The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-23
PRESIDENTS REPORT.


To the Hon. Members of the Board OF
Commissioners for the Filth Lou
isiaria Levee District
Gentlemen:-Act on the authority
granted me at our April meeting. ar.
ranged loan for ($UU, UOV.VO) with the
Merchants National Bank, ot VicksDurg
and retired all of the outstanding war
rant, against the revenues of 1914.
As the remSining (S7O,Ouo.VU) worth
OF the bond issue could hot Ue uispOscu
OF at par now, borrowed S25,OUU.UU)
from Messrs. Helgason Brothers, anO
applied on the amount due the CaddO
Lcsse Board.
The old contract for cutting and
draining Canal Mt Kemp Levee. entered
into ~ 1911, We closed VI, having the
contractor cut out some inequalities In
the bottom OF this canal, dam at each
end and paying him for the first exca.
waited. To complete the drainage vi
, this isvee, the canal should be extended
up to the basin at the sand bolls, oppo-
site the piling put in by the Government
last year.
The Government enlargement al
Bunches Bend is about IS per cent COM
DlGICU. 1uC HCW NOhti az hoo bCNh &c ~
taking in the stretch 1rviu Y fvssuiI
Point to Wilson Point
Inc work ut bayou VIDAL. Carthage
anu White Oak Lake has been delayed
by high water.
Active caving has been going on al
! the lower end of White Oak Lake the
Government has this bank included in
| its project for revetment this year. SC
this Will be taken care of rs soon as
the river falls sufficiently.
The outlet for drainage canal al
Diamond Island Levee should be in.
creased to take care Of improved drain.
age for this levee That the Government
will provide when it brings this levee
| up to the new standard of enlargement.
| High water has prevented the repair
Of slides at Reid-Biggs and Black Hawk.
| No more slides have occurred in tn.
! Reid-Biggs Levee.
! Have advertised Weed Cutting. -
Bids will be presented for Your consider
alton at this meeting.
| The State will undertake the en-.
! laryement OF the New Salem Loop thi:
year.
Several minor repairs should be un
dertaken to improve the condition OF
our ievees, such as cutting ditch II
drain the Green Levee. Cutting the
WILLOWS from the Derm ON each side oil
the Bougcre levee cutting sprouts ant
vine. from the land side BERN of the
Reid Biggs and Cabin-Teele Levees.
Since making up the foregoing re
port for last meeting all levee work ha'
| b. en- retarded by the unprecedentct
stage of the riverrthe water not get
ting below q feet on the Vicksburi
gauge curing tine summer and 1aii
! This abnormal stage has also delayet
Reyetmcnt work. The grading TO
revetment ut upper end Of Hard Time.
or opposite " hile Oak Lake has heel
stopped, laying vi the mats sti,i c0ntin
uc'.
The continuous bank full STAGE of tn
river for such length vi time ha
eau ed great deal of caving oi BAN
this season. Active en- ing has bee
going on ut Mascot. Cabin-Teele-th
i.erd below D,'.krort upper end o
Lake Palmyra, White Ok Lake, tn
benz above Duckpvrt and above Fan
view. AT RriG-Biggs, further crnsio
has occurred below the revetmrnt wher
the river is already close u the levet
Thi. rev. tment will be extended furtF
er down next year. and the U. S. Tnir
District " M, probably, reret the Mas
cot bend, also. A siivrt loop viii 500
be needed at Fairview. While the ban
line at the landing where it H. neares
the river has changed only q feet tn
. year, considerable cavins has take
: place above.
The contract for drainage Of canal {
Di,rnnn,, Islani W. Ut t. =. X. Jons
: at s24. SIC. for. 20 foot bottom. ! ha
! a bid of 1887 for a 80 foot botto
: canal. but a. the difference in yardaf
4 amounted to some s.. $500 Different
{ in cost, accepted the bid for 20 TO
bottom. Have cut and repaired u
e slide in levee below Black Hawk. II
5 water has not yet been low enough
e cut out those at Reid-Biggs.
r Respectfully submitted,
i E. C. RHODES, Pres