New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05

! 10 provide Tor tho construction OF a sheI
road in the parish of Jefferson by III
police jury Of the left bank OF said parish
and for the payment thereof; for tn
keeping Of the same in repair and to au
tLdrize said police jury to levy specia
tax for said purpose.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senat
and House of Representatives Of the Stat
of Louisiana in General Assembly COZ
vened, That it shall be the duty of tn,
police jury Of the left bank, parish of Jeffer
son. and it is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to pass and adopt, within ten day!
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 shell road extending
along'the Metairie ridge in said parish Of
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as tie Labarre road, anG
at the option of said police jury
| along the Labarre road to the river Missis.
sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
| tirst-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 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 tie
SDSCiutdlIOUS luIAlSL6us anu UuG COSL OI tQlS
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
one-half each by the front proprietors Dor
derIng Oh said road. pro rata, and the said
police jury Of the left bank, parish CT JEFF
terson, and the proportion OF the front pro-
prletOrs shall remain a lieu and privilege
superior to. all other liens and privileges
f1p frpu+ir1Cr py,c oiJ a -,
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-
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 adjudlcate the contract to build said
road to the lowest bidder, and shall pro-
eeed, in such form as said police jury shall
determine, to make a formal contract in ac
c0rdance 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. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion of said she'll
road herelnbetOre provided for, it shall lie
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
SECS 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,
i shall be the duty of said police jury OF
he left bank, parish of Jefferson, to at /
ynce pay to the builders of said road, or
otherwise settle with them, as both parties
2 the contract may agree, the proportion
# the police jury being one-half the total
,ost thereof and should there not be suff-
lent funds in the treasury, the police jury
re hereby authorized to levy a special tax
efficient to pay the sum required upon all
he taxable property in the left bank, par
81 of Jefferson, to be equally assessed
ccording to the last assessment made be-
ore the Ieyying Of such special tax; and
pom the collection of such special tax,
'hich shall be Immediately proceeded
18th, said police jury shall pay its proper
on Of the cost of the shell road herein pro
ided for
SEC. S, Be it further enacted, etc, That
Il laws or parts Of laws contrary to or in
onslstent with the provisions Of this act
re hereby repealed
SEC T. Be it further enacted, ETC., That !