The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10
Address
BRIDGE COMMITTEE REPORTS.


AT the meeting of the Police Jury,
Wednesday, Geo, M. Lester, secretary
of the Citizens Bridge Committee, pre-.
scented the following report:
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury of West Feliciana
At the last meeting of your honorable
body, a report was made to you by COM
mittee composed Of w. B. Smith, A. H
Moses, F. o. Hamilton, r. S. Soule and
G. M. Lester, in the matter of the pro-
posed building of bridges over Thompson
and Bayou Sara Creeks.
You thereupon instructed that commit
tee to ascertain by way of petition the
sentiment of the property holders Of this
parish as to whether they would favor the
construction OF such bridges, and adopted
resolution agreeing to act favorably on
this measure should the people be found
to favor the plan.
This committee was also asked to OBJ
tain plans for the construction of said
bridges, and to find means if possible
to finance the same
Accordingly the said committee has pro-
ceeded to canvass the parish, and the
result will show you, we believe, that fully
seventy five per cent of all the people
want these bridges built and larger pro-
portion of the property holders, as the
petitions herewith presented will show.
We wish further to report that acting
on your suggestion, we have had plans
and find that bridge can be constructed
over Bayou Sara Creek at cost of not
exceeding $4,000 and over Thompson
Creek of not exceeding $4,000, and fur
Their that Police Jury warrants can be is
sued in payment of the work, extending
over period of years to accommodate
the finances of the parish.
| We also report, that meeting of the
Police Jury of East Feliciana was held or
the 9Th day of July. and that said Police
Jury has agreed to cooperate with West
| Feliciana in the construction of the
Thompson's Creek bridge they having
adopted the following resolution
ut was moved and seconded that q
committee of three two to be. appointed
by the President with the President as
chairman, to confer with like commit
tee from West Feliciana, which commit
tee shall be clothed with full power anG
receive bids and contract for the con-
struction of bridge across Thompson
Creek, at or near jackson, at cost tC
East Feliciana of not exceeding Six
Thousand Dollars"
| We therefore recommend that you take
! favorable action on both these projects
| feeling that the sentiment of the people
! is with you, that they are most neces-
sary, and that with East Feliciana hav.
bridge over Thompson's Creek this par.
ish can i'll afford to do otherwise.
| Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE M. LESTER,
Secretary for the Bridge Committee
After a lengthy discussion of the
report the following resolution was
offered:
Be it resolved that committee com
posed of three members of the Police Jury
with the President as chairman, be au
thorized to confer with a like COMMITTEES
from East Feliciana, which committe,
shall be clothed with full power and re-
ceive bids and contract for the construc
ton of a bridge across Thompsons Creek
/ at or near Jackson, at cost not to eX
coed Six Thousand Dollars to West Fee
lciana And that said committee be fur
Their authorized and empowered to con
tract and receive bids for the construc
ton of bridges over Tunica Bayou, Little
Bayou Sara Creek, Big Bayou Sara Creel
and Alexander's Creek, provided tn,
amount does not exceed $25, 000 1t wa
further resolved that a committee be ap
pointed from among the citizens to act il
an advisory capacity with the said Polio
Jury committee, and that a consultin,
engineer be employed by this committee
Mr.. Cutrer moved the adoption O
the resolution, which carried by a vot
of 9 to 2.