New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-08

sippi; said road shall be in all respects
frst-class shell road, and shall be built III
accordance with the specifications to be tur,
nished by the surveyor OF the parish; anu
it shall be the duty Of the police jury to
cause the surveyor Of said parish, or some
other, III case there be no such officer, to
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. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. AnaC
the cost of the construction OF SAID shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions,
one-half each by the front propriet0rs Dor
dering on said road, pro rata, and the sad
police Jury of the left bank, parish OF jet
fers0n, and the proportion OF the iron: 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 fuIly
maid, by recording the bills for the same1
duly certified by the surveyor OF SAID par
ish, in the office OF the recorder OF sad
parish.
SEC. s. Be i further enacted. etc, That
il shall be the duty OF said police jury OF
the left bank. parish OF Jefferson, WITHIN
ten DAYS from tie passage OF this act, TO adj
vertise for ten days i'll the official papers OF
the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans ior
proposals, to be sealed and directed to sad
police Jury, and to be opened by them IN
open and public meeting Of said police jury
en- 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 formal contract IN &C
cordance with the plans and specifications,
and said lowest proposal, with said lowest
lowest
bidder such security as said police jury may
think propec for the faithful performance
of the contract within such time as the sad
police jury and said contractors may agree,
it being understo TODD that 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
moneA out OF its treasury to keep sad 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 said 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 suffi-
Gent funds in the treasury, the police jury
are hereby authorized to levy special tax
sufficient to pay the SUM required upon all
the taxable property in the left bank, par
ish of Jefferson, 20 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
yided for.
SEC. s. Be is further enacted, etc. YhaS
al laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
consistent with the provisions Of this 2cS
are hereby repealed.
SEC. I. Be It further enacted, etc, That
This act shall take @ttec2 from and sftey
| Sighed, o. II. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) J. 3. =. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and PDesideQs Of 2he
Senate.
4 true copy:
!. w. RA9RFAx.
Assistant Secretary oG State