The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-03
City Council Proceedings.

| Lafayette, La, Sept. 8, I9o3.-A regula
meeting of the City Council was this .da,
Mouton, F. Demanadc, II. l.. Fonteno,
NJ. K"senfel:, G.. \. DeBlanc. Absent
ID. V. Gardeblcd.
1t was moved by G. a. DeBlanc and dull,
seconded, and carried that the following
ordinance he adopted:
AN ORDINANCE, providing for the con
struction and paving of side walks
along the streets of the tow. of I.afa
vcttc, La, and for keeping same in
repair.
Section BE it ordained that the City
Council shall hereafter, whenever in its
judgment the public interest requires 1t,
build and construct along the streets of said
town, side walks and curbing, concrete,
brick or plank, said Council may deter
mine, and same shall be built according to
plans and SIP CiGcatons to be adopted by said
Council.
said walks may be built under the direct
supervision of the Council, or by contract,
and in the event the same is to be built by
contract, then said work shall he let to the
lowest responsible bidder from whom there
shall he exacted satisfactory security for the
faithful execution of said contracts, that if-
teen days notice for bids for said work shall
be given in an official journal of said town:
provided in the event no satisfactory bid is
received, then that said Council shall have
the right to reject any and all such bids,
and thereupon to exercise its original rights
to Cause said work to be done under the
supervision of the street committee of said
town.
Section S-I1e it further ordained that the
provisions of this ordinance shall also apply
to- all repairs to be hereafter made upon the
side walks of said town.
BE it further ordained that the cost of all
work done under the provisions of this
dnanCe shall be borne follows: two
thirds by the owners of the lot abutting the
side walk, curb;ng or portion thereof to he
paved, improved or repaired, and one third
by said town.
Section 4-Bc it further ordained that
whenever said Council shall determine to
enter upon the construction of any work
under this ordinance, the cost thereof shall
be determined as soon practlCa bic, and
thereupon said COUNCIL shall provide by
dinance for the assessment of all real estate
abut;inS the side walk or CURLING to be built
or repaired to cover two thirds of said cost:
said assessment to be upon the basis of the
frontage of said properties on
said walk.
Section 5-Be it further ordained that the
sum assessed against the lot real estate
abu,ting shall be due and collectable within
ten days after the completion of the work
ana Its acceptance by the Council, and if
not paid within that time, the City Council
shall have the power to proceed by suit
against the said owners and said real estate
to collect the delinquent assessment, and the
said municipality shall have special pri
vileSe on said property or properties to Sc
cure the sum assessed against it, with six
per cent per annum interest thereon from
the expiration of the said ten days until
paid, which lien shall be the first privilege
over all other claims except taxes; said pri-
vileye shall affect third persons from the
date of the registry of the assessment in the
mon tgage book of the parish in which said
real estate is situated, provided that the
town Council, instead of enforcing the said
assessment as above fixed, upon the pay
ment IN cash by the property owner of
twenty-five per cent of the amount due by
Cretion, authorize the mayor to approve
notes or certificates signed by said owner,
showing the amount respectively due by the
persons Ind properties on SAID side walks Or
Curblng SO paved or improved, which shall
be payable in one, two and three years, or
sooner at the option of the property owner,
with six per cent interest per annun, inter.
est payable annually, which said notes
(when copy of the same Is re-
corded with the assessment aforesaid) duly
as being recorded by the
corder OF mortgages, shall be secured by
privilege, on the property, prior to all
other charges, except taxes, and may be
transferred. carrying the lien, and privilege
provided for, to any contractor
or other person provided that when the
work is done by the town, said certificates
may be made to bearer or any person who
may desire the same, and they shall enj Joy
the lien and privilege aforesaid.
Section 6-Bc it further ordained that
this ordinance shall take effect forthwith.
BE it further ordained tina: in accordance
with the provisions of the ordinance this day
adopted relative to side walks, that Shillin-
ger pavement feet wide including the
CurDng be built, starting Grant avenue
at the center line of Crescent News Hotel,
running TO the corner of Lincoln Avenue to
Pierce Street, thence along the southeast
side of Pierce street to NerniliOn street.
thence along the north side of Nermion
street to Lafayette street, thence along the
east side of Lafayette street to north Main
street.
BE it further ordained that the street com
lnittee be and is hereby instructed and
powered to have specifications prepared for
said walk, and thereon to call for bids for
said work to be submitted within IS days
notice, contractor to furnish bond in the
sum to be hereafter determined, for the
faithful compliance of his contract. Adopted
CHAS. -. CAFFERT, Mayor.