Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-02-10
REPORT OF ASSISTANT STATE
ENGINEER.

REPORT OF ASSISTANT STATE
ENGINEER.
New Orleans, La, Dec. 81, 1921.
To the President and Members Board
Of Commissioners, Fifth Louis
lana Levee District, Talluluah,
Louisiana.
Dear Sirs:
have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report Of operations in the
Fifth Louisiana Levee District, for
the period from July 1, to Decem-
Der 81, 1921:
The general conditions for levee
construction work during the period
covered by this report has been ideal
the weather has been very favorable
and labor plentiful, and the result has
been that more work has been accom-
plished during the past season than
in any one season during the past
four years.
United STATES WobBs
The u. s. Third District has two
Government-owned machines working
in East Carroll Parish, one near the
State Line working South, and one
working North from Lake Providence.
Both machines did excellent work
during the past season. Unfortunate
ly, due to lack Of funds, the machine
working North Of Lake Providence
suspended operations early in Novem-
Der, and the one working near the
State Line had to stop work early in
December on account Of the high
stage Of the river.
With the exception Of the wing al
the upper end, the u. S. Miliker
Bend New Levee, in Madison Parish
has been completed. There are tw!
large team forces now working OF
the wing, and with favorable weathe
conditions, should complete the worl
during the month Of January.
The u. S. Fourth District has tw'
Government-owned machines locates
in the lower end Of Madison Parish
one working South from Bedford
and one on the Diamond Islam
Levee. The first machine has mad
excellent progress, and within tn
next month will have completed tn
enlargement from Bedford down t
Diamond Island, covering five Is
miles Of levee. The machine q
Diamond Island did very little wor
during the past season, owing to tn
wet condition Of the pits and repair
required on the machine. Work WI
not started until late in the seasol
and the rise in the river early
December flooded the old pits IN
interrupted the work, veaving NJ
proximately $4,000 cubic yards "
to be done.
No work Of any consequence III
been done on the enlargement fro
Hard Times to Botany Bay, Tens
Parish. The work under u. 5. col
tract with the Dameron-White c.
Ltd, and has been sublet by Il
Bonding Company to H. B. Blani
who moved one Of his galloway m
chimes there early in December. The
still remains approximately S0o,0(
cubic yards to be handled to compile
the contract.
The U. s. Cottage Home Ne
Levee, Tensas Parish, has been col
pleted.
A Governmentrowned machir
started work during December e
larging the levee from the lower 81
Of the Cottage Home New Lev
down to Kempe Levee. While Z
machine has not been working loI
enough to comment on its progre'
indications are that the machine "
do very satisfactory work.
Reach, Stanssell & Lawrence Col
pany, contractors on the U. S. e
largement from Waterproof to Pit
field, have two drag-line machin
and several team forces on the worl
Excellent progress has been mn
and the work has been practical
completed down to Lake St John.
State Work. .
The State had two contracts
force in the Fifth Louisiana Lev
Distri:t-Wilton to Goodrich +
largement, East Carroll Parish, .
the construction Of one secti
(250,0O0 cubic yards) on the M
kin Bend New Levee, Madison Pari'
Both pieces Of work have been co
pleted and accepted.
District Work.
On account Of the participation
your Board with the U. 8. Cover
ment under the terms Of the Flo
Control Act, requiring practically
your resources, only emergency wo
that the Government would not I
dertake, has been done by the Distri
In East Carroll Parish, the D
trict excavated q large drain di'
to drain the pits adjacent to. the HI
gaman Levee, and contracted for
construction of false bernie
Hollybrook and Salem, where DUR
1920 high water. there was excess