New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-06-18
THE NEW IBERIA-BURKE HIGHWAY.


was intention any notice of an article which
occurred in the sheet of contemporary last wherein
to the Police Jury and not least to our Young friend
Perry Burke the State Road Inspector when took occasion
highway construction Since however
that We have been charged with everything dsabe wish
ment that from Missouri binder put
the road opinion of still remain unchanged In
others upon the highway These comments found their way into
print not for the of knocking On The contrary they
reproduced solely TO have the defect corrected which
thought could be done by applying binder material to the
wash gravel on top of the road We do not doubt that the eeen
out thus putting all of the rocks the top of the surface making
hard to hold an automobile position without skddns INTO the
ditch. But upon and have been
severely criticised for auac of the best citizens of
Iberia voice the same opinion expressed in our number
June On Saturday evening the
road in controversy and then became more convinced than
nough binder used in proportion the wash gravel and will
take several months bard before will become real perfect
smooth highway.
What surprised great effort con-
temporary made running down engineers to have them take
with attempting scred and reflect upon the members of the
Police Jury we'll as the engineers We never at any time stated
partment that the differs from the plans and
specifications On the contrary simply meant to call the at
put upon possible before with its occupants
is precpated into ditch In the first place. in discussing the
highway with Police Juror L. Cyrus Deanc he promptly
made clear that outside of furnishing rata and directing
the route that the Police Jury really had jurisdiction the
either side of the Segura make the highway very
how serious will be- Would not have been logical thing to
have graded the road with dirt taken from nearby field
highway We think so notwithstanding any government eng
neers contradiction they from Texas Baton Rouge?
The Enterprise has time been unfair either
public Official road contractor, Knowingly and will
always voice the sentiments Of its readers Natter whether
charged with knocking not The article not written
printed merely to have the defect corrected
II is far better to direct the attention of public
of this is finished so that the
trouble can be remeed will be remembered when ~tr
fled brick street laid the Post Office Immediately
directed the attention OF the to the unsmooness of
street and neighbor out in lengthy article claiming
did not know what talking about Instead
not to give thinkers d. and the that our costly vitr
fed paving is irregular and unfinished it is veritab
that leads to the Southern Pacific depot we have poor job
Main Street attribute our contempt
ed by the In conversation with him anent his
article few days later he admitted that he
take and too asy in his conclusions when he
TASK Tor direction attention to the defective work.
After several months heavy traffic the New Ibera Burke
viii be at the cost of the that no tires
can stand the heavy strain necessary in steering
While do like dgress from the original subject but
nce we are termed knocker wish again to remind our
aw The light Of day and even in childhood If
that built The present high school be found he will
Ind the name Of the editor mentioned among list
lonor and viii compare with of the contributions
sss a .a e b fact . not os
ears sr gave our eontempo1! means Of livelihood"
oi sls s Raee on ss S
resent We have never Refused failed 70 do share
ea Why our contemporary should make Il his business
tke issue with almost every word uttered IN this jounaI we
so Re s 10 ps ''s e ,e 1 % s that
r motives? We sincerely hope he is too ba 10 stoop ri
~hoisssne iaa si follow e'of . ethics
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