Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-11-13

Rouge ; to define the duties of his Office,
and also to direct the manner OF build
ing temporary l%evees, and such ievees as
the Board Of Public Works may fail to
have made.
Sec. | Be 1t ordained by the police
jury of the parish OF West Baton Rouge,
that there be created the office of Road
and Levee Inspector for the parish, who
shall hold Office for the term Of enc year.
and receive an annual salary Of one
thousand dollars
Sec. 2 That the police jury, at its
June session, shall elect the Inspector of
Roads and Levees, and be shall give
bond, with two good securities, in the
sum Of five thousand dollars for the faith.
full performance Of his duties, and shall
take an oath to fulfil the dutiee of bis
office according to law.
Sec. 3 That the Inspector shall have
the right to appoint deputy inspectors,
not to exceed twelve in number, who shall
take the same oath as presented Tor the
Inspector, and shall receive a salary of
twenty-five dollars, and shall be uudsr
his supervision and control.
Sec. 4 That the Inspector OF Roads
and Levees shall have general charge of
the roads and levees Of this parish, under
the direction of the police jury, and be-
fore the first Monday of September OF
each year, be shall. make a thorough In
spection of same, and shall make a sworn
report of said inspection to the police
jury at its September session, in which be
shall give 3 description and amount OF
new work and repairs to be done, under
act of the Legislature, and may add any
suggestions he may deem proper as to
the manner and time of building said
work.
Sec. 5 That during each month sue
ceeding September, until the rise OF the
water, the Inspector shall make an III
spection, and should the caviug of the
banks of the Mississippi river, or any
other unforeseen event render 1t necessary,
he shall give notice to the President of
the police jury who shall immediately
I'VE the police jury to provide for
such exigency.
Sec. 6 That upon LIE adoption by the
police jury, at it's September session, or
at anv time thereafter, {. the report Of
the Inspector. with such changes and
notifications as ma be deemed necssa
nv, said Inspector shall Immediately ad-
~vertise in the official journal for propo-
sails for the making of said works, FOR
thirty days following the first advertise
meDt. in which he shall give description
of work, time Of commencement and COM
%pletion, time aud conditions of payment,
and shall reserve lie right of rejecting
such proposals as would not be to the
advantage OF the parish.
Sec. 7 That iD the event no proposals
or bids should be received, or in case OF
their rejection, the Inspector shall adver-
tise the works for sale at public auction
to the lowest bidder in the official Journal
for fifteen days, and at this sale, which
shall take place at the Court House Of
this parish, should there be no bids, said
works shall be built in the manner here
matter provided
Sec. 8 In the advertisements for bids
and proposals, in the notice for The sale
of the work. and in all contracts in fur
therancs of this ordinance, the Inspector
shall s~tipulate that all works, or repairs
on l~evees, must be completed by the 18th
day of December of each year, provided
be have not fixed an earlier period. He
shall also iosert in said contract the penal
clause contained 10 Section 10.
Sec. 9 That 10 all contracts for re
pairs or new works on ~leyees. the Inspcc-
tor shall-require of the contractor, or
contractors, good and solvent security in
a sum one-fourth over aud above the
amount of the contract for the fnIl6lment
of bis or their obligations.
SEC. 10 The repairs, or new works,
shall be made under the direction of the
Inspector. or such Of bis deputies as be
may designate, and at the January $685.
ion of the police jury be shall make a
report of the progress of all works order.
ed, and the general condition Of the roads
and levces Of the parish ; and should ii
be found that any contractor, or contrac.
tors, have failed to complete his or their
contract ia the manner and time stipula
ted, he shall forfeit to the parish twenty
FIVE per cent. of the amount Of said con.
tract. This condition shall apply to all
contracts in which the parish may be in
terested.
Sec II That during high water, the
Inspector shall make an.inspection of the
levees at least once a week. He shall