The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-20

each end and on each side, to be
placed directly. over those in the
lower story, and a window in each
gable end. The rafters to Be sup
ported by cripple studding from the
upper loists, which are to extend
over, with a good cypress gutter,
and form an o. G. cOrniCe all around
the building and up the gable ends.
The roof to project over, Is inches.
The lower and upper stories to be
'ceiled with seasoned, dressed pine,
tOngued and gTooved, and the lower
one to be eeiled in like manner un-
der the joists. Both floors to be
laid with seasoned pine plank Ii
inches thick, tongued and grooved,
and dressed ON the upper side. The
building to be raised 3 feet from
the bottom of the stills to the
ground, with 80 heart cypress
blocks under it, and those Under
the outer walls to be laid down
aside. The whole outside of TIE
building to be Reather-boarded
with dressed pine, and to be Cow
cred with cypress heart shingles,
and substantial cypress steps 8 feet
wide, to be erected at the front
door. ...
On motion, duly seconded, the
following proposition was put to q
vote, I'd wit: Be it ordained, that,
for the purpose of raising o fund to
build a Courthouse for this parish, !
a special ad volorem tax of four
mills on each dollar of the valua-
ton of all real and personal proper
ty in this parish; shall be assessed, !
levied and collected, on the assess
ment rolls of 1871 and that a spe-
cial parish tax or license, for the |
same purpose be levied and col
lected on trades professions and
occupations, for the year 1872, of
one hundred per cent. on the State
Lioebses for the year 1871 |
Messrs. Hagar and Moss voting
IN favor of said special lax and IL
,ense, and Messrs. Farquhar and
Hebert voting against it where
lpon the President gave o casting
FOte in favor of said tax. 7 |
On motion, Resolved, that this
body adjourn till tomorrow morn
ng at s o'clock. g.. ... ..a
JANUARY ID, 1874 !
The Polite Jury met this 18th
lay of JANUARY, A. d. 1879, pursr-
Int to adjournment. Present: J.
T. Ryan, President J. Hagar, OIL
{. Moss and p. A. Hebert. +
On motion, be it ordained, that
he Courthouse Committee be au-
horized to exercise their discretion
q supplying any deficiency in the {
Ian furnished, and report to the
PRESIDENT of this body ON or before I
he list day of February next. Il
On motion, be it ordained, that !
pom the receipt of said report, the !
resident OF this body shall adver-
ise for 30 DAYS, the letting of Che
ontract to build said house, &C.
ording to the plan and Specifca- ;
ions furnished; the bids to be
made by sealed proposals; and at
be expiration of said period he
hall, in the presence Of Messrs.
'. H. Haskell and j. A. Spence, ]
roceed to open and examine said /
and adiudicate said con-
ract to the lowest bidder; pro- !
ided, he furnish bond and salts
sctory security, conditioned for !
ie faithful performance Of his con q
net.
On motion, be it ordained, that :
lid contractor be required to fur
ish bond, etc, payable to the
OF this body, and to his {
lccessors in office, in the sum Of l
ne-half the price Of the contract,
onditioned that he begin work OF
Tia hoHse within thirty days from
10 letting al said contract, and J
nj Il