Abstract of proposals for levee work on levees, While River Front, received in response advertisement dated October 8, 1887, and opened October 27, 1887, by Capt. Smith Leach, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. The award was made to the lowest bidder on each section, as follows: Sections 8, 11, and 12 to D. T. Hartnett, at 15 cents. Sections 9 and 10 to D. T. Hartnett, at 14 cents. Section 13 to J. T. Jefferson, at 16 cents. Sections 14 and 15 to J. J. Cooney, at 19 cents. The average price for the line is 16 cents. The contracts required work to be finished February 15, 1888, but owing to ba weather the contractors were delayed until March 10; the total yardage by the Unit States was 376,551 cubic yards. During the high water a force was kept on the line in view of possible dange Some work was done, but the height of the flood was low and the force was prin pally utilized in sodding and repairing rain wash. The cost of sodding was abo one-half cent per square yard. The force was discharged May 21, 1888. ESTIMATE OF WORK NEEDED. Memphis Harbor.-If work is to be extended down-streamTo include caving front, 6,000 feet, at $30...... Hopefield Bend, 5,000 feet, at $18 New plant and repairs to old Total...... $180,0 90,0 50,0 320, 0 Levees. To continue levees White River Front to Laconia Circle, 1,500,000 (a proximate) cubic yards, at 20 cents, $300,000. Detailed statement of expenditu for Memphis Reach, financial statements and general balance-sheets for all works the district, and table of value of plant for the second district accompany this repo For list of civilian engineers employed see table accompanying my report for the fi district. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, To Col. C. B. COMSTOCK, President Mississippi River Commission. Wм. T. ROSSELL, Captain of Engineers Bank revetment. Statement of expenses for work done in Hopefield Bend from September 1, 1887, to January 31, 1988. ENG 88143 WM. T. ROSSELL, Captain of Engineers. APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVING MISSISSIPPI RIVER, SECOND DISTRICT. Money statement. July 1, 1887, amount available sion, viz: July 2, 1887, amounts reallotted by Mississippi River Commis $91,958.1 Levees, White River Front.. $75,000.00 Levees, Yazoo Front, Second district, Robinsonville... 60,000.00 135,000, Total..... 226,958.! July 1, 1888, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities.. 132,921.89 July 1, 1888, outstanding liabilities.. 278.57 July 1, 1888, amount covered by existing contracts. 57,000.00 190, 200. July 1, 1888, balance available 36,758. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1890 620,000. Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. LEVEES, YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE DISTRICT, UPPER YAZOO, boursements made under appropriation for improving Mississippi River, act of August 5, 1886. brezimate value of plant belonging to the United States and used upon the improvement of the Mississippi River, Second District. Appendix G to this report is report of Capt. S. S. Leach, Corps of Engineers, dated aphis, Tenn., November 15, 1887, upon operations in the Second District, and may and in Appendix U U 1, ante, page 2203. APLENDIX H. REPORT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM T. ROSSELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UPON OPERATI IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of operations in the T District, Improving Mississippi River, from June 30, 1887, to May 31, 1888. This district extends from the mouth of White River to Warrenton, Miss., a tance of 220 miles. In the improvement carried on, work has been done in the L Providence Reach, at Vicksburg and Greenville, Miss. Levees have also been built on the Mississippi side, Yazoo Front, and in Arkan and Louisiana, Tensas Front. LAKE PROVIDENCE REACH. This reach extends from Carolina Landing, 517 miles below Cairo, to the fool Island 95, a distance of 35 miles. The reach and proposed method of improvem have been described in the reports of the Commission for past years. During period covered by this report no work of construction has been done, but the w has been confined to care of plant and repairs to same, and surveys. The same condition of affairs has existed since the spring of 1885, except some pairs to the Baleshed system of dikes made at a cost of less than $10,000. Condition of works.-The revetment and dike work are in about the same condi as last year. There has been no washing out of dikes. The damage done has b confined to the breaking off of the tops of the piles by drift during the last h water. The Cottonwood, Baleshed and Stack island systems have all suffered in this man The cottonwood piles rot between high and low water, and when they are sufficie weakened, break down. Skipwith Chute is about the same as last year, going dr low water. Mayersville Chute has increased in depth and the dikes here have not prevented The channel here divides, part keeping near the Louisiana shore and part on Mis sippi shore, leaving a middle ground between. Baleshed Chute shows no signs of largement, and Stack Island Chute has shoaled. As reported last year, about 800 feet of the upper end of Pilcher's Point revetm remains, and none of Mayersville Island. Channel depths. A comparison of the least depths found during the low-w: seasons 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and to May 31, 1888, is given in tabulated form. Statement showing least depths on Lake Providence Reach, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1 Date. 1884. 1885. 1886. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet. Fect. |