The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-16
CADDO LEVEE BOARD
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF SES-
SION HELD SEPTEMBER IS.
.ENG'R LOMBARD'S REPORT
An Interesting Outline of the Condition
of LeVee in This District-Three New
Levees Are to Be Constructed With
out Delay

AT a regular session of the Caddo
Levee Board held at the Office of the
secretary this the 18th day of Septem-
Der 1909, there were present w. "
Robson, president, J. M. Robinson, J. w,
Dixon, L. Heilperin, w. B. Means, J. J..
Lay, John NJ. Sentell.
Assistant State Engineer Lombard
and Attorney d. T. Land were pres
ent.
Minutes of meeting July 18th read
and approved.
Mr.. Lombard, assistant State En-
gineer, read the following report of con-
ditions of the district, for which the
thanks of the board was rendered:
New Orleans, La, Sept IA, 1909.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers Board of Commissioners, Cad
do Levee District, Shreveport, La.
Gentlemen: have the honor TO report
THAT, commencing on September 8. |
drove along the full length of your levee
system for the purpose of inspection.
AS | proceeded up from Shreveport
towards the Arkansas line, / found that
the Cash Point place to Twelve Mile
bayou levee, completed last season, was
covered with weeds from one END To
the other, and to such an extent that IN
many places the grass had not taken at
all, and the levee has been, and IS still
being, badly rain-washed as a conse-
quence This levee should be cleared
of weeds, etc, and the grass restored
where necessary, and whenever the
board is in position to do so, that por-
ton of it which was left at sub-grade
should be completed to the full grade
[ noticed that where the Texas and
Pacific right of way was parallel=d by
the levee a short distance above Twelve
Mile bayou, the railroad compan? has
fenced in the public road, which is To-
Icated on the railroad right of way at
that point, thus forcing the travelling
public to use the top of the levee as a
public road, and as no inclines for either
ascending or descending the levee were
built considerable damage has resulted
to it, and this practice should be
stopped. In this connection | will
state that / noticed that the railroad
company had built two crossings, which
were evidently intended for the use OF
the public road in establishing new
location on the south side of the track
but so far the railroad company mas not
opened up the road between these cros.i
ings, and private wire fences cbstcuc;
passage at pleasure.
| take pleasure in reporting that tht
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
has reflled the Objectionable pits on th'
Hand side of Pickett's or Silver Poin
levee. The material was secured at ;
greater distance from the levee on th'
land side, say between 80 and 100 feet
which is satisfactory.
The Gold Point enlargement and re
pair levee, which is being built undei
contract with Mr. w G. Burt, is abou
completed, and the contractor has onl.
to complete the dressing and grassini
: to secure his final certificate.
On the Soda Fount plantation, abou
one mile below the Cairo residence, cav
ing has reached to within 23o feet o
the center of the 1evee, leaving, as in
dicated above, sufficient margin to b
2 safe for year or two, unless the rat
of caving should materially increase.
4 There is no trouble anywhere abov
: the Soda Fount place. as far up as tn
z Corner place, where the pocket cav
y which developed there several years ag
: still shows no further caving, and ther
= is a margin of 225 feet, which is cor
2 siiered ample for the present.
lust above the Corner place, how
lever, at a point about one-quarter of
r. mile below Cottonwood bayou, quite
% change in the regimen of the river h;
3 taken place, and caving is evident
= rapid and has reached point to with
N 325 feet of the ievee. This marg
Ia should be ample for at least one mo
n thigh water season. The new conditie
here has, no doubt, been brought abo
by the incipient cut-off through Adg
-- lake, which debouches just above Co
OF tonwood bayou 1t would be well
II watch the situation here closely.
o6 At Sterling bayou there is still
% margin of 2z5 feet from the center
oS the emergency run-around built duri
68 the high water to the river bank, a
20 unless Adger lake cutoff IS prevent.
this leyee should be safe for anoth
5s season or two. The condition Of