Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1905-05-19
ORDINANCE OF POLICE
JURY OF PARISH OF
TENSAS,
ADOPTED AT MEETING HELD
NAY 9th, 1905.

IN mDu f Mr.. Farrar, duly sec
uIed " I. Marks, the following
|prdina &c IS unanimously adopted
AN ORDINANCE, to provide fo
rect of a Court House and Jail 70
trc sh IF Tensas, at thetown Of 81
La, to make contract there
q 70 provide for the payment
d. price therefor, and to issu
C. ates representing the contrac
price, sa.l certificates bearing 5 pc
cent interest and having interest cou
pons attached there to.
SECTION /.
Whereas, it is now necessary tha
|the Police Jury Of the Parish of Ten.
sas should provide a Court House
containing all the necessary offices fol
the Parish of Tensas should provid,
a Court House, containing all the ne
cessary offices for the Parish Official.
and rooms for conducting court bust.
ness, and should provide for :
Parish Jail: Therefore, be it or.
dained by the Police jury of the Par
ish of Tensas, that the plans, specif-
cations and addenda, prepared and
approved by p. H. Weathers, Archi.
tect, New Orleans, La, for the Court
House and Jail, as identified this day
BY the signature Of the President OF
the Police jury, be, and the same are
hereby approved and adopted, and
that said P. H. 'Weathers is hereby
employed to supervise the erection of
said Court House and Jail.
SECTION III.
BE 1T ORDAINED, Etc, that the
bid and proposal of Lewman & Co.,
for the erection and construction of
the Court House and Jail for said
Parish, in accordance with the plans,
specifications and addenda, prepared
BY p. H. Weathers, which bid is the
lowest submitted for furnishing the
labor and material and to build the
said Court House and Jail at st. Jo-
seph, in accordance with said plans,
specifications and addenda, is hereby
accepted and adopted, and said plans,
Specifications and addenda are hereby
accepted, adopted and approved by
ihe Police Jury of Tensas Parish, and
the price named in said proposal blank
io-wit, fifty-one thousand one hundred
and thirty-seven 1851, ,137O0) dollars,
With interest, is agreed upon and fix
ed as the contract price, subject to
such additions or deductions as may
be provided for hereafter, or by the
terms of the contract TO be made in
pursuance hereof.
SECTION III.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED, Etc
that the President of the Police Jury
be, and is hereby empowered, to make
and enter into a notarial contract and
with Lewman & Co., for
the erection Of Court House and
jail, in accordance with the plans,
specifcations and addenda as accept
q. adopted and approved, and in ac-
tordance with the bid and proposal
rade by Lewman & Co., for the price
Rd sum of fifty-one thousand one
iundred and thirty-seven ($51, ,137.OO)
1llars, with interest as herein pro-
'Iaed The ffty-one thousand one
hndred and thirty-seven ($51, 1870
bllars consists Of Number Two OF
NJ proposal, twelve thousand one
,1ndred ($12,1OO.OO) dollars; Number
1ee of Court House proposal, thir-
tfye thousand four hundred and
iir!y-seven ($35,437.OO) dollars;
;nnber Eleven of Court House pro-
taI, six hundred ($6OO.00) dollars,
IA Number Twenty Of Court House
&pposal, three thousand five hundred
3,5OOOO) dollars, making a total OF
ty-one thousand six hundred
sa ihirty-seven ($51, ,637OO) dollars,
<h credit of five hundred dollars
the old building, making total
b ifiy-one thousand one hundred and
'niy-seven ($51, $4,000 dollars, all
saieet to the conditions as set forth
!. both Court House and Jail propos-
5 which price is to be subject TO
tth Increase or diminutiOn as may re-
~ IN the changes, additions or de-
'''ions in the plans, specifications or
zd,nda that may be directed, and
An be paid annually, with interest j
Me rate of per cent per annum'
sihs first day in February in Install
>nis as hereafter provided, and this
nance shall be and become a part
s he notarial contract herein direct
\ q be made.
SECTION ~.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, 2, a
~, that this Court House and jan
&iding shall be erected on 'ne Q
snre Of ground situated in the town /
81. Joseph, said square being o9cn- S
n BY the old Court House and JAN S
SECTION Y. e
he IT FURTHER ORDAINED. t t
that the notariaI contract herein r:an l l
#nded shall contain s'lPu'a. !
pgnizing a builders lien ana PRIV