The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-05-18


provide for the payment Of the price
thereof:
Sec. BE it ordained by the police
jury for the parish OF Grant. That
the plans and specifications for the
court house to be erected, submitted
by F. B. Hull, architect, be, and the
same are approved and adopted.
Sec. 2-Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That the bid and offer of F. b. & w.
s. Hull. to furnish the labor and ma
terial and to build a court house at
Colfax. in accordance with the plans
and specifications, approved and
adopted as Aforesaid, be, and the
same are hereby accepted, and the
price as agreed upon Is fixed at the
sum of Twenty Three Thousand Dol
lars, ($23, O00), conditioned to bear
interest at the rate Of six (6) per cent
Of December, 1901, until the full and
final payment, subject to such addi-
lions or deductions as may be pro-
vided for hereinafter, or by the terms
OF the contract to be made in pursu-
ance hereof.
Sec. S-Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That the clerk OF the police jury, be,
and IL hereby empowered to make
and enter into q Notarial Contract
and agreement with +. B. & w. 8.
Hull, for the erection of a court house
in accordance with the plans, specifi-
cations, and details prepared by w.
8. Hull, and accepted and approved,
and In accordance with the bid and
proposal made by F. B. & w. s. Hull,
contractors, for the price and sum of
twenty-three thousand dollars. 49,
O0O), which price is to be subject to
such Increase or dimunitiOn as may
result In the changes or additions In
the plans or material that may be
agreed upon, and the said contracted
price shall bear interest at the rate of
six (6l per cent per annum from the
first day of December, 1901. and shall
be paid annually on the first day of
March, in installments as hereinafter
provided, and this ordinance shall be
and become q part OF the nOtarial
contract herein directed to be made.
Sec. 4-Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That this court house shall be erected
on the square OF ground situated In
the town Of COlfax, and thus describ-
ed, (being the property of the parish
of Grant), to-wit: Block No. Ii, OF
the town OF Colfax. Louisiana, as
per official map on file in the Clerk
and Recorders Office In and for Grant
parish.
Sec. 5-Be it further ordained, etc.,
That there be and there Is hereby lew
led an annual tax of ten (1O) mills on
the dollar ($D on the assessed valua-
tiOn OF all property, subject to taxa
ton in the parish of Grant, for each
and every year, for and during the
period of ten years. beginning with
the year of 1901, and for and during
the further periods that it may be
necessary under the terms of this or
dinance and the contract in pursu-
ance thereof, as shall be necessary to
meet payment of the price herein be-
fore set forth, In principal and inter-
est, and out OF the said tax OF ten
mills herein made and levied, being
the levee OF the tax for general reve-
nue. purposes, rs allowed by law,
there Is hereby set apart, pledged,
and appropriated, two mills for the
years of 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905,
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909. 1910, and for any
of succeeding years necessary
to pay the full contract price, and
the proceeds of this two mills are
hereby set apart, pledged and apprO-
priated I'm advance to pay the afOre-
said contract price and the interest
thereon for the erection Of q court
house as herein provided, and the
same shall be paid to F. B. & w. s.
Hull or their assigns, as follows: On
the first day Of March, 1902, out of
the revenues of 1901, the sum of twen-
ty-six hundred and forty-five 81, 645)
On the first day Of March,
1903, out of the revenues of 1902, the
sum of thirty-flve hundred and forty
two ($3.542) dollars. On the first
day of March 1904, out of the revenues
of 1903, the sum of thirty-fOur hum
dred and four ($3404) dollars. On
the first day of March, 1905, out of
the revenues Of 1904, the sum OF thirty
two hundred and sixty-six ($3266)
dollars. On the first day Of March,
1906, out of the revenues of 1905, the
sum of thirty-One hundred and TWEEN
ty eight ($312S) dollars. On the first
day Of March. 1907, out of the revenues
Of 1906. the sum Of twenty-nine hum
dred and ninety ($2990) dollars. On
the first day OF March, 1908, out of
the revenues of 1907, the sum Of twen-
ty-eight hundred and fifty-two ($2852)
dollars. On the first day Of March,
1909, ont of the revenues of 1905, the
sum of twenty-seven hundred and
fourteen ($27l4) dollars. On the first
day of March, 1910, out Of the reve-
nues of 1909, the sum of twenty-five
hundred and seventy-six ($2576) dol
lars. On the first day of March, 1911,
out Of the revenues of 1910, the sum
Of twenty-fOur hundred and thirty
eight ($2438) dollars. On the first
lay Of March, 1912, out of the reve-
nues of 1911, the last installment
whatever there might be due, for the
balance of the contrac. price herein
which sum shall be fixed
md determined nv final settlement.