The herald., 1921-11-17
s. P. WILL BUILD
$4,000 LEVEE
President Frank c. Hymel Com
plimented For Action in
Matter.

The matter of the Orleans L.evee
Board constructing an adequate Pro-
lection Levee across the property oc-
cupied by the Southern Pacific Rail-
road from Ferret street, at the upper
limits of the United States Naval Sta
ference in the levee boards office on
Monday evening, at which were pres
ent, Chief Engineer II. NJ Lun of
Houston, Texas. Mr.. p B. Torian.
terminal superintendent, and Mr..
John McGraw, special agent of the
S z. r. r.
Conferences between the Levee
Board and the Railroad officials have
been frequent within the past three
months. The plans of the Levee
Board, as recommended by the Board
Of State Engineers. called for the
construction of an all earth levee.
which would cost approximately
$4,000. but which would cause GER
tain inconvenience to the operation
of the railroad.
The railroad officials threatened to
contest the right of the Levee Board
to build such a levee, on account of
certain inconvenience which would
result therefrOm, and in lieu thereof
proposed the building Of a certain
style of structure to suit the conven-
ieLce of the railroad company, which
would cost approximately s1S5,000.OO
The Levee Board took the position
that they could not, and would not,
consent to the expenditure of $780,
10000 of public funds for the benefit
of the Southern Pacific Railroad, or
any other private corporation.
The situation became very tense.
and after the disposition of the Levee
Board being definitely fixed, the rail-
road company asked for a deferment
of the advertisement until such time
as they could prepare a counter pro-
posal to submit to the Levee Board
for their approval. -.
At the meeting on Monday after
noon, the railroad officials above
mentioned, proposed a certain modi-
fled form of construction which
would cause the least inconvenience to
their operation, and at the same time
afford the protection sought, and Of
fered to construct the same at their
own expense, provided the Levee
Board would appropriate S25,0O0.00,
which was the approximated cost of
their proposed levee, and the railroad
company stand the balance of the ex-
penses, approximately $3.50 100000.
This offer has not been definitely ac-
cepted, and will be presented to the
Levee Board in formal shape at its
meeting to be held on Wednesday
night, the 10th instant, at s o'clock
p. m, at which time it is expected
the same will be accepted.
The results thus obtained in be-
half of the taxpayers, equivalent to
the saving of $160,0O0.00, is due large
ly to the efforts of President Frank
c. Hymel of the Orleans Levee Dis
trict, who has continuously fought
for the construction of levee across
IhS DOutAClh dClLIC lloHI, SIuCe MS
previous tenure of office from 1912 to
1916.
Ii is anticipated that the formal
proposition from the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company will be accepted at
Wednesday nights meeting, and if
such be the case, Algiers will benefit
materially by reason of the fact of
being properly protected in a section
where the town has been subject to
disastrous consequences from time
immemorial, and from which previous
efforts for relief have proven to be
of no avail. .a--.-....... .-.-..a--