The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-11

| intensely cultivated agricultural section
which has population of approximately ono
| hundred and twenty per square mile
Places on the project having a population
| of $500 or more as shown by the latest
Federal census, and mileage in each. None
| 8. Tolls collected on roads or bridges on this
| project, If any. None.
9. Relation project bears to road system
| of state: Saves a distance of 9.2 miles over
present route between Baton Rouge and New
| Orleans by way of present improved roads.
10. Purposes to be served by project; Give
| the section outlet to the markets and
| railroads and water transportation and to
permit the Inauguration of rural routes. To
| connect up and shorten the distance and i'm.
| prove the present location of Route No, 1.
| eliminating some fourteen miles of road
| around the Mississippi river levees, which
route is rendered impossible during high
| water periods.
| IL. Improved roads adjacent or contigu.
GUS andtype of each: Route No. at Burn
| side, Moores Bridge and Oak Grove.
| IL. Through traffic. approximate average
| daily number of ta) trucks, 6; (b) passen.
ger motor vehicles, 10, and (c) horse drawn
vehicles, none.
l3. Local traffic, approximate average
daily number of ta) trucks. 25: (b) pasaen-
| ger motor vehicles, 100. and tc) horse
| drawn vehicles, $50.
| IA. Description and present condition of
| travel way: Very poor condition due to lack
| of attention outside of district.
is. Width of existing right-of-way: Thir.
| ty to forty feet. ...t
16. Proposed width of surfacing: Route
| 88, ID feet; route 46. 9 feet.
II. Proposed type of construction: To be
designated by Highway Commission.
| 18. Location. nature and extent OF depos.
! its of local materials suitable for use on
this project: Roadside binder.
19. Location and length of each bridge to
| be built or rebuilt requiring span of more
! than 20 feet: Station 1870. 80 feet Panama
| Canal; station 191. SO feet Bayou Conway:
station 181. so feet. New River.
20. Parish's share of cost of construction
| to be provided by proceed sale of bonds in
| the following manner and amount :.............
2l. Funds for maintenance to be provided
by State Highway Commissi sion, ,.-,...............
in the following manner
%. Official, officials. or depository au.
thorized by state law to receive public funds
of the parish designated by the parish po-
lice jury to receive funds for this project:
Bank of Ascension, Donaldsonville La.
49, Additional remarks
Assurance is given that the foregoing in.
formation concerning the project herein des-
| cribed is known by the parish police jury
Respectfully submitted,
POLICE JURY OF ASCENSION PARISH.
BY w. B. STUAHT. President 4
Be it further resolved, that the president
of the police jury Of Ascension parish, III Y
and he is hereby authorized and instructed
to draw on the parish treasurer and remit
to the state treasurer for the credit of the 4
general Highway Fund and special credit Of
the project herein contemplated, check for
eighty-fve thousand 1886, ,000) dollars, when
and as demanded by the said commission
being it's portion of said construction, main
tenance, and for repair of tho within des+
cribed highway, including the cost Of maxi
ing all surveys, plans. specifications and
estimates of cost.
Tho oho
correct copy of the original passed by the
police jury of Ascension parish, state Of
Louisiana. on the Sth day of November. 1929.
R. J. CHAUVIN.
Secretary of Police Jury
Roll-call on the above resulted as
follows :Ayes-Stuart, Reuss, Corbo,
Leblanc, Martin, Wright, J. I'VE
Landry, Singletary and Eby. Nays
None. And the resolution was
declared adopted.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Martin, seconded by
Mr.. Wright:
Be it resolved, that the finance
committee be and they age hereby
authorized to sell and dispose of for
such amount as they might deem
proper, all of the old newspapers and
old assessment listings which are
stored in the clerk of courts vault
and parish treasurer's vault. and
which are of no value.
Roll-call on the above resulted as
follows :Ayes-Stuart, Reuss, Corbos
Leblanc, Martin, Wright, J. I'VE
Landry, Singletary and Eby. Nays
None. And the resolution was
declared adopted.
There being no further business,
on motion Of Mr.. Martin, seconded
by Mr.. Wright, the meeting adjourn
a6
R. J. CHAUVIN, Secretary