Tensas gazette., 1910-08-26

Tensas parish, 1,4lO, 900 cubic yards.
Concordia parish, 1893, 900 cubic yds.,
aggregating 1925, 900 cubic yards.
GAZING BANKS.
Caving has not been as rapid as feared;
there was no water covering the banks,
no rises and falls which cause caving,
however the caving continues at Cotton
wood and Atherton, East Carroll parish;
Mascot Morsncy, Duckport and Reid
Biggs in Madison parish; Hard Times
and lower Bondurant Chute in Tensas
parish; DArgent, Sycamore and Kin
more in Concordia parish. There are 9TH
er caving banks not enough to cause &C.
ton, but only watching.
The estimate of new levees to cover this
crving aggregate 1910, 900 cubic yards,
and it is very probable that major part
Of this yardage will be necessary before
the 1912 high water.
REVETMENT.
Reports from the United States engi-
neers state that the projects already un-
dertaken at Lake Providence, Delta Pt.
Reid Briggs, Bondurant Chute, Kempe
Bend and Stockridge will be cared for
and considerable extension will be made
at Reid-Biggs, Kempe and Stockridge.
The timber is being cleared away at
Hard Times preparatory to bank protec-
ton there in the near future, and the at
tention Of the Mississippi River Commits
sisn by urgent appeal of Maj. Frank M.
Kerr, chief state engineer, and your pres
ident, has been called to the condition
existing and the necessity for bank pro-
lection at Msrengo Bend Tor Sycamore)
Natchez Island, Atherton and l. Argent
but it is hardly probable that all OF These
bends could be protected even with ade.
quate funds in time to remove the neces
sity of building new loops, and there arr
not sufficient funds to do all this work
which by reason of expensive plants need
ed is done entirely by the United State'
engineers.
LEVEE WORK.
There is now enlargement work undel
contract by the United States engineer
at Hollybrook to Point Lookout, an(
Henderson in East Carroll parish; Lloyds
Buckride, Melwood, Myrtle Grove ant
Waterproof, Tensas parish, and a new
levee at Green, in Concordia.
BY the state, all new work: Ingefielt
lin Tensas parish and Green in Concordi
parish.
By the district, all enlargement: Viii
sons Point, Cottonwood, Elton, Wyly
to- -Hollybrook, Point Lookout Spur an,
Wilton, in East Carroll parish; Martin
to- Bedford and Diamond Island toppin
in Madison parish.
MAINTENCE AND REPAIR.
The levee line of the Fifth Louisian
Ievee District extends from the Arkanss
State line to Point Breeze, about fiftee
miles above the mouth of Red river, 81
gregating 1895 miles.
II The maintenance and repair of tn
length of levee, cutting weeds to perm
the growth of bermuda sod, and watcl
ing to prevent depreciation by hog-roo
and its use az a roadway, repairing raj
and wave wash, ramps and road eros
ings require a great deal of effort an
entails quite an expense.
II The levees are in better condition no
than ever before and q great crevas
| would entail greater loss and hardshi
The levees are absolutely necessary to Il
| prosperity and well-being of the who
district. There has been a great amou
Of money spent to bring the levee line
to its present condition, by the Unit
States, by the state of Louisiana and
the levee district. These levees belong
the public and every individual IL mel
Der of the corporation which owns I
system and lie, by right of that memb
ship an inspector.
The United States engineers, the ct
engineers, and the members of the le'
board are simply instruments chars
with the location and care of the wo
and every citizen in the district sho,
lend his efforts, in spirit and act, to CO
on and protect this great work, report
q depredations and derelictions with
full assurance that attention will be (
en- to everything brought to the moi
II of any Of those charged with the care
n the levees.
~ TAXATION.
"a Recently the district has been invs
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