New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-31
No. 81.
AN ACT

| To provide tor the construction Of a shell
road in the parish of Jefferson by the
police jury of the left bank of said parish,
and for the payment thereof; for the
keeping OF the same in repair, and to aU-
thorize said police jury to levy special
tax for sad purpose.
SECTION !. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives Of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
! veued. That it shall be the duty Of the
police jury of the left bank, parish Of Jetfer
son, and it is hereby authorized and EN-
| powered to pass and adopt, within ten days
| from the passage of this act, the necessary
ordinances and resolutions for the construc-
ton within one year from the adjudication
OF the contract, OF a shell road extending
along the MetaiTie ridge in said parish of
Jefferson. from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the Labarre road, and
at the option OF said police jury
along the Labarre road to the river Misss-
SppI: said road shall be in all respects
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 sury eyOr of said parish, or of some
other, i'll 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. ,. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the cost of the construction of said shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions,
onc-halI each by the front prOprietOrs Dor
deTing on said road, pro rata, and the saId
police jury of the left bank, parish Of jet
fersOn, and the proportion of the front pro
prietOrs shall remain a 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
isb, in the office of the. recorder of said
parish.
SEQ. 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 adj
vertise for 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 bv them in
open and public meeting of said police jury
on day TO be named IN said advertise
ment, when said police jury shall proceed
TO adiudcate 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 &C
cordance with the plans and specifications.
and SAID lowest proposal, with said lowest
bidder and may reilrirr' ,f e,nb Lowest
bidder srrG sarmrt, said rolco i,,r ~
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SEC. I. Be it further enacted. etc. That
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gue Guty OF sad ponce jury, during the