The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
AN ORDINANCE

AN OKDlNANCE
Of the Police Jury of Caddo Parish
relative to the building of the extern
sion of the court house building OF
the parish, authorizing the contract
to be entered into and making ap-
preparations providing for payment
therefor and issuance of certificates.
Whereas, the Police jury of Caddo
Parish has invited bids according to GER
tain plans and specifications for the con-
struction of an extension to the court
house building of the Parish of Caddo;
and,
Whereas, the building committee of
| this Jury has reported 10 this body re-
commencing the acceptance of the bid
Of Tom Green for the construction OF
said extension pursuant to plans and
specifications heretofore adopted by this
jury for $4,000, to be paid for out of
the excess of the annual revenues above
the statutory, necessary and usual
charges from the Io-mill tax levied and
to be levied by the parish for the year
1907 and subsequent years in annual in
stallments, said contractor to be paid in
certificates to be issued covering the cost
of said construction, said certificates to
bear a per cent per annum interest;
Now be it resolved and ordained by
the Police Jury of Caddo Parish, that
the report of said committee be ami is
hereby. accepted and that the bid of
Tom Green for the construction of the
proposed extension to the court house
building in the Parish of Caddo, be ac-
cepted, payments for said work to be
made out of the excess of annual reve-
nues from the 1o-mill tax levied and to
be levied by the parish for the year 1907
and subsequent years, for which certifi-
Gates shall be issued.
Be it further resolved, That in order
to pay and provide for the payment of
the amount for which the said work is
to be done by the said contractor, to-
wit, $47, $4,000, the excess annual reve-
nues from the Io-mill tax levied and to
be levied by the parish above the statu-
tory, necessary and usual charges for
he year 1907 and subsequent years, be
and is hereby dedicated and set apart
for the payment of said amount with
four ca per cent? per cent per annum
interest, the whole to be represented by
certificates under Section No. 3 of Act
No. 81 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1902
Be it further resolved, That in order
to pay the said Tom Green, contractor,
nine certificates bearing four ca per
cent? per cent interest per annum in
|terest, from date of issuance of said GER
|tihcates, interest payable annually, shall
be issued, which said certificates shall
be delivered to the said contractor as the
work proceeds.
Be it further resolved, That in order
to pay the aforesaid amount of the con-
tract price for said extension to said
court house building and the said Ger
tifcates with interest as above provided,
all of the surplus and excess of annual
revenues of Caddo Parish above the
statutory, usual and necessary charges,
from the Io-mill tax levied and to be |
levied by the parish for the years 1907, |
1908, 1000 and subsequent years as far |
as necessary up to ten years be and are
hereby dedicated and set aside to pay
the same.
Be it further resolved, That the pres
ident be and is hereby authorized to
sign all contracts to carry this ordinance
into effect.
R. FURMAN, President
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.