The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-03-22

and remedied.
Stations 1885 to 1885, Otter Bayou to
Point Lookout, has sufficient grade but
is deficient in section. Other levees IN
East Carroll are either under contract
for enlargement or have been enlarged
recently.
The whole stretch from Holly Brook to
Henderson should have extra attention;
remedying defects of foundation, sand
boils, leaks and steps.
Holly Brook and Alsatia to lower end
of Willow Point Loop should have sys-
TEN of drainage inaugurated.
The new Salem Loop should have a
four to one slope on river side and false
BERNIE or banquette on land side its full
length and pits should be filled. This
loop should have extraordinary precal-
tionary measures taken with it. The wa
ter comes against it at stage 26.4at Nicks-
burg, consequently it has water against
it for a very much longer time than any
other levee in the District and so many
creyasses have occurred in this locality;
foundation is deposit of sand.
All the crevasses in the District for 20
years except one in 1897 at Bigg, and it
was an overlapping from abnormaliy
high water caused by return from the
Yazoo Delta, have occurred between Lake
Providence and Henderson.
Therefore it behooves the levee author
tiles to put this stretch in best possible
condition and to give it closest care at all
times.
MADISON PARISH
Villa Vista-Mascot Stations, 2S6O to
1856, should be drained. Milliken's Bend,
upper bend, to Cabin Teele Loop should
be raised and enlarged. A new levee will
be needed, continuing Cabin Teele Loop,
South, too soon to justify enlarging OF
this deficient stretch.
Duckport to Killarney should be en-
larged as soon as it can be determined
where caying will reach levee which is
independent on action at head of Paw
Paw Island.
All the other deficient levees in Madi-
son are under contract.
The stretch from Martin to Bedford
should have drainage.
TENSAS PARISH
Burn (Dr. McMilIan) should have 8
thorough search made, and should have
river side sub-banquet to cut of the SER
ious sand boils.
White Oak Lake is under contract by
United States Engineers to drive shee
and seems to have been benefited, bu
this is point which needs close atten
ton.
The Rariton levee needs raising an,
enlarging.
Kempe is the most serious proposition
in the District, because OF its extent
The sand boils apparently have connec
ton by underground opening with tn
foundation of the levee; accumulated Wa
ter back of the leyee, lack of drainag
and nearness to the river bank. 1mpOs
sibility of another location makes it i'm
operative that the revetment be maintaine
and thorough Investigations by boring
and foundation made secure and draft
age.
The United States Engineers should /
y induced to care for borings and levt
proper, and District should do drainag
and extend banquette upstream.
It The EArgent levee should be enlarge
!. and close examination made of sand DO
u boils which are there.
u CONCORDIA PARISH
I'll There is q large amount of enlarg
|. ment under contract in Concordia, bl
the whole stretch from lower Bougere
/. Point Breeze needs raising and enlar,
. ing. And Green levee should have drair
n age considered.
IA The levee in front of Ferriday shoul
= be made entirely secure by banquette, I
II Ferriday is quite town and a brea
% near it would cause a great loss of prof.
a erty and probably life.
!, The levees in front of all the towr
% should be3made absolutely safe.'
l. NEW LEvEES.
y The most extensive new levees needle
ii will be at Cabin Teele, in Madison pal
Is ish, and Ingefeld, in Tensas. Other clos
n places If needed at all, will be shol
stretches.
q REvETMENT.
|. The revetment already undertaken wi
}. be repaired and extended as needed b
J. the United. States Engineers.
ri The most pressing needs in revetmer
to be undertaken is at Hagerman, Eas
Carroll parish, and at Hard Times, i
Tensas parish, but l hope with large
appropriations by Congress all Me ca,
ing banks can be reverted, giving pei
NANCY to the levee line and better chan
mel in the river. With the So, 600, 600 ar
propriated BY Congress, all the needs
District mould be cared for which ca
be finished this season with Governmer
\ plants and levee outfits available.
placed my resignation as General Ir
ispector in the hands of President Rhodes
to take effect on March 1st, 1918. Thi