The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-07-18
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ing il the midst Of every community who
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provocation and oar friend "0D7er7er y
Of the Ascension Ue!anc,i seems to be one
of those unfortunate individuals. lie vents
his ire III quarter column Of matter i'll The
Dcuoc,u' which, is void Of Ill argument
and is interspersed with as,surdiiy and pre-
poGtercus assertions. Observer" II tax
ing exceptions to tic co2rse pursued by the
Police Jury in connection with the New
River Lane Coinpany's enterprise, and his
insinuation tending TO convey tic idea that
this honorable body is aittiliating with the
company is absurd in the extreme and TN
worthy Of notice.
viii in few words explain how this 20
called monstroUs monopoly sprang into OK.
istence. The New hiVer road has been il
existence for The past forty years and du
ring that time has been il an almost inn
passab1e condition. This road being tho
only outlet l. our parish seat, you can
imagine the ,redicament Of eight thousand
souls who traverse tho road, and readily
understand why they want q good thorough
fare.
The proposition Of Observer" That the
Police Jury build said road, and if toll
mus. be collected for the parish to collect
it, meets orr appreciation and the above
has been offered il th5 form OF q resolution
time and time again. ~ our most efficient
and energetic member from this ward,
Capt. Jos. Gonzales, WHICH resolution was
repeatedly voted down. MIR. Mccall i'll lieu
of this resolution proposed that if the peo-
pie Of the seventh and eighth wards most
interested would form a stock company
the parish would donate to the company
$500 and 800 year to keep tho road in
repairs, and that tho parish would grant to
said stock company the lease Of said road
for ten years with the right to collect tolls
specified in the resolution creating the
same, which toll ls insignificant in COM
parison with the facilities accluing. Thus
sprung into existence the New River Lane
Company upon whose head our honorable
medical friend is venting his spleen and
bowling for Justice.
1t is our idea that the action of the Jury
,vGs the best step to take in the matter, as
the parties comprising the company are
most interested and the completion and
Of the road will DO assured,
while on the other hand, if the parish had
control the road would eventually, for want
of proper care, return to it, former i1nras-
sable condition.
Mr.. editor, we poor people of New Rvcr,
as we are termed by "Gnservcr," DO not
propose that our roads shall DO intersperscd
with Florida alligator holes or made the
haunt of mosquitoes, the great and Won
lerful eXtractors of malaria, to suit the
whims Of such individuals as Cur Floridan
therefore, we have had the au-
dacity to attempt the building of this road
md arc looking out for four hundred dol
lar contractors to do the job for which bids
of three thousand and three thousand two
hundred dollars have been offered by con
tractors RedGington and O'Malley.
If " Observer" is looking out fer fat
thing he can be accommodated by the com
pany, as they will give treble the limit he
sets upon the work if no completes the job
It is our opinion if our friond does not use
better judgment III the d;ssecting of human
bodies than i'll the cost Of dlssecting or cut
ting up Of a road, he has missed his yoca-
ion. What has been done by the New |
':lyor Lane Company has been done solely |
for the good Of The New River people and !
hey are willing and ready to turn over the !
enterprise to the chronic hichers or search |
ers for fat things, us they arc aware they |
lnve no bonanza. AS to their justification |
4 authorizing the New River Company to |
proceed to the completion Of this road. the |
Police Jury sought the advice Of one Of our
ealing lawyers and acted on his suggcs-
ION. therefore everything WAS done iii &C
:ordance with law. Possibly our Ilorilian
riend is not as we'll yersed in Louisiana lore
IS in the treatment Of malaria with mos
lnlto lances. "The people Of New River
10 not understand" Yes, "Observcr" Is
light: they do not understand how road
ould be completed for four hundred dol
AIRS that will cost !hrao thousand nor DO
hey understand the presumption Of a
'loridian quacls who attempts to criticise
TIC rulings Of one Of our leading lights Of
ne bar Or 70 throw Institutions upon our
most Honorable Police .yury.
NEW RIVER.