Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-05-14
The Meeting Last aaturdav.

The Meeting Last Saturday.
The friends Of local improvements, and OF
the best and truest interests Of our town and
parish, will be much pleased by perusing the
proceedings of the Meeting in another column,
relative to the Crosse Tete Levee Road. We
were glad to perceive present at the meeting.
representatives from every part Of the Parish,
who were warm and eloquent in their cenver.
sations relative to the expediency Of the road
in question.
We have the fullest conviction that no time
will now be lost in carrying into operation the
expressed wishes OF the parish, as manifested
at this meeting, but that at the next sitting Of
the Police Jury, an appropriation will at once
be made fincluding the 81 900 already appro-
priated to the "Gtosse Tete Road") to com.
nence the work as soon as the water falls.
The Report Of the committee, appointed at
the meeting, will doubtless sufficiently explain
every particular to the entire satisfaction Of the
p~arochial authorities, not only with regard to the
COST which should be an unimportant consid-
GRAFTON, but also the urgent necessity Of the
proposed work and it's speedy accomplishment
If the interests of the parish are considered.
We have heard no variance Of opinion among
the friends of the road, relative to the expedi-
sncy Of "tolling" it when finished, during the
high water season. for the purpose, and for
none other, Of keeping it in excellent repair at
at all times. This course, it seems to us, would
be indispensable; but if there should, from the
low toll exacted, be an annual surplus, let it be
applied to the road above the Levee Road i'm.
provement, so long as Crosse Tste remain, in
parish. There is another item in ccnnec-
ton with this matter, which, we trust, the Police
Jury will take into consideration in connection
with the building Of the Levee Road. It ia
our opinion-and the opinion likewise of others
who have thought Of the natter-that If an
enquiry Is made into the matter, it will be
found that during the past high water season,
the travel by steamboat to the Bayou Crosse
Tete (not including the sherif-s Deputies, and
many others who have gone on horseback, and
swaR the overfowsd district at the imminent
risk Of drowning o. breaking their nseks,) will
be found to be as great as that which has pass- !
over any Of the ferries in the parish with tho |
exception OF the bayou ferry at Plaquenins. |
this to be the case, what amount thea |
would the sale Of the ferry at Indian Village |
annually bring, were the road in question built, |
and thereby sfording constant travel BY land ?
u certainly would bring the second best price;
as the ferry at Bayou Plaquenine was sold
last year for nine hundred dollars during the
limited period it is necessary to cross in boats,
the ferry at Indian Village, (Which would
10 required the year round in case the road in
was built,) would bring four hundred
dollars, which would be three hundred and
sghty dollars more tAan 1t has euer brought, be-
ng the annual interest on nesrly $4,000. We
veg the pafochial authorities to reflect upon
his one item alone.
We beg likewise to bring to the notice Of the
Police Jury the fact, as we understand from
God authority, that were all the natural out-
ITS OF the Bayou opened, as proposed in the
esolutions, there would be scarcely any over
consequently the submerged district, by
ridgging these outlets. would require but q very
wv lsvee, and Of very limited length. 7
But it is needless to say more. We are fully
envlnced that the proper spirit is at length
reused in q matter OF such great importance
. the prosperity Of our town and parish.