The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24


agreed.
Sec. 3. All bids to be accompanied
with certified check fer S6OO.CO TO IN
sure good faith, the contractor snall
give bond through a responsloie
Company authorized to 40 BUSINESS III
this State in the sum of Three Inous'
and Dollars for the Faithful perform
ance Of his contract The rlghU Is
reserved to reject any and all ploS.
Sec. 4. The committee snail nave
authority to award the CONTRACT elUllel
in whole or separately. .I
Sec. 5. In event OF the award OF
said contract and in order TO proViue
for the payment OF SAID dams OF uIHee
One Fourth of one Mill on the doliar
of the total assessment OF the Farlsll
of Natchitoches is hereby leVleo LOT
period of Ten wears beginning WIN
and including the year 1918; or Ior
such nJmber of years not exceeuine
Ten years, as may be necessary, Tor
the said levy of One Fourth OF one
Mill is hereby specially dedicated 10
the payment of the cost OF CONSTRUCT
| ing SAID two dams or bikes
hhe said total cost to be divided
into not exceeding ten annual pay
ments and no annual payment SIiall
exceed 81, 10000 per year In eluuInp
interest at the rate or per cenG per
annum. Provided the Police jury re-
serves the right to par at any Gine,
at its option, any portion OF salo uepU
before maturity with interest," only 10
the date of such payment.
Sec The bid accepted by the
| Committee and the contract entered
into shall be reported to this body at
a regular or special session 1or Hudl
acceptance and approval.
Sec. Z. The construction OF SAID Two
dams or dikes across said Cane river
shall not be understood or construed
that the Police Jury of this parish III
or in any manner modifying its legal
rights conlroI the banks of said stream
or its legal right to regulate and con-
troll the use of stream. and all laws or
ordinance now existing pertaining TO
said stream and it's banks shall re,
main in full force and effect and all
rights Inherent in this body concern
ing said stream and it's banks shall be
and are hereby reserved to the Police
: Jury.
Sec. s.
Provided the committee is instruc'
sed to communicate with the State
Board of Engineers and obtain from
| that Body an opinion as to the effect
f of the daming of Cane River as herein
requested on Red river and on the
Parish of VIM to grant and re-
, port to thisbody the opinion salo
: Board of Engineers in meeting Will
: fine report and shall be considered DN
I this body IN passing upon the appIova
or disapproyal of said contract The
r Committee may enter into.
r By Mr. Cockerham:
> That resolution of Pierson be lalt
upon the table until next regular
, meeting
Notes as follows: ~
= Yeas. Mr. Williams, Mr.. Adams
Mr.. Cockerham MIR. Page and MI
Nays. Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Knott, Mr.
Cockfeld, and Mr. Russell. Carried.
c By Mr.. Cockerham:
Resolved that committee com
/ posed of Mr.. Cocktield, Mr. COO. er an'
. President be appointed by this body
3 committee for the bridge at Cammacl
: and figure which would be the bes
to nut i'm interest of the Parish, T.
: puf either wooden structure or or
1tI ID Hi s5f .ss---z
/ On motion duly seconded the Hon
Police Jury adjourned until 2 o'clocl
;. p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
< The Hon. Police Jury met pursuan
to adjournment with Pres. Piersoi
; presiding and all members present eX
cept, Mr.. Derbanne.
By Mr. oockerham:
i, Ee it resolved that the Parish bool
y audited by the American Auditing
: CO., said audit has been turned owe
: to the Police Jury and being perfectly
: satisfactory to said Jury, that Thu
l body accept same and tnat the Presi
! dent of this body is authorized Il
contract with some newspaper or pub
Y fishing CO, to print in phamplet form
: two thousand copies and mail to eacl
: and every voter in this parish anC
: that an audit OF the parish books b
l made at the end of each fiscal yea
5 put in pamphlet form and mailed t
= every voler in this parish
: BY Mr.. Pierson:
Resolved, that portion of Mr. cocker
hams resolution with reference Il
auditing and publishing each flsca
! year report of finances OF Parish bt
5 left to a future meeting.
! Votes as follows: Yeas. Mr.. Pier
! son, Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Adams, Mr.
) Knott. Mr. Page Mr., Parker Mr.. Rus
sell. Nays: Mr.. Cockerham, and MI
, Cockfield. carried.
7 By Mr.. Pierson:
Resolved. that portion of cocker
| hams resolution relative to publishing
7 in pamphlet form 1000 copies, be sub
! stiJuted to read, to be published II
one issue Of official journal condensed
statement of report showing dis
bursement, receipts, and out standing
5 claims against the Parish instead OIL
J entire report and that copies entire
) report be left at clerks Office fol-
public benefit.
Votes polled as follows:
Mr. Pierson Mr.. Williams
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Knott, Mr. Page.
Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Russell
NAYS, Mr.. Cockerham, and Mr.
Cocktield carried.
Vote, called on original resolution
as amended. stood as follows: Yeas,
Mr.. Pierson, Mr. Williams, Mr.. Adams
Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Page, Mr. Parker and
Mr.. Russell. NAYS: Mr.. Cockerham
and Mr.. Cocktield carried.
BY Mr.. Knott:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches in reg
ular session convened.
I That license of Fifty dollars be
fixed by this body on all vendors of
near beer for the year 1913
Be it further resolved that any Ii
censed vendor of near beer who shall
sell any malt or spurious concortions
or LIQUOR containing more than per
cent alcohol SHALL forfeit his near