New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-22
New Iberia. Nov. l3. Ia


As per motion Of Mr.. Romero
carried on the 9th day of October
the Police Jury re-convened to
day in regular session, DR.. H. A
King, presiding and the follow
ing members present: DR.. P. A
Boykin, Messrs. l.. C. DeBlanc
Fred Decourt, Laodice Del
cambre, F. J. Druilhet, E. J
Gary, l.. j. Landry, @. d. Rom
ero and p c. Valet. Absent, Mr.
II. p. Gates
A report with estimates from
the State Highway Department
relating to st. Martinville and
Burke station roads was read and
ordered spread on the minutes
of the meeting.
DR.. Fl. A. King, President, Iberia
Parish Police Jury:
Dear Sir-I am sending you
by separate package, blue print
copies of the New iberia Burke,
and the New Iberia-St. Martin
Highways, with tabulations of
estimated quantities for each
mile or road, and a recapitula-
,tion of each project.
In the case of the New iberia
st. Martin Highway, which, upon
the profile, comprises the first
33 stations of the Board Of
Trade Route" and from Station
33 of this route is designated as
the "Wyche Road No. % run
ming from Station o to Station
"a, a total of III stations, or %
miles-the final location has been
decided upon and the following
is an approximate estimate OF
this work:
6, 100 cubic yards Of earth in ex-
cavation at 22c, 81 ,342.0O.
5,400 cubic yards of borrowed
earth at 24c, ST, ,296.OO.
1900 cubic yards of earth in
laternal bitches at zoe, $4,000.
Isl cubic yards Of concrete
bridges and culverts at $4,000,
So, ,O20.00.
Contingencies, $4,000.
Approximate total cost $6,29S.
Average cost per mile $3.50.
The above quantities are based
upon a roadway having right-of-
way Of so and a crown of "A be-
tween bitches.
Owing to the proposed New
Iberia Burke Highway having
two locations under discussion
for the first mile or SO of its be-
ginning, following is a compari-
son Of the two routes:
In making a survey of a route.
on a prolongation of Main Street,
to intersect the main public road
through the Landry property,
and then on down to the rail
road location. The Field Engl-
neer who ran this line turned off
into private road leading from
the railroad route to residence
about 1900 feet short of the in
.ended location. The survey OF
his route was very difficult, ow-
ing to The rainy weather which
prevailed while this work was be-
ne done continually interfering
with steady progress being
made, an unfamilarity with the
combined with this, was
responsible for the shortened
route being run. However, the
line as run is some 1000 feet
onger than the proposed route
along the tracks of the M. L. 4
+. r. r. and owing to the fact
that a line on a prolongatien OF
Main Street, and the line Of the
railroad are diverging more and
more the further they are pro-
luced from New Iberia, would
make the former line increase in
ength over the railroad line, in
to the increased dis
,ance from town that the two
.outes were finally connected.
The main reason why the route
.long prolongation OF Main
Street was run was 70 discover
he exact conditions through the
swamp just west of New Iberia,
md the practicability OF build
ng q road Through 1t. While 1t
IS perfectly practical to build
his route, the amount OF work
involved would exceed the rail-
'ead route approximately as fol-
Ows: