The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-17
ol.of Morgan City and
Ward to Express
Ibe;;r Attitude at
the Polls
Y Contention Now that
|Sx.e Jury Plans are not
Fair to this End
1 Of Parish

l596M
,ol;ee Jury of St. Mary parish
an ordinance at its next
10 calling an election through
4, parish for the purpose OF
n on a proposed bond issue OF
IN 20 be used for building mod
00QoD .a. Il the parish. An expendi-
!; This size will provide for ap-
.,;m,tely IS miles of model road
IA discussion has been given the
75Q0O -, both by the promoters OF
"A and the citizens of the par
s106 mo are involved in the issue.
4. ooice jury proposes to include
MM \ Il the municipalities of the par
'OQM 4 the tax. 1t appears, however,
5000 q no provision is made in its plans
2sM 4, ,hose streets in the munic1pali-
53s6 I. which form a part Of the trunk
a Il the parish. This, it is con-
87D .,.d ;s because of the fact that
4. police jury has no jurisdiction
- the streets of any munic pality
o'.io athe parish.
A.,. are sixteen miles of ROAD in
'ous = ,ixth ward of this parish, two
i vhich extend through the city Of
rnun City. The people Of this
'oVi "a together with the other wards
she parish voted some time ago
NV bond issue to build roads in the
i. . "a. Il miles of which lie in the
-" "a ward. The police jury has
Y. ru collected the tax imposed by
A0' me Of the bond issue, but has pro-
I'D to build the roads with mon
g. ircm the general fund. Two miles
/. :. ffie promised eleven miles of road
! I. s1is ward have been graveled, and
r. niles remain to be graveled
. :. |tm tie fund set aside for this pur-
b completing the remaining nine
s6o 11u to be graveled, five miles of
10 ~ will be lef in the ward un-
la RACED These five miles, then,
~ that the people of this ward
sa ln Set for voting the tax. A ma
u lxiU Of the property owners of this
- ieel that they are not justified ir
~ numing the burden of 2l-2 mill
100 ~ fcr forty years when Only five
~ of road will be given them IN
rs "a They contend that the jury
q III complete the road as riy;nal-
\ lhaned Such action on the part
! - Jury would tend to restore the
q aaenee Of the people OF this ward
n - police jury, and would create
esit Of cooperation.
= 3 y understood that the police ju-
aenplates returning the money
y My set aside for the roads IN
~ lA ward to the general fund,
= e isclude the fourteen miles
r. eed IN the proposed issue.
:. 4 = ;costended by residenfy of
uuteu, in1SmuCn AS
- tss the nine miles without
4 k ssssion.
s'sv = he foregoing facts, and
9 the fact that the city of
w . planning to bond it.
q - -extent of $l2sO00 for the
q building good streets, the
s y cosncil took exception
! jafy in its intention of tax
nsaicipaiities, submitting i
n = The last meeting of the
&c effect that Morgan City
81 stand for being taxed.
eihg On this protest. the St
inner Of Franklin, official
= the police jury, has this TO
hve incorporated towns in
'sn the governing authorities
sae have protested against
shis road district. This pro-
Aes from the Mayor and
III 10 Gan Sity. We regret
- sealous public servants
aee this protest and we hone,
~, they will withdraw Il.
mot believe that the broad
lstriotic and public-spirited
= Morgan City endorse this
TIE business men, mer-
~ property owners of the
We IN the parish are the
. seasfieiaries Of good roads.
~ = fourteen mile. Of these
. eosstructed in the sixth
roads lead directly to
~ and viii give e.,v .e.
.orse condition Of the
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