The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-05-15
ANOTHER ROAD DISTRICT
CREATED.

The people of the New River sec
ton of the parish are : thoroughly
alive 10 the need of good roads, and
are determined to have them and as
many Of them as can be obtained
within as little delay as possible. JOS
Gonzales, one of the members OF the
police jury from the seventh ward,
and one of the live wires Of the New
River section has fathered the crea-
tion of the Third Road District, which
takes in parts of the fifth, seventh
and eighth wards. The district was
created some time ago, and an elec-
ton was held on the 18th inst. to au-
thor;ze the incurring of an indebted
ness of $4,000 to build and main
tain gravel roads in said district and
to issue bonds therefor; but owing
to some misunderstanding regarding
the routes to be followed in the lay
ing out of the proposed roads, the
nroject was defeated. Undaunted by
their temporary set back, Mr.. Coy
zales, at the meeting of the police
jury last Wednesday, introd duced
another ordinance which was unani
mously adopted, calling another elec-
tion on the same subject, but provid-
ing for a bond issue of 100000 in
stead of. $4,000, and in this ordi-
nance, inserted the routes to be fol-
lowed in the construction of the pro-
posed roads, which routes are said to
be entirely satisfactory to all con-
cerned and he now feels confident
that the proposition will carry by a
practically unanimous vote.
j. G. Nargassans of St. Amant, the
other member Of the police jury
from the seventh ward, is also a great
believer in progress and improve
ment and very much of a live wire in
matters of good roads. For some
time past he has had under con-
sideration project for the creation
Of the Fourth Road District, taking in
the lower part Of the seventh ward,
including ST. Amant and vicinity, and
his plans being matured, at the meet
ing of the jury last Wednesday he
introduced an ordinance, which was
unanimously adopted, creating the
Fourth Road District and defining the
limits and boundaries thereof. At
the special meeting of the parish
legislators scheduled for next We'd
nesday. Mr.. Nargassans will intro
duce an ordinance, calling an cleo
ton in the new district to take the
sense Of the property taxpayers
thereof on the proposition to incur
an Indebtedness of 100000, for road
building, improvement and mainte-
nance, and to issue negotiable bonds
for said amount. The routes to be
followed by the roads which it is
have been delineated and agreed up
on by all parties in interest, and it is
not expected that any opposition will
develop at the election and that the
bond issue will carry unanimously.
There are many miles of roads in
the New River section of the parish,
so many in fact, that owing to the
enormous cost, it is absolutely i'm
possible to gravel them all at this
time. After careful consideration,
the most important and most fire.
uuented stretches have been agreed
upon for graveling iL both Of the new
districts and when these haVe been
completed, that section of the parish
will be provided with a network Of
roads which will ex-
tend to and include all of the thickly
populated centers and be within easy
reach of the residents whose property
do not border on the highway and
will be the means of convenient
travel and easy and ready conlmuni-
cation by and between the people of
that part of the parish with all other
parts thereof and will prove a great
boon to the entire population Of AS
cension.
Messrs Gonzales and .Nargassans
deserve the congratulations and
thanks of their constituents and Of
The. entire people of the parish for
heir activity, energy and pcrsever-
ance in these great road building pro-
iects which are soon to be realized,
and which will mean so much to the
people in general.