The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-29
MACHINERY MOVED
Nh TO GRAND AVfNUI
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WORK ON SAMPLE or GOVERN
MeNT GOOD ROAD WILL BE-
GIN TODAY.
UNIQUE PROCESSION YESTERDAY
Bio Steam Roller Taken from Flat Car
by It's Own steam-Federal and
City Machinery In the
Parade.


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The government road building ma
chincry was unluadcd from the carr
If the Kansas city Southern yesterday
morning and hauled 10 Grand avenue
and Chaison street, whore the worl
o! constructing sample OF counlr!
road Ey the federal experts viii b'
started. Three quarters Of a mile %
the mile of road to he built has bcer
decided on. The work will begin n
Chaison aud Grand avenue and VII
continue out Grand avenue TO Twelfth
street. This Is about three qua ter.
%, "A mile. The question OF getting
from Magnolia To Grand avenue AM
from Grand avenue to Magnolia Gem
ctary has not yet been decided and
will probably not be fer few days
The thee blocks on Twelfth street
leading up to the cemetery, Will In all
likelihood be converted into a macadan
shell road. The principal feature re-
garding the road building still 10 be
settled is that pertaining 10 the south
EN- end of the work. One OF Two
things will be done. A road viii be
constructed on Chaison street from
Grand avenue To Magnolia, a distance
of one block of Grand avenue will be
opened from the Concord road To Nil.
Ter street.
May Open Street.
The Concord road is the first street
running east and west south Of Chals'
on. Between il and Miller, one block
south, are city lots and buildings. The
question of opening this territory and
bringing the south end of the road out
al the end of the paving on Magnolia
will be taken up between the Chamber
Commerce and the city cOunci
while the work is being done on the
portion of the street agreed upon. the
distance TO Magnolia at the south end
of the road, and to the cemetery al
the Forth end will run the total length
of the highway up to about one mile.
The unloading of the machinery yes
torday morning constituted unique
sight. Rearing proudly into the air
from the platform of fiat car stood
q big, ten ton, steam road roller. re
one unaccustomcd to the handling OF
big pieces OF machinery it looked like
n difficult task to get the big roller
from the car to the ground. TO the
government experts. however, it was
simplicity itself The work was in
charge of Mr.. IL. w. Sheets, the road
expert from the bureau of good roads
inquiry of the United tates Depart,
mcnt Of Agriculture.
First n long, slOpinG approach was
built to the car. This was nearly zoe
feet in length and was substantially
constructed to withstand the weight
Of the big roller The principal things
used in building the approach were
railroad ties. While the approach was
being constructed steam was being
gotten up in the roller and when al
was in readiness the big machine
backed onto the approach and rolled
slowly TO the ground, Mr.. Sheets hold.
ing her back with the reverse lever.
Other Work Easy.
The unloading or the other machin.
ely was easy after the roller was got
ten to the ground. The unloading
took place ut Main and Washington
streets. on the property of the old
Atlantic mill. The machinery was
assembled at Washington and Pearl
streets, where il was formed into a
biucCsSiOn Here the city outfit was
also assembled. and the parade started
on its trip To Grand avenue and Chais
ON. II passed mp Pearl to Calder, out
Calder to Magnolia. out Magnolia to
Chaison and over Chaison to Grand.
The parade was headed by Mr. r.
u. Kent. the county tax collector. in .
buggy and driving a high stepping
horse. which he had no trouble in
keeping ahead of the roller. Next
came the big steam roller with Mr.. j.
H. Bright. chairman Of the good road.
committee of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc at the helm Mr. sheets rode
H. the cabin to give advice when Sucl
was necessary Behind the roller
trailcd the dump wagon. filled with
coal for the boilcr. NcNr came the i'm
proved road grader. which was fol
lowed by the distributing wagon. 4
Coo gallon road sprinkler filed with
water travelled behind the dislrihWiu.
wagon and plpvs and slips in road
wagons brought mp 30" rear.
City MACHINERY.
This was the whole Of the govern
n.cnt train. Behind 30 travelled %,
city machinery. wagons. etc Filst.
was tho road grader which has pulled,
Beaumont out of tho mud in the
past few wears This was hauled o.
'I"ht mules. four abreast. with two
drivers. Next were two rlaH wagon
and a machine wagon loaded WITH
TipVs and Slips BRINGING up fho rDar
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