The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-06-07
November placed the construction of
the two highways under the State
highway department..

November placed the construction of
the two highways under the State
highway department.
Mr.. Stone and Mayor Behrman took
the matter up Tuesday and held a
conference with Duncan Buie, State
highway engineer, with a view of
reaching compromise agreement
that would result in the construction
of both the Chef Menteur and Ham
mond highways. Mr. Buie explained
to the Mayor, Mr. Stone said, that
federal funds are not available for
use on the Chef Menteur road be-
cause it isEnot a post route, as re-
quirad by the national law. Mr.. Buie
suggested that If st. ,Tamany would
put up the smoney from bond is
sue recentW voted to build the link
in the Spanish Trail between the Rig
olets and ReaTl river he could reim-
burse tho parish from other federal
post route finds that would go to st.
Tammany. Mr. Stone said a commit
tee of SlideH citizens participated in
conference between Mayor Behrman
and Engineer Buie. "New Orleans"
Mr.. tone added, 'sstood ready to lend
her good Offices toward helping to
solvethe highway problem.
DR.. Salmen and Fritz Salmen, of
Slidell, said that Engineer Buie's
suggestion to divert a portion of the
s750.000 bond issue in st. Tammany
parish toward the construction of the
link between the Rigolets and Log
town would not settle the controversy
because the money derived from the
sale of bonds could not be used for
any other purpose than that named
in the election ordinance of the Police
Jury. Other means for raising the
funds must be devised, they said.
More Money Needed.
w. F. Cooper, representing the
State Highway department, explain
ed the attitude of his department.
He said the highway department
was willing and anxious to build both
the Chef Menteur and the Hammond
highways, but the funds in sight are
insufficient, and more from some 9TH
er source must be provided. He call
ed attention to the fact that since
the estimates of the cost of the high
ways were prepared in 1917, prices of
material and labor have advanced,
thus increasing the cost about 80 per
cent. The cost of constructing the
link between the Rigolets and Log
town, a distance of about nineteen
miles, was estimated at about $780,
900 in 1917. Now this same work,
Mr.. Cooper said, will cost about
$375,000. Much work is yet to be
done on the link between New Or
leans and the Rigolets, Mr.. Cooper
said before it is finished. He added
that the highway department is will
ing to go the full length in road biulo.
ing in every case where the funds are
available.
II. S. Weston n Moving Spirit.
FL. S. Weston, of Logtown, Miss,
one of the moving spirits in the Span
ish Trail highway offered a motion,
that the mass meeting appoint a COM
mittee composed of five citizens of
Slidell, clothed with full and COM
plete authority to do anything that
may be necessary to bring about the
immediate completion of the New Or
leans-Chef Menteur end of the road,
and particularly the link between
the Rigolets and Logtown Mr.. Wes-
ton said he believed by approaching
the question in a conciliatory spir-
it ways and means could be devised to
complete the Spanish Trail. His mo-
tion was adopted and Chairman Gri-
fifth appointed the following COM
mittee: D. Grant, Fritz Salmen, E. F.
HALEY, L. V. Cooley and S. w. Pro-
vencal.
Among the visitors who partici-
| pated in the conference were: E. F.
| Tate, mayor of Picayune; E. J. Do
mengue, of Covington, member of
the St. Tamnlany parish police jury
John J. Kennedy, mayor of Biloxi
| Representative J. M. Simmons, of
| Cov:ngton; R. w. Webb, mayor of
Bay st. Louis; George M. Foote, for
mer mayor of Gufport.
The visitors were entertained at a
luncheon at Red Mems Hall.