The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
LABOR ON CAIRO
LEVEES TOS7ART
NAUCUST FIRST
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mence by August first.
The United States Government
has agreed to expend Sl17,400,
which has been apportioned to the
city by agreement out OF the S250.-
geo appropriation in raising and
Strengthening" the Mississippi river
leyee from where it intersects on
the south with the Ohio leyee, north
wardly to It's intersection with the
cross levee. This work will be done
| by an embanKment built up as an
addition on the outside OF the pres
ent levee raised to sixty foot grade.
the base OF the levee being forty foot
wider. This Will require a zee
foot right-of-way on the outside of
the present levee. The city now
owns sixty foot of this but an addi-
tional lao foot is necessary. This
will be secured through an arrange
ment with Il. A. Smith who owns
the land. Ths dirt from this right
of-way will be used in raising ana
strengthening the levee. teams and
scrapers being utilized in taking the
dirt from the ground outside and
building up against the old levee.
The State of Illinois has agreed TO
expend its appropriation OF $780,
900 in raising and strengthening"
the stone retaining wall and levee
from the southerly end where 1t in
ltersects with the Mississippi levee,
northwardly to it's intersection with
| the cross levee.
The stone retaining wall will be
raised to sixty foot on the govern
ment gauge. The wall will be ex-
tended UP to the Illinois Central
elevator and the levee raised and
| strengthened from where the wall
ends. UP to the cross leyee.
The stone retaining wall Will be
reinforced. three foot thick on top
and rest on twenty foot interloeking
sheet steel piling and tide to the
present wall. The openings az
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth
streets will be narrowed to
eighteen feet. At each end of the
wall will be horizontal slots ten
inches in width. In these slots viii
be placed timbers eight by ten
inches to close the openings when
ever necessary.
The City OF Cairo has agreed to
expend it's 100000 ON the cross
levee. in the subwyy and in the con-
struction of loop levee.
This result was attained follow
ing an all-day conference yesterday
between e. B. Harris, Z. S. assistant
Ienginoer attached to Col. Jervey's
office, Isham Randolph, chief engi-
neer of the Illinois state Rivers and
Lakes Commission, and his son Rob-
ert Randolph, assistant engineer,
and who will probably be in charge
of work for the state "A. S. Baldwin.
chief engineer of the Illinois Cen
trail 3. A. Wood, chief engineer OF
the Mobile and ohio, G. FL. Miller,
chief and consulting engineer Of the
Miller Construction CO., of Little
Rock, who drew the plans for the
improved and enlarged levee system
for the City of Cairo and the Drain
age District with his assistant Z. L..
Lower, Mayor Wood, Commissioners
Feuehter, Howley. Hurd and Kelly.
Corporation Counsel Leek and For-
mer Mayor George Parsons.
Tte plans for the improved work
are almost completed, Mr. Lower ex-
pecting to have them finished by
MONDAY when he will send them on
to Col. Jergey at Cincinnati from
where they VIII be forwarded TO the
L. S. chief Engineer at Washington,
CO.. Jeryey recommending that per-
mission be granted to cut down the
Itime Tor advertising for bids from
80 to 30 days. This viii probably
be granted, as application has been
made for the same privilege in the
advertisement for the t. s Govern
ment work on the Cache creek leyee
=, in the Drainage District.
= Col Randolph stated that the
other members of the Rivers and
Lakes Commission would no doubt
concur in the Acceptance of the
division OF the work, but this was
matter to be determined upon their
arrival here early next week. II
they eoncurred in the division OF
the work the state would also i'm
medlately advertise for bids for its
+ part of the work on the Ohio side OF
the city. the time being shortened to
90 days.
The conferences took place at the
Halliday Hotel and trips made over
the entire territory, iue uaing
Mound city the State OF Illinois also
having made an appropriation of
$50, ,000 for the same purpose tor
our sister city on the north. 4