The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-09
DATES ARE FIXED
FOR WORK ON ROAD
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS WITH A
TRAIN OF MACHINERY CON-
ING SEPTEMBER %.
CONVENTION 70 Be IN OCTOBER
Col. Richardson ana Engineer Harrl'
son Spent Yesterday in Beau
mont Arranging For The
Final Details.

The government good road build
erS came to Beaumont yesterday ana
decided ON September 20 rs the date
for bringing their train OF good road
building machinery 10 this city, and
September % as the day for tue
building To begin here, October 10,
II and II, the time when the road
building in Beaumont will be about
completed, was decided ON as the days
for holding the good roads conven'
ton.
The government experts are Col.
X. w. Richardson, representative Of
the bureau Of good roads inquiry of
the department OF agriculture, and
Mr. Chas. II. Harrison, engineer oI
the bureau. They arrived in Beau
mont yesterday morning from Shreve'
port with Mr.. j. II, Bright, chairman
OF the good roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. They nave
just completed the construction Of a
piece Of sample road in Shreveport,
and will come to Beaumont next. Mr..
Bright went 10 Shreveport TO attend
the convention held in connection
with the road building there.
Arrangements Completed.
Col Richardson and Mr.. Harrison
spent yesterday in conference with
Mr.. Bright and other members of the
good roads committee, arranging the
details of the work to be done here
and the convention to be held. They
left for the north last night, after
completing every detail of the pre-
parationS for the work in this city.
The road will be about one mile long
and will be over the Grand avenue
route to Magnolia cemetery from
avenue. The road will prac-
tically be macadam road, construct
ed of crushed and rolled shell.
The government experts carry a
train load Of road building machin-
cry and all of this will be brought
here. The machinery will be unload
ed from the Port Arthur tracks at
Pearl and Washington streets and
will be run out to tge point where the
work will begin by the steam roller
and traction engine that forms part |
Of the equipment. Besides the latter
the train contains a stone crusher, |
grading machinery, dtching machin-
cry, sprinkling machinery. plows, |
etc. 1t is expected it will |
require about three weeks to COM !
)lete the work.
The Material.
The shell for building the road will |
)e furnished by the county. 1t is as-
mated that about 1000 cubic yards
II a little more will be used an
mount of shell aggregatinS about
2. 900 in value. The labor and teams
or the work will be furnished by the
ity of Beaumont. 1t is expected that
me or two teams will be necessary Il
or hauling water and that twelve or Il
fifteen labOrcrs will be required. the
}eaumont Water Supply Company
las agreed to furnish all the water
ecessary for sprinkling, engines,
tc., gratis. The government will
urnish the brains and machinery for
uiding the road.
The road will be about % feet
vide and it is promised will be as /
avel and as hard as brick paving
,hen it is completed. Four layers
f shell will be put in, each layer to
e two inches deep. Each layer will
e rolled and sprinkled before the
ext layer is put in, and the last layer
;ill be packed on until it will resent
lie asphalt Before the shell is put
II the road will be graded and drain
d, as il is the intention of the gov
in constructing the sample
D show what can be accomplished.
nd nor especially 10 benefit the city
+ Beaumont by paving one of its
trcets.
The Convention.
The road will be practically COM
leted when the convention is held,
october IL. II and l.. A small sec
ion will be left unfinished, to COM
lete for the benefit of those who will
ssemblc TO see what Is being done.
he good roads committee OF the
hamber of Commerce is doing all in
power TO make the convention at
-activc and a success and the ind-
atoms now are that it will be both.
n invitation TO attend has been cx-
ended Governor Lanham. and the
oycInor has replied that he will he
ere if BE- possibly can. The other
tate officers nave been invited and it
probable THAI some ui them will at
ne.
All of the county officials and all =
ersons Interested in good roads in /
bis section of the state VIII be urged |
j come and 60 is expected they will
.igEd j0 The extent of several hun
red. Col Richardson yesterday
I'D that Mr.. Martin D0dce. chief of
BE- bureau of good roads inquiry. Q
30 probably attend. as will President
T. "a. NHUra oi the national ga0G
lads association