Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-20
MR., SANFORD EXPLAINS POLICE July.
WORK AND INVITES SUGGESTIONS

f IS cents on each hundred dollar,
of our assessment. On my las,
years assessment my taxes would
have been increased about Sl0O BY
such a tax. This would be hard or
me but | have never failed to pay
, a debt yet and do not want to star.
now, | consider this personal deb,
as it was made by Police Jury
which was elected by the people
and who | know have tried to do
the best they could. You have no
idea what pressure is brought by
the citizens on members Of the Jury
to get them to have Improvements
made and you should carefully
consider any petition YOU are asked
to sign and unless it is for some
thing very necessary, do not sign it.
1t is no doubt, true that SOM t
people give in their property at a
lower valuation than it should be
and if you know of any such in
stances you should call the Asses
sors attention TO the matter as he
is anxious to mlie fair assess men
for everyone.
| certainly want to thank ( you
for the expressions of confidence in
your letters. | have given much
time and spent considerable money
out of my own pocket to inform
myself as to the condition of the
Parish and to formulate some plan
by which we can get our affairs in
better shape, have tried to get things
arranged for the best. interests of
the Parish and that means for your
interests which are the same as my
own.
One or two mention Parish war
rants as being of little value. In
this connecticut now say that there
is money in the bank to pay every
warrant we issue and every one
will be paid promptly at full face
value.
The salary of the Road iSupervi-
sor is paid from the Road Fund. |
believe before the year is out that
we shall have the roads mi good
condition and that you, will agree
with us that it is 1.-The best and
cheapest way to keep our roads up.
If it does not prove 50 shall be
ready to make a change.
The Police Jury is reducing ex-
penses wherever possible without
injury to the people of the Parish.
If we attempted to pay of the
Indebtedness in ten years it would
mean at least a 5 mill special tax
and that would be a hardship on
the tax payers and while it is true
that considerable timber will be
cut during that time, still farm
values will materially increase and
| firmly believe the revenue will be
reduced very little, if any.
The present members of the Po-
lice Jury are very anxious to get
the Parish on sound financial
basis and you may rest assured that
any money set aside for the pur-
pose Of meeting our outstanding in
debtedness will be used for that
purpose only, it would be illegal for
us to use it for any thing else.
We are doing the best we know
how for the Parish and if you
think we have failed in any way
you will have a chance next fall to
elect someone in our places.
Mention is made regarding the
flowers and grading of the Court
House square as an unnecessary
expense will say that this has not
cost the Parish one cent as the ex-
pense has been met by the Great
southern Lumber Co., who had the
work done and who are keeping it
up at their own expense. We have
MIR. Sullivan, their Vice President
% thank for this work, which adds
greatly to the looks of the city of
Franklinton.
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