The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
WORK ON EUNICE
STREETS RETARDED
LACK OF MATERIAL
uAvoe BERWICK SAYS TRAFFIC
IN 4coRN JUICE" IN HIS
CITY MUST STOP

ora1 matters Wnlcn SnOulu De Drought
j tbe attention of your honorable
bodv. There seems to be no attempt
made on the part of the town marshal
:. enforce the how law, and if any
attempt is being made it is done in
sucb a half hearted manner that no
attention Is being paid to it. Hogs
ran be found on almost any street in
,own at all hours of the day and night
contrary to town ordinance. I have
reneatedly called the attention of the
town marshall to this and have been
always told that he would look into
Il and have the law enforced. have
never noticed any appreciable change.
have forwarded to each of you
comics of letters recently written to
the marshal on the subject in order
that YOU may be conversant with all
the facts. l will welcome any sug-
gestions on the part Of members the
council as to the best method Of pro-
cedure to have the laws Of our town
enforced
| have refrained from bringing this
matter up before the council as | had
hoped that our administration would
come to a successful termination
without any friction Of any kind and
II can now If our marshall will only
do his duty in enforcing the laws. We
obligated ourselves when elected to
do so and l feel that we owe it to the
people who put us in office.
Our only reason for being in office
now Is that our predecessors were not
enforcing the laws as written on the
ordinance book, and the citizens de
sired a change. They will certainly
be entitled to a change again should
we be derelict in our duty.
think that the records will show
that there has been conviction in
practically every case that has been
brought before the mayors court
showing conclusiyely that l am max
ing an honest endeavor to do my
part.
If forced to do so by the non-en-
forcement Of the hog law l can get a
man at $500 a month and the fee al
lowed by the law, who / promise will
keep the streets clear Of hogs. This
salary Of $500 to be deducted from
the salary now being paid the town
marshall.
infinitely prefer that the marshall
do his duty and draw the salary as
originally agreed upon. l hope the
council will enter into general and
free discussion on this subject, and
assure you gentlemen that my only
motive in bringing it to your attention
now is to see a very necessary law en-
forced.
am very sorry to be compelled to
state that the liquor traffic in our
town is more or less in vogue. 1t is
not altogether unusual to see a drunk
on the streets, and cannot help but
feel that with the proper attention
this can be reduced to a minimum.
] am also convinced from what In
formation / am able to get that this
"Corn Juice" whisky is being brought
in here via AUTOMOBILES from the
town Of opelousas. In my Judgment
Il would be very easy to get these
cars on their return trip and appre-
bend the parties bringing 1t in as 1t
Is no big secret as to who they are.
] have some information in regard
to this liquor traffic in the town Of
Eunice, which hope l will not be
forced todisclose, as think the ends
OF justice can be met just as well
without doing so, but as warning
will state that unless more decided
effort is made to suppress same will
be compelled to do so.
Contract work on the streets is not
progressing as / would like to see it.
Contractor assures me that he is do
ing all that he possibly can to get
material. but is having some trouble
IN getting gravel with proper rock
content in 1t, and we are requiring
mat contract be lived up to In this
respect. All of this has been threshed
out some gravel has been placed on
street and we hope that work will now
progress in a satisfactory manner
would suggest to council that salary
Oh night marshall be raised to 500
per month. Mr.. Bihm, present night
marshall tells me that it is impossible
lot MIN tosmake both ends meet with
present salary, having to support {
large family. can recommend Mr.
blnm as being a most efficient Officer
ana always being on the job, and / an
now using him to do a great deal o.
usy work for me. He has succeeded
n breaking up the gang Of night rob
oers that have operated in our towr
almost ever since we have been il
ofrlee and at the next term of cour
we hope to secure several conviction
ol parties he has arrested for thii
offence.
DUDLEY BERWICK,
Mayor.