St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-06-28

Menteur road and bridges in the Par
ishes of Orleans and st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana"
We understand that the fund of
IS zoe 900, derived from the sale OF
these bonds is intact, and is avail
able for use in building the highways
in such manner as authorized by the
law de(ined in Act No. 49,, above
mentioned.
We are advised by the State High
way Engineer that approximately
100000 of this fund will be requir
ed to complete, the road from New
Orleans to the Rirolets There would
then be left from this fund, in round
figures, 100000, applicable to the
balance of the project,
This committe has, Sc, far, not sue
ceeded in making satisfactory pro-
gress towards getting this road con-
structed through St. Tammany par
ish. On Monday, June 18th, at re-
quest of gentlemen from New Or
leans, we attended a conference in
the Office of Mayor Behrman in New
Orleans, believing that the construc-'
ton of this particular link of the
State Highways is matter of para
mount Importance to the State of
Louisiana and Parish of st. Tam
many, and especially to the City of
New Orleans, and being anxious to
cooperate in any way possible to
bring about this seemingly very i'm
portant result. At that conference
there were present Mayor Behrman,
City Commissioner Stone, State High
way Engineer Duncan Buie, Mr.. E.
E. Lafaya, Mr.. L. NJ Pool and Mr.
P. M. Miner, all of New Orleans,
and the members of this committee
The outcome of this conference
was statement from the State High
way Engineer, to the effect that the
money provided for constructing the
roads mentioned in Act No. Is is not
sufficient to complete both of the
roads, one from New Orleans to Ham
mond, and the other from New Or
leans to the Louisiana Mississippi
state line, and that while the Act
called for the building of the road
from New Orleans to Louisiana Mis-
sissippi state line first, it also called
for the building of both CT the roads,
and as there was not sufficient funds
20 build both roads, he would not
build either, unless ST. Tammany par
ish would add to the fund $3.50, 900,
furnish right of way through the
parish, and file application with tie
State Highway Engineer from the Pc
Ice Jury of St. Tammany, for the
building of this road.
1t was suggested that this $780,
600 could be taken from the $780,
600 bond fund recently voted by ST.
Tammany parish for parish roads,
and turned over to the State High
way Engineer for use on the Chef
Menteur road, upon the Police Jury
receiving satisfactory assurance from
the State Highway Engineer that he
would obtain at least as much, and
probably considerably more, money
in the way of Government aid on
account of post roads established on
this route. The. State Highway En-
gineer stated, positively, that if this
$3.50, 1000 is furnished BY st. Tam
many parish he would build the
roads, as authorized by Act No. Is,
without delay, would return to the
st. Tammany parish fund all of the
money he could secure from Govern
ment aid, no matter how much it
might amount to, and which he felt
sure would be not less than $3.50, 900,
for this road. and in addition, he
would secure all the Government aid
possible on account of parish roads
in ST. Tammany parish
that may be adaptable to post roads
service, and turn over to st. Tam
many parish all funds obtainable on
hat account.
He further stated that unless his
are met he will not ask |
for Government aid for St Tammany
parish roads We understand it will |
lot be possible for the parish to Sc
sure Government aid on any roads it |
may build except through request |
rom the State Highway Engineer.
These statements from the State