The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-09
To tie Honorable Police Jury of Bossier


Your committee appointed at YOUR last
meeting to survey Red Chute, Big Muscle
Shell, Little Muscle Shell and Alligator
bayous, and make plans and specifications
for bridges OcrOss said streams on the road
from MindeB TO Shreveport, knoan as the
WIRE road, with respect report, that they
have visited the streams above mentioned
at their intersection with said road. and
after mature deliberatIon they are of the
opinion, that a bridge arross Red Chute
should be located about th rty feet below the
present ferry landing. That said bridge
should be of the folio wing dimensions:
Length, 28S feet; width, I feet. and TO con
sist of IS spans of 10 feet each. The level of
the floor OF the bridge IL lie three feet above
the level of the ground at the west end, on
the highest part of the bank; and at the
east end, to be four feet and two inches
above the ground. The mud sills, in the
stream, to be IS feet long; and all on the
bank, 20 be not less thar q feet long, II
inches thick or more aud face IL inches and
10 be let in the gTOuRd feet. Posts shall
be not less than ten inches square. Caps
ten By twelve inches, 10 Get long Lateral
braces to be by inchcs, extending from
cap TO each post. Purlinr braces to he 8 by
8 inches-tllcy are IN bed of stream Sleep-
ers to he 3 by II inches, IS feet long and SIX
I
the sleepers are to be fastened by 3 inch
thick by inch wide piece of flooring of oak
fastened by u key at eacl end through the
hand railing post, 10 holC the sleepers firm
| " to the cap Eil the slecpcTs shall be let
down . inches on the cap sill, and the piece
of oak above mentioned bevelled at the
edges to the foor In tie end of each mud
sill shall he lnorsise through the sill by
s inches III size, and through the same is to
ha IL pFh L IN
the ground The flooring shall be Ii feet
| long, two inches thick and six inches wide.
I The hand railing shall b. by o inches, and
to bc built three feet abe We the floor of the
! bridge, and to DC well secured by bract,s
! The tenon of each post 1t top is to be by
! 8 inches, and TO pass through the cap sill 3
feet TO support the han / railing. All the
frame work of the bridge to be of heart post
OAK or heart cypress covering OF selcct
heart pine or oak hand railing heart 3lines
At Bis Muscle She'll We would suggest
| that the bridge be located at the present
crossing of the road ard the following di
mensiOn: Length, l76 feat; width, l. feet,
| to be built under same specifications rs Red
| Chute bridge; reference being made 10 plan
of said bridge annexed hereto. End OF the
bridge to be four feet the west end and
! four and halt feet al east end above the
ground. ...r.. .. =.
that the bridge he located abont one hum
dred yards below the present crossing Oi
! the read, as il VIII materially lessen the
( length OF the bridge The bridge is TO BE so
feet long, l. feet wide, to consist of Ave
spans, each Is ieet. 10 b. of same size tim
beers as that portion OF he'd Chute bridge
out of main channel; each end to be four
feet above the ground.
AT Alligator bayou, we would suggest
that the bridge be located about 80 feet be.
/ low the present crossing! al the road, and to
Ice LIS ieet- long, i lest v ide, to consist OF
I eight spans, 10 feet long, and u be built on
tie sauIe plan as Little Muscle Shell bridge
and TO be TIVE. iset above the grounii If
( west end, and IA east end three feet aud i've
! inches.
! Your committee knowing Of nothing more
| relative 10 said bridges necessary 20 give a
| full understanding thereon, respectfully
I tender this, their report, and request to be
! discharged from furtl er consideration OF
matters given them in hand.