The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-17

In submitting the details Of their re- 1
port to the board of supervisors rel
alive to the seventeen miles of public
highways to be built In beats one and
three as recommended by them, the
highway commission. composed Of q.
L. Robins, ]. X. Denham and M. D.
King. stated:
these are all of the roads over
which we have been able to secure
the necessary rights of way up to
this date" They say further that most
of the remaining roads which they
intend to work present complications
which could not be overcome so hur-
riediy, or else the commission could
not secure the necessary rights OF
way. 1t is the purpose of the commits
sion to take up roads as soon as the
contracts are let for those recon-
mended at this time.
Referring to the Hardy street road
the commission says:
1.-The plans provide for a road on one
side of the car line from the east cor
ner of Hamper Park to the county
line. a distance of about two miles.
The balance of Hardy street covering
a distance of about one mile, con-
Meeting with the city pavement Will
be built by the parties to the Normal
contract.
Since the matter has already been
brought to your attention. the high
way commission desires to present It's
easons for the course adopted, which
are as follows:
"Q) Hardy street road is one of the
most important, yet one of the worst
roads, naturally, within the road dis
trict and more of the property owners
of the district would derive benefit
therefrom than from any section OF the
road that could be built.
"(2) 1t connects with an important
county road. whose people are driven
from Hattiesburg by the almost i'm
passable condition of this street.
"(3) On this street is located one
of our largest state institutions. The
citizens of Hattiesburg and Forrest
county are DESTROYS of showing this
splendid institution to all visitors, and
all visitors desire to see it, but cannot
do so to advantage on account of the
o1oditfnp Of fbic Etrapt
"(D The merchants of Hattiesbure
find it very expensive to deliver over
this street goods sold to the Normal
and its students The farmers OF this
community find it almost impossible
to reach the Normal with their pro
duce though this institution would
furnish a market of no mean value t
them"
The report also discusses the ques
ton as to certain individuals and thy
CITY being liable for the building of
.5et to the Normal College, but In
~ st that such complications should no
NOV be placed as a penalty on thu
people and the Normal College.
The engineers estimate on tn
roads to be built are as follows:
Mile 1.--Irene Chapel road, grave
10 feet, road bed 20 feet, estimates
cost $S,67S.1O.
Mile 2.-Irene Chapel road, grave
10 feet, road bed 20 feet, estimate
cost $3,12s.76.
Mile 3.-Irene Chapel road, lengt
5000 feet, gravel 10 feet, road bed 2
feet estimated cost $S.S31.96.
Fruits Creek bridge not included.
Mile flames street and McCallul
road, gravel IA feet, road bed "a fee
estimated cost $5,5O1.79.
Mile FLAMES street and McCallul
road, part IA feet gravel and "a fee
road bed: balance ~ feet gravel an
20 feet road bed, estimated CO.
$S,692.49.
Mile 3-James street and McCallu
road, part 10 feet gravel, 20 feet roa
bed; balance 20 feet road bed san
and clay, estimated cost $4,013.00.
Mile 4--James street and McCallu
road. 20 feet road bed, sand and ella
surface, estimated cost $91S.96.
Mile 5--James street and McCallu
road 20 feet road bed, sand and grav
surface estimated cost $1,199.71.
Fractional mile, LOO feet--Jam'
street and McCallum road, 20 fe