New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-10

sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
frstclass 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 che duty Of the police Jury to
! cause the surveyor Of said parish or of some
! other, III ease there be no such officer, 60
| furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
! levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
! superintendence, in accordance with the
! specifications furnished, and the cost of this
! shall be assumed by the contractors.
! SEC. .. Be il further enacted, etc. That
| Che cost Of the construction of said shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions
| One-half each by the FROM propriet0rs Dor
derng on said road, pro rata and the said
police jury 81 she left bank parish of JET
ferson, and the proportion of the front pro
prietOrs shall Eemain lien and privilege
superior go 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 FecordeE at said
parish.
SEC 3. Be y further enacted, etc, That
il shall be the duty of said police jury of
the left bank, parish OF Jefferson, within
ten days from the passage OF this act, 70 adj
vertise for ten days in the official papers OF
til" parishes OF Jefferson and Orleans for
proposals, 80 be sealed and directed 80 said
police jury, and TO be opened by them i'll
open and public meeting OF said police Jury
on a. day 90 be named ia said advertise
ment, when said police jury shall! proceed
t" adjudicate tie contract to build said
road Z" the lowest bidder, and shall pro-
coed, in such form as said police Jury shall
determine, 70 make q 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 prOpec 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 Cx-
coed one wear.
SEC. j. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion Of said shell
road hereinbetOro provided for, it shall be
the duty of said police jury, during the
month of December Of each and every
year, to appropriate a 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. ). Be it 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 to the builders OF sand road, or
otherwise settle with them, as both parties
to the contract may agree, the proportion
of the police jury being one-half the total
cost thereof; and should there not be sutfi-
cient funds in the treasury, the police jury
are hereby authorized to levy a special tax
sufficient to pay the sum required upon all
the taxable property in the left bank par
ish Of Jefferson, to be equally assessed
according to the last assessment made be-
fore the levying Of such special tax; and
upon the collection of such special tax,
which shall be Immediately proceeded
with, said police jury shall pay its proper
ton Of the cost OF the shell road herein pro
vided for.
SEC. 6. Be iS !u ther enacted, etc. That
all laws or parts OF laws contrary to or in
consistent with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed.
SEC. J. BE it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after
Sighed O. II. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) K. u. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
4 true copy:
J. w. FAIRFAX.
Assistant Secretary Of State.