The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
AN ORDINANCE

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 APP
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-
5truction of an extension to the court
house building of the Parish of Caddo ::
and,
Whereas, the building committee OF
this Jury has reported to this body re
commencing the acceptance of the bid
of Tom Green for the construction OF
said extension pursuant o. plans and
specifications heretofore adopted by this
jury for $47 $1,000, 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 i'll annual i'll
stalments. said contractor to be paid III
certificates to be issued covering the cost
of said construction, said certificates to
bear 4 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 Io-mll tax levied and to
be levied by the parish for the year 1907
and subsequent years, for which certltl-
Gates shall be issued.
Be it further resolved, That III 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.S8ooo, the excess annual reve-
nues from the Io-mll tax levied and tC
be levied by the parish above the statu-
tory, necessary and usual charges for
The year 1907 and subsequent years, be
and is hereby dedicated and set apart
for the payment of said amount with
four G. per cent? per cent per annun
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 to1
the year 1902.
Be it further resolved, That in order
to pay the said Tom Green, contractor
nine certificates bearing four a pei
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 i'll order
to pay the aforesaid amount OF the con.
tract price for said extension to salt
court house building and the said GER
tihcates with interest as above provided
all Of the surplus and excess of annua
revenues Of Caddo Parish above thu
statutory, usual and necessary charges
from the Io-mill tax levied and to b.
levied by the parish for the years 1907
1908, 1909 and subsequent years as Ia
as necessary up to ten years be and arr
hereby dedicated and set aside TO pa,
the same.
Be it further resolved, That the pre-
ident be and is hereby authorized t
sign all contracts to carry this ordinance
into effect.
R. FURMAN, President.
4. l.. DURINGER, Clerk.