St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-03-07
Sidewalk QUESTION.
Editor st. Tammany FARMER:

EultOr 81. Iammany FARMER:
In your paper Of January "a, 1908. ap-
peareG an article or notice to the prop
erty holders OF Columbia street, town
OF Covington, that the Town Council
had adopted and passed an ordinance.
that the sidewalks on the above street
must be paved and curbed with brick OF
concrete, between Rutland and Kirk
land streets at the expense of the
property holders. The above to 90 10
affect 30 days from publication and such
repairs must bo made within 20 days
after in effect. II they refuse to make
such repairs, the town would make the
above repairs. If the property holders
refuse to pay the bill when presented
the property holders would be prosecu-
ted
Kind editor, what would like to ask
OF you or any good citizen, il the Coun-
Gil has the right or the power to pass
the above ordinxnce, to make th e
property holders of our street fix the
sidewalks and let the property
holders ON all the other streets go uu-
noticed? Have the people on Columbia
street got to improve the town alone,
50 when member Of the Town Council
goes out for walk on Columbia street
they will have brick or concrete pave
ment to walk on. But, when one OF
the families on Columbia street passes
the house of the Hon. Mayor o: one of
the Council they can wade through the
mud or pick u dry spot in the street. l
would like to have good sidewalks and
wish could afford TO pave the sidewalk
in front OF my property with concrete,
l would willingly do 50 without being
notified by the Town Council. II the
Council thinks the matter over they will
500 where they have made q mistake.
For do not think there is o law III the
State of Louisiana that would take from
anyone their home, IL they failed to
comply with the above ordinance. First
place 20 days is not sufficient time to
do this work. Next, this ordinance has
got to cover the entire Jown, and not
one street alone. Let the Council pass
al ordinance that the sidewalks of
Covington will have to ne paved aud
curbed. The city to do the curbing aud
paving to be made Of brick. Give it out
to the lowest bidder by contract. Put
the cost Oh the assessment roll OF eavn
properly holder what lne sidewalk cost
and sufficient number Ut years to pay IL
with reasonable interest,". We have paid
railroad tax, We can pay sidewalk tax.
Otherwise think the sidewalks ON the
above street will go unpaved, as there
are some Of the properly holders poor
people and have not the money to do
50. Not that they do not wish to CON-
ply with the law, out US they are not
able, and il forced TO do 80 it would
take from them their homes. Ali ask
of the Council is to think this over. II
the sidewalks on Columbia street wore
impossible it would I've the duty of the
Council to compel the people 70 fix
them. But l know this is not the case.
Well do We know If We spent $l5O Oh
our sidewalk it would improve the value
OF the property. But there are some Of
the people that can no. afford it, Us they
WORK year in AMI year out and at the
end OF the year can not say l have $50.
How can these people put $50 in a SIDE
walk in 20 days! SO l kindly ask the
citizens and Council to consider this
and call the above ordinance null and
void. l remain,
A property holder on Colu mbia St.