The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-05-12

near the lake, IL would be very GonVe
nielitly situated for health and clean
illness.
Up to his ears in business, at hi,
store on Ryan street, Mr.. L. kaufman
was next Intercepted
Reporter kaufman, in youl
opinion, is it not about time the police
jury move in the matter of building q
new Jail, and locating it elsewhere than
on the pHblioNsquare.2 .
Answer The time has come and
gone but it is always better late than
never. The old jail should be either
torn or burned down and new one
built upon the lake shore, near the
public square.
Col. A. r. Mitchell was at his law
Office on the square, to whom the re-
porter addressed himself as follows:
Reporter. Colonel, in your judg-
ment, what course should. be pursued
by the police jury relative to the build
ing of new Jail
Answer. Believing as / do that the
present public square should be chang
ed to a more central point in the city,
l think the building should be deferred
at present.
Mr.. Sam Kinder was the recipient of
the reporters next question
Reporter.-Mr. Kinder, Won are in
terested in all that tends toward the
development Of our town and parish :;
what are your ideas about the ECHos
demand for new jail?
Answer.-Lake Charles should have
Lew Jail. The police jury should
consider seriously the matter at their
next meeting. The lake front presents
the most suitable site for the new
structure that know of.
To Mr.. Aaron Wolf the next cues.
ton was prOpOunded. as follows:
Reporter Mr.. Wolf, would Won OBJ
iect to telling the Echo how you stand
upon the question of the police jury,
at their next meeting. giving the matter
of new Jail their attention ?
Answer i think that it is as urgent,
and more SO, than any other business
they could take up, although l am lit
tie acquainted, having only been here
about year, with matters pertaining
to the duties Of the police jury. There
is one thing eertain-the present Jail
is not only unsafe, but it is a public
nuisance, reflection upon us all, and
prevents in q measure the building up
of that portion Of town.
Hon. Geo. H. Wells was in his Office
and received the reporter courteousIy,
as is his wont
Reporter. Mr. Wells, knowing you
take lively interest in everything cal
culated to improve and build up our
hn /
have you express yourself on the jail
question. Should not Lew and more
substantial one be built, and that, too,
during the year 1883?
Answer The jail is nuisance-a
torture and disease breeder to prisoners
confined in the lower dungeons a hot
bed of malaria in the town hideous
on what could be made
without it a handsome public square,
and source Of heavy aud useless ex-
pense to the parish, for the pay of !
guards to watch it and prevent the !
escape of prisoners. | think the Jail |
should be located away from the court |
house square.
Next in order came Capt. Green |
Hall, to whom the question was asked
Reporter. Captain, do you not think
the time has arrived when a new parish
jail, located elsewhere than on the pub
lie square, should be built?
Answer.-I think it has, and that the .
proper and most suitable location for .
tue new building is the lake front, i'm
fronting the public square.
Mr.. Thad. Mayo was next approach
ed to whom the reporter said
Mr.. Mayo, the Echo would be pleas
ed to have your views on the Jail ques-
lion. Is it not the duty of the police
Jury to take some action in the premi-
1es at their next regular meeting
Answer. i have already expressed
my views in the Commercial-all have
10 say on the question. / do not care
% exp ess my views through the col
lmns Of the ECHO op any subject.
From here the scribe walked up the
axe to Capt. Thos. Hansen's rice mill
md Single mandatory, where he
ound the proprietor in his office
Reporter. Captain, in your opinion,
$ it not the duty of the police jury,
low that the parish is free of debt, to
move in the matter of building a new
all, and remove the old one from its
present site ?
Answer. Yes, sir. ] think it the
luty Of the police jury to move in the
natter at their earliest opportunity.
Is to location, ! know of none more
appropriate than the lake front, imme-
lately west of the court house.
Mr.. Paul Pujo was next called upon,
1hom the reporter thus addressed:
Mr.. Pujo, will you give the Echo
our views on the Jail question g.?
Well, think the question of a new
ri is one that demands the early at
ention of the police jury. As to loca-
ion, have no particular preference,
ut am of the opinion it should I've
,catea as near the court house as
DR.. VIM. Meyer was seen at his drug
lore, on Ryan street, and the follow
~ question propounded /:
Reporter. Doctor, do you favor the
smoeal Of the old Jail from the public
Iuare, and do you think the police
Try should give the matter their atten-
on at their next meeting ?
Answer Yes. sir. think the Jail il
ught to be removed at the earliest j
ossible period. The most suitable a
cation for new building, in my t
pinion, is the lake front, directly west
the old Jail S
Mr.. q. Rawitzky, who was next seen, a
as asked: J
Reporter. Mr.. Rayitzky, will you 0
alige the reporter by stating whether t.
not you favor the removing of the
irish Jail from. the public square
Answer.-Yes, I am in favor Of its
moyal, As il now stands it is a dis
ace to the town. / will go further, 4
ID respectfully Suggest the AXE front :
being the most appropriate site for @
e new structure.
The Echo could give many similar q
.pressiops, from leading citizens, to S
.ose produced in the foregoing. The L
DIVIDED condition of our columns, Il
,weyer, prevent further remarks on !,
e subject. The people are unit "
/ the question of removing the old ..