The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03

Heu OF the contract OF August III, 1917.
J. w. ELSTON,
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
r. B. HILL, Clerk. :
The foregoing ordinance was adopted
by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs.
McDade, Logan, Garrett, Mays and
Hofpauir. Mr.. Elston, President, not
voting.
Offered by Mr. McDade.l
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the construction of traf-
fic bridge across Red River between
the City of Shreveport and the Parish
OF Bossier, La, joining with the City
Council of the City of Shreveport for
that purpose, carrying out the provis-
ions OF certain laws of Louisiana, and
OF a contract existing between said
city and parish, with certain changes;
adopting plans and specifications;
providing method of defraying the
cost of construction, by using the
"bridge fund" of the City of Shreve-
port and pledging the tolls of the pro-
posed bridge, etc., to be evidenced by
certificates OF payments, and prescrib-
ing certain details. -
Section 1. Be it ordained by, the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, in
extra session convened, That in ac-
cordance with paragraph Z of Act No. 81
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Louisiana for the year 1904, and all other
laws, and in compliance with contract
existing between the City Of Shreveport
and the Parish of Bossier, of date
August 10, 1907, and as amended this,
January %, 1910, which is hereto attach
ed and made part hereof, subject to such
changes in the terms thereof as may be
herein provided, the City of Shreveport
and the Parish of Bossier shall Jointly
locate, build, construct, operate and
maintain a traffic bridge across Red
River in front of said city, shall build
necessary piers and approaches thereto,
and shall take and collect tolls thereon
until the said bridge is paid for, and said
tolls are hereby firmly and fully pledged
for the purpose of paying in part the
costs of construction thereof, as is here
matter provided.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the "bridge fund" heretofore
sacredly held by the City of Shreveport
and accumulated from tolls, ETC., collect
ed from the west or Shreveport end OF
the so-called Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific bridge, amounting to approx
mately S65, 1855 at this date, and all
future collections from said existing
bridge and additions to said bridge fund
until said proposed bridge shall be
opened to traffic (whereupon all traffic,
except electric and steam on said exist
ing bridge, shall be discontinued) to
which shall also be added all tolls col
lec5ed on the east end of said existing
bridge after the completion of the. new
traffic bridge shall be used and applied
as cash payment or payments, to de-
! fray in part the initial costs of construc-
ton of said new traffic bridge, including
| engineers fees and charges, and shall
be payable once in every .-..,........... ....-~
days to the contractors and undertakers
upon estimates of work done and per-
| formed, which estimates are to be fur
nished by the engineers employed by the
City of Shreveport and the Parish o.
Bossier.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Parish of Bossier and the City
of Shreveport will collect full tolls ane
charges for all traffic on the existing
bridge after the final adoption of thi'
ordinance, in accordance with thu
schedule hereinafter named, for the ac'
count of the bridge fund hereinbeforc re-
ferred to until the final discontinuanc'
of traffic thereon.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said traffic bridge shall be con
structed according to the plans, profile
and specifications now on file in thu
Office of the City Engineer of the City 0
Shreveport, and same are hereby ap
proved, adopted and made part of thi
ordinance.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the City Controller is instructed t
advertise for bids for the construction o
said work and the City of Shreveport
and the Parish of Bossier each reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the proposed traffic bridge, whel
completed and accepted by the said cit
and parish, shall be toll bridge unit
paid for, and thereafter shall be fire.
bridge, except that such tolls may b
charged and collected as may be neces
sary to repair and maintain same, a
provided by said act and the contrac
above referred to.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc
That for the balance of the original COS
of construction of said traffic bridge, i
accordance with the accepted bid, afte
} the payments provided for in Section
hereof have been made, all tolls, char
} ges and collections on said bridge sha
constitute a trust fund to be CONSTANT
collected and sacredly kept for the &C
} count Of the contractors and undertaken
or their heirs, successors, representa-
] tives OF assigns; and, as an evidence I
such Indebtedness on the part Of til
City of Shreveport and the Parish (
D Bossier for the unpaid balance OF t!
costs of construction of said traff
bridge, the City OF Shreveport and ii
Parish of Bossier shall issue "certif
U Gates of payment" for the retiremel
and redemption Of which said toll
charges, etc., are pledged and hypoth'
U Gated unto the holders, and said certii
Gates shall be payable on January
1882, shall bear per cent per annu
% interest, payable semi annually, to-wi
on the list of January and the 1st of Ju
% tn Isl, ooo.oo5 each, and shall al
signed by the Mayor of the City
Shreveport and the President of t
10 Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, t
gether with the clerks or secretaries
. their respective bodies, are authorized
70 sign, issue and deliver SO many Of 50
certificates as may be required to me
% the contract price of the work, less ca
10 payments Heretofore made, as herei
"A above provided, and which certifca'
- shall be delivered to said contractors
al undertakers, or their successors, repl
. sentatives or assigns upon the final co
pletion and acceptance OF said ira
bridge, and said certificates shall b.