Lower coast gazette., 1913-06-14

.pproved, and made part of this re- :
'ort.
This exception is that the width of G
,erme suggested by Mr.. Daniels be-
ween the edge of the base OF the f
evee and the edge Of the storage !
,anal, namely fifteen (15) feet, Is not
'egarded as sufficient. This bernie
should not be less than thirty (30)
leet wide-preferably fifty (5O) feet.
"The Board of State Engineers
would further advise that MIR. John
Assistant State Engineer and
Member Of the Board of State Engl:
neers, has been designated as advis'
DRY engineer to your board, In all mat
tiers Of further detail.
Respectfully,
"THE BOARD OF STATE
ENGINEERS, :,
"Per (Signed) Frank M. Kerr,
"Chief State Engineer"
And WHEREAS, The report Of R.
S. Daniels to the Board of State En-
gineers is as follows:
New Orleans, La, January 20, 1913.
Board of State Engineers,
Hon. Frank M. Kerr,
Chief State Engineer,
New Orleans, La.
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to your letter Of December
9Th, 1912, employing me at the ex-
pense of the Board Of Commissioners
for the Venice Drainage District, Of
Plaquemines Parish, La, to do GER
tain work for you in connection with
the said District, beg to say that !
have made a complete survey OF the
land in said District and have u
lines and levels for the purpose Of as
pertaining the feasibility of draining
and retaining all of said land, and I
submit to you herewith a complete
map of said District with notes, etc.
l find that all the land embraced
within the Venice Drainage District Is
Of such character that it must, be
leveed and pumped in order to be
drained and reclaimed; that the drain
age and reclamation of said entire
area is feasible; that the cost Of drain
ing and retaining said land, includ
!, ing the installation of the necessary
pumping plant is estimated at the sun
of Forty-six Thousand, Nine Hundred
: and Four Dollars and Forty-eigh
Cents ($46,9O4.48), or the sum of Thir
3 ty-one Dollars and Ninety-two Cent
+ ($31.92) per acre upon the 1,469.5'
acres within said Venice Drainage Dis
trict to be drained and taxed. In con
9 nection with this the following is here
with submitted for your considers
e ton:
r The land embraced in the District ]
9 located on the right descending ban
Of the Mississippi River, commencin
at the lower boundary Of Fort Jacl
n son Reservation, about 66 miles belo'
New Orleans, and extending down tt
river about 81 miles. or to the jun
e at the head of Spanish Pass; and
IS more particularly described as beir
IL in T. 81 and %, S. R., 80 E., and 7. 2
". S. R., 81 E., s. E. District Of Louis
IT ana, west of river, and is bounded
r. the upper side by the Fort Jackst
# Military Reservation, in front by Il
Mississippi River, below by the jun
he and in the real by marsh lands own
by the various owners Of land includ
er within the district. .
Is. From the Fort boundary to t
Jump, a distance Of approximately
miles. the front lands are planted
citrus fruit trees, and is populate
there being about $50 families, or {
people, living within the limits OF
District.
as However, these lands are low
subject to overflow during high It'd
or flood periods in the Mississippi,
lis with the exception of a very narr
ap- strip close to the river, cannot be 8
c%essfully cultivated without artifit
,ec- drainage, and the various proper
holders are therefore DESTROYS Of
MIS- back levee which will not only ]
Dis tect their front land, but enable tt
July to plant a considerably larger a
tate thus enhancing the value of the la
res, within the District, increasing Pa
ton and State revenues, and contr1bu1
ON largely to the upbulldlng OF the "
riot, country in general.
There are 3 merchandise store
En-. schools and 2 Post Offices (Booth'
pre- and venice) also within the limit
pro- the District.
re- The lands and property in the
mlts trict land to the Forty-Arpent
1856 in the rear) are assessed at $3.50
nent The soil is river sand and silt
lcre, cent to the river, and In the rear
hich silt and clay deposit with abou'
s as inches of humus on top.
It is proposed to construct a
913. leyee from the lower end of the
dent eminent Levee at the mouth OF S
. Of ish Pass, extending in a northwes'
,nice direction, approximately parallel t
Mississippi River, and Z to 8 arl
in the rear thereof, to the upper
thence along the lower line OF. the
has Jackson Reservation to the int
ough ton with the Mississippi River L
. EN-. This levee will be s feet above
the level and 6 feet above the level Q
ETC., marsh lanu, eieVdtione Doiu
4 the certained from water gauges rec
Train. placed by the United States Eng
{ lev Corps.
sit The levee will have a crow
boun. feet, with side slopes OF . nori1
strict, to l vertical.
A reservoir or storage canal "
neers, located on the inside or in fro
g pro. the levee, the earth from whicl
by furnish material Tor construc'l
Jumps, the back ievee.
with. The storage canal VIII gave a q
as city of ZIG inches Of rainfall Il
atoms, entire area.
and At intervals Of / arpent the ?