The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-05-24

ness; an estimate of probable cos...of
Maintenance Of way, Of structures
maintenance of equipment; trafiic
expense; transportation expense
General and miscellaneous expenses;
me financial statement to cover the
Following items:
Estimated total cost of contruc-
ton, Animated gross earnings per
annum, estimated cost of operation
and net earnings per annum.
'tIsor your conside ration we sub
nit herewith the following PROPOSE
tions for complete preliminary in
vestigation as outlined above: Messrs.
Waddell and Co., Inc, New York,
1880; James W. Billingsley, New
orleans, $4,000.
AFTER a careful consideration of
the entire matter your committee is
Of the opinion that the opposition
submitted by James w. Billlngsley of
New Orleans for a complete prelimi-
nary report for $4,000, is the most
advantageous one and the same is e.
spectfully recommended for accept
ance."
Mayor Behrman, of New Orleans,
expressed the opinion a preliminary
survey is essential and moved the
adoption of the subcommittee re-
port. Mr.. Erwin, of Mobile, said
he considered the engineering work
pcration to include the foliow1n"
absolutely necessary, and not ONLY
from the standpoint of the interur-
ban, but for the benefit of the whole
Gulf Coast. He pointed out the en-
gineer's report would be accepted as
official and it would be a most valu-
able document for the coast country,
Tor it would give the data and infor-
nation that they cannot get in any
other way. Furthermore, Mr.. Err
win said, the engineers report could
be used for advertising purposes
every city and town along the route
Of the interurban and this alone. he
thought, was worth the cost of the
survey.
A general discussion followed.
which ended in the unanimous adop-
ton of Mayor Behrman's motion and
the awarding Of the contract to James
w. Billingsley.
The question of raising money to
defra the cost of the preliminary sur
vVey was then taken up, and it was
decided to call for public subscrip-
tlons. Mayor John j. Kennedy, of
Biloxi, chairman of the executive
committee, suggested the cost Of the
survey mork be prorated. This prou-
sltlon Was accepted and the commit
Tee then made an allotment of the
money that is to be raised by each To-
cailty. Mayor Behrman pledged that
New Orleans would raise one-fourtb
OF the cost of the survey, or $4,000.
The subscriptions were then ALLOTTED
on the following basis:
New Orleans, $4,000; Mobile. So
o00; Slidell and st. Tammanv parish
3l,00O; Hancock County, embracing
bay st. Louis, LogtoWn and Waya-
land Sl,250; Harrison County. en-
bracing Pass Christian, Long Baach
Gulfport, Handsboro and Biloxi. So
0oo; jackson county, embracing
ocean Springs, Pascagoula and Mess
Point, $3.50.
Il. S. Weston, of Logtown. r,rerf.
dent OF the Hancock County Bank.
was elected treasurer of the commit
tee to handle the funds. All sub
scrlptlons will be sent to Mr.. Weston.
The executive committee reappointed
the subcommittee composed Of Mes
SIS Willis, Weston and Erwin. with
instructions to continue the work for
the Interurban and supervise the dis
bursement of the funds.
Nearly all of the cities and towns
interested wwere represented at the
committee meeting. Among those
present Were: Mayor Martin Behr-
man and Thomas L. Willis, New Or