New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-15

| frstrclass she'll road, and shall be built IN
| accordance with the specifications to be fur
nished by the surveyor of the parisha and
| it shall be the duty of the police jury to
cause the surveyor of said parish, or OF some
other, in case there be no such officer, to
| furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
superintendent, in accordance with the
| specifications furnished, and the cost of this
shall be assumed by the contractors.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the cost Of the construction of said shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions,
0nehalf each by the front proprietors b0r-
dering on said road, pro rata, and the said
police Jury Of the left bank, parish Of JET
fersGn, ana the proportion of the front pro-
prietors shall remain lien and privilege
superior to all other liens and privileges
upon the property fronting on said road in
favor Of the contractors thereof, until fully
paid, by recording. the bills for the same,
duly certified by the surveyor of said par
ish, in the office Of the recorder OF said
parish.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted etc, That
it shall be the duty of said police jury OF
the left bank. parish OF Jefferson, within
ten days from the passage of this act, to ad-
vertise for ten days i'll the official papers OF
the parishes Cf Jefferson and Orleans tor
proposals, to be sealed and directed to said
police Jury and to be opened by them in
open and public meeting of said police jury
on a day to be named IN said advertise
nent, when said police jury shall proceed
to adjudicate the contract to build said
road to the lowest bidder, and shall pro-
coed, in such form as said police jury shall
determine, to make a formal contract in ac
cordance with the plans and specifications,
and said lowest proposal, with said lowest
bidder, and may require OF such lowest
bidder such security as said police jury may
think pr0pe, for the faithful performance
Of the contract within such time as the said
police jury and said contractors may agree,
1T being understood that this shall not e&-
coed one YEAR.
SEGA. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion of said shell
road hereinbcfOr6 provided for, it shall be
the duty of said police jury. during the
month of December OF each and every
year, to appropriate sufficient sum OF
money out OF its treasury to keep said road
in repair during the current year, which
sum shall not be appropriated 30 any other
purpose.
SEC. 3. Sc il further enacted, ETC.. That
upon the completion OF said shell road, and
said completion having been duly certified
to. according to the provisions of this act,
it shall be the duty OF said police jury OF
the left bank, parish Of Jefferson, to at
once pay 10 the builders of taid road, or
otherwise settle with them. as both parties
to the contract may agree, the proportion
of the police jury being onehalf the total
cost thereof; and should there not be sut1i-
Gent funds in the treasury the police jury
are hereby authorized 10 levy special tax
sufficient to pay the sum required upon all
the taxable property ia the left bank. par
ish OF jefferson, To- be equally assessed
according 30 the last assessment made be-
fore the leyying of such special tax; and
upon she collection OF such special tax,
which shall he Immediately proceeded
with, said police jury shall pay It's proper
ton of the cost Of the shell road herein pro-
vided for.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts Of laws contrary to or in
consistent with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
(Sjgned) P. 3. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
A true copy:
j. W. FAIRFAX,
Assistant Secretary of State.