The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-05-27
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Lake Providence. La, May IS, 1899.

Lake Providence, La, May is, 1899.
The Hon. Police Jury of East Car
roll met this day in adjourned session.
Presentation. Robert Nicholson.
President; Yancey Bell, Clerk; IL. II.
Graham, Phil Mcclure and c. A. Voel-
ker.
MIR. Frank II. Tompkins, special
representative of the Interstate Missis-
sippl River and Levee Association. was
given an audience, and was listened to
with much pleasure in giving the vast
work of the commission in influencing
Congressional appropriations for levee
building.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tompkins'
address, on motion of MIR. Graham. it
was unanimously resolved that the sum
$3.50 be appropriated to the aid OF said
commission.
A communication from Mrs. T. j.
Powell, asking aid for the pauper,
Harriet Ware, was read. and upon mo-
ton, the sum of $25 WAS appropriated
to be used by Mrs. Powell for her sup
port. Also the sum of SO for aid OF
Sandy Pompey and 80 dollars for aid
of Calvin Holmes was appropriated.
On motion of Mr.. Mcclure, the
President was authorized to purchase
two road machines and one road plow.
The following report and recommen-
dations OF the road engineer was read
and adopted, and the parish declared
divided into three road districts as set
forth and described in said report, to-
WIT:
To the Hon. President and members Of the
Police Jury of East Carroll:
Pursuant to resolution from your
Hon. Body to make an examination OF
the roads and bridges of the parish. L
have the honor to submit the following
report:
That | been over the roads of the en-
tire parish. and made thorough ex-
animation of the same.
Iwould recommend that the parish
be divided into three road districts,
The first to be from the Madison line
to the line between Wilton and Mel
bourn plantations. The second dis
trict is to be from the line between the
Wilton and Melbourn plantations Ito
the corporate line south of the town of
Providence. And that the third dis
trict he from the corporation line north
of the town of Providence to the Ark
4 ansas line
| would recommend that the road
I beds be not over "a feet wide, with
road surface of 16 feet, with drainage
bitches on either side two feet and not
less than 10 inches deep, the road sur
face to be convened, and raised at least
two feet in the center and not less than
!, IS inches above water surface.
There will have to be road located
in the first district from back through
Melbourn, Airley, Goodrich, Illawara,
Foster and Carondelet to the front road
on Henderson. In the second district
| would recommend the road laid ou'
by the commission from Holly Brook
to the town of Providence, distance
, of five and one-half miles; that the ole
road from ibis point to Wilton gate il
a God locotion. That in the third dis
] trict the road from the town of Proyi
: dence to Newcomb & jays is gooe
!, location. From this point new roat
: will have to be located from Newcoml
& jays plantation. through Ashtabul'
plantation, through Ashton plantation
2 to the Arkansas line; and | would al
8 wise this location to be postponed unit
I. after the Levee Board has perfected 1t
: drainage in that location, which will
be this fall.
/ would recommend that woode'
). culverts be put into all crossings IN
' stead OF bridges, and be well covere'
with earth.
o would recommend that all road
be located as straight as conditions viii
pemit.
. There is about forty-fve miles Q
} main highway through the entire psl
{ ish
g The cost of construction of cart
y roads with scrapers or shovels wit
drainge two feet deep, road bed "a fec
vice. road surface 16 feet wide, owe
!, clear ground, per mile $3.50, Cost !
= same made with road machine, wit
! hired teams. per mile. s22.50. Diffel
! ence in favor Of road machine, 81 81 %
Cost Of causeway constructed Of Ga
slabs II feet long. covered with earil
of BY teams or casting. per mile 81 05s
ri Cost Of same with road machir
d $4O0.05. Difference In favor of roa
- machine $655-95 Cost OF constructio
IS roads through timber. per mile. S22
Cost of wooden culverts per foot