The Rice belt journal., 1914-05-22
THE BOND ISSUE.

The tax paying the parish will be called Tuesday,
June 2nd to decide upon two important propositions.
The first upon proposition incur debt and issue 100000
negotiable bonds for purpose erecting Parish Court House in
Jennings The second question of ncwring debt and u
ing 825 600 negotiable purpose erecting Parish Jail
at Jennings.
These matters every citizen of the Parish
and should claim the thought and consideration of each
of fact the does not believe the voters Of
this parish will this additional tax burden either
proposition just As everybody knows the time
inopportune laying any additional the Parish just
The past year has doubtless been the most disastrous history
with reference to farming interests and frankly not the time for
bond upon propositions kind while the present ngency
of times exists in this section.
We do believe that Parish Jury would have ordered
just had they been threatened both by
Jury Judge supposed impuon
the law.
Without any desire inclination to prejudice any single voter
the say practically all cry
Jail emnatng from the corporate limits of Jennings
The people this parish do not favor the bond issue either
believe will decidedly IN both eases 1t
be generally conceded the Court House proposition
be voted little effort being made around Jennings
to sentiment favor of the Jail proposition The people
parish recall years upon division Of old Cacaeu
and the creation Jefferson Davis the location of the
Parish Jennings there distinct obligations entered
into by the people Jennings bidding he Parish Seat These
that Jail would be provided for the Parish for period
years Second that Offices officials be provided
free for period OF three and for years 1t
that with just little unbecomng grace for her
citizens thus early repudae solemn contract in this behalf in
effort to unload it the people Of the whole parish occurs to
that would be in keeping with her higher of integrity to
effectively and unanimously defeat these propositions as reflection
upon her ability and good faith keeping her solemn obligations
The people of the Parish doubtless believed at the time in both her
ability and her good faith entering and pomusang these voun
tay obligations her and relying her ability and good
faith she exceptionally honore b beowng within her limits
the seat OF the parish and the JOURNAL oath to believe
that her excellent citizenship would their in favor Of
any proposition that would cast reflection upon heBntegy or good
faith or in any way smack Of repudiation
But leaving question Of unon
which valuable consideration given still proposition to build
jan Just will not appeal the people of Parish from an eco
nomc standpoint In the year 1913 the total keeping the
prisoners IN Lake Charles amounted to 1888 Now $25G00 bond
issue bearing per cent interest would impose interest payment
each year OF S Besides this the cost Of boarding prisoners would
o @ as nue. III parish Jail at Jennings It at present in Lake
(harles jail for that compensation is fixed by law Then figure
medical attention and in addition to these add insurance
heating and Lighting and OF rel airs ETC. and it will clearly
dposng the parish prisoners the best But argued that the
chances Tor escape largely increased BY present method We
care say the Lake Charles Jail just securely kept that this
parish could build be
IN any parish jail And during the past year single escape was
reported IN making the trips and say that noe will be
ported during the next forty years As argument
uefe every body knows the prisoners are Just as securely kept
under the present system as if had Parish Jail
Inc JOURNAL considers under all the that we have
many other public improvements Of far interest Parish
tha that OF Court House and Jail For instance our public roads
connected WIN cur welfare and going spend any money
gust now let us by all means place where will do the most good
lhe JOURNAL would like the 90 the polls and vote
down these propositions