The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-05-13
Specifications and Requirements for
Road Building in Ward Two,
Grant Parish, La.

Road Building IN ward Two,
Grant Parish, La.
We the undersigned board of road
commissioners of ward two, Grant par |
ish, La, met this 10Th day of March, |
A. D. 1916, to formulate plans for con-
structing and maintaining the public
roads of the said ward and after close
figuring and consideration, submit the
following:
The roads shall be contracted for
four years beginning July l, 1916, and
ending July l, 1920.
The SO miles of road are to be divid-
ed into four divisions. These divisions
are to be known as numbers l., z. 3,
and a.
Number l shall be the Pollock and
Walker ferry road, distance of III
miles; the Harrisonburg road from the
ward line to where it intersects the
Three-notch road, distance of miles;
the Walker ferry and Pineville road
from the parish line to Little river, a
distance of miles; the Pollock and
Holloway prairie road from the parish
| line to the Pollock and Walker ferry
road, distance of miles; the road
leading from the Walker ferry road
via Bob post office to the parish line,
distance of miles; being total dis
lance of 80 miles. This division shall
be allowed S135.00 per mile.
Number shall be the Three-Notch
road from the parish line to the ward
line, q distance of miles; the Pollock
and Dry Prong road from Pollock to
the ward line, distance of u miles;
the Claiborne road from the parish line
to the ward line. distance of miles;
the road leading from the old Hopper
mill to the model road near Pollock, q
distance of 81 miles; the road from w.
p. Ayers store to the Simms station
on the st. L. l. M. & s. R. R., dis
lance of z miles; being total distance
of 80 miles. This division will be al
lowed 500. 90 per mile.
Number 3 shall be the Colfax and
Pineviile road from the parish line to
Crises Creek, a distance of 10 miles;
the X. F. D. route from ]. G. Lovell's
to the ward line, distance Of "a miles;
the r. F. d. route from Beulah church
to the model road near the gravel pit,
distance of miles; being total dis
lance of Is miles. This division will
,, be allowed S145.O0 per mile.
Number four shall be the lower Col
! fax and Pineville road from the parish
line to the Darro bridge, distance OF
ten miles; the r. F. D. route from the
lower Darro bridge to the lower Colfax
! and Pineville road, a distance of z
miles: the new established road from
Isaac Butts place to Z. M. Barton.s,
a distance of miles; being total dis.
lance of 16 miles. This division viii
be allowed Sl45.00 per mile.
II SPECIFICATIONS:
The road bed must be "a feet wide
clear of stumps, roots, holes, ETC., anC
: shall be built so as to drain all water
1 from road bed. All necessary bitches
to carry water away from road mus
{ be cut, and necessary culverts must bs
E cut, and necessary culverts must bt
e put in the roads.
II REQUIREMENTS:
S ANY one desiring to bid on any of the
e above roads will only be allowed to biz
r on one division, and if accepted as I
t contractor, will be required to equipl
e himself with a set of road tools, sucl
as small road machine, pillow, slip!
e and all other necessary tools for same
The contractor will be required to built
: and keep up to specification l56 o
road first year; 25so the second year
e 800 the third year; and 800 the fourtl
t year, ending July 1, 1920. Unfinished
: road to be kept in good condition an.
: and all times. The contractor will b.
c required to furnish all necessary cul
e verts, nothing to be used inferior t.
: heart lumber. The contractor will b,
: required to give bond for contract.
S Bids from persons living within tn
e ward are preferred and considered first
but any and all bids are subjects TO
rejection.
Each contractor will be paid quarterl.
one-sixteenth of the full amount TO
the first three years, after which los
: will be retained together with the las
quarterly payment, until road is up t.
specification and accepted by commits
sioners.
i (Signed.) V. z. TULLOS,
]. E. KENT,
o. L. NUGENT,