The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN
IN LOCATION OF ROADS.
Welsh, La, Ju,y e.

voters of the parish if the police
jury could be induced to change
any of the roads designated by
them at their July meeting, and
in order that my position may be
made clear on this matter | want
to say that in the report of the
road commissioners, as | under
stand it no particular roads were
designated: only the beginning
course and termintion, and the
resolution of the police jury ex-
pressed no more. The police jury
pledged itself in that resolution
to build a road from Lake Arthur
via Jennengs to Elton; fro M
Thornwell via Welsh to Fenton
and three miles into ward 9; from
the Mermentauriver via Jennings,
Roanoke and Welsh to the Calca-
sieu line, and from WoodlaWn via
Rice to connect with the road ex-
tending across the parish from
east to west; but it did not pledge
itself to build along any partlcu-
lar Township, Range or Section
line, nor along any particular
street in the incorporated towns.
And my idea would be, and |
might say it is my intention, if
the bond issue carries to be gov
erned by the wishes of the people
as far as l can do so without de-
tracing from the general useful
ness of the parish.
The only object we had in build
ing roads is to accommodate the
people who will use them, and it
seems to me that where on a GER
:. tain line there are ten men who
want roads and will be accomo-
dated by them, the line should
given preference over one which
will accommodate say two or three
or even five men, even though
the cost would be greater to con-
} struct the road. And in travers-
ing the streets Of our towns |
j.. think we should make selections
to conform to the wishes of the
people. Take Jennings for / n
stance; would not the people be
1 better qua flied to say which
} street RUNNING in any direction
]. from the business center of the
E town would afford the greater
! accommodation to her people than
e the police jury who probably visit
2 there once a month, and would
not the people living aTong the
e route from Welsh to Fenton, WE
e will say, be better qualified to say
t which of two or three routes
! would be Of the greatest benefit
e to the people in that territory
f than the police jury, some Of
q whom has never been in that sec
d ton of the parish? And what
d have said of Jennings applies tt
o all the towns in the parish, AM
d what | have said Of the Welsl
A. Fenton road applies to all tn
ie trunk roads. Of course impractl
it cable or unreasonable demand
n could not and should not be con
r. sidered, have seen several map
J. upon which are designated road
+, that are to be improved, and the
n are correct in a general way, bu
y in one instance the line is draw
is along a section line where no roa
Sc exists and where it would be in
es possible to build a road. In az
10 other instance the line is draw
tn six miles from the road that | al
informed wou d in all probabilit
be the line. Bear in mind thu
these maps were marked by ind
viduals who in some instanc WEI
not even acquainted with uhe tie
g ritory through which the roa
10 passes, and are not authorized +
81 the police jury.
,aS Respectfully,
ns JOHN H. COOPER.
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