The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
LEvEE BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. Z, 1909.

SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. I, 1909.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Bossier Levee District met in regular ses-
sion to-day, with the following members
present: w. T. Colquitt, President, and
Messrs. H. N. Carlton, w. E. Ivey, A.
Curtis and T. W. w. Stinson. Absent:
H. E. Atkins and J. G. McDade.
Mr.. Gervais Lombard, Assistant State
Engineer, was present and invited to sit
with the Board.
On motion, the reading of the minutes of
the last meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. Gervais Lombard made the follow
ing report as to the conditions of the levees
| in the District:
have the honor to report that owing to
the exceptionally favorable weather this
fall, nearly all of the unusual amount of
levee work rendered necessary by the re-
cent June flood and undertaken by your
Board and the State of Louisiana, has
either been completed, or is nearing COM
pletion at this time.
Tie Stinson Levee, which is being con-
structed under State contract is practi-
cally completed, and should be ready for
final measurement within few days.
At Gold Point, district contract, Con-
tractor Burt is now making fairly good
progress, and should complete same within
two or three weeks. tits opposite this new
levee that a cutoff is imminent. Repeated
efforts, to interest the National Govern
ment In the situation at this point, have SO
e. e. Id hay fDn
your Board to undertake the work to pre-
vent this cutoff, as an extension to the
Gold Point contract.
The Riverside Levee, State contract,
will be ready to be received within a week.
The Cash Point work, a district contract,
has been practically completed for several
weeks, but owing to deficiencies, has not
yet been received. have the final esti-
mate with me.
The Arnold new levee, another district
contract, is nearing completion. Ten days
more should be sufficient time in which to
complete it.
The Pat Cash contract, district work, has
been completed, and final issued on Dec.
Is, 1908.
The United States Government is at work
upon the Chalk Level Levee, but it will
probably not be completed before the 1st
of March. However, as no high water is
respected until next May or June there
should be no concern.
} The Lower Sunflower was completed,
!, and final issued on November 8, 1908.
The Curtis New Levee is nearing COM
pletion and should be ready for final
measurement in a day or two.
The Grape Levee has been completed
} for several weeks, and final estimate has
SO far been withheld, owing to some unim-
portant deficiencies and the necessity fol
adjusting difference in levels.
At the Dortch Place, slow progress has
been made, and it will probably be several
weeks before the levee is completed.
The Gold Dust Levee has been practi-
cally completed for some time, but owing
to deficiencies, has just been accepted.
have been notified that it is now in shape
to be received, SO will again run receiv-
ing measurements over it, within the next
three days.
China Grove New Levee was the first
, one to be completed, and was received or
October "a, 1908.
When all of the work above mentioned
has been completed, your levee system viii
have been restored to its former continuity
ana eWclency, with the exceptlOn or three
, places, where small levees will be neces.
sary, viz: Colquitt Point, upper side
estimated length, $500 feet; estimated
contents, $4,000 cubic yards. Colquit
Point appex side, estimated length, 1000
feet; estimated contents, s, 500 cubic yards
For your information, submit the fol-
l lowing tabulated statement, showing the
amount of work undertaken in your dis.
trict this season, by the State and District
and giving the incompleted balances upor
which payment will shortly fall due, viz
STATE WORK.
Name of Levce. Contents Cost 1Yardape 2Balance