The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-12-05
CITY Council Proceedings.
records


LAFAYETTE, La, Nov. IS, Ioo3.-A
special meeting of the City Council was
held this day, and there were present: Chas. |
y. Gallery, mayo. and councilmen Felix |
Demanade, A. E. Mouton, NJ. Rosenheld,
and Geo. A. DeBlanc. Absent: IL. l..
Fontenot. 7. O. sZou,on and d. V. Gar
debed.
The secretary being absent, Geo. A. De
R,anc was chosen as secretary pro tenn.
The contract for the cement walks to be
entered into with Mr.. Andrew E. Massicot,
lowest bidder was submitted by the street
committee, was read, and approved, with
the following additions and changes:
I. s.Cost of drain pipe to be borne by
| abutting OWNER
?. Amount of bond to be given by con-
tractor fixed at twenty-five hundred dollars
| :, Time for commencement of work to he
| within fifteen DAYS from Nov. 20, 1908; and
| the work to be completed within six months
thereafter.
4. Maximum width Tor depth) of curbing
| fixed at two 4 feet.
| And it was ordered that said contract
with the additions and changes, be approved
and spread upon the minutes, and said COM
mittee is authorized to close and sign the
| same with Mr. Massicot, and further, to &C
| cept the bond provided for in said contract
Mr. Massicot being present, expressed his
acceptance of above conditions.
| Specihcations for cement pavement to be
constructed on side walks of Lafayette, La,
as per ordinance past sed at regular meeting.
feet wide and curbing in cutters, shall
be paved with best cement pavement Con-
crete to be composed Of best vulcanite port
| ;cb nvke
Alsen or Hemoor. Nut shells or broken
hard bricks, no larger than two inch diane
ter, and sharp sand, and mixed as follows,
dry:
One part cement, three parts sand, and
six parts shells or broken hard bricks, with
, enough water to bring to working
| consistency. Concrete to be laid 3H inches
thick, we'll tamped and graded to proper
fall Finish the whole one inch of finishing
: cement of any of the above named, mixed
l half sharp sand, and half cement. Ap
piled true and smooth and foated anc
. worked to a polished surface. CURLING to
be of same thickness, and top, and outside
and concrete of same finish and of same
material as other pavement. 1t is also un'
: derstood that the bottom edge OF curb'ng Is
, to be no less than 4 inches below the bot
be guaranteed by the contractor, who shall
r. replace same if found defective within one
! wear from final payment. The contractor i
- to complete the work within the time sPeci
fed, must not obstruct the drainage while
e doing the work, and must remove all de
S bris and accumulated rubbish, and is t
O turn the cement pavement over, free o
:, stains and broom-clean, to the stree
" committee.
Il ..Ne yarietur'' annexed to Contract be
S tween Andrew E. Masscot, and City Coun
l., Gil of Lafayette, La, November II, 1908.
CHAS. d. CAFFERY,
g Notary Public
!. State of Louisiana
" Parish of Lafayette.
. This contract this day entered into be
- tween Andrew E. Massicot of the one pa
and the City Council of the town of LAT:
IL yette of the other part, the said City Cour
Gil being herein represented by the stree
committee Of said Council, of which Fell
e Demanade is chairman, witnesseth:
e That the said Andrew +. Massicot bine
- and oblirates himself to build ceme'
:. walk and curbing and to furnish all nece
w. sary material therefor, said walk to be S
A. feet in width and the curbing of sue
m width as may be required by the elevatio
D. said walk to be built between the CresSe
H. News Hotel and the courth house square, ar
again, between Felix Demanade's store ar
the Catholic church, in the town OF Lar
yette, La, according to the ordinance
Nv the City Council adopted October 3, 100
!, which said ordinance is made part hereof
w all intents and purposes, as If the san
ar were herein set out at length.
7 1t is moreover agreed to between sa
Mt contracting parties that said walk shall
I built strictly according TO the specifcat'o
IN also hereto annexed and made part herec
lie for which walk the said Mass'cot snail al
do the necessary grading. 1t is agreed tn