Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-20


Madison.
B. F. YOUNG,
@. C. GOLDMAN.
Tensas
J. II. LAMBDIN,
E. C. RHODES,
Concordia.
A quorum being present the regular
business was taken up and considered
a. follows:
On motion of Commissioner Schnei-
der, seconded by Commissioner
Rhodes, reading of minutes of previ-
Gus meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Rhodes, the
following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, that, in order to
meet the cost of emergency levee
work required on the Lucerna and
Kenmore places, in Concordia parish,
amounting to about (l1O,OO0) One
Hundred and TenThousand cubic yards
the State be requested to temporarily
divert from the enlargement work at
Salem Levee, sum sufficient to enable
the State to at once undertake the
work at Lucerna and Kenmore, it be-
ing understood that the amount so di-
verted to be assumed by the Fifth
Louisiana Levee District as 1t may be
earned, after the State has exhausted
it, resources for completing the Salem
enlargement.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner E c. Rhodes,
duly seconded by Commissioner Gold
man:
Be 1t Resolved, that, this Board
hereby authorize and request the
Board of State Engineers, to adver-
tise for bid for the construction OF
loop levee at Henderson, in East Car
roll parish, at once. The resolution
was carried unanimously.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned until the next regu-
lar meeting.
7 T. P. KEEL, President.
O. w. CAMPBELL, Secretary.
Presidents Report.
TalIulah, La, Oct. 18th, 1915.
To the Hon Board of Commissioners
for the Fifth Louisiana District.
Gentlemen:
l beg to submit you herewith a pre-.
hminary report Of the general condi-
ttoh OF levees in the District.
] desire to state, that I have not
bad sufficient time since my service
began to inform myself, so as to give
you detailed report, so will ask your
Indulgence for the limited information
furnished.
find levee work making good pro-
gress where outfits have moved on
the work. Beginning at the upper end
OF the levee system of our District, l
find conditions satisfactory until Hag.
gaman Is reached, this is being cared
for by Major Slattery, with a tempo
cary loop which is now under contract.
A:herton enlargement, under con-
tract by Hercules Construction Co.,
has caused considerable concern, as
the contractor has failed to comply
With various promises made to put on
two machines. One outfit of % teams
has been at work and completed
about 5000 yards.
Salem enlargement should be push.
cd, and l have made every effort to
get the contractors on It. Messrs
Roach and Stansel promised to get on
this work by the 10Th inst, with a
arge force and push it to completion.
should they fail to comply with this
promise would recommend that we
ADVERTISE for teams to do this work.
Lower Cabin Teele enlargement is
severed by 20 teams, but is being de-
aged by scarcity OF labor, notwith-
have made fair progress
luring the past month. ,
Reid-Biggs slides and River Side
sarn is nearing completion and will
y completed in six weeks easily.
We have quite a long stretch of
eaky levee from lone to Ashwood
hat will be cared for by Major Caples.
CAaggett levee: this levee will be
lnisbed by December LIST. I
Cottage Home levee: this work is ]
covered by large force Of teams and ]
gill be finished on time. !
Warnicut levee enlargement should {
'e completed by the 18th inst. The {
ashley levee enlargement and loop ,
re progressing favorably, work COW
red by IS teams and can finish by .
>ecember 18th.
Deer Park new levee: this work Is
overed by an outfit of about IS teams,
mother outfit OF about % teams is
ow moving on the work.
Bougere topping and slides: have
OF as yet been able to secure con.
actor to do this work.
All works on the levee with few ex- l
options, are being hampered by the
'arcity of labor. In many camps :
bout fifty per cent OF the outfits are n
le on account of this labor problem. 81
Respectfully submitted, Q .
~ d YELL Dr..