The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-05-06

ing.
Material Tor the new Bay St. Louis
Lelry landing, constructed by HAN
COCK county and the city OF Day st.
LOUIS, is beginning 60 arrive on the
ground, ana such tangible evidence
tnat building operations Will begin IN
the immediate future gives new I'M
petus to the project.
lne nrst car Ioad OF creosote pill
ing, from the creosote works at Mo-
oue, Ala, (altnough a New Orleans
arm mas the order) reached Bay st.
Louis This week, and the hauling
1rom the railroad station to the scene
of building operations Is IN progress.
there viii be 236 piling, and these
Will measure various Slzes-trom 10
to rs feet. The wharf Will be 1900
feet long. Inc plllng will be placed
at intervals of every IL feet, center
TO center, and the width OF location
Will be 10 feet AS the wharf will
be II feet VIDE, this will give a pro-
JectIon of one foot on each side.
About half way out, some 600 feet,
there will be landing or siding.
IhIs Will measure I8x25 feet, accom-
modating a number OF vehicles or
pedestrians VINO may have to take
refuge from Others coming in oppo-
site directions. This is made neces-
sary by the unusual length of the
wharf.
To construct this long wharf it will
require $4,000 feet of lumber. This
contract was given to A. Scafde q
Co., local dealers, and will be milled
at the krankey mill at Lake Shore.
IL will require n kegs of nails, 1000
pounds Of ga inch galvanized iron,
for fastenlngs, etc. The drop gate at
the end will be Is feet wide, and on
the outside of the end of the pier
there will be a 40-foot fender. This
will be both a protection for the
structure and the boat.
1t was thought work might begin
Monday, but sufficient material has
not arrived; however, it is expected
that next week Will see considerable
more on the ground, when it is plan
ned to, begin work.
AS already told in these columns,
Pedro Boudin, we'll known builder
and contractor of Bay St. Louis, has
the contract for this big job. It's
cost is $1,000. That Mr.. Boudin has
the contract is sufficient guarantee
that the work will be carried out in
a thorough workmanship like manner
and that nothing will be left undone.
Mr.. Boudin has had considerable ex-
perience in this class of work and
is we'll capable and equipped to han
die this job.
NEW FERRY BOAT is READY.
Capt. Drackett informs The Echo
that the new ferry boat to be put in
commission is ready for her trip to
Bay St. Louis. The handsome new
and spacious steamer lies at her
moorings in Morgan City, La, but
owing to the extreme high water of
the Mississippi, the locks at Plaque
mine remain closed and precludes
traffic. 1t had been hoped to have
the boat in the local trade ere this,
but a combination of circumstances
over which there was no control
made it impossible. But waiting al
ways has it's reward, and in due time
the handsome vessel will be seen in
local waters and the trade will be
accommodated, and the several feat
ures offered will be enjoyed all the
more.
The location of the new pier is
situated on the de Montluzin proper
ty, midway between the Tulane Hotel
and The Echo building, and will re-
place the present landing at the Peer
less Products Company's plant, at
the north end of the city. The
change is made in order to cut the
ferry boats time to and from and
to give patrons more central loca-
ton coming to and leaving Bay st.
Louis. These considerations will
prove of immeasurable value.