Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-07-20

We have, within the last few wteks
laid before the community some facts
statistics and arguments, in favor Of the
construction Of Pieutk RDdds=-the true
T61Met'S RatI,tt,a-tlie road Of all others
best adapted TO an agricultural country
Nike ~tliis,-4ahd have illustrated mud enforced
those facts and arguments 70 the best o.
our humble ability and comprehension
Whether cir articles possessed any merit
or not, we have one pleasant fact to record
which is, that public attention has become
aroused to the Importance of the subject
and that little, if any dpibt, exists, that d
Ptaak Road between this city and the
beautiful town Of Clinton, IN the Parish Of
East Feliciana, will be in the full tide OF
successful experiment" before the exfiifa.
ton of twelve months, if not sooner. We
will present, now, the result Of d recent
visit to Clinton, by a party Of gentlemen,
for the express purpose Of making an Il
animation Of the route over which II is
proposed to build the road, and an estimate
founded on that examination, by accom-!
plished Civil Engineers, together with
some valuab Bile extracts from, a work Written
by Hon Robert Dale Owen, entitled
" O,gen on Piuak Roads," which will
be found I'd convey a large amount of use.
ful and practical information.
The road between this city and Clinton,
which it is proposed to pave substantially
with plank, is one of the most beautiful,
level, compact, and best adapted to the
purpose, that could possibly be imagined,
It is almost uniformly level Very little
grading, of amy description, will be re.
CURED In fact, the digging Of the neees.
sary bitches, and lateral and other drains,
in several places, will be the heaviest por-
ton Of the work. But the estimates
kindly furnished lis by Messrs. Fl. Il W. G..
WALLER, Civil Engineers, (who were Of
the partly which we append, will show
that the road can be built as cheaply and at
the same time as substantially, ms the most
ardent friend Of such improvements could
desire
% OrFrcE, Baron Rouer, In, July 1871, 1860.
VIM X. An.Ms, Esq,
Editor Baton Rouge Gazette.
Su-We have the honor to submit the
following approximate estimate on the
probable cost OF constructing a Plank
Road, between this point and the Town
of Clinton, Louisiana-the data for which
was collated during a recent ride over the
line OF road, formerly laid out for the p1r-
pose Of connecting these points by Il Rail-
| Road.
The surface of the country through
which this contemplated improvement is
proposed, is peculiarly adapted for one of
this kind and offers no activity exceeding
one foot in forty the line ms laid out for
the Rail Road is direct the soil iaaof such
nature as becomes particularly firm and
tenacious, when properly drained; the
trees and stulnps have been, with a few
exceptions, entirely removed many Of the
ad accent trees would need to be felled on
either side. in order that sun and air may
more fully perform the work of evapora-
ton the side bitches will acquire to be
considerably enlarged, and at several
points, leading bitches should be cut, to
draw off the water which would collect
in the l~aterals.
The main streams or bayor1s intersected
by the line of road requiring to be bridged,
are Cypress Bayou, 60 it., Whites Bayops
60 f., Redwood Creek. 100 f., Olive
Branch Is #. and Comite River 100 #.
spans respectively.
The bottom lands bordering on these
water courses will require embank1nents
to raise the roadway above their highest
food, and protect either end Of the Bridges
from being disturbed thereby there would
be necessarily constructed, some 10 or ~
drains of from 3 to 6 feet openings, for the
passage of water collecting in the side
bitches, as well as adjacent swamps, drain
ing in the direction of the declivity of the
natural surface. O
We subjoin the following estimate
Embankments, Grading and Ditching,
including leading drains to dis
charge water from the vicinity off
the road In heavy rains or floods, !
for 80 miles, $4,000
Plank and Stringers for same, deliver
ed along route, $4,000
Bridges over Cypress Bayou, White'sl
Bayou, Red Wood Creek, Olive
Branch and Comite River, inclu-
ding those over small runs and
cross drains, $4,000
Laying down Stringers and Plank, $4,000
$ Toll Houses and Gates, $4,000
Engineering, superintendent and in
cidentals, $4,000
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