Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-05-09
GOOD A AND THE
BOND ISSUE.

Tor the laying out and building
of roads in this beat. Under the
law chapter ftg Laws 1910. there
can be issued bonds not to ex-
coed ten per centum Of the taxa
DE property in this beat. This
beat contains about Sl.675.SSJ
worth ef taxable property and 80
viii be able 10 issue Si62,ssJ in
bonds. These bonds may Gear
interest n1t exceeding six per
ceatum and must ee made pay
able in not exceeding twenty-five
years.
Il one hundred thousand dol
lars 10 bonds be issued this viii
Increase the tax rate Is IT cents
per hundred if paid of in one
year. our tax rate now i three
mills OF three per centum.
Our readers remember that for
many years we have advocated
good roads; We have preached
Jhis doctrine in season AMI out Of
season but we have always advo-
Gated caution in such undertake
ings. We must remember this
feature; that heretofore, when we
went into tie contract system
that We knew that il It did not
work We could change It; if the
contractor did lot come up u
contract We could cancel his
contract, but. in the boad matter
when we have sold the bonds We
simply owe TIE 100000: there IS
no way round this; If the scheme
fails We are OUT this much money
just the same.
Il beh0Oyes Is therefore. nos TO.
make any mistekes-we must
have the worth Of this MONEY.
Every dollar invested in good
roads iGdici11sIy IS money well
spent a. We have stated MANY
times. but let s not spend dollars
soolshiy- lie, the men behind
this scheme and every citizen
study the road problem confront
ing Us. Don begin until We
begin right.
Remember, too. that the BozrI
x Supervisors in selecting men
% d. this work, in letting out the
contracts, nave 4 great work to
perfoFn-tney must remember
That they are burdeuing this citi-
zeEship With a large debt paya-
Ole many years hence: whether
the people VIII rise up and call
them blessed or on the other
hand curse them, viii depend
solely upon wisdom and good
Judgment alone Of the board Of
supervisors. This Is a great OBJ
legation. May they maze ~
Mistakes The people, q MAORI
ty Of them voting nave spokeu:
L now PASSES fran their hands:
&c L left solely in the hands Of
the board Of supervisors and their
successors IN Office. Now Is the
time TO think, think carefully.
cautiously and wisely. \ MIS-
take at this point costs dollars
and cents and possibly many Of
them. Wisdom in this means
progress and prosperity.
We want this large and most
important project to succeed and
take the liberty Of Offering some
suggestions as to what should De
done in this matter.
First, a careful inspection Of
roads Is best as to length. travel
over them, communities to be
most benefited, conditions OF
roads As to soil and location and
then the cost of each should De
carefully made.
Second, while we would Ike To.
have every part or the beat bene-
Al'ed at oHce yet knowing this is
impossible, We suggest that each
road begin at the corporate limits
and De permanently built out
ward 70 the beat line. In this
way a good road can be made and
used IN the building and all ma
terlal5 can be hauled from the
F@i4se4d IN n the way OF gravel
or crushed stone.
Thru, nothing but such mate
rails as VIII guarantee a solid ton
road should be considered; per-
maneaey fer the greatest number
OF years above al else must be
considered. Il IS best to have a
lev miles of properly graded hard
surfaced roads where the same
Is solid every day and hour of
the year than to have many more
niles part good and part bad
roads, Let's hava n ,