The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-09-24
N. |. SOUTHERN CANAL
Contract With A. G. Thomas
Signed on Tuesday A ftor-
noon.

On Monday afternoon the Board o
Commissioners of the New Iberi.
Southern Drainage District met at the
City Hall for the purpose Of going
over the draft Of the contract which
had been prepared by Mr.. l. T. Du
larcy, the attorney for the Board, and
for the transaction of any other bust
ness which might demand attention
al the time.
The bond of contractor Thomas had
been fixed at $500 at The previous
meeting.
The President Of the Board was duly
authorized to draw upon the funds in
New Orleans to meet the current ex-
penses.
The Secretary read the minutes OF
the last session from his notes, but the
formal approval of the minutes was
withheld till same shall have been
transcribed in the Minute Book.
The reading Of the contract for the
completion Of the drainage canal then
/, followed Its several clauses and con
ditions were literally and freely dis
cussed. Among the points chat were
| brought out clearly in this discussion
were the conditions insisted upon by
| the contractor that he is required to
cnt canal of 10000 lincal feet, and
not longer. approximating 10000 cubic
yards; that his accomplished work
shall be taken up monthly by the
Boards engineer and that these
monthly acceptances by the engineer
shall be final; that he shall be paid so
per cent Of the proportionate contract
price for all work accomplished at the
end Of each month; that the 90 per
cent retained by the Board shall not
ever be considered AZ n guarantee of
maintenance Of the work accomplished,
but is only held by the Board to guar
antee the completion Of the undertak-
ing: when he shall have received in
cash payments an amount equal to
$4,000 the balance of the work shall be
paid for in certificates of indebted
ness, which shalt be four in number
and of face value each Of 1897 so.
falling due in one, two, three and -four
years from date; whenever the 80 per
cent ofthe finished work Of any month,
after exhausting the cash payments,
shall equal the face of n certificate or
more, he shall be paid in certificates;
that for purposes of monthly settle
ments any value that may attach to
the dredge boat shall not be taken
into consideration; and that the work
shall be completed in months from
the signing Of the contract.
The attorney then indicated that ne
would have the corrected contract
ready for signing the next afternoon
at 5 O'Clock. %
The Board then engaged Mr.. V.
Paul Guilfoux to act as the Engineer
for the Board and agreed upon his
-
Bills were then read, approved and
paid.
The Secretary reported that the |
Board had some $50S3S IN New New |
Orleans in excess of the $4,000.
The question of constructing the |
bridges that will be made necessary !
by cutting the canal was literally dis
It was shown that to build
these bridges at once would involve a
three fold expense, in that they would
have to be taken up again on the re-
turn trip of the dredge and then re-
built upon passage out of the canal.
rOT tnIb TeaSOu IL WIS ueteIulIuCu
hat il would be unwise to construct
The bridges until the completion Of
The new cut.
A committee. COMPOSED Of Messrr.
Octave Renoudot, r. p. Ribbeck.
Numa Miguel and q. Girard, was APP
pointed with instructions to appear
before the next meeting of the Police
Jury with the request that inasmuchas
he city ia providing for such liberal
amount Of drainage for parish roads
along the route Of this canal without
expense to the parish or the people of
he parish, thatth Police Jury assume
he responsibility Of constructing the
bridges that may be made necessary
~ the completion of this canal.
The meeting then adjourned.