having up to that time been Ger
titled in your favor.
On December I, 1908, Mr.. Lombard
visited the work in person, and measured
it up, finding it deficient in crown and
slopes, and, by calculation, not contain
ing, by quite an amount, as many cubic
yards of earthwork as called for by the
list of dimensions prescribed for its
construction.
The option was, at the time, and later
on, when the matter was discussed at a
meeting of the Board of Commissioners
of the Bossier Levee District, given you
to make good the Deficiencies, or submit
to deduction for the deficiencies shown
by Mr.. Lombard's survey. To the latter
it is understood that you, at the time,
tacitly agreed; but, later on, when in
formed of the amount of the deficiency,
made protest. These deficiencies, based
upon Mr.. Lombard's returns, and the
calculations Of contents made in the
Office, amounted in cubic yards to
2,407.3.
Following your protest in regard to
the amount of the deficiencies, much
discussion, upon various occasions and
in various quarters and directions, oc-
CURED, until the matter was finally sub
mitted by you to me for an official in
vestigation.
This investigation | have, with great
care, made from inception to finish,
together with survey of the levee as
found. The survey made by me also
embraced a resurvey along the lines
previously followed by Mr.. Lombard, as
we'll as of the levee embankment as
found by me.
My survey checked Mr.. Lombard's
survey in all particulars, and the net
contents of the embankment as found by
me exceeded the amount certified by Mr..
Lombard by only 81 cubic yards.
In other words, the net contents of the
levee, based upon the survey made by
me, amounted to 90, 143 cubic yards, and
the number Of cubic yards certified by
Mr.. Lombard to 29,O76, or only 81 cubic
yards less than found by me, or about
one-quarter of per cent more than was
certified to = practically an inapprecia-
Bile difference.
l, therefore, feel more than justified in
herein certifying that the return made
by Mr.. Lombard upon final measurement
of the work, was in all respects, correct,
| and above criticism, and that he is, in
my opinion, entitled to recognition Of
this fact from you and any and all others
who may have been influenced by opin-
! ions to the contrary.
/ If desired by you and applied for,
cross-sections, illustrating. in full the
/ result of all the surveys herein referred
/ to, will as soon as possible, be furnished
to you. Respectfully,
FRANK M. KERR,
/ Chief State Engineer.
New Orleans, La, June %, 1909.
Mr.. J. Hall Nattin, jr., Contractor for Grape
Levee, Bossier Parish, Belcher, La.
/ Dear Sir: In compliance with your
request, under date of May "a, 1909, to
revise the survey of the Grape levee,
constructed by you under contract with
the Bossier Levee District, dated Sep
TENDER 4, 1908, made by Mr.. Gervais
| Lombard, Assistant State Engineer,
when reported completed by you, as
we'll as the method and result of the
calculations of contents, upon which
final settlement was made, beg leave
to submit the following:
This contract Was, after due adver-
tisement, let to you for construction,
work to commence on or before Sep
TENDER 10, 1908, and be completed before
December Is, 1908.
On December II, 1908, after receipt OF
advice OF the completion of the Grape
levee, by you, Mr.. Lombard visited the
work in person, and measured it up
finding it greatly deficient in grade, and
by calculation, not containing, by quit
an amount, as many cubic yards Of
earthwork as called for by the list Of
dimensions prescribed for its construc.
ton.
/ The deficiencies, based upon Mr.
LOmbard's returns and the calculations
Of contents made in the Office, amounted
to 1926 cubic yards. 1t is, on account O.
the deduction made to cover the def.
ciencies found by Mr.. Lombard that
understand you have based your claim
for an official investigation by me.
This investigation, have, with grea
care, made, embracing an examination
of all papers relating to the matter from
: beginning to end, and resuryey, jun
10, 1909, along the lines previously fol
, lowed by Mr.. Lombard, as we'll as OF tn
levee embankment found.
The survey made by me checked tn
surveys previously made by Mr.. LON
bard in all particulars, and the net con
tents of the embankment thus found b.
me within the limits of the prescribe
section, amounted to x, 500 cubic yards
or 1910 less than the number of cubi
r yards called for by the list of dimension
, originally prescribed for the constructio
t of the work. The number Of cubic yard
certified to by Mr.. Lombard for fins
t settlement was 81 1923, or only ,226 cub
;. yards less than called for by the list {
: dimensions originally prescribed for tn
i, construction of the work.
e Therefore, the embankment as SUI
b veyed by me on June 10, 1909, whe
e compared with that prescribed for cor
struction, was 3,014 cubic yards moi
= deficient than that roDorted hv M