Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-31

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE VENICE DRAINAGE
DISTRICT, HELD AT THE DOM.
IciLE OF SAID BOARD, At
VENICE, LOUISIANA, ON SAT.
URDAi, THE 18th DAY OF
MAY, 1918,
After notice to all members Of the
Board to attend said meeting.
The meeting was called to order
by the President and there were pres.
ent:
Messrs. Augustin A. Buras,
Anthony Commander,
Manuel G. Buras,
Charles Colombel, and
Jos. Clark.
Mr.. Ernest Fellon was present as
Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and on motion of Commits
sioner Commander, duly seconded, ap-
proved.
Resolution by Mr.. Commander, Sec
onded by Mr.. Joseph Clark:
WHEREAS, The Board of Commits
sioners for the Venice Drainage Dis
trict did, at its meeting held on July
9th, 1912, request the Board Of State
Engineers to furnish data and figures,
covering the drainage and reclamation
by levying and pumping the land COM
prised within the limits of this district,
and
WHEREAS, The Board of State En-
gineers on February 26th, 1918, pre-
scented a report with maps and pro.
files attached, showing the cost OF re.
clamation of lands within the limits
of this district and comprising 1469.5
acres to be possible of accomplishment
at an average cost of $4,000 per acre,
or a total cost of $50, 5000 0 {, and which
said report filed with the board is as
follows:
New Orleans, La, Feb. 26th, 1913.
"Hon'l. Augustin A. Buras, President
and Members Of the Board of
Commissioners. of the Venice
Drainage District,
Venice, La.
Dear Sirs:
1.-THE Board of State Engineers has
the honor to advise you that, through
Mr.. R. S. Daniels, Civil Engineer, en-
ployed for the purpose, it has had the
necessary surveys, examinations, etc.,
made to enable it to report upon the
p~racticability and feasibility OF drain
ing and retaining, by means of lev
ees, canals and pumps, the lands sit
uated and embraced within the boun.
daries of the Venice Drainage District,
as described.
The Board of State Engineers,
therefore, herein reports that the pro.
position to drain and reclaim, by
of levees, canals and pumps,
the lands situated and embraced with
in the Venice Drainage District, as
shown by such surveys, examinations,
ETC., is practicable and feasible, and
that the cost thereof will be about
$685. 10000, or about $4,000 per acre, as
applied to the 1,469.56 acres returned.
1T should herein be noted that the
cost of the proposition here given is
in excess of that reported by Mr.. Dan
iels, the Board of State Engineers
concluded that it would be well
to include the cost Of the sheet pill
ing tentatively suggested by him, at
the request of some Of the parties in
interest, estimated at some ~$12,180.00,
and also to thus somewhat increase
the amount named for engineering and
incidental expenses.
I'm this connection, the Board of
State Engineers desires to say that 1t
regards the introduction of sheet pill
ing as a desirable factor in improving
the efficiency of the proposition, but
agrees with Mr.. Daniels that it could
be more economically placed in posi-.
ton, and prove equally effective, after
the levee and canal had been COM
pleted than in advance thereof, or
during the period of construction.
with one exception, the report.
map, etc., returned to the Board of
State Engineers by Mr.. Daniels, is
approved, and made part of this re.
port.
This exception is that the width Of
bernie suggested by Mr.. Daniels be.
tween the edge Of the base of the
levee and the edge Of the storage
canal, namely fifteen (15) feet, is not
regarded as sufficient. This bernie
should not be less than thirty 500
feet unexpectedly fifty (50) feet
THE Board Of State Engineers