The Bossier banner., 1922-08-10

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the small margin existing there last
year. Only Il feet remains where last
year there was 100 feet. Except for
the fact that this levee is on very high
ground and can be easily and quickly
replaced with an emergency run
around should caving during high
water threaten to breach this leyee,
the Board Of State Engineers would
recommend that a new levee be built
there this season, but, with so much
more important work imperative else
where this season, the chance of doing
nothing there for while may be
safely taken.
The levee across the Alexander.
Blanchard, Jack Fullilove and Chalk
Level fronts is still practically all
fenced with hog wire as hog pastures,
and is still being very seriously injured
by the hogs penned thereon. The hogs
and the hog fences should be ordered
removed by the property owners and
the owners informed that failure to do
so within a reasonable specified time
would result in an affidavit being fled
against them and the fence being re-
moved by the Levee Board, at the ex-
pense Of the owners
The Chalk Level leyee, opposite and
below the residence, is still seriously
threatened by caving and, although the
margin is still about 21O feet, the place
must be very closely watched.
Hogs are fenced and pastured on the
lower end OF the Nicholson leyee and
the levee has been very. badly injured
by roofing.
The levee across the Sunfower point
Is overgrown with weeds and badly
hog-rooted
At the lower end Of the levee across
Snpfiower point caving, which has been
active for several years, has finally
reached to within 21O feet of the CEN
ter of the dixie across Lacey Bayou,
and a new levee is recommended. It it
meets with your approval, the State of
Louisiana will undertake the construc-
ton of this leyee, provided your Board
will assume the cost of rightofway, in.
jury to property and improvements,
ETC.
The margin just above Mr.. A. Curtis
residence is now only about 275 feet,
where last year there was 300 feet.
Only the very tough consistency OF this
bank has prevented the loss Of this
margin long ago, as otherwise rapid
changes have appeared Imminent for
nf rnd rs,
cumstances, the present margin should
suffice for at least one more year, but
the place must be carefully watched.
The lower half of the leyee across
the base Of Sunny Point is still fenced
and used as a hog pasture, and has
been badly rooted and injured.
Not very much caving has occurred
on the Bossier side at the Childers and
Mayer fronts since last season. but ex-
tremely rapid caving just opposite on
the upper side of Staten Point has rem
dered sudden change in the regimen
of the river at these places quite Inn
minent. In fact, a cutoff across Staten
Point has been all but accomplished,
and will occur very early during the
next freshet In Red River. No time
should, therefore, be lost In preparing
for this contingency, and with that end
in view, the State Of Louisiana, as you
already know, staked new levee and
advertised for its construction, calling
for bids to be opened ON June 2Sth last,
but withdrew the advertisement upon
request Of several members Of your
honorable Board and other parties at
interest, who pleaded for further in
vestfgation and study, in hope that the
location Of the levee might be modified
and its construction delayed. Such re-
examination and investigation has
since been made, this time with Mai.
Frank NJ Kerr, Chief State Engineer,
present. The Board of State Engineers
can see no reason for changing its pre-
vious recommendation, and feels that
the safety of the property involved in
particular, and that Of the district in
general, are at stake, and that no
chances should be taken upon any de
lay In the matter or any revision or
modification of the location approach
ing nearer the threatened river bank.
II it meets with your approval to pro-
ceed with the construction of the new
levee as staked, the State Of Louisiana
stands ready to construct it, provided
| your Board will bear the cost Of nee.
essary rightofway, injury to property
and improvements, etc.