Woman's enterprise., 1922-03-10
COMMUNICATED.
Editor Woman's Enterprise:

in the city generally ana many men,
women and children in the city spe-
officially. refer to the matter of
permanent paving of East Boulevard
from Government Street to the city
limits and possibly the re-paving of
that part of East Boulevard between
Government and North Boulevard 50
as to make it continuous from the
Union Station down to the Greater
Agricultural College. Now, perhaps
on prima facie examination the "gen-
tie reader" will form the impression
that this movement is due to the fact
that / am myself resident of that
thoroughfare, and | want to say at
the beginning, that I, individually en-
pect to enjoy the privileges of the
improvement and that | am willing
to pay my share of the cost. want
to plead guilty of egotism to the ex-
tent that as a citizen Of Baton Rouge
with lifelong residence in this city
and in that particular portion of the
city, having seen it's expansion and
growth, | am vitally interested in the
promotion of the progress and pros
perity of that section on a par with
that of other sections of the city with
out favor and discrimination. | have
no apologies for this civic pride and
interest, and on the contrary | wish
that the same sentiment would per-
meate our entire population to the
advancement Of our community inter-
ests. 1t is for this very reason that
| have taken some interest in the
movement as will be seen from the
| following.
At meeting of a few residents and
Taxpayers of that section Of the city
held some two Sundays ago, the
twelve or fifteen men present dis
cussed the conditions which had ex-
listed during the spell of bad wealth
er in the first portion of the year
1t was found that during the exist
ence of bad spells, it is impossible for
medical assistance to be given those
afflicted with disease or sudden indis-
positions by reason Of the impossi.
oility to reach them. 1t is well
known fact that can be corroborated
by any practicing physician that it
is the custom during those periods to
leave the cars on Government Street
and when entering that portion of the
city lying south of Government, well
described as mo Mans Land" to
leave Hope behind, all they who enter
there. The Chief of the Fire De.
partment will Gorroborate the fact
that the operation Of fire apparatus
south of Government Street during
bad spells is not to be thought of OF
attempted and the same applies to
garbage wagons, and every other form
Of vehicular transportation. Car
traffic is impeded by the impossibility
Of the embarkation or debarkation of
passengers or by the stalling of We.
hicles on the car track. Nothing
short Of an aeroplane could be used
as a method of transportation in this
section under those conditions. II
one will consult the more recently is.
.sued maps of Baton Rouge, you will
be surprised to see that the one hall
of the city that appears to be laid of
in lots, that is that portion of the city
with continuity Of contour, lies be.
low Government Street. This will be
greatly accentuated when the Greater
Agricultural College makes the low.
er sections of the city, the residence
section, the boarding house section
the fraternity house section, the
homes for young men and young wo.
men attending the college from else
where in the state, country and the
entire world.
Many millions of dollars worth Of
public money expended in making
this place of which all can realize the
importance and magnitude, will nee.
essarily draw development but so fa1
only the far-sighted real estate peo.
pie have formed an appreciation Of
the coming events casting their shad.
ows before.
If one, consults the map it will be
seen that St. Ferdinand is the only
street going south of Government and
that after that, St. Charles, Royal and
st. Napoleon are obstructed by the
grounds of the State School for the
Deaf and Dumb and end at Asia
Street. st. Joseph which is entirely
in a natural depression and the basin
Of the COrpOration Canal is not sns.