The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-04-15
THE MAIN STREET HIGHWAY


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The Main street Highway was pro.
cured by Robt- Z. Genin for the city
and the people are indeed thankful
for this accomplishment.
/ The following records show the
manner in which the funds were pro-
/ cured:
From Minute Book Z, page 158,
November, 1921.
That the city attorney be employed
and paid a ten (103 per cent con-
tingent fee Of Whatever amount pro-
| -ured from the State and federal
government in the construction of a
strip of highway or street in the city
| of Bay st. Louis; this fee is conti-
gent on procurement Of the construc-
ton of a strip of street within the
city without cost to the city, except
| ing as to attorneys fees.
Thus from the above, the city
| minutes, we have it that it was agreed
by the city as far back as Novem-
Der, and it will be remembered the
fee was eontigent one-no sue
cess, no pay.
On page 534, Minute Book J, Of
the Board of Supervisors, Hancock
county, we find the following:
Whereas, the city of Bay St.
Louis by their city attorney present
ed the request made by the city for
the aid and assistance of the Board
of Supervisors of the county in pro-
curing from the State all funds
available out of the automobile fund
for the construction OF a permanent
road or highway in the city of Bay
st. Louis, to be hereinafter desig
mated.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
city attorney n.ake such applica-
ton to the State Highway Commits
city attorney make such applica-
tion to the State Highway Commis-
sion as may be proper for procuring
all funds due Hancock county oat of
the automobile license collected from
Hancock county for the purpose of
constructing a permanent road in
the city of Bay st. Louis, under such
supervision as the State Highway de-
partment may demand. The county.
through its Board Of Supervisors,
make this a request fi~a the State
Highway department to make such
appropriation or provisions that will
entitle the county to spend said ap-
preparation in the City of Bay st.
Louis, the city through it's Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, paying all ex-
penses, may be provided by the
State Highway department. and all
such expenses as may be necessary in
the matter"
Here is copy of City Attorney
Robt. L. Genin's report, filed with
his bill for services:
Bay st. Louis, Miss, Mch. 20, 1922
To the Board of Mayor and Alder
men, City of Bay st. Louis, Miss:
Gentlemen: Believing it proper at
this time for me to submit to you
written report of one of the most
important improvements accomplish
ed for the city of Bay st. Louis in
many years, that is, the construction
of the concrete highway on Main
street.. also its proposed extention, I
therefore respectfully submit this
my report
The entire portion of project No.
1, on Main street, from Front street
to thirty feet west of Toulme street
has been completed; that portion of
project No. 2 of Front street from
about It's feet south of Main street
to the North side of the proposed
new ferry landing, is proposed and |
will deal with it hereinafter more
fully.
AS you know the funds for the
completed portion of the concrete
highway was procured by me from
the State as per our agreement, the
order being entered in the minutes
of your Honorable Board. After con-
siderable time and investigation, l
found that there was fund in the
State Treasury and it was possible
for the City Of Bay st. Louis to OBJ
tain it if gone after in the proper
way. realized that possibly Wave
land or any other part of the county
could have interfered and asked for
this money. and that Bay st. Louis
would not get it or would not obtain
sufficient amount to do any appre-
ciable good, also realized that unless
it was procured at once the legisla-
ture may divert the fund, and my
prediction was well founded, as you
will see from recent act of the leg
islature hereinafter explained.
After / presented this TO you fully
many months ago, you promptly and
wisely employed me to proceed at
once.
The matter was presented by me
to the State Highway department
on protest No. / in person, and on
several orcasions at Jackson, they f.
nally agreed to appropriate certain
funds for the work, but one of their
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