Set-back Levees on the Mississippi River: Hearings... on H.R. 7349...1935 - 226 pages |
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... Point , but the Wilson Point case . Mr. WHITTINGTON . The Wilson Point case in Louisiana and the Willow Point case , too , because there is a Willow Point case as I recall . But I have in mind many cases where the banks were revetted ...
... Point , but the Wilson Point case . Mr. WHITTINGTON . The Wilson Point case in Louisiana and the Willow Point case , too , because there is a Willow Point case as I recall . But I have in mind many cases where the banks were revetted ...
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... point about 15 miles above Baton Rouge , on the west side of the river , and down the west bank of the Mississippi River to Donaldsonville . This [ indicating ] is a part of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District , on the Mississippi ...
... point about 15 miles above Baton Rouge , on the west side of the river , and down the west bank of the Mississippi River to Donaldsonville . This [ indicating ] is a part of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District , on the Mississippi ...
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... Point out on the map where the old levee was before it was set back . Dr. WOLFE . It came right along here [ indicating ] . The CHAIRMAN . What was the acreage that was taken and put between the levee and the river channel ? Dr. WOLFE ...
... Point out on the map where the old levee was before it was set back . Dr. WOLFE . It came right along here [ indicating ] . The CHAIRMAN . What was the acreage that was taken and put between the levee and the river channel ? Dr. WOLFE ...
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... point that Mr. Rich overlooked , be- cause , in setting this levee back , the old levee will be abandoned by the Government , and that leaves all of this property between the new levee and the river . Dr. WOLFE . Yes . Mr. RICH . That ...
... point that Mr. Rich overlooked , be- cause , in setting this levee back , the old levee will be abandoned by the Government , and that leaves all of this property between the new levee and the river . Dr. WOLFE . Yes . Mr. RICH . That ...
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... point called ? What do you call that levee ? Mr. ADAMS . Somerset . Mr. WHITTINGTON . You call it the Somerset cut - off ? Mr. ADAMS . That is the plantation , but the levee is known as Bayou Vidal - Elkridge . Mr. WHITTINGTON . Where ...
... point called ? What do you call that levee ? Mr. ADAMS . Somerset . Mr. WHITTINGTON . You call it the Somerset cut - off ? Mr. ADAMS . That is the plantation , but the levee is known as Bayou Vidal - Elkridge . Mr. WHITTINGTON . Where ...
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100 percent acre ally paid Act of 1928-Continued amount obligation paid Amount taken Assessed Amounts not paid Arkansas Ascension Parish Atchafalaya Basin Levee Atchafalaya levee district Basin Levee District Bayou Boeuf Bayou Goula Black River built under Flood CHAIRMAN Charles Parish construction material_ Contract construction of United cost of project district for construction Flood Control Act Highway Levee Highway Highway Total amount Iberville Parish James Parish Lafourche Levee District Lake Borgne Landry length levee board Levee Highway Levee levee highway project Levee Highway Total levees built material_ Contract payments ments actu miles miscellaneous expenses Mississippi River old levee paid by Atchafalaya paid to date plantation Plaquemine Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Pontchartrain Levee District Port Allen Price per ments right-of-way acquired Right-of-way and miscellaneous river edge set-back levees Tabulation of right-of-way taken Assessed value toe of old Total amount obligation Total cost United States levees value of land WHITTINGTON
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Page 204 - District is composed of the parishes of East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, and Concordia.
Page 33 - ENGINEER OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: The levee boards and the board of State engineers of Louisiana are very much impressed with the statements made here by General Brown and General Ferguson on the development of the problems of flood control and the execution of the adopted plan, insofar as it affects Louisiana, at the recent hearings...
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Page 10 - ... is worthy of your consideration. I am not asking for an increase in the appropriation. It is just a matter of getting the most for the money that you are going to spend. I thank you, gentlemen. Mr. WOODRUM. Thank you, Mr. McClellan. THURSDAY MAY 6, 1937. RELIEF APPROPRIATION Mr. WOODRUM. Mr. Lasser, if you desire to make a statement, we will be very glad to year you at this time. STATEMENT OF DAVID IASSER, REPRESENTING THE WORKERS' ALLIANCE OF AMERICA Mr. LASSER. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of...