The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-14
ORDINANCE No. 1870.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the Town OF
Welsh, La: That the amendment to
the Charter of said Town of Welsh,
known as Amendment No. |, :passed
on March 6, 1900, approved by the
Attorney General on April 3, 1900,
and by the Governor of the State of
Louisiana on May %, 1900, be, and
the same is hereby amended to read
as follows, to-wit:
Section l. That the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the Town of
Welsh, shall have the power to pave,
gravel or macadamize streets or al
leyS, or any portion thereof, not less
than one block, and also to construct
or cause to be constructed, sidewalks
and curbing upon said streets or al
leys, or any portion thereof, within
the corporate limits of the Town of
Welsh, and shall have power to levy
and collect special taxes or local
assessments on the real estate AUDITING
said streets or alleys, sidewalks or
curbing, to be so improved or con-
structed, for the purpose of defraying
the costs and expenses of such i'm.
proVements, either in whole or in part,
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. >. That the Mayor and Board
OF Trustees shall not order the paving,
graveling or macadamizing of any
street or alley, or any part thereof,
as herein provided, except upon the
written petition of a majority of the
abutting real estate owners in number
and in value, on the street or alley or
such portion thereof, to be improved,
provided, that the words "streets and
alleys" as herein used, shall not in.
clude sidewalks and curling, and
provided further, that the number of
abutting real estate owners shall be
determined alone by the conveyance
records of the Parish of Calcasieu,
and the value Of the real estate shall
be determined alone by the assess.
ment rolls of the Town of Welsh, and
when any real estate Is not assessed
Its value shall not be estimated. The
mayor and Board of Trustees shall
have authority to order the construc-
ton, repair or removal of side
walks and curbing upon any of the
streets or alleys of the Town of Welsh
without first receiving petition from
any portion of the property owners
upon said street or alley.
Sec. 3. That whenever the Mavor
and Board of Trustees of the Town Of
Welsh desire to pave, gravel, macad-
annie or improve or construct any
iEsSfK or curbing upon any street
or alley or any portion thereof as
herein provided, it shall cause to be
prepared plans and specifications of
said work, to be placed on file in the
Office of the Town Cor3c, and shall
adopt an ordinance ordering and do.
scribing in general terms, such COM
pleted improvement and authorizing the |
Clerk to advertise for bids. Said |
advertisement shall be inserted at
least three times in some newspaper
published in the Town of Welsh, the
first insertion to be not less than fif.
teen days prior to the date fixed for
the reception of bids, and shall con-
tain q general description OF such
contemplated Improvement, and shall
refer to the plans and specifications on
file, and shall designate the hour.
date and place for the reception and
opening of bids. The Mayor and
Board of Trustees shall let the con.
iract TO she lowest responsible bidder.
Who can furnish satisfactort security
or the performance OF said work, and
'hall have TIE right to reject any and |
Ill bids.
Sec 4. That the total cost OF paw
no, crawling, macadamizing or 9th !
rwise improving the street,, gg OF ,