The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-11-07

notice shall be given in the newspapers
| published in this town, and shall let the con
tract to- tho lowest responsible bidder who
can give satisfactory security; and after the
| contract has been awarded, the Council
shall provide by ordinance, for an assess
| ment IF all real estate abutting the sidewalk,
cur bling, portion thereof to be paved
improved; provided that in case no satIsfdc
tory bid is received, then, and in that event,
| the said City Council shall proceed to do
| such work under the direction and supervi
| sion of the street committee of said City
| Council, and the cost thereof shall he
| sessed against the property abutting said
sidewalks or portion thereof.
! Section III. Be it further ordained that
as provided by said act of the Legislature,
| the owners of real estate abuttinl said side
| walks curbng. shall pay the entire cost
| OF said work, or the basis of the respective
frontage of said property abutting the same
Section ". BE it further ordained that
the assessed against the real estate
| shall be due and collectable within ten days
| after the completion Of the work and its
ceptance by the City Council, and if not
paid within ten days, the City Council shall
have the power to proceed by suit against
the said owners and against the said real
estate to collec, the delinquent assessment;
and the said municipality shall have
special privilege on said property or proper
ties to secure the pavment of the same
sessed against it. with six per cent per
mum interest thereon from the expiration of
said ten days until paid, which lien shall be
the first privilege over all other claims ex-
cept taxes, said privilege shall effect third
persons from the date of the registry of the
assessment, in the Mortgage Book of the par
ish of Lafayette, provided that the City
Council instea1 of enforcing the said
sesSment as above fixed, upon the payment
in cash by the property owner of twenty per
cent of the amount due by said property
owner, may in their discretion authorize the
Mayor to sign and issue certificates showing
the amounts respectively due by the per-
and properties said sidewalks
curbing so paved or improved, which shall
be payable IN one, two, three, four and five
years, or sooner, at the option of the owner
of the property, with six per cent per
mum, interest payable annually; which said
certificates with copy of same recorded
with the assessment as aforesaia) duly
para pied as being duly recorded by the
recorder OF mortgages, shall be secured by
the first privilege on the property prior to
all other charges except taxes, and may be
transferred carrying the lien and privilege
of the transterer at their face value to the
contractor in payment of the work and
paving done on said sidewalks curbing or
portion thereof; provided that where the
work is done by the City Council the said
certificates may be transferred to other per
and shall enjoy the lien and privilege
aforesaid.
Section V. BE it further ordained that
this ordinance shall take effect at once.
Yeas: Fontenot, J. O. Mouton, A. +.
Mouton, DeBlanc, Rosenfield, Demanade,
lcas: J. O. Mouton, y. E. Mouton, ID.
V. Gardebled, II. l.. Fontenot, G. A. De-
Blanc, f. Demanade, NJ. Rosentield.
Moved by d. V. Gardebled seconded by
II. l.. Fontenot that cement pavement walks
be mode On both sides of the street along
the route outlined in the ordinance.
Meas: II. l.. Fontenot, ID. V. Gardebcd
nays. ]. @. Mouton, A. +. Mout"n, NJ
Roseniield, G.. y. DeBlanc, +. Demanade.
Mott N lost.
The following ordinance also unan-
imously adoDted:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, that under and
by virtue Of an ordinance this day adopted,
entitled can ordinance relative to sidewalks
in the town of Lafayette, La.,' and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Act No.
147 OF the acts of the Legislature of this
State for the year 1902, and considering
that the public interest requires it, that a
cement walk, six feet in width, and the
necessary cnrbing thereto, and otherwise,
according to specifications in possession of
the stree: committee of this Council, be
built between the following points and along
the following route, to-wit:
Starting Grant Avenue at the centre
line Of the Crescent News Hotel, thence
along the west side OF said Grant Avenue to
Lincoln Avenue, thence along the south
side OF Lincoln Avenue to Pierce street,
thence along the southeastern side of Pierce
street to Jefferson street, thence along the
east side of Jefferson street to Fermilion
street, thence along me south size or YER
million street to Lafayette street. thence
along the east side of Lafayette street to
north Main street.
Starting again a the corner of Lee Ave
nue. and Nerlaion street on the north side
| of Nermilion street and running thence to
St. John street, thence along the east side of
St. John street to Main street.
Section II. Be it further ordained that
plank walk of six feet in width, wherever
possible, and OF such lesser width may be
necessary conform to the sidewalk, and
otherwise according to specifications in pos
session Of the street committee, be built be-
tween the following points, wit:
1. From corner of Nermilion St. and Lee
Avenue ON east side of Lee Avenue, then
East side of Oak ST., and West side of
Grant Avenue to Crescent News Hotel.
?. From Vermilion to Main, West
side of Johnston St.
;. From Lafayette Street (near Convent)
gong on North side of Convent St. to St.
John St, and thence on West of ST. John
to Catholic church square.
4. From corner of Grant Avenue and
Lincoln Avenue. East of Railroad, run
| ming on North of Lincoln Avenue to Chest
nut ST.
Section III. BE it further ordained that
public notice be gwen for ten days of this
ordinance, moreover, calling for bids to do
said work, which bids may include both the
said cement and plank walks, or for either,
and that the contract for said work shall be
| let to the lowest responsible bidder who shal II
give 50 satisfactory security to the street com
lnittee in a sum to be determined by them
| for the faithful compliance Of the contra ct