Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-04-21

Louisiana Levee District, at a regular
meeting convened at IFS domicile, Tallu
lah, La, on April IL, 1916. A quoren
being present and casting unanimous
vote, to-wit:
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Kell, the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
to within "a feet of the base of the levee,
this looked like it would be an emergency
that would have to be met at once, so We
} advertised for bids to be. submitted al
this meeting of the Board. AT this date
with possibly not more than A feet on
the Vicksburg gauge in sight, will give us
ample time to advertise this work in the
regular manner.
4th. At Fairview, where the construc-
ton of new levee is under way and
work has been delayed on account of
back water, short emergency loop will
be put as the present line is i'm danger of
being preached by caving bank during
this rise, this will be inexpensive though,
as it will he only 100 feet long and will
only have to be brought mp to to a height
of 8 feet to bring it above water in sight.
The following weaknesses were devel-
oped by the recent high water and should
he corrected as soon as possible: Sand
bOils at Hicks slough. About ten stations
at Elton slough should be enlarged. Sand
boils at Hollybrook. Search ditch and
banquette on river side, about two sta
tons, at Henderson, all in East Carroll
parish. Wave wash should be restored at
Mascot, bad seipage at Villa Vista, will
require few stations enlargement, wave
wash on new Cabin Teele loop should be
restored, five large sloughs have occurred
since the water went down in the Reid
Biggs levee, these should be removed, re-
filled and river side banquette placed
along the base of about 20 stations of this
levee to prevent a recurrence of this
trouble. The proposed Government en-
largement will take care of the lower
portion OF Madison parish.
A very dangerous situation has devel-
oped in the old levee between Ashwood
and Woodbnrn. This will be cared for in
the extended Government enlargement
this year. There is a very bad wave wash
in new levee at upper Hard Times that
should be restored, sand boils at Claggette,
sub-levee should be built at Kemp and
Arcola to remedy serious sand boils and
drainage canal extended up to the points
at Kemps, where bad sand boils exist,
to drain that basin. The slides at Kemp
should be cut out and restored. This in
Tensas parish, small slides at Grassmere
and Warnicut should be cut out and re-
stored, in Concordia.
The following levees should be enlarged:
Wilton, lower Milliken Bend to Cabin
Teele, Sparta Front from lower end of
new loop at Duckport down to upper end
of Garbish enlargement. From Lawrence
enlargement back of Winter Quarters,
around Botany Bay to Bondurants.
To facilitate the work during high
water, We should have telephone line
constructed along the .levee with booths
at convenient points and riding guards
equipped with portable instruments that
they could connect at any point that they
might call for assistance in time of
danger, or give valuable information
without unnecessary delay.
Every high water fight is expensive and
we all know that scarcely fiSe per cent of
the money expended is of lasting benefit
to the levees. Our hopes of a reduction
of this expenditure is based on our faith
in our National Government making an
ample appropriation, which together
with what we are able to contribute will
bring our levees up to new commission
grade in the next five years, which will
reduce our high water expenses to patroll-
ing.
/ herewith submit synopsis of the
approximate expenses of the last high
water:
East Carroll par. SO miles, $40, 994.62