The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-25
REPORT o. PRESIDENT OF THE FIFTH
LOUISIANA LEvEE BOARD.

the District was the State contract q
Diamond Island and the District col
tract at Reid-Biggs.
Owing to the good weather prevailin
and the ample forces of teams and me
at command, these contracts have mad
rapid progress. The Diamond Islam
should be completed in two weeks. Tn
Reid-Biggs is about three-fifths up a.,
with the Monigan machine putting il
base, where work had already beel
tipped off by machine and with 81,
team contractors with PSI teams nov
on the work, it should be completed i,
- days
There has been some further caving a
Duckport; the edge of bank at neares
point to the toe of the levee is l2S feet
The State Engineers have located tn,
bank line, which in case of further cav
ing, new loop can be advertised and bid.
for constructing new loop taken. Ii
view of the fact that the bank ha.
stopped caving and is building up at q
point mile above the valuable improve.
ments that will have to be thrown out in
case new loop is necessary, it would be
well to defer action here until further
caving develops.
Regarding slough in Mascot levee:
Mr.. Robertson and / visited this levee
and decided on manner of repair. l let
the contract to ]. c. Newman at 80 cts.
per hour for teams, the actual time
they were at work, under supervision of
our parish inspector. They cut out the
slide so feet in length, refilled it and
built banquette feet high and 100
long in front at cost of $37S.OO.
Acting under instructions of our
Board at its last meeting, I saw Mr..
Cameron, of Cameron White Co., on
June 4th relative to his ability to handle
this Boards time certificates to the ex-
tent of SIS, 10000 in payment for the
enlargement contract of the Reid Biggs
levee. He promised to give US his an
swer at this meeting.
Agreeable to authority granted me to
have repairs made to levees damaged
by rain-wash. The Elton repairs have
been completed Except sodding) at q
cost of 772.00. Damage to Willow Pit
loop was more serious than first inspec-
ton indicated; two stations had sloughed
down and necessitated cutting out and
refilling. Igave a contract for this
about 800 yards at 20; cts. per cubic |
yard. The slough was so soft and Doggy
that the contractor has had to strip it |
off and let it dry before stripping again
so it delayed the work. The other re-
pairs on this work should now be COM
plete.
The repairs of Lake st. John lsvee
has been completed The heaviest of
the damage was done where loose sandy
was used in construction; the
lost section was restored and where
buckshot material was not entirely used
IN the restoration it was surfaced ND
with buckshot, SO that it will not wash
again before the sod has a chance TO
take. This important levee is now in
better condition than when it left the
hands. The cost came
within the limit of my estimate amount
ng To-.
The policy of the Mississippi River
as announced intheir letter
If April l4th, leaves all repairs and E.
work to the District. Our
revenues for this year being largely an
icipated in work already done will
cave US such small balance of work.
ng capital that should be conserved for
In order to get an early start, I have
advertised the weed cutting, bids for
which will be submitted for your con-
liberation to-day.
The Mississippi River Commission will
ave public meeting at their in the
Life Building at St. Louis
N the 10th of this month.
Under date Of June 18th, I was mott 4
led by Maj. Slattery, IN charge of the !
bird district, that his Office was author
Led to undertake and prosecute as far
s available funds permit the en-
to new grade and section of 4
lunches Bend around Old River from 4
tation $40 to TEXTS, provided the local
,evee Board provides without expense
D the United States the necessary 4
ight-of-wsy and land for barrow pits. 4
he proposed enlargement to be on the
md side and is to be made from mater 4
u taken entiely from the land side.
he contract has been let to Helgason
ros., and our Board should now take
.eps to assure pit room. Id
The piling at Kemp has been put
own. In driving this this they cut
trough S logs at depths of 4 to 8 feet
eneath the base of the surface. These
gs lying beheath the base of the levee
iOuld be excavated and to make q COM
ete job of the piling the ends exposed )
J the surface should be covered with :
nth to prevent seipage going down )
.hind the piling and following the 4