New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-02

To provide tor the construction Of Shell
Road in the parish of Jefferson, by the
Police Jury of the left bank OF said PARISH,
and for the payment thereof. for keeping
the same III repair, and to authorize said
Police Jury to levy special tax Tor said
purposes.
SECTION /. De it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
Tina, the Police Jury Of the left bank, parish
OF Jefferson, s hereby authorized and EN-
powered to pass and adopt, within ten days
from the pa5sae e of this act, the necessary
ordinances and resolutions for the cOnstruc-
ton, within six months from the adjudlca-
ton of the contract, of shell road, extend
ing along the Metairie Ridge in said parish
of Jefferson, from the New Orleans Canal,
west TO the Labarre road, and along said
Labarre road to the Mississippi river; said
road shall be built in strict accordance with
the specifications which are hereuntO al
tached, and it shall be the duty of the Police
Jury of the parish of Jefferson to cause the
Surveyor of said parish to furnish the
necessary plans, lines, grade levels, curves,
ETC., and to take the general surerintend-
ence, in accordance with the above specif-
cations, and the cost of this shall be assumed
by the contractor.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the cost of the construction OF said shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions.
one half each, by the front proprietors
bordering on said road, pro rata, and
the said Police Jury OF the left bank,
parish Of Jefferson, as described in
the specifications hereunto attached; and
the proportion of the front proprietors shall
remain q lien and privilege superior to all
other liens and privileges upon their prop
erty fronting on said road in favor of tie
constructors thereof, until fully paid, by re.
Cording the bills for the same, duly certi-ed
by the surveyor Of said parish, il the office
! OF the recorder Of said parish.
SEC 8. Be il further enacted. ETC., That it
shall be the duty of the said Police Jury Of
| the left bank. parish Of jefferson, within
| ten days from the passage of this act, to adj
vertise for twenty days, in the official papers
OF the parishes OF Orleans and Jefferson, foT
proposals to be sealed and directed 10 said
! Police Jury, and to be opened By them IN
| open and public meeting of said Police Jury,
on day to be named in said advertisement,
when said Police Jury shall proceed to adju-
| dicate the contract TO build said road 10 the
| lowest bidder; aud shall proceed in such
| form as sa;dP dice, Jury shall determine, to
make formal contract in accordance with
piaus aud specifications and said lowest
| proposal with said lowest bidder. and may
| require OF such lowest bidder such security
as said Police Jury may think proper, for the
| faithful performance OF lhe CONTRACT WltGiu
| six months from the adjudication thereof.
| SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| from and after the date of comp elton OF
| said shell road hereinbefore provided for, II
shall be the duty Of saia Police Jury, during
the month of December of each and every
| year, to appropriate q sufficient sum OF
money out of its treasury to keep said road
| in repair during the current year, which
said sum shall not be appropriated to any
other purpose.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted ETC., THAI
| upon the completion OF said shell road, and
said completion having been duly certified
TO according to the provisions OF this act, il
shall be the duty of said Police Jury of the
left bank of the parish of Jefferson, to al
once pay to the builders of said road the
proportion of said Police Jury, being one.
half of the tota! cost thereof; and should
there not be sufficient funds in the treasury
Of said Police Jury, then said Police Jury
are hereby authorized to levy a special tax,
sufficient to pay the sum required upon all
the taxable property in the left bank OF the
parish of Jefferson, to be equally assessed
according to the last assessment made be-
fore the levying of such special tax; and
upon the collection of such special tax,
which shall be Immediately proceeded with,
said Police Jury shall pay lis proportion OF
the cost of the shell road herein provided
for.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc.,
That all laws or parts of laws contrary to OF