Abbeville progress., 1919-03-29

-omuany. Adv.
2tcnsion of the gravel roads. No more
maturity Of these bonds This fund to
oc used: First, for maintenance of the
: grave. roads, Second for the mauten.
. ancc of the dirt roads; Third, for the
He within the limits of this tax and
the road construction plan must be
within the limits Of the fund 20 be rca-
lied from the sale of said bonds, this
should be thoroughly kept in mind, and
lat plan aIoptcd;
WHEREAS, AL roads, no matter low
! sell constructed nor # whatever ma
'rIal made, viii require from time to
| inc certain and sometimes unyer-
! ain amount OF repair, some proper fund
| .or the proper maintenance of these
Dads should be provided;
WHEREAS, it will be impossible for
he Eighth Ward to realize q sufficient
amount Of money TO gravel every mile
# road in the ward, and il should not
"e determined to build just what we
an now and stop, some means should
oe provided for the gradual extension
Il the good roads until the entire ward
covered completely;
WHEREAS, as the town of Gueydan
5 the most important town and bust
esS center in the ward, and its streets
are very important factor in any road
proposition in this ward, and especially
so, when il is considered that the prop
2rty owners of said town will pay near
~ one-ffth Of any funds raised by a
Ipeeial tax its- ippoytaRt streets Sho8lSt
also be improved, since the object Of
-o9d roads is to provide best means of
communication to and from mills. stores
'hurches end schools, a proper improve
.nent of the streets needed in Guevdan
houid be provided for;
WHEREAS, any good road PROPOSE
ION cOntemplatcs the proper drainage
/ the road bed, and proper drainage,
nd building Of bridges and culverts of
l permanent nature, some means of pro
,iding for same should be adopted;
WHEREAS, to properly construct
any roads system it is of paramount i'm
'ortancc that competent engineer be
"nIloyed TO run levels, grades, deter
mine the strength of ma erials, etc, tla'
t.e necessarv, aud see that any and all
contractors live up TO their contracts,
!ahs and specifications, a competent
engineer must be employed and placed
"a charge Of same;
WHEREAS, to come to any conclu-
sion as to whether a road building pro
,ositian, plan and system, bond issue
and tax, shall or shall not be adopted.
in the Eighth Ward, it is necessary to
nave the police jury Of Vcrmilion call
IN election for the especial purpose,
some proper steps should be taken to
ave said election called:
WHEREAS, the property owners will
nay any funds raised or used in any
road construction proposition, aud all
public roads arc customarily subject
% undue AMI frequent an lSt criticism.
some means, the most effective and least
'N, ensivc means, should be used to
place in the hands of every property
wucr a full statement # the progress
II the work as il is done, and record
# every action taken by the governing
aut loritv, the publication Of the com
lcte records Of the proceedings of tire
governing boarl Shouil be made in the
newspaper reaching the most persons
in the district voting the bond issue,
tax and Improvement proposition; /
hcTofore,
BIZ IT RESOLVED, That the Eighth
Ward has now and here determined t.
obtain the best roads possible within /
the limits Of tie funds il is possible .
- anticipate under the law and Con F.
,titUtiou of Louisiana, that it's citizens /.
may enjoy the benefits to be derived
,hcrefrgm, and
DE IT RESOLVED. Etc, That the
Eighth Ward Road District. herein dcs ,
.gnateI as the entire Eighth Ward, of
We million Parish, La docs hereby de
term'nc and declare lis intention 10 is.
sue bonds in the sum and amount of
$3.50, 10000, said b.u il 10 run over a
period of Twenty-Five years. and to ma
trc sCrialiy, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED. Etc. /
That for the payment of the principal
and interest f these bonds as they be. .
come due, a sufficient tax be assessed
and cviei and collected in each wear TO
ay the amount Of principal and in
crest falling due IN each wear, and, /
HE IT FURTHER RESuLE go, Etc, .
THAI the following plan Of road con. .
StructioH be- and Is bctebv ADOPTED, 70
BE brii; avl constructed with the funds
- he realized from tho sale of said .
bonds I'm. ria' - hereby des 2 1ated .
and declared 70 substantially tle same
rs near as Il is possible 10 be in ac.
cordance with the map and report made
here 10 this meeting today after due
investigation by J. Is. McCrary & Com
nany, Engineers, emb5dving gravel
Dads, With proper drainage, eulverts,
hrl '-cs, ct improvements Of princiDal .
streets # the town Of Guevdsu. aud pro-
er grading, draining. and bridging dirt /
roads, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Etc,
That for the proner maintenance of the
hardsurface or gravel roads, dirt roads,
and extension Of the gravel roads, that
a tax of Three Mills shall be voted and
levied and assessed and collected on each /
dollars OF assessed valuation in the
Eighth Ward during the term Of the
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