St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1906-11-17

accomplished more IN an evening Than
perhaps has ever been done for the
city at any one meeting before.
The spirit of progress seemed to
permeate everything in the little
meeting room.
It was Forward, March,
With the spirit that held place in
the bosoms Of our Aldermen Friday
night, the pity it was that they did
not have more money at hand, SO that
they could have unbridled the pulsating
steed Of progress and let him run
his race.
But as it is, there is much for our
people to congratulate themselves,
and commend the Board of Aldermen.
Opelousas will have, when the work
designed by the council is done, MORE
PAVED SIDEWALKS THAN ANY
OF THESMALLER CITIES OF LOUIS
lana. It will have paved streets,
and the way will have been blazed for
general paved streets throughout the
city; two streets will have been paved,
and others will follow Others are
bound to follow, as it will be with the
people along them q simple case Of
pave or take back seat see your
paved neighbors glide smoothly over
the waters Of business, while you, ur-
paved, founder.
The location Of the sidewalks or
dered by the Board Friday will be
found in the proceedings Of that body,
in another column.
The street paving ordered is as fol-
lows:
From Main street, east side, to
Bayou lesson, west side. This petit
tion was signed by L. E. Littell, Mrs,
L. E. Littell, R. NJ. Quigley, R. Morn
hinYeg, G. W. Moriarty, Chas. +. Boa
gni, ]. A. Haas, E. NJ. Boagni, r. N.
Welch and r. Lee Garland.
The Main street paving will run
from Vine street, south side, to Che
ney street, north side. This petition
was signed by Ike Roos, Mrs. Corinne
Roos, Leonce Sandoz, R. Mornhinveg,
Opelousas Mercantile Co, st. Landry
State. Bank, ]. B. Sandoz, ]. G. Law
Ter, P. T. Blaeksher, M. Winsberg,
Opelousas National Bank, J. j. Per-
rodin, ]. K. Sandoz, ]. P. Saizan, D.
Roos, P. A. saddoz, F. NJ. Welch, P.
DelBuono, Carlo & LaNasa.
In both the Main and Bellevue
streets instances the petition was
signed by more than a majority Of
the taxpayers abutting them, and
the council had no hesitancy in grant
ing the request.
Now, it is more than probable that
the council and the citizens along
Landry street, from Main to the rail-
road track, will come to terms. These
citizens some weeks ago petitioned
the council for a paved street, but
asked that the city pay one-third Of
the paving, besides the intersections.
The city on the other hand asked that
the citizens along the street sewer
the street, or rather place sewer pipes
| from the street to the abuttirg pro-
perties in anticipation of sewerage
system, the city agreeing, however,
| that when the system was established
| the money thus expended by the citi-
i
zens would be refunded.
/ The citizens and the city authorities
could not come to terms, and the
matter has been in allegiance since.
| But under the terms granted the
Bellevue and Main street citizens,
which were also offered the Landry
street people BY resolution Friday
night, it can with all confidence be
said that the citizens Of Landry street
will renew their petition. Those CON
ditions, briefly. are that the city is te
bear the entire expense OF intersec-
tions and of putting in the sewer
pipes along those streets to the abut-
ting properties, and that the property