St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-17
Good Roads Movement.
Ouachita Parish Starts
the Ball Rolling.

the Ball Rolling.
Monroe. La. Dec. 5.-The first
step toward . uniform system OF
public roads throughout the State
of Louisiana was taken to-day at
the meeting Of the police jury, when
tile following preamble and resolu-
ton offered by Criah Millsaps were
adopted:
Whereas, under article 291 OF
the constitution OF this State, the
police juries may form their particles
into road districts, aud in order TO
raise funds for the purpose of con-
STRUGGLING, maintaining and repairing
the puplic roads and bridges If their
parishes, they are authorized t" set
aside ut least one mill pc, annnm Of
The taxes levied by them. and To
levy other taxes for road and bridge
purposes, not to exceed five mills
for five years, on the property OF
the parish. or any ward thereof,
where tue rate of taxation and the
purpose thereof shall have been
submitted to the property tax
PAYERS of each ward or parish eh-
titled to vote under the election
laws Of the State. aud q majority Of
voters in numbers aud value 1T those
voting vt said election shall have
voted in favor thereof; and
"Whereas, under article 1876 Of
he Cons tituti"n the General Assem-
tly may auihoriz. the employment.
under State supervision and the
proper officers and employees 81
the State, Of convicts on public
roads and,
"Whereas, article 294 IL tile Con-
stitution provides that the State
Board Of Engineers when called
upon 10 do SD shall furnish the DIFF
ferent road districts with plans ann
specifications for pnblic roads, and
such assistance and advice rs will
end 10 create u unlf,rm system of
,.ublic roads throughout the State
therefore, be II
''Res"lyed by the police jury #
the parish Of OuacLi.a, That in or.
der ~ create aud arouse such senii-
,n.nt throughout the State as will
result in the Realization Of the Ub-
jects aimed at and outlined in the
foregoing provisions Of the Constl-
tuition, II IL the sense Of this body
that State convention should b-
ueld at some central aud accessible
Locality not later than The frss day
Il June. 1899, for the purpose II
'.rganlzing all those citizens who
cherish tie hope of good roads for
Louisiana into Al, active ard Com
pact force aud tnereupon to take
action to the end that
lie design Of the trainers of the
Constitution that there shall be u |
uniform system Ut public ruad, |
the State may BE- &C.
that the said comven-
Ion should be CONFUSED Of ac-
credited delegates from the police
juries aud municipalities aud the
Commercial bO0ies uf the cities and |
."wUs Ut the State without any limi'
u To the number Of delegates to b~
accredited by each body, but re-
-'rictlng the said bodles to one vote
-acL in raid convention.
y 'skes,lved further. That corr--
pOndence and suggestions are lit
sllsd from the police juties Of other
PARISHES aud from the several mu
inequalities of the Stale ard the
bodies thereof bearing
upon the questions rs to whether l.
i. expedlent ihst such convention
be called and held, the manner u
shich it shall be called, the place
It which it shall he held aud the
line at which it shall assemble.
'uch cnrreswn zee to be directed
- the CLERK If the police jury IT
0uschita parish.
In advocacy of the passage Of the
Measure, Mr.. MIlsaps said :l,-
question Of what is to be done with
III. cOnvicts II tile State when under
he new Constitution they can Onl.
" worked on pLbiic roads or ON
arms br in factories owned or
by the State wculG be on-
Il the issues in the next State cam.
'sign. 1t was therefore necessary
hat the neo rle should gel together
nd formulate some plan By which
he convicts could be utiliz, d.
'ersonally he was ID favor of the /,
tate purchasing several farms on ,
Inch produce for the subsistence
I the convicts could be raised. I'll IL
rho we're not employed ON them u ,
Il put on the public roads. {
fofce From the Past.
The Clinton Southern Watchman