Set-back Levees on the Mississippi River: Hearings... on H.R. 7349...1935 - 226 pages |
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... Lake Providence , La Schneider , F. H. , Lake Providence , La ...... Page 212 26 7 15,37 210 205 215 33 21 III Wilson , Hon . Riley J. , Representative in Congress from Louisiana_ Wolfe , Dr. Thomas L. , Mt. Vernon , Iowa . SET - BACK ...
... Lake Providence , La Schneider , F. H. , Lake Providence , La ...... Page 212 26 7 15,37 210 205 215 33 21 III Wilson , Hon . Riley J. , Representative in Congress from Louisiana_ Wolfe , Dr. Thomas L. , Mt. Vernon , Iowa . SET - BACK ...
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... Lake Palmira , and on old arm of the river . In the flood of 1928 , realizing the condition on the existing levee around the Lake Palmira section , I appeared before the commission and the district engineer and requested that they build ...
... Lake Palmira , and on old arm of the river . In the flood of 1928 , realizing the condition on the existing levee around the Lake Palmira section , I appeared before the commission and the district engineer and requested that they build ...
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... lake , which had it been filled would have resulted in the lake silting up and closing itself off completely . That levee was built as shown on Bayou Vidal , flooding out about 20,000 acres of fine land in there . Before the levee was ...
... lake , which had it been filled would have resulted in the lake silting up and closing itself off completely . That levee was built as shown on Bayou Vidal , flooding out about 20,000 acres of fine land in there . Before the levee was ...
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... Lake Borgne Basin . Buras .. 5 , 403. 14 47 , 332. 68 8 , 278. 59 3 , 409. 16 7,933 . 30 8 , 278.59 2,810 . 06 1 , 452.97 234.30 173.26 Total .. Area thrown out ( damaged ) 1,993.98 39 , 399. 38 Total area of land used and damaged ( 3 ) ...
... Lake Borgne Basin . Buras .. 5 , 403. 14 47 , 332. 68 8 , 278. 59 3 , 409. 16 7,933 . 30 8 , 278.59 2,810 . 06 1 , 452.97 234.30 173.26 Total .. Area thrown out ( damaged ) 1,993.98 39 , 399. 38 Total area of land used and damaged ( 3 ) ...
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... Lake to Old River , new and enlargement ( 1930 ) ( begin 1.0 mile above Simpson 65.57 37. 18 28.39 $ 168.57 $ 1,739.30 14. 17 14. 17 92. 13 22.09 70.04 758.97 1,864.00 Point ) .. 200.15 69.91 130.24 460.99 9.13 147.98 303.88 2 , 162. 35 ...
... Lake to Old River , new and enlargement ( 1930 ) ( begin 1.0 mile above Simpson 65.57 37. 18 28.39 $ 168.57 $ 1,739.30 14. 17 14. 17 92. 13 22.09 70.04 758.97 1,864.00 Point ) .. 200.15 69.91 130.24 460.99 9.13 147.98 303.88 2 , 162. 35 ...
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100 percent acres Amount taken Assessed Amounts not paid Arkansas Atchafalaya Basin Levee Bank Basin Levee District Baton Rouge Bayou bill Black River built under Flood CHAIRMAN Charles Church committee construction material_ Contract construction of United contract executed cost of project County district for construction drainage Engineering farm Flood Control Act going Government Gravel Highway Levee Highway Improve inclusive Interest JACOBS James John Joseph Lake Landside toe length levee board Levee Highway Levee levee highway project levees built Louisiana Mary ments actu miles miscellaneous expenses Mississippi River old levee Owner paid by Atchafalaya paid to date Parish PARISH-Continued plantation Point Pontchartrain Levee District Price per ments RICH right-of-way acquired Right-of-way and miscellaneous Square statement supervision surveys Tabulation of right-of-way taken Assessed value Total amount Total assessed Total cost Total taken United States levees value of land WHITTINGTON WOLFE
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