Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-09-14
Committee thu, totv address YOU.

COMMITTEE That fioW address you.
Your Honorable Belly will observe that
the said second resolution enjoiHa upor
The COMMITTEES the duty Of preparing ami
Submitting 4 draft Of a Tariff Of Tolls -
which it IS Intended shall be adpttea as the
maximum, Il be charged by said Corpora.
ton, or said Road andfn compliapne with
said duty, this Committee, herewith At,
tach, and submit, a draft of said Tariff
Of Tolls,'-which they lave prepared az
ter mature delibsratiou. This Tariff il
higher thah the Tariff Of the Plant Road%
ut the Nsrth, where the population is So
dense, tltSSt a low Tariff yieids d conpat+as
tive profit; but here, we require experience
to ascertain the rates necessary to eo,sti-
title q permanent TariF. Until that ex4
petisnce shall e%nlighten tile totnpany, pru.
dence requires that, within the bounds Of
moderation, the maximum Of rites should
he sufficiently high, with q prediterminH-
ti6n to lower them. to The lowest practical
bic point, when experience shall have De.
hnoiistrated where that point Is.
It was also madet he duty Of said Com
~n1ittee, to solicit from your Honorable
Body, any privilege, favor or right, which
it may he in your power to grant, in rein.
ton to said Road, or to the route, tract Of
lind, or portion Of country through which
the anne may run. Particularly to obtain
your approval OF The laying out aud eoti-
struction Of the said Road, in relation to-
So much thereof, as shall be constructed
within the limits of this Parish, aud %
protect themS in the exercise Of said right.
and privilege, by such enactmeDts as may
be deemed proper.
This Committee have to state that those
Who have been most active and Jealous
in advocating The construction Of the Road.
had previously thoroughly investigated
the subject. They had sought lie opiny
ions and views Of those whose experience
had been extensive and accurate on the
subject; they have taken pains to collect
all the facts in relation to the construction
of these RoaHs, and the results which
have proceeded from them, both in the
United States, and in Europe; and they
do not hesitate to declare their opinion,
that this species of road, in the safest and
cheapest Of all others that it il particular
", Of all others, peculiarly adapted, to sub
serve the planting interest. The Commit
tee Jtave never yet heard Of the failure Of
aftR Plank RoHd~-wharever they have
been erected, they have not only com
mat,ded the support Of The community, and
superseded all other modes of conveyance
in the line Of their route, bl1t, after. afFofa-
ed a permanent sinking fund, for t1fe pur.
pose Of maintaining aud repairing the
same, have yielded n liaflsone revenue in
the way Of dividends To The Company, and
this without the imposition Of exhorbitant
Or unreasonable Tolls and this Committee
have every reason to believe, that these
roads hive been universally beneficial to
the town and country, where they com
menoe. pass through ind terminate.
Tits Committee Can confidently state,
that the projected road commands the con
fdence of the Planters GENERALLY, wl,S@liVe
on the line Of its comtenipa tea roata-ns
also the condolences Of d large majority If
the citizens Of Baton Rouge and Clinton.
! They therefore, with confidence, res pnct-
fully solicit the Immediate and serious ct
~tention Of your Honorable Body to tile
subject, md request, such action Of your
body, in relation to the "TariH If Tolls"
rs shall he expressive Of your approval,
and such action in relation to the tonstrnc-
ton Of the Road, III the limits Of this Par.
ish, assshall secure to the Corporation all
the rights and privileges, which the Police
Jury chn confer, to lay. out md construct
said Road. without the danger Of future
molestation, or interference Of any one.
All Of which this committee respectfully
submit.
r. d. CONRAD, E~taiy1nan.
T. g. MoRGAN.
ram. j. b. KLErNrErER,
oVDs"tteee, 4. RnNNEnAzt