The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-05
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
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Wood be authorized to have bridge al
Brandon repaired as cheaply as possible
the parish to pay actual cost of sale
repairs.
Mr.. LeSassier was empowered to have
road to Brandon made passable as cheap
1 iy as possible, cost not to exceed $4,000.
Route of road machine: from town tt
complete End ward, back to town. out
upper jackson road to Testers to Missis-
sipp line, and back down to Thompson's
creek.
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Police Jury of the Parish OF
West Feliciana:
During the first week of May of this
year, representative committee of citi-
zens of the Parish of East Feliciana met
body of citizens of this parish and put
before them plan worked out by them
whereby, with the cooperation of West
Feliciana, reinforced concrete bridge
could be constructed to connect the two
parishes, crossing at Thompsons creek
near the old Jackson ford
| At this meeting a committee was ap-
pointed, composed of the undersigned, to
go over the situation with a like body
from East Feliciana, to investigate con-
ditions, get approximate cost of the bridge
and to cooperate with East Feliciana in
ascertaining the feasibility of construct
| ing the same.
Accordingly this committee together
with Elrie Robinson of the True Demo
crat, met in Jackson on the oath day of
May, and were shown proposed locations
for bridges and on the same day a mass
meeting of the citizens of East Felicana
was held and the whole matter was dis
cussed with this committee
There it was proposed to construct
three bridges at points indicated in the
attached sketch, being respectively 100,
2S0 and 300 feet in length. (This sketch
was printed in The True Democrat sew
eral weeks ago. A carefully drawn blue
print was submitted showing the style of
bridge contemplated, and estimates were
submitted by competent engineers who
stated that series of three bridges could
be constructed on this plan at a cost of
from $1250O to $4,000, with all necessary
approaches, and including reasonable
profit to any contracting firm who under
took the work.
Another plan was submitted to con-
struct two bridges of similar design, one
at the main ford of Thompson's creek or
little below and one at Decker's ford
about one mile above Jackson This
latter plan would require about 100 feet
more of bridge construction than the plan
first above submitted, and would likely
cost considerably more on account of the
necessity of going to a greater depth to
get sufficient foundation for the piers at
the lower ford.
On Tuesday the LIST day of June this
committee made its report to the citizens
of West Feliciana after calling for a
mass meeting for that purpose, and for
the further purpose of obtaining an ex-
preston from them on the subject in
question
After the report of this committee was
submitted to mass meeting and consid-
cradle discussion was had on the sub
ject, motion was made seconded and
carried that this committee be continued
for the purpose Of taking the subject up
further with your honorable body and
submitted to you for your consideration
A further motion was made, seconded and
carried, that this committee be instructed
to ask your honorable body to place this
whole question in some manner before the
whole people of this parish for the pur-
pose of ascertainng their sentiments and
ideas in the matter and also their willing
ness to support the measure of bridge
construction, and also the Police Jury
should see fit to act, 1t being the sense
of the meeting that these bridges should
be constructed. And they were further