Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-15
FOR THE INFORMATION OF VOTERS
AND TAXPAYERS OF THIS PARISH

The Police Jury desires to advise
them that the bond issue Il be voted
on August the 9th viii cost them
about 21s mills per year based on
the present assessment.
The Police Jury desires to commit
themselves to have the gray9led road
constructed between the following
points in the Parish;
j Beginning at the Mississippi State
line near Angie, La, running south
parallel the N. o. G. N. R. r. to the
st. Tammany Parish line mean Rio.
Beginning at Pearl Rivsr near
Bogalusa, running in westerly di-
rection, via. Sheridan to Franklinton,
thence north to the Mississippi State
line, where it will connect the JEFF
ferson Highway.
Beginning at the State line. near.
Hackley, running southeast via. Pine
and interesting the Bogalusa and
Franklinton Highway.
i Beginning at Franklinton, running
parallel with the N. o. G. N. r. r..
to point near Isabel, and thence to
Bogalusa.
i Beginning at the Tangipahoa Par.
ish line, near Mt. Hermon, running in.
a southeasterly direction through Mt.
Hermon to Franklinton.
| Beginning at the st. Tammany
4 Parish line the southwest corner of the
parish, running in a northerly direc-
ton to Franklinton and several other
connecting roads which viii be figur-
ed out later, aggregating about $50
miles.
We also wish to call your attention
1 to- section 4, of Act 80 of 1917. Here
in quoted;
| ''Section 4. Be it further enacted,
etc, That on request of fifty per cent
| 500 or more Of property owners,
resident, in any road district a super
Yising board of not less than three
nor more than five 90 property own
ers in said district and the property
owners thus requesting viii have a
right to suggest the namessof the
members of the said supervising
board and in the event of contest or
failure to suggest, the Police Jury viii
exercise the discretion of choice. The
said supervising board shall have
power and authority, after road
bond or tax is voted, to provide the
specifications under the terms Of this
act for road construction, to locate
reads, to call for bids, to let the con-
contract for road construction and
supervise the construction of the
roads in said districts. The supervi-
Bors shall be the agents of the Police
Jury in all matters pertaining to road
construction in their respective dis
tricts. The supervisors of each road
district shall elect chairman ana sec
retary from their own number, who
shall serve without pay. The supervi-
sors shall meet each week during road
construction, but only on call of the
chairman after completion of con.
struction when their authority will
extend to the making of recommends
tions to the Police Jury for the proper
maintenance and repair of roads il
their district. The supervisors during
construction shall approve all est
mates of work before they are paic
by the government body and the gov
erning authority shall recognize and
approve the contracts let by the su
pervisors unless attackable for fraud
or its equivalent, or unless attacka,
bic on legal grounds"
Whereby you can petition. tbs
Board and have citizens COMMITTEES
appointed to take the business of lay
} ing out construction, contracting, etc
of the roads out of the Police Jury't
hands as prescribed by the above law