Madison Journal - Tallulah Gets Blacktopped Streets

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Street Black-Topping Work To Start Soon
Outfit Being Moved In By Highway Commission For Work
Madison Journal June 15, 1938

Mayor D. H. Allen announced this week that work on black-topping of the streets of Tallulah is scheduled 
to begin the latter part of this week or the first of next. The Louisiana Highway Commission has agreed 
to do considerable of this work in Tallulah, and this week began moving in an outfit for the project. 
Mayor Allen stated that the men in charge of this work for the commission have recently completed projects 
at Bastrop and Oak Grove and that the citizens of both places are very much pleased with the results.

Mr. Allen stated that the first street to be black-topped would be the one east of the bayou leading from 
the bridge one block east and then on south to the end of the street, and the next is the one leading from 
the railroad crossing at the Stewart-Owen Company store on south to the corporate limits of the town. Another 
street is the one leading north from the Delta Chevrolet place. After this work is completed by the Highway 
Commission Mayor Allen says that other streets will be black-topped, and he hopes that the dust will be 
eliminated from practically every street in Tallulah. Mayor Allen says that he hopes that he will have the 
cooperation of the citizens of the town in this work, as he has several added improvements he would like to 
see made if the citizens will lend a hand. He also said that he would be glad to hear any constructive criticism 
or suggestions that any citizen may feel disposed to give.


Work Is Started To Black-Top Streets
Culverts Have Been Placed and Binder Is Being Placed
Madison Journal August 12, 1938

Actual work has been started on the black-top work on the streets of Tallulah. On several of the streets culverts 
have been placed at the crossings where they are needed and now pit run binder is being placed on the street 
preparatory to the actual surfacing. The first street started on is the south end of the one leading south from the 
Y. & M. V. depot. This work started Tuesday. The binder will be placed on the other streets as fast as possible.

The first covering is pit run binder which contains about 40 per cent gravel. After this is put down, it is graded 
and allowed to set up and harden, being graded when necessary to keep it level. The binder is given from three to 
four weeks to properly set, and then after it is graded level, it is coated with asphalt and gravel. There are three 
coating of this material to be placed on the streets, the first coating consisting of coarser gravel, the second finer 
gravel and the third very fine gravel. The asphalt is put on the street hot and as soon as it is sprayed, gravel 
is spread over it.

Tins work is being done by the Louisiana Highway Commission, the outfit coming here from Oak Grove. A similar job 
has been recently completed at that place. Similar work is also being done at Mer Rouge.
Ira Hugh Ervin and Garland Roberson.