The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-21
PUBLIC ROADS ARTICLE111.


Estimated cost cf the proposed ne,c sys-
tenn of ,oorking the ps,blic roads, compared
| ,rifh the present system.
This calculation win be based mostly
on guesses, rs am not In possession Of
the necessary statistics to base my esti-
mate upon.
Cost Of the present system.
In the autumn OF 1881 there wer,
something over 1900 names on the list o.
registered voters Of the parish of Winn
but, know that names were on that
list of persons, who had died and lef.
the parish several years before, and tina;
others were registered aud counted twice
'on that list; 50 there si1odfi Sc "a cs...s;sss
er;ible reduction on that list. We sup
pose that there are about ZOO legal voter.
in the parish, and tnat The road hands
between the ages of is and 81, will equai
the voters Cver 90 years Of age and the
exemptions.
Say we have 300 hands sub. ..ec,
to work ON the pubiic roads, and the
overseer is authorized TO make them
work II days in year, this will amouu,
to grand total of II, 100 days labor TO be
expended upon the public roads each
year; but do not think they are worked
upon an average more than d days each !;
this will make total of Z, ZOO days laDoI
actually spent upon the pnblic roads
each year; and counting the.tinle OF the
hands and their plow animals which are
I'll .l,fI
board etc., | estimate the time of the
hands To be worth one dollar per day :.
This makes S7200.00 worth OF labor an
nually Withdrawn from the productive
industries oi the parish for the purpose
of keeping the public roads in passablr
conditiuu,
Estisaated cost Of Che proposed na
system.
According to the report of the finxnce
coni,nittpe OF the Police Jury, puldlxhed
in the SENTINEL OF April 2ord- - the
amount vi parish taxes levied on tiie as
sessnent vi 1855 WAS s72lys3g. Tnis
was ut the rate of 10 mills On the dollar
of the assessed valuation of property.
Now the proposed road and bridge tax
would ainonnl TO just the same.
ExPENDITUREs.
Ist. For entering lax OH roll say- $1,000
2ud y collecsiiig 1T per cent--ooo.6J
3rd. Parish Treas. salary say-lOU.OO
4In. - Supervisor sal .-40J.UO
9Th. - SAL of Road Masters -6uu.UU
9Th. - - Asst - icU.uu
7th. - ZIG road hands a l5--2cSU.o0
sth. y Ratious tor ~ men lG 50
per month eaeh--- 1200.U
Totaf S5U5u. .0u
Tnis leaves an unexpsnded balance of
sbout 93Vs1sg9.tor The paselase oi ssag-
oi,s, teams, tools, tents, cooking utensils,
bridge and causeway timbers, and incl
dental expenses.
Making allowances for Sundays. legal
HOLIDAYS and bad weather, 1 estimate
$50 days labor per year Tor each nind
employed, and this would give us includ-
ing the Roadmasters and their assistants,
.,UJu days labor on the public roads,
which would accomplish more than
10000 days labor under the present
system.
have no doubt that many will object
10 this system on account 0f the cost ol
collecting and disbursing the funds, OH
GERS. salaries etc. Now let Us see what
we can Offset these items with under the
present system.
Ist. we will place against the item oi
entering the tax Oh the roll, the making
cut of commissions aud notice OF ap-
polutmenl of a road commissioners and
about 80 oyerseers, which work. the u /
of the Police Jury has to be paid for.
End. Against the item of collecting
| the tax, we will lplacethe carrying conlni-
| ssionsto "a ruad commissioners and notice
of appointment To abnut OF oyerseers
| which service the Sheriff Is now paid tor
| 3rd. Against tie salary Of the Parisi
Supervisor aud Inspector OF public roatiS
we will place the tine OF "A road coin
,ui.sioners ut days each. l44 days, ant
about 200 days now spent III writing ant
serving summons on the road hands, am
ti,e appointing of road oyerseels BY TIE
Police Jury, which appointments are no
published in the SOUTHERN SENTINEL
aud the printing paid for.
4th. Against the salary OF the farisi
Treasm er, we will place the costs wiiici
the parish now has 10 pay III cases y
delinquent road hands..
5tll. Against the extra pay OF roa,
masters aud their assistants, we VII
place the unpaid tor extra services .
about 80 road oyerseers.
L do not know what tine different item
of cost under the present system aiiioun
to, but suppose ye Editor can find on
ut Winnfieid, and l hope that you VII
make the calculation and add il as foo
uoie to this article.
Flat Greek La,
IAp.il 9th. 1856. p. +. SHUMAKEH
As far as the items Of cost referred I
are concerned, we will state that III
printing is done under u yearly contrac
ut stipulated salary; and We are lis
prepared to say how much the println
would be decreased; we are OF the opiil
| ion however, TINT the publishing of ti'
reports Of roadmasters and Inspectors ,
roads under the proposed system, woii
equal the amount Of printing as II stand
The CIe,k of the Police Jury is paid =
annual salary, and now performs II
service VI Bailiff for the Police Jury, an
serves all papers required to be served l
that body. Ills salary would be less.
proportion as his services would be les
As 70 the amount Of costs the parish pa,
| in cases Of delinquent road hands, "
think she gets as much in the way OF NM