The leader., 1905-09-02
PUBLIC ROAD SPECIFICATIONS.
Adopted BY The Board Of Supervisors
al the August Term.
NINTH DAY.

MIMI II LA
Wednesday morning, Aug. 16,
the Board met pursuant to I'D.
iournment, present same IS yes
terday.
PUBLIC ROADS.
In the matter of letting the
public roads of Lincoln county
BY contract IN accordance with
chapter 119 of the Laws Of Mis-
sissippi, approved March y,
1900.
Whereas, by resolution of
the Board of Supervisors, of Lin
coin county, in the State Of Mis-
sissippi, adopted at a regular meet
ing thereof on the 9TH day of
September, A. D. 1904, and enter
ed on minute book No. 2, page
$40, the said Board elected to
come under provisions of chap
ter 119 of the laws of the State,
approved March IL, and in pur-
suance thereof, the members of
said Board divided the public
roads in the territory lying west
of the /. 9. r. r. into convenient
links, as follows, to-Wit:
Link No. / to include and EN-
brace all public roads in said ter
ritory lying north of the Brook
haven and Union Church public
road. and being 70 miles more or
less. Link No. 2, to embrace and
include the said Brookhaven and
Union Church road from the cor
porate limits Of the city of Brook
haven to the Jefferson county line,
and all public roads lying south
of said road and north Of the
Brookhaven and Upper Meadyille
road, and being "a miles more or
less. Link No. 3, to include and
embrace the said Brookhayen and
Upper Meadyiile road from the
from the corporate limits of the
city Of Brookhaven to the Frank
lin county line and all roads lying
south thereof to the Bogue Chit
to and MeadyilIe road, and being
58 miles more or less. Link No.
4, to embrace and include the said
Bogue Chitto and Meadyille road
and all roads lying south thereof
to the Pike, Amite and Franklin
county lines, being SO miles more
or less. All of said links and
roads are declared public roads
of the first class, save and except
the roads known as the old wire
road in the jackson road from the
Copiah county line to the Amite
county line, which is here declar
ed public road of the second
class and shall hereafter be work
ed and kept up as such in accord
ance with the plans and specifica-
tions; and the Board of Supervis-
ors and the road commissioner,
having carefully examined said
road, and having noted that char
acter and amount of work neces-
sary to make said roads good and
acceptable highways, made and
prepared detailed plans and speci-
fications, have been adopted by
this Board and are in words and
figures following, to-Wit:
Plans and specifications for work
ing the public roads of Lincoln
county.
Section 1. All public roads of
the first class shall be worked not
less than Is nor more than 40 feet
wide between the bitches. The
entire roadway shall be raised in
the center, with sufficient height
to readily shed water, and shall
have drain bitches on each side
of sufficient depth and grade to
accommodate the flow Of water.
Where bitches are of unusual or
unnecessary depth they shall be
filled SO as not to endanger travel.
Sec. 2. All branches or creek
bottom crossed by the road shall
be raised by earth taken from
the side so as to form drain ditch
es, the crown of the road to be not
less than 16 feet between the
bitches. The shape of the bitches
shall be one and one-half to one
foot in depth. All muddy or
boggy places shall be cross-laid
with poles or plank with a sufi-
clent covering of earth to render
them smooth and with an even
surface.
Sec. 8. All stumps and roots of
trees shall be removed from said
roads and aII oVerhanging limbs
or branches Of trees shall be trim
med so as to permit the unobstruct-
ed passage Of wagons or other
wheeled vehicles with whatever
laden. All dead trees, perilous
in their character, because Of
their proximity to the public
roads snail be cut down.
SECOND CLASS ROADS.
Sec. 4. All public roads of the
second class shall be worked not
less than 10, nor more than 80
feet wide between the bitches.
The entire roadway shall be rais-
ed in the centre with sufficient
height to readily shed water, and
shall have drain bitches on side
of sufficient depth and grade to
accommodate the flow of water.
Where bitches are Of unusual or
unnecessary depth, they shall be
filled SO as not to endanger travel.
Sec. s. All branches or creek
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