The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-02-03
That in addition to the pledge the tolls,

That in addition to the pledge of the tolls,
as aforesaid and the issuance OF said
certificates OF payment, the contracts
ana undertakes shall have special zen
and privilege on the said new tra;fic
bridge to secure the payment of the ID
unpaid balance, as herein provided !2r,
and the City of Shreveport and me
Parish of Bossier specially agree noS to
| permit at any time the erection or con-
struction OF any other bridge across led
River to connect said city and parish
which may in any way detract from or
! compete with the collections or payments
OF tolls on said proposed traffic bridge.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the certificates of payment herein
above referred to shall be subject to re-
tirement or payment sooner than their
maturity, at the option of the debtors,
and shall have interest coupons attached
thereto, payable as above provided, and
the tolls, charges and collections herein
pledged and hypotecated unto and in
favor OF the holders of such certificates,
| shall be applied first to all interest due
| on said certificates, and thereafter to the
payment OF such amounts of the princi-
| pal as the sums available from such tolls
and collections may justify.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That in order to further secure the said
contractors and undertakers for said un-
paid balance of the cost of construction
of said new traffic bridge, and in order to
| provide the fund for the retirement of
said certificates of payment and interest
| thereon, the City of Shreveport and the
Parish of Bossier bind themselves firmly
and fully to charge and collect tolls for
all traffic on said proposed bridge, when
same is completed and accepted, which
tolls and charges shall not be less than
are shown in the following schedule,
to-wit:
Each vehicle and driver drawn by six
animals, 20 cents.
Each vehicle and driver drawn by five
animate, 20 cents.
Each vehicle and driver drawn by four
animals, Is cents.
| Each vehicle and driver drawn by three
animals, Is cents.
Each vehicle and driver drawn by two
animals, 10 cents.
Each vehicle and driver drawn by one
animal, 10 cents.
Each horse and driver, or rider, 10
cents.
Pedestrians and additional persons in
VenlcleS, cents.
Loose horses, mules, etc., cents.
Other stock-goats, hogs, sheep, etc.
3 cents.
School children and policemen, free.
This schedule shall not apply to pass
sengers in electric railways that may be
hereafter operated over said bridge, but
said city and parish may contract with
electric railway companies for the privi-
lege of crossing said bridge, and all
sums received from such sources shall
be considered as toll, charge or collec-
ton, and shall be applied in like manner
as all other tolls, charges and collections
hereinbefore mentioned.
1 Sec. ii. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That said new bridge shall not ba draw
bridge, nor shall the cost thereof be linn
tied to $500, 600, and after its completion
and prior to the date of the cost of con-
struction or the retirement of the last
outstanding certificate of payment,
should any maintenance or repairs be
necessary thereto, the same may be done
by the city ane parish and may be paid
out of the tolls and charges heretofore
referred to, not to exceed in any one
year the sum of 81 600.
Sec. IL. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the ordinance of the City Of
Shreveport, introduced January 13, 1910,
and which has already passed its first
reading, be, when it is finally passed
and becomes effective, and the same is
hereby approved, joined with, accepted
and Endorsed, unless the same conflicts
herewith, and this ordinance shall be
effective and binding only when it shall
have been accepted, joined with, in
! dorsed and approved by the passage of
the ordinance aforesaid by the City
Council of the City of Shreveport.
Sec. 1e. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the President of the Police Jury
of the Parish of Bossier, on the part Of
the Parish of Bossier, is authorized, en-
powered and instructed to sign all nee
essary contracts, documents and papers
which may be necessary to carry out the
! provisions hereof, and upon the adop-
ton Of all of the measures hereof by said
City Council of the City of Shreveport to
, jointly act and sign with the presiding
officer thereof, and to DO and perform all
things necessary and proper to safely
: and legally secure and protect the con-
tractors and undertakers and their sue
cessors and assigns and the holders of
said certificates of payment.
That all ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed, and this ordinance
=, shall take effect upon passage.
J. w. ELSTON,
8 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
Q Hoffpauir. Mr. Elston, President, not
+ voting
t The following per diem and mileage
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for same:
n No. 423-J. T. McDade ....S IA OO
424-J. G. Logan .....-.....,...... 4 &c
u 425-F. r. Garrett --..- 6 6
426 G. T. Mays. ....---. 49,. s 90
427-A. Hoffpauir . 5 4(
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