The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-07-10
POLICE JURY CALLS
ROAD BOND ELECTION
100000 Bond Issue To
Be Submitted To A Vote
OF The Property Taxpay.
ers On August is.

The plan offered by the DEMOCRAT
| in a recent issue for the building an(
maintaining of 200 miles of mode
lrOads in Bienville parish, was adopted
by the Police Jury, with slight moditi
lcations, at their meeting held here M0n'
day. July 9TH.
| An election was ordered to be hello
Oh Saturday. August 10Th, for the pur,
Ip0se of submitting to the property tax.
lpayerS Of Bienville parish. qualified to
vote. the proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds therefor In the sum O.
81, 100000. bearing interest at the rate
Of 5 per cent, to mature in 30 years,
for the purpose of building and main-
tanning model roads in and throughout
Bienville parish.
A careful study Of a map of Bien
vile parish shows that each town ani
practically every community in the par.
ISL can be connected by something les
than 200 miles Of model road, As we
understand 1t, State aud Federal aiC
equal to the amount which the parish
will provide, will be furnished for the
construction Of all roads c0nnectin,
parish seats.
The $1,OOO,OO0 bond issue together
with the amount available from the
State aud Federal road appropriations
will be sufficient TO bpll zoo miles of
model roads in liienvilie parish equal
to the best graveled roads to he found,
and to pay the interest on the bonds.
1t is up to the property taxpayers of
Bienville parish to take advantage of
this opportunity to get the State and
Federal aid while 1t is available.
The proclamation aud ordinance Of
election and lists of commissioners for
the election is published in this issue
of the DEMOCRAT.
Road improvement In Bipnville par
inA Is absolutely essential to the
further GROWTH Of our schools, TO the
growth Of our towns. to progress Of |
our farmers lnd to the progress o |
our parish as a whole.
The small tax necessary TO build the |
roads will not he a burden to any one |
for the tax cannot be more than ) |
mills and will probably be much less.
If the bond Issue is carried. only such
a tax as will be necessary to retire the
bonds as they fall due can be levied
EACH year.
And IN order that the funds may not
he sqnaldered and wasted through iu-
experience or favoriti>m the roads will
be under the supervision Of the state
highway department. whose engineers
will make the surveys, and whose ill.,
spectors will see that every specifca-
ton is fully complied with by the con.
tractors.
Some will say they CANT afford to
pay more taxes for soQi roads, but a
little figuring will prov1 that you can't
afford hot to .lhtye geM roads, as the
wear and tear Of vehicles, and harness,
AID extra labor which go hand in hant'
with bad roads, more than offset the
little special tax you will spend fol
road buil'ling-not to mention the fact
that your farm will double in value In
A few years II accessible to roads.
Let every man who desires to do q
good turn for himself, his neighbor, and |
Tor his parish, put his shoulder to the
wheel and push with all his might |,
with vote and influence in favor of |,
he bond issue at the election satur.
lay, August 10th. 1t is the biggest
md the hest proposition you have ever
had the opportunity to support. II