The sea coast echo., 1913-05-17
CuIfport Board Of City Commissioners Win Use
Oil on East and West Beach Might Prove
Valuable Suggestion to Bay St. Louis.

portion of that city might prove a valu-
able suggestion to the city Of Bay St.
Louis, where thousands upon thousands
of dollars have been spent upon the
city streets almost in vain. Shell roads
are very good for the time being, but
the fact that the shell dust is blown
away by the lake winds is a promblem
so far unsolved as to remedy.
From the article below, taken from
the Gulfport Herald, it will be seen that
the cost is reasonable and there appears
to be no doub tthe work will prove prac-
ticable, for the city of Gulfport would
not have contracted for the service
without first investigating its merits.
The shell roads east and west of Gulf
port are identically situated parallel to
the wBter's edge as in this city. 1t
might be well if the matter were urged
to have committee from the city coun-
ell of Bay st. Louis to visit Gulfport
and Investigate the proposition thor
ougbly, them report back. The Com
mercial Club might take the matter in
hand. Possibly the city council would
adopt the same plan and thereby not
only create better roads but retain the
she'll surface, which blown away is a
loss, to say nothing of the dust nuisance
and the unsanitary condition thus pro-
duced. The article in question from
the Gulfport Herald is as follows:
"Road oil containing fifty per cent
asphaltum has been purchased by the
City Commissioners of Gulfport to the
quantity of one 1000 gallon tank, or
enough to oil a roadway IL feet wide for
a distance of two and one quarter miles.
This oil is to be delivered here in about
two weeks and will be used on East and
West Beach, covering something over a
mile each way. 1t is dust layer and
road preservative and it is calculated
will not only allay the dust nuisance,
but prevent the road from being cut up
and blown away, which is the common
fate of beach roads, particularly when
composed of ground shells. The per-
centage of asphaltum is not so great as
in the road binder which was used in
front of the city hall in 10Th street some
three years ago and it is not expected
to make as durable road as the short
stretch in front of the city hall referred
to. 1t is likely that if the oil bought by
the commissioners this year proves sat-
isfactory that its use may be extended
to other streets next year. The cost OF
the oil is six and a half cents per gallon.
With it will be sent sample of what
the company terms tA" binder oil and
this will be used on one of the sand
streets to see what results are obtained"
ST. Stanislaus College baseball team
defeated the N. o. Boys High School
team in this city Wednesday in bene-
fit game for the Ladies of the Macca-
bees by the score of II to 0. Quite a
crowd of spectators enjoyed the game,
and a good cause was benefited, the
affair netting about 5000. The feat
ures of the game were the work of For
tier and the batting of Troy, Fortier
Country, and Melaneon. High school
battery: Ivers, Stream, Brockman, Ban
vile.
Hon. Robert L. Genin, Representa-
tive from Hancock county. is preparin g
to leave for Jackson, to attend the spe
cial session OF the Legislature which
Governor Brewer has called for June
10th to consider the necessity of issuing
bonds of a million dollars or more, the
fund to be devoted to levee construc-
5ion along the Mississippi river. Re-
Genin is in hopes the Gov
ernor will grant him leave to introduce
his seawall bill, as published in the Echo
last January.
The season of school closing and
graduation exercises is at han d, and
from all parts already comes the an
nouncement of class graduation. Bay
St. Louis does not lag. There will be
l6 graduates from ST. Stanislaus Col
ege, 3 from ST. Joseph's Academy and
from the Bay ST. Louis High School.
The exercises of the last-named will
occur on the night of Friday, May 80.
The two former institutions will close
towards the end OF June, as is their
custom.
A. L. Stokoe, the live and wide awake
proprietor of the local light PLAN t, con4
tracted this week with the Federal Sign
Company for an immense electric sign
reading "Light and Ice'', which will be
placed on the roof of his plant, facing
the railroad depot, and which will prove
a distinct acquisition to the comm ercial
side of Bay st. Louis. Mr.. Stokoe's
example is one that, it is hoped, will be
more generally followed.
Programme for Wednesday nights
benefit Christ Church:
Il. Piano and Violin Solo, Miss Ma
bel Brandao and Roland Rexach. 2.
Miss Alexander. 3. Shields Brothers.
4. Miss Alexander. B. Violin Solo, Mr.
Carl Pinski. 8. Miss Alexander. 7.