Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAKE
BORGNE LEVEE BOARD.

March rs, 1913.
The Board of Commissioners for the
Lake Borgne Basin Levee District met
this day in special session with the
following members present: G. d. An.
dry, president; Commissioners F. S..
Hingle and C. Philip Marin. There
were also present Chief State Engineer
F. M. Kerr, A. D. Lighterer, President
New Orleans Terminal Company, and
l.. H. Evans, Chief Engineer of Con-
struction, Chalmette Slip.
President Andry stated the object
of the meeting was to discuss the mat
ter of levee construction around the
Chalmette Slip, the Chief Engineer Of
Construction having advised this
Board, through its Special Inspector,
that no further work was being done
on the said levees.
After a general discussion of the
matter at issue by the members of
the Board, the Chief State Engineer
and the gentlemen representing the
Terminal Company, it developed that
the levee at the Slip was far from COM
pletion and the representatives of the
Terminal Company were told that the
work of completing the Slip levee as
per plans and specifications, as con-
tanned in the said company''s agree
meut with this Board, must be imme.
diately resumed and pushed to com
pletion as speedily as conditions will
permit.
Special Inspector c.. ]. Estopinal was
instructed to file daily written re-
ports of conditions and progress Of
work at the. Slip.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned.
FERNANDO ESTOPINAL,
Secretary Board of Commissioners of
the Lake Borgne Basin Levee Dist.
March 81, 1918.
This being Good Friday, and a legal
holiday, the regular meeting of this
Board to have been held this day went
over without date.
FERNANDO ESTOPINAL,
Secretary Board of Commissioners for
the Lake Borgne Basin Levee Dist.
April 8, 1918.
The Board of Commissioners for
the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District
met this day in special session with
the following present: c. D. Andry,
president; Commissioners F. S. Hin
, gle and G. Philip Marin; Inspectors
Leopold and Nunez, and Assistant
State Engineer John Klorer.
President Andry stated the object
Of the meeting was to make necessary
provision for the high water fight,
which from expert reports was due
to come upon this district within a
few days.
The following letter from Assistant
Engineer Klorer containing informa-
ton relative to the coming flood and
making suggestions relative to organi-
cation, necessary emergency work,
ETC., was read, ordered spread on the
minutes, and the recommendations
threin contained approved.
. New Orleans, La, April 9, 1918.
Honorable Board of Commissioners,
Lake Borgne Basin Levee District,
New Orleans, La:
"Gentlemen-1 beg leave to submit
the following report on high water
organization for the coming flood
which will reach the danger stage
about April goth, and continue dan.
gerous until probably May Goth, unless
future rains in the tributaries, or ere
vases in the upper basins, prolong the
food for a greater duration than is at
present anticipated.
"Divisjon Of the Work.
Accepting the preferred assistance
of Captain G.. O. Sheriff., u. S. En-
gineer, to cooperate with the Board
in the coming emergency, it is sug
gested that the Board request Captain
Sheriff. to have his forces watch and
tcare for the levee from Bertrandville
Light to the lower line of Bohemia
practically the lower half Of the length
of the levee in the District, and the
Board will watch and care for the up
per half of the District.
at is suggested that Captain Sher
rill be requested to place a barge o.
materials at, or near, st. Sophie, ani
that the Board supplement this 'depo'
of materials with their own material:
placed in cars on sidings not more
than four miles apart, in order tha1
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