New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-07

| sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
| trst-class shell road, and shall be built IN
| accordance with the specifications to be fur
nished by the surveyor of the parish; and
| it shall be the duty of the police jury to
| cause the surveyor OF said parish or 0fsome
other, i'll case there be no such officer, to
furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
uperlntendence, 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,
one-half each by the front proprietors Dor
dering on said goad, pre- rata, and the said
police jury of Che left bank, parish of JEFF
ferson, and the proportion of the front proc
priet0rS 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 3 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-
yertlse tor ten days in the official papers OF
the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans for
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
meRt, 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 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 proper for the faithful performance |
of the contract within such time as the said |
police jury and said contractors may agree, |
it being understood that this shall not eX- |
coed one year.
SEC j. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
from and after the completion of said shell |
road hereinbefore 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 De appropriated to any @ther
purpose. J
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., Shat
upon Che completion Of said shell &oad. and
said completion having been duly certified
90, according 60 rhe provisions of 8his act, ,
it shall be the duty % said police jury %
the left bank, parish Of Jefferson, 20 at
once pay TO the builders OF said road, or
aettle with them, as both parties
to the contract may agree, the propoGtionY
Of the police jury being one-half the sotaI b
cost thereof; and should there not be sutfi-
6ient funds in the treasury, the police jury
are hereby authorized to levy special tax
sufficient TO pay the sum required upon auY
he taxable property in the left bank, par
sh of Jefferson, TO be equally assessed !
according 20 the last assessment made lpe-
ore the Ievying OF such special tan; and
lp0R the collection Of such special tax,
which shail be immediately proceeded
Fith, said police jury shall pay It's proper
ion Of the GGsS OF the shell road heyeiD pro
7ided for.
SEC, s. Be iS ?urtnes enacted, etc, Thae
IL laws or parts of laws contrary 10 or in !
with the provisions OF shis act !
re hereby repealed.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted etc. That
his act shall take effect SroM ana after
JsignedY o. II. BREWSTER. J.
peaker of the House of Representatives. +
!Signed) z. B. $. PINCHBACk. u
lieutenant Governor and President Of Che
Senate
i true copy:
90 w. FAIRFAX. T.
Assistant Secretary Of StaSeo