Lower coast gazette., 1913-07-12
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1912.
Progress on the Shell Road.

CHAIRMAN Dymond having called together
the advisory committee, appointed by the Ponce
Jury to cooperate in carrying on the work IN
the plaouemines Parish First Road District,
Hon. S. Leopold, Sheriff Movers and Mr.. Dy-
mond came over the road from the city on the
morning of July 6, inspecting it carefully as far
as Belair. The special trip, however, was MADE
to consider Instructions in the roadway at var
ious points from Belair down. 1T Belair Messrs.
Norkauer, state engineer, ans. Sidney 3. Mev-
ers Of the Committee, joined the party. They
found that the oil tank that had been IN the
way at Belair had already been removed and
that one Of the cabins still projected over the
complete road survey some four feet. Mr.. Dy-
mond agreed at once to have this four feet tax
en- off the end Of the house and arranged to
have that work done forthwith.
The next trouble was with a small cabin IN
a very dilapidated condition on FairvieW planta-
ton, now belonging to Mr.. Hatch OF Illinois.
This projected over the roadway several feet,
perhaps as much as ten, and as the cabin IS
practically falling down at the present time, Its
demolition will probably be agreed to by the
owners, which will clear that obstruction.
Measures are now being taken to secure that re-
suit.
The next obstruction was at Mr.. Carllsle,s
place below Fairview, where his small store
building stands to a slight extent on the public
roadway and Mr.. Carlisle agrees now to have
this removed at once.
In like manner Mr.. Simon Haspel has agreed
to remove the cabins in the way at Burbrldge
and Mr.. Leopold has been authorized to have
the work done forthwith.
The next obstruction is that of the long
cabin, a light building, Of considerable length,
at Monsecour, which projects a few feet into
the roadway. This is under the control OF Mr..
Bowman, who is absent from the city, but Will
return in a few days and doubtless some ar
rangements will be made at once to secure the
clearance of the roadway there.
The next obstruction was the coored peo-
pies Pythian Hall at Ste. Sophie. This is a
two story building and the alternative as to its
removal would be to move it right outward, to-
wards the public levee, or to move it backward
ssome.A or 80 feet, but the land in the rear does
sgiiot belong to the Pythians and has to be Sc
cured by purchase. Negotiations have already
been made for the moving of the hall in what
ever direction may be concluded upon and with
some little negotiation and some contributions
to the common fund, a satisfactory agreement
was reached there which will result in the re-
moval of the hall backward from the shell road
as soon as the mechanics with their moving
apparatus will be able to reach the work.
This completed the clearing Of all the en-
cumbrances in the way as far as Harlem. At
Harlem upper line there are two old oil tanks of
small capacity, mounted on a frame some six or
eight feet high. AS these tanks will probably
not be used again, it would seem that the best
thing to do with them would be to roll them
away from their present site sufficiently to clear
the roadway, which will probably be done.
Below Harlem the main difficulties are with
syphons, the roadway pipes Of which are gen