The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-08-26
Burnside Notes and Leaks.
By Henry C. Braud.

| by 1Aehfy y. braud-
J. F. Saxon went to New Orlean
Wednesday, returning the next da,
with his son, Jim, who spent tw,
months in Savannah, Ga. While O,
his vacation he njoyed several autt
drives, one Of 800 miles to Asheville
IN. C.
/ Victor Grima, only son of George
IGrima, rice bro ker Of New Orleans
Twas a business visitor here this week
| He was the guest Of Edgard j. Wag
1uespack.
| Rice buyers are as thick as fddles
in hades. They all seem to have g
"gentlemen's agreement" as to the
price to pay for the cereal. Very
little difference whether you sell tc
A or B, New Orleans or Baton Rouge
The gateway to the Burnside de-
pot has been made easy for automo-
biles and trucks. A cattle guard level
with the ground affords freedom OF
passage day and night without delay
or cost. The plantation gate will have
to be used by all vehicles drawn by
horses for a while longer when it will
be removed and the road to the depot
Opened to all.
When a new levee is built that des-
troys a ramp, it should be restored,
whether by the United State govern
ment, the state or levee board, and
maintenance afterwads by the same
governing authorities. Wave wash is
attended to on the river side, why
not rain wash on ramps on the levee
side? Why? because the planters
farmers, storekeepers and the public
generally have no lobby at Washing
ton or Baton Rouge.
1t is regrettable that the Fourth
Road District in this parish has been
enjoined. The suit is against the
State Highway Commission. Evident
ly our police jury at it's meeting of
July 26, feared serious trouble 'in
case the said suit it pressed" and
| they deemed it necessary to employ
an attorney to act as special counsel.
Act No. 1875 of 1912, Section l,
makes it the duty of the district at
torneys of the several judicial ditricts
| to b. regular attorneys and coun-
sells of the police juries, etc, Section
II, provides for the retention Of spe-
cial counsel on approval of the gov
ernor and attorney general, and "that
no police jury shall retain or employ
any special attorney or counsel to
represent it in any special matter or
pay any compensation for any legal
services whatever unless a real ne
cessity exists therefor, y. Stating
fully the reasons for such action"
Now, the police jury says, in passing
the resolution asking for help {:
"Whereas, the police jury is inform
ed that the auxiliary road board of
Road District No. will be made a
party defendant to said suit, and
whereas it is necessary that the
said auxiliary road board employ an
attorney at law as special counsel,
to represent and defend it in said
suit The question is, why should
lit be necessary for the police jury
in their present dilemma to make pro-
vision for special counsel? / wish to
know the reasons for it, when the
district attorneys are commanded by
law to defend all suits against police
iuries, boards, etc: More money for
lawyers, less gravel for roads. The
provisions made in Act 1876 Of 1912,
to employ special counsel to defend
police juries and boards when neces-
sary, by giving good reasons for help,
must be that in case a Weakilng was
elected district attorney in any judi
cial district, then they would not be
helpless. May be a wise precaution.
The latest heard from James K.
Vardaman, was that he was running
from Mississippi with 10000 votes for
the United States senate, followed by
man with $4,000 votes and wo-
man with 1900 votes, all headed for
Washington, D. C. This gives former
president Wilson majority of H.
1000. Hubert Stephens majority over
Vardaman will be announced after
September S.. On August Is, last,
Vardaman received 43 per cent Of the
total vote cast. Miss Kearney, since
the election, has donated her 10000
votes to Stephens. Big hearted Wo-
man.
The Sullivan and Behrman fac
tions in New Orleans are now array
ed against each other and are known
as the new and old regulars. They
are regulars all the time after the
spoils. They should sail under the
name G. 0. P. Good Orleans
Patronage) and allow the voters to
distinguish for themselves between
the good and the bad to fill the Off
ces. This should be the only issue.
Try it.