New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-07
No. 81.
AN ACT

To provide tor 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 a 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.
vened, That it shall be the duty of the
police jury of the left bank, parish of Jeffer-
| son, and it is hereby autho rzed 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 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 Mssis-
| sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
| frst-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
uperintendence, 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,
one-half each by the front projectors Dor
deaing on said road, pro rata, and the said
police jury Of the left bank parish Of JEFF
terson, and the proportion of the front pro-
pretors shall remain lien ANA privilege
superior to all other liens and privileges
i
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 adiudicate 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 aG
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,
1t being understood that this shall not ex-
coed one year.
SEC. T. 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 a sufficient sum Of |
money out OF its treasury to keep said road |
IN repair. during the current year, which I
sum shall not be appropriated to any other
purpose. So /
SEC. 5. Be it Turther 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 said road, or |
otherwise settle With them, as both parties
% the contract may agree, the proportion
II the police jury being une-half the total
cost thereof; and should there not be sutfi-
,ient funds in the treasury, the police jury
ire hereby authorized to levy special tax
to pay the sum required upon all
he taxable property IN the left bank, par
sh Of Jefferson, to be equally assessed
ccording to the last assessment made be-
ore the levying Of such special tax; and
pon the collection Of such special tax,
hich shall be Immediately proceeded
7lthr said police jury shall pay It's proper
ION OF the cost of the shell road herein pro- Z
ided for
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That 4
Il laws or parts of laws contrary TO or in
onslstent with the provisions Of this act
re hereby repealed.
SEC z, Be it further enacted, ETC., That ,