Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-09-02
$4,000 ToBe Spent
In travelling Streets

At a special meeting of the Com
mission Council, held on last Mon
day morning, bids for the paving of
certain streets in Bogalusa were
opened and the bid of W. ]. Lang
& Co., of Chicago, was the only bid
received. His bid was upon separate
items, and also as one bid for the
completed job. The price quoted was
1892, 00O.65, or $4,000 more than the
engineers estimated.
The bid was remarkable in various
things, among which was a bond for
a quarter of a million dollars, and
Mr.. Lang stated that he would leave
the bid open for thirty days in order
that the Commission Council might
have ample time to discuss the
chances in the payment plan for the
work. It also developed that the city
did not have sufficient money in the
bond fund by 81, 900 to let the con-
tract It was suggested that the
plan of having the city pay for one
third of the paving be abandoned,
and that advantage be taken of the
new law whereby all the paving shall
be paid for by the property owners
affected, except the street intersec-
tions, which shall be for the account
of the city.
1t was also decided that, in view of
the fact that the Great Southern
Lumber Company will have a paving
bill of a quarter of a million dollars,
the consideration was due them to
allow time to bring the matter to the
attention of the directors at a meet
ing which will be hel in Bogdalusa
on September 21. City Clerk Bean
was also instructed to>send letters to
every property owner requesting at
tendance at a meeting which will be
held at the City Hall at p m. to-
morrow friday, to explain to the
owners that instead of pay
ing one-third, they would be asked
to pay one-half, and only in this man
ner would it be possible to have the
paving done as outlined.
If every property owner will agree
to this, it will not be necessary to re-
advertise for bids, which would re-
quire another thirty days, but in the
event that one taxpayers objects,
then another delay Of thirty days
must be incurred.
Fifty thousand dollars was set
aside to gravel streets in every sec
ton Of the city and COMMITTEES CONF
pesed of Messrs. Z. r. Cassidy and
J. P. Starns was appointed to work
with City Engineer Willis and the ex-
perts who are also employed on the
job. !,
Monday afternoon at o'elockH
Messrs. Cassidy and Starns called q
meeting to which the directors OF the
Chamber Of Commerce were invited
and their cooperation asked. J. 9.
Mills. in behalf of the northwest sec
ton Of Bogalusa; nj. Marx for Co
lunbia street; J. P. Starns for Pleas
ant Hill, and B. D. Talley for North
approved Of the streets IN
their respective sections.
Billingsly and Converse were en-
ployed to work with City Engineer
willis on the preparation of plans
and advertisement for the materlal
and construction was ordered. Bios
will be opened on October IA at II
o'clock, and in the event that the
paving of certain streets is delayed,
Bogalusa citizens can rest assured
that work on improving the streets
will be started by November l at the
very latest.
According to the plan approved by
The committee, the gravellng OF
streets in every section of the city
& included and will total about eight
miles. Whether the city will do the
construction work or whether it will
Be done by contract depends entirely
upon the bids. A majoritv- of those
present at the meeting stated that II
he contract price was near the engl-
neers' estimate that it should be done
ov contract, and if not, the city VIII
do the work.