New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-16

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| To provide for 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 the
keeping of the same in repair, and to au-
thorize said police jury to levy special
tax for said purpose.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
veRed, 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 construG-
ton within one year from the adjudication
of the contract, OF shell road extending
along the Metairie 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 Missis-
sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
st-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 Ofsome
other, i'll case there be no such officer, to
furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
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 bor-
dering on said road, pro rata, and the said
police jury of the left bank, parish of JEFF
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
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 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 by them in
open and public meeting Of said police jury
on a day to be named in said advertise |
ment 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 &C |
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 shat this shall not ex-
coed one year.
SEC. 4. 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 be appropriated to any other
purpose.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc. That
upon the completion Of said shell road, and
said completion having been duly certified
20, according to the provisions of this act,
t shall be the duty of said police jury OF
he left bank, parish Of Jefferson, to at
'nce pay to the builders of said road, or
otherwise settle with them, as both parties
% the contract may agree, the proportion
# the police Jury being one-half the total
cost thereof; and should there not be suff-
lent funds in the treasury, the police jury
ire hereby authorized to levy a special tax
efficient to pay the sum required upon all
he taxable property in the left bank, par
Sh OF JEFFERSON, TO De equally assessed
ccOrding to the last assessment made be-
ore the levying of such special tax; and
Lpon the collection of such special tax,
Which shall be Immediately proceeded
With, said police jury shall pay its proper.
ion of the cost of the shell road herein pro
ided for.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
II laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
onsistent with the provisions Of this act
re hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
his act shall take effect from and after
Is passage.
(Signed) o. Fl. BREWSTER.
peaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
A true copy:
J. w. FAIRFAX,
Assistant Secretary of State