The herald., 1915-10-14
LEVEE DAMAGE HERE

Monday, Col. Lewis, the chief engi-
neer, made an exhaustive report with
respect of the effect of the recent
storm on the levee in the district
On our side of the river, from the
Algiers sawmill to the upper line of
the VI. L. and T. lines and S. p. Rail-
road terminal, the revetments were
washed away in places and the river
slope of the levee slightly damaged.
From the transfer landing to the in
tersection of Thayer avenue the levee
is badly damaged. A small portion
of the earthwork between the railroad
terminal and the U. S. Naval Reser-
walton, which was not completed, was
washed out into the public road. In
front of the Naval Station the wooden
and concrete revetments and the levee
were not injured, but 100 feet of stub
revetment was washed away. From
the Naval Station to the immigration
Station, about 400 feet, the wooden
revetment is all gone, and the levee
slightly wave-washed. Instead of re-
placing this wave-wash, Col. Lewis
recommended the trimming Of the
slope and its revetment with concrete.
In front of the immigration Sta
ton the concrete revetment and levee
are uninjured, although great strain
was placed on them. For $500 feet
below this point the wooden revet-
ment and the lumber is practically
washed away, only 225 linear feet be-
ing left standing. From the Bonner
Home to Huguet's, $500 feet in
length, the wooden revetment was
practically all destroyed and the river
slope of the levee slightly damaged.
From Huguets to Aurora, about POO
feet, the revetment is partially de-
stroyed and the slope of the dyke
slightly damaged. Col. Lewis contin-
'ued:
THE Aurora levee, under contract
to II. w. Bond and Bro, is so badly
damaged by the storm at both ends of
the work, and the earth on the fore
shore in front to restore same is
washed away, that it will be necessary
to change the plans and specifications
of this contract. The upper and lower
ends of the property will require new
levees aggregating some $4,000 cubic
yards of earth.
The original contract calls for
three units as follows:
Earthwork. 10000 cubic yards,
at II cents per cubic yard S LOO
Wooden sheet piling, $500 feet,
at PIP cents per linear foot. lisp
Reinforced concrete, 10000 So.
yards, at SO cents per square
yard observation-disclosures. 24,9OO
Total cost S3S,412
Il would advise that new levees be
built at the upper and lower end
and that between new levees, the pres
ent line of old levee be enlarged river
ward, and interlocking sheet piling
be driven as first planned, and instead
OF facing the earthwork with rein
forced concrete, as originally designed
and contracted for, that a wooden
pecky cypress revetment be substitute
ed instead for the new levee as well as
the enlargement.
IF the proposition of Oct. 9th, 1915,
as submitted by H. w. Bond & Bro,
contractor on the levee, is entertained
by the board, which l recommended
to be accepted on account of the emer-
gency involved, the cost of the work
under the changed plans and specifi-
cations would be about as follows:
Earthwork, $4,000, at "a cents
per cubic yard ........... SIS, 200
Earthwork, 10000, at IL cents
per cubic yard ............. LOO
Sheet piling, 5000 feet, at s2.12
per linear foot ............ $3.50
Wooden revetment, 5000 feet,
at $115 per linear foot. $50. 1000.
Total cost ........... sS4, 260
In addition VIM H. w. Bond & Bro.
claim 10000 square yards of wire for
the reinforced concrete. which cost