West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
LETTER FROM CREEDMOOR.
SOME THINGS HE LIKES AND SOME THINGS
HE DON'T LIKE.

HE DON'T LIKE.
WEST FELICIANA, June 18th, 1877.
EDITORS SENTINEL:
The value of Parish newspaper to the
people, particularly to those who reside
IN the interior, is in proportion to the in
formation it conveys as to matters of To-
cal interest that occur in our midst. TO
our Parish paper, We of the country look
for truthful and detailed account of all
the news items that transpire during the
week, and if it is void of these, then does
it cease to supply that desiderat"m for
tablished and which we, its subscribers
and supporters, contemplated when we
placed our names upon its subscription
list. In so far as the current local ne,cs
of the day is concerned, I for one, will
lirgly and gladly bear testimony to the
commendable zeal and enterprise you
have exhib ited in supplying us with it;
indeed you will permit me to say that in
this regard you have succeeded in meeting
the requirements of the people to the
fullest extent. But there are other mat
tiers, of vital interest, ard into which too,
the public have undisputed right to ell
quire, the record of which, as printed in
your journal is woefully incomplete and
unsatisfactory.
1t is question quite too plain to adj
nit of disputation, that the tax payers of
every locality should be fully advised as
to the acts of their servants, particularly
when those acts involve the public inter
ests and the disposition made of the tao
monies exacted of them for the support of
their Parish or State government.
1t seems to me that these very public
servants themselves would prefer that all
their acts be laid bare before the scrutiny
OF the people. l refer here to the pro-
ceedings of the Police Jury. In the pub
| lished proceedings of that body in their
session beginning on the first Monday OF
May last, appeared Il lucid and thorough
report of our efficient Parish Treasurer,
that has thrown more light upon the fl
nancial condition Of West Feliciana than
everything that has been done since the
| war, and we We're led to believe that we
would, from that time forward, be favor
ed with clear and specific statement of
all transactions made by that hor orable
body.
Such, regret to say, has not been the
case. If am not mistaken the SENTINEL
| has been made the Official journal of the
Parish. Taking this for granted, the
people naturally suppose the proceedings,
as therein promulgated, to constitute ev-
erything of interest that comes before the
Jury for it's consideration.
Looking at it in this light, feel con-
strained, after reading the proceedings
given in your last issue to congratulate
the people upon the economical spirit
that has seized upon and directed their
| servants in the administration of Parish
| affairs. Not an account against the Par
ish was allowed; indeed it seems that
| none were presented save one of Messrs.
! Freyhan & Co., for making a culvert, it
being referred back to them, and claims
of Mr.. Bockel which were referred to the
Finance Committee. Not one cent of eX
pense then, has so far been incurred eX-
cept for building and repairing necessary
bridges and putting the old Jail in condi-
! ton to retain prisoners.
This certainly presents cheerful out
look. 1t evinces Il disposition on the part
! of the people to perform services for the
Parish gratis, or it proves the agreeable
| and palatable fact that our Police Jury
can get services out of them without the
necessity of remuneration.
But little further on, things are not
so clear. 1t seems that Pauly & Bro.
| have written our Police Jury a letter.
| Now am not acquainted with Mr.. Panty
! nor his brother, yet feel some grave ap-
| prehensions, not being Informed of the
| costents of said letter, as to whether it
! was corteous, polite or business-like for
| our Parish fathers to unceremoneously
lay the communication on the table,
| Did Pauly write simply to enquire after
the health of our people, or was there
"millions in it," Do try and let an ex-
pectant people know in your next issue.
Further on I note something positire
| and unequiuocal: Mr.. Gastrell's PROPOSE
ton was accepted! This makes us feel
good and if we were only informed achat
the proposition ,vas, no doubt our happiness
! would be complete.
In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, I would
suggest the use of copious aDnotations in
connection with the proceedings in flu
ture, provided your time and space will
permit, such as will give us an insight