Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-10
THE MASS MEETING

most representative crowd Bogausa citizens attended the Mass
Meeting which held the Y NJ c. A. last Friday evening and
there any opposition bond issue of 100000 and municipal
ownership failed develop the meeting Perhaps there
era present the meeting with idea of opposing the
position but discussed detail question being
swered that asked those who had opposed the issue convinced
that the best thing for Bogusa would have been policy
for South and North Bogasa have opposed the Those
the city enjoy both sewerage and water systems and had
they tried keep their friends Columbia Road Pleasant M Rich
adsontown and Northwest Bogausa from the convenience
would have been selfish very much against the Bogausa spirit On
the had residents Of those sections the city opposed
the move there doubt that they would have received cooperation
Columbia Rchardsonown Pleasant Hill and Northwest Bogausa
are sanitary and Municipal Ownership the only
by which they this much needed sanitary convent
ence
Mayor Sullivan placed in position the matter being
Mayor the city and General Manager the Great Southern Lumber
Co., representing both the buyer and seller He explained however that
if there business the who opposed the
bond issue that would withdraw the proposition He frank in
his statements what he said invited questions and there
no one that can justly say that he did than fair in the
matter stated that the system producer and
Southern anxious sell the That
he did think the city should buy producer unless
something else sold connection which would more than offset the
loss sustained by city taking the system The
works paid profit of $4,000 last year and this did not include rental
from the Southern houses the N railroad These two
items alone should increase profits hundreds of dollars
nualy.
The manner which the 100000 is to be spent how be
paid the benefits that will be derived explained better the
ing than those who opposed it had expected,
is no proper that the city should its and
systems Other cities of this size the country and all the larger
cities their and systems The Great Southern
would not could they be compelled extend the system
Bogaua increased her population those sections of the who
enjoy the entitled to this sanitary
The waterwoks will pay dividends cash. sewerage system
will pay dividends health The schools will pay dividends educa
One thing that Investigation Committee neglected clear
was what arrangements have been made towards the
MAINS maintaining the pumps and what be done We
suppose that provisions have been made they have them in
mind should be announced and then believe that
there will not be opposition whatsoever municipal ownership
= the bond issue.
The Enterprise does thinks think that would be just for the
citizens North and South Boasa oppose the proposition when the
other sections of the city entitled to the service enjoying
and SO long four sections Of the city favor the the Enter
prise will be found their side Of the question The columns Of this
paper will be open all for the discussion Of these issues
State Sup Harris investigating the question OF whether
would pay the schools the their insurance The
report Sup Lyon of ST. Tammany shows that during the five
he had paid premium S6 SO and had losses Washington
Parish could the report and believe that
Der business show better record However have
noticed about the time lapse and congratulate
yourself on the saving that making along blaze and
upe your plan No business thinks of doing without insurance
pobve why should the public buildings carry
this risk
The Orleans has deserted the Democracy
and will hereafter cast lot with the Republican Progressive party
One nice thing about the deserton that they will DOT be missed during
the present coming campaign The given Col Pleasant through