The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-03-22
Proceedings OF police
Jury.
Wednesday March 5th, 1918.

were present.
On motion of Mr.. Clark the reading
of the minutes of previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Mr.. F. P. Stubs. attorn ey for the v.
S. & P. Railway Co. appeared before
the Board in the interest OF said Com
pa3y, and stated that it was necessary
to construct ''Yn at Delta Point to
safely operate the running of its trains
owing to the caving OF the river at
tina, point and that building OF said
"Y" would necessitate the crossing Of
several streets in the town OF Delta, in
consideration of which the following
Ordinance was unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 4S7.
SEC I. Be 1t ordained by the Police
Jurv of the parish Of Madison in regu-
lar session convened, That permission
be and the same e hereby granted to
the Vicksburs, Shreveport & Pacific
Railway Company to locate, construct,
maintain and operate two tracks, for.
ming a part Of its proposed "Y" at the
town Of Delta louisiana, over and across
First Street at and near the intersec.
ton Of said First Street and St. Martin
street, and one track Of said "Y" over
and across st. Martin Street, Second
Street and laird Street in the town of
Delta, State of Louisiana.
SECTION II. Be it further ordained
etc., That the said tracks shall be con.
structed and maintained in such Q
manner as not to interfere with the safe
and conven lent use Of said streets by
the public and drainage thereof; that
adequate openings shalt be provided
under said tracks to take care OF ex-
listing and future drainage necessary in
that vicinity, anb that the spaces be.
tween the rails and for Q distance of
twelve inches on each side where said
traverse said Streets shall be planked
or filed with gravel, rock or other dur
able material up to the heighth OF the
ball Of the rails, and 80 kept and main
tanned.
SECTION III. Be it further ordain-
ed etc., That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its PRONUNCIATION
Adopted and approved 9Th March 1913
w. H. HARVEY, Secretretary.
F. L. MAXWELL, President.
On motion of Mr.. Galloway, the Pres
ident was authorized to take up the
matter of the construction Of the Mont.
rose Bridge, with F. H. Alsbury & Co.
as the Hess-Skinner Bridge Co. had
failed to consumate the contract for the
construction Of same. And to report Ia
this board at its next regular meeting,
On motion Of Mr.. Spann5 a COM
mittee of five free -holders we're appoint
ed to lay OF and locate public road
on and scross the land or lot owned by
Palace Scarborough to tho mill owned
by A. 8. Cades and to report their &C.
ton at the next meeting of this Board
which committee the President appoint.
ed Messrs w. D. Ziegler, w. NJ. Scott
W. F. Coltharp, w. s. Craig and Geo
Speocer.
REPORT OF BRIDGE ENGINEEF
| & INSPECTOR.
Mr.. F. L. maxwell, PreS.,
Police Jury Of Madison Parish, La.
Mound, La.
DEAR SIR.-.I wish to report that
have examined work done by the Vim
cennes Bridge Co., on bridge over Bay
on Despair in Madison Parish, and FIND
conditions % follows:
The concrete is Of miserable quality
and will five practically no service al
all and it is necessary TO reject it CO.
tiaely.
The flooring 10 all short leaf pine, full
of sap and have rejected all OF it. Thu
longitudinal floor girders were not GU
for this bridge and do not certsr proper
lily over the transverse giiders. Insteat
of fitting snugly, there is a space be-
tween their ends OF three, four and hve
inches; also the girders give the ap'
pearance Of being old ones. The pier
of this bridge are of unequal height
throwing the bridge out Of line and
adjustment.
Summing up the whole matter. I can
not see that any of the present worl
can be used. It does not como up t.
the specifications; 1t 10 not workman
like job and should be done over In
dinerent manner in order TO make
bridge that is according to the specii'
catisns called for and that could be &C.
cepted.
The work on tho bridge over Littlt
Fork Bayou is reported Of the SAINT
manner and description. The specif'
cations under which the contracts wert
let TO this Bridge Company called fol
good substantial bridge. They hav'
failed entirely to carry them out ant
will have to do the work over again II
order to meet them.
Yours truly,
| ROBERT L. MORRIS.
| Bridge Engineer
On motion Of Mr.. Spann, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.