The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
APPLICATION FOR STATE AND
FEDERAL AID
TO the State Highway Engineer,
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To the State Highway Engineer,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Police Jury Of Madison Parish,
Louisiana, in regular session cohNeh-
ed, respectfully submits for YOUR CON
sidcration and approval, TINS, thelT
application for State and retefal Aio
upon the construction of the De!ta
to Bayou Macon Highway and East
Carroll to Tensas Highway, herein
after described,
BE II RESOLVED: That the Po-
lice jury of Madison Parish, in regu-
Lar session convened, hereby makes
formal application and petitions the
stale Highway Departm anC, Board OF
State Engineers, for Aid, under the
provisions of Act 40 of 1910, for the
construction Of the following named
State Highways, as outlined on Map
Showing System of Proposed State
Highways the work to be done under
the direct supervision of the State
Highway Department, and about
which the following information IS
furnished:
|. Local name Of road, Delta to
Bayou Macon Highway ana East Car
roll to Tensas Highway.
2. Located between Delta Point
and Bayou Macon and between East
Carroll south line and Tensas north
line, Parish Of Madison.
3. Points of beginning and ending,
Delta Point-Bayou Macon and Wild
cat Bayou and Bayou Vidal.
4. Length gross 60 miles, (net)
co miles.
). Miles of Projsct used as rural
route IS miles; miles used as star
route. none; miles of project not used
as either rural or star route As
length already improved, 10; length
in city limits of none city, none
miles 6. Facts showing probability
or prospect that each portion Of road
rot used as mail route now will be SO
used after construction, part being
used now ard rart to be r"~G+r'lc 90
runs through th;ckly populated Sec
ton ably can be used.
Z. Places on the project having
0On"'ation of $500 or more as shown
by the latest Federal census and, mile
age III each, none.
8. Tolls collected on roads o.
bridges on this project, if any, nc~e
9. Relation the project bears 20 tho
read system Of the State, Connect:
Tallalah, Parish seat of Madison mar
ish with Rayville, Richland Parish
and both Tensas and East Carol
parish seats.
10. Purpose tC be served by thc
project, Post road, traffic, both lcca
and through by team, horses, automo
bile and trucke, and to facilitate mai
service and both freight and passen
ge- service throughout the entire
parish.
II. Improved roads adjacent 0,
contiguous and type Of each, Nothin;
but dirt partially graded roads run
ming from these highways Throughout
all portions of the parish.
| y. Sources and approximate kind
| OF traffic on project, rice hay, cars
cotton, and corn grown in the parish
merchandise and supplies and leg
and lumber transported over thc5
reads to shipping point.
13. Description and present condi
! ton o. travel way. 10 miles gradet
concrete culverts and bridges con
| structed under supervision of ;.tat
Highway Department balance wher
constructed partially graded dir
reads: part to be new constructor
throughout.
ID. Width of existing right-of wa
so feet.
Is. Proposed width Of surfacin
Is feet wide with four feet shoulder.
IS. Proposed type Of construction
wash gravel with roadside binder.
i II. Location, nature and extent c
deposits of local materials suitabl
for use on this project, gravel nil
near Monroe, La, none nearer, an
none in immediate locality.
Is. Location and length of eac
bridge to be built or rebuilt requirin
a span of more than 20 feet, eigt
il all.
10. Parish's share of cost of cor
struction to be provided bv sale G
bonds to be secured BY snecial "a
fer this purpose in the following mar
rer and amount: BY issue CT bono
to the extent of one-ter:h of assesse