Lower coast gazette., 1913-06-14

5.24O GU, #. per acre in "a hours.
r las inches net per acre in "a hours,
S the pump capacity.
The reservoir or storage canal will
e 1924 feet in length, 80 feet top.
6 feet bottom, and 6 feet deep; an
rea of 1872 feet per foot or a total OF
,O12, OSS Gu. it., equivalent to 52,449,-
20 gallons, or Att Gu. It. per acre.
n 1.31 inches per acre.
There will be 232 laterals, each s
'eet top. 2 feet bottom, 4 feet deep
400 feet in length, an area OF:
IA Gu. #. per foot, or a total OF
4,872,0OO GU. it., equivalent to
3,315 Gu. it. per acre, or O.91 inches
per acre.
There will be a total pump and re-
capacity OF:
Storage canal ............l.3l lncnes
Lateral ..................V.S1
Pump
3.67 inches per acre.
COST.
Storage canal, 7,012,0SS Gu. #
or 259,O74 Gu. yds. @ 12c. .$31,164.4S
100 # of hand-built levee con.
Meeting with the Govern
ment Levee, at each end OF
storage canal, 10000 Gu.
yds. @ 15c............... z4V'VV
Clearing 100 acres marsh
grass q $5y00............ 6O0.0o
Pumping plant Qnstalled).. lO,OOV.VV
Engineering and incidental ..o
expense o'ooV'oo
-
Total estimated cost...... 46,9O4.4S
Proposed bond issue...:.. 6O,OUO.OV
snrnlns .$1s,os5.52
It has been suggested by some OF
the interested parties that sheeting
be driven outside the Back Levee to
prevent %perforation by crawfish and
sand fiddlers, while others think 1t 9
useless expenditure, and have request
ed that the Back Levee be allowed to
stand for several months and, the
work of. the fiddlers be noted, and II
then found necessary 1t a be lone.
If YOU deem it necessary to put IN
the sheeting l would suggest that II
can he done very much cheaper alter
the storage canal Is dug, az the materi'
al can then be handled in barges
through the canal, and placed just
where needed. For the sheeting WILL
he required 6O9, 900 feet B. M. OF lum'
her and cost in place (at $4,000 per
ny s12,18O.00, making q total COST 1or
! the District of $59,084.4S.
Trusting the foregoing WILL DO the
t information desired, am,
: Respectfully yours,
(Signed) R. s. DANIELS,
6 Engineer.
And, WHEREAS, The property own
: ers. owning more than q majority ~
; acres of the properties included with
) in the limits Of this district, have peti.
toned for the creation Of the district
and have petitioned this Board to levy
k !. forced contribution or acreage TAX
6 nnon the lands situated in this district
K that are to be specially benefited by
W the drainage and reclamation tnefeol'
10 and
WHEREAS. The State Board OF En-
ls eineers have furnished the necessary
y lines and levels and have made q MAJ
H. If This district and a survey Thereon
and have reported that the rec!ama'
on ton of the lands within the minus "
this district feasible and tnat 4 sul.
ae yey shows that there are l46s.eo ac,s.
p. comprised within the limits OF tnlf
ed district and that the said lands cal
ed he reclaimed at a cost Of $59,50O.OO. o.
:. At an average cost of $4,000 per acre
ne as applied to the total, 1895 acre
. within the boundary OF this olstrlc'
az and -. .oor M.
scented to the Board OF Commissionel
Inc for the Venice Drainage Distrlc
wherein the majority in acres OF "a
Ind ~nronerty owners of the said distrle
les, have petitioned the Board OF Comm
md s;oners for this district, to reclail
'ow the lands contained therein, IN u
'uc. manner suggested by the Board
,ial State Engineers, and have also PEI
rty. toned them to reclaim the ianos :
{ a cluded in this district, in the mann.
pro- suggested in the report OF u
lem said Board of State Engineers, a.
rea, for that purpose to incur a de
nds and issue negotiable bonds, with
IRISH teresting-bearing coupons attach
ting thereto, against each acre OF ian
past this district. to the amount OF $4O.
per acre, or an aggregate anoun IN
8, 2 $50, 10000 against a total Oh laos'
acres. situated within the limits
s Of this district, and that after SAID Don
are issued. that the said Board le
n;s. in This district an acreage tax or forc
line contribution against said land, IN
o %. amount sufficient to pay the inter
,d;a. and principal at maturity and TO ma
is a tain the drainage Of said LANDS al
{ u they are reclaimed, and
WHEREAS, Said petition Is on
hack with this Board and. is made part
cov. this resolution as follows:
To the Honorable the Board OF "a
tarlv m%isioners of the Venice Drain'
n the District.
oanta We. the undersigned property o
end ers representing more than a ma
Fort ity in acreage within the hmls oa
Venice Drainage District, respecu'
wee represent that at a meeting OF
!, COO BOARD Of Commissioners OF the y
. Tho ice drainage District, held on the
lg as day OF july, III .aa roc,,estinp
emily olutlon was ~ F,,r,
ineer Board Oh o.ase Lns. ~ %eaoornnlish
If G drainage and reclamation by '
,ontal and pumping Of all the lands {
prised within the limits OF the
iii ha Venice Drainage District, as OUT
mt Of in SAID resolution' .aoassarv tn /
d will OF land winch 10 ~ 10 dra,nod
on Of and pump IN oloer y" Do
reclaimed; and -,
cana. Your petitioners further repre-