The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-07-07
ROAD COMMISSIONER
MAKES REPORT.
Timely Recommendation and full
Report of Condition of
Public Roads.

To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
of Lcnoro County,
Gentlemen: have made an cxamina-
tion of all Of the principal roads in all
OF the Beats except those in Beats one
and two near Money, and In Beat
around Sidon and will say that all have
been worked at Some have been done
according to plans and specifications
while others have not.
The contractor in Beat one has all of
his roads in good condition on the west
side of the river except those leading
to Alligator Lake and to New oklahoma.
He has not done anything at all on them,
as some parties have agreed to take
them of of his hands and work them in
this month and in August, SO as to make
them passablo during the fall and win
ter months.
The contractor in Beat two has not
bcon able to do anything owing to tho
| excessive rains, but as soon as the
weather will permit he will endcavor to
put them in good condition rs far as he
is able. Samo Of his roads are of such a
character that IL will be a matter of m-
possibility for him or any one else to do
anything much under the present sys-
tenn and circumstances.
The contractor in Beat has en-
dcavored to do something with his roads
around Greenwood but owing TO tho OK
cessve rains they are not in good con-
dition by any means, as there are num-
erous mud holes that render thom inn
possible for wagons and buggies to go
over, and on the west side of the Yazoo
River around Lake Henry they are
worse. Some of the roads are in such
shape that they will never be good un-
less they are tloored, and ! would sug-
gest that you allow him to use the lum-
Der from the old bridge near the Plan
| ters' Oil Mill to floor that part Of his
road beyond pelucia bridge on the road
to the MayGeld place.
The roads in Beat are in good condi-
tion except in few places, and these
can be gotten through or over without
any trouble.
Some of the roads in Beat 3 are good
to-wit from the old saw mill site TO
Bear Creek bridge near Old Dominion
and from the bridge to Sheppardtown
and through the Nye place by Henry
Young's place to the bridge over Bear
Creek, but to the Beat line to j. b.
Romine's TO Messy Island plantation,
and from Messy Island to Brent will
have to be worked again in the near fn-
ture, or else they will be in as bad con-
dition as they we're at any time last
winter. There will have to be work
done on the east side of the river around
Sidon; also would suggest that the
place at the railroad be noored, as ID
can never be made into good road till
that is done.
wish to call your attention to road
in Beat 3 known as the McNutt lane, Of
which there are great many COM
plants; it is simply impossible to mako
road through there unless you consent
to bridge about 5000 feet of it, and that
wonld only cover half of the bad part.
In company with your President and
several other gentlemen | examined o
burnt road in Coahoma County last
week, and from what ! saw OF il think
it would be good idea to try it on the
levees at Pillows and Flanagan's. am
now in correspondence with the Dept. OF
Agriculture in reference to this kind OF
work and at your next meeting ! will
give you all the data can get ON the
subject and furnish you with a sample
of the burnt dirt
wish to call your attention to Sec. .,
Acts Of 1900, law that has not been
complied with heretofore, and think it
would be good thing for the county,
the contractors and myself II it had been
carried ont, and respectfully request
that each Of you visit the roads in your
respective Beats in this month 80 as to
see for yourselves the exact condition
Of the various roads and what Is needed
for them.
In conclusion let me ask Of you not to
entertain any more petitions for roads
through sloughs and brakes; that Chris
tlan's "slough Of Despond" was turn
pike compared TO some that have been
laid out and instead Of mile boards a
sign should be posted saying abandon
all hope ye that try to get through here.
Respectfully su5Jatt ted,
Il. r. SAYRg,
Road Commiagiouar