New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-06
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AN ACT

10 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 t@maU-
thorize said police jury to levy special
tax for said purpose.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Senate
ana House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
veDed, That it shall be the duty of the
police Jury of the left bank, parish Of etter-
son, and it is hereby authorized and en-
powered 20 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 a shell road extending
along the Metairie ridge in said parish Of
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the LabarTe road, and
ut the option Of said police jury
along the Labarre road to the river Missis-
sippi; said road shall be in all respects
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 the duty of the police jury to
cause the sury eyor Of said parish, or ofsome
other, in 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 the
specifications furnished. and the cost OF this
shall be assumed by the contractors,
SEC. g 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 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
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
open and public meeting of said police jury
on 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
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 that this shall not ex-
coed one year.
SEC. A. 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
sum shall not be appropriated to any other
purpose.
SEC S, Be it further enacted, etc, That |
upon the completion of said shell road, and |
SAID completion having been duly certified |
70, according to the provisions Of this act, !
" snatt be the duty of said police jury OF |
lne IeIt bank, parish of Jefferson, to at |
once pay 10 the builders Of said road or
Otherwise settle with them, as both parties
TO the contract may agree, the PROPORTION
u the police jury being One-haIf the total
cost thereof; and should there not he sniff
5ient funds in the treasury, the notice i11r1
are hereby authorized to levy a speciai fax
sufficient to pay the sum required upon ali
he taxable property in the left bank. par
Sh OF JelIefson, 10 DC equally assessed
ccording to the last assessment made be-
ore the leyying of such special tax: and
pon the collection of such special tax.
which shall be Immediately proceeded |
nth, said police jury shall pay its proper
ion of the cost of the shell road herein pro
ided for
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
4 laws or parts OIL laws contrary to or in
onsistent with the provisions of this act
re hereby repealed.
SEC, Z, Be it further enacted etc. That