The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-08-07

Provided fusther: That said Railwa
shall complete said road and operat
= trains thereon by January 1st 1916, ar
f in event said tax is voted and the COZ
! ditions hereof complied with by til
t Railroad Company, the Police Jur
4 shall levy and collect annually, con
1 mencing in the year 1916 according t
: law, said tax on all taxable propert
in said ward T.
\ Sec. 3. ThaC at said election onl
$ legal qualiged tax payers entitled
vote under the laws of the State sha
be permitted to participate and vote a
: said election.
Sec, 3. That the Board of Supervis
ors of the Parish are hereby requeste,
to appoinl commissioners to hold sai
election and to procure the tickets t.
be voted.
Sec. 4. That the result of said elec
tion shall be promulgated and due pro
mitigation made according to law.
Sec. 5. That publication of the peti
ton and ordinance of the Police Jury
be made according to law.
Sec. 6. That all other necessary act.
and ordinances which may be required
by law be done and passed.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) G. W. Roberts, c. C. San.
ders, Edwin Sanders, w. j. Turner, C.
A. Presley, R. A. Poke. G. S. Sharp,
Mrs. W. Y. Moore, P. NJ Donoho, W
R. Foshee. w NJ Hudson, S. H. Cargle
w. C. Dockins, Homer Moss, P. Lam
drum, J. j. Benjoman, l. l.. Donoho,
&C W Dodoho, Miss L. B. Donoho, Mrs.
Jane Bennett, o. E. Duer, J. F. Pres
ley, Mrs. W. F. Dowden, Monroe Ro-
berts, W. M. Self, C. A Sawyer,
Thomas Frantom, |. T. Frantom, F. c.
Murry, M. Y. Mrssey, Tobin Moss, T.
C. Conk, A. Moss, G. W. Honayhutt,
Jno. Honeycutt, Eles Honeycutt, J NJ
Pharis, A J. Morris, W. NJ. Long, J
B Scarborough, G.. W. Cobb, A. A.
Cobb, Eddie Sparks, c B. Clark, S. E.
Stanly, J. S. Roberts. Mrs. |. F. Ro-
berts, w. D. Simmons, Leon Ray, Gu
theI Moss, R. r. Moss, G. NJ Moss,
T. L. Boyd, Guss Foshee, J. D. Cox,
J M. Beeran, A M. Lee, Sara Manas-
co, W. l. Singletary, A. Nicholas, E.
Clark, Dan Nairr. J. F. Flanniken, V
F. Flanniken, j. F. Reyes, P. ). Royes,
M. D. Massey. E. V. Jordan, J. NJ.
Slaughter, N G. Slaughter, E. D. Tur-
ner.
Votes polled stood as follows: Yeas,
Messrs. Pierson, williams, Adams,
Cockerham, Knott, Page, Parker, Cock
field. Nays, Messrs. Derbanne and
Russell Carried.
AN ORDINANCE
Bv Mr.. Pierson.
Be it it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches in re-
gular session convened.
Sec. /. That pursuant TO authority
conferred upon this body by Act No
282 of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana tor 1910. steel
traffic bridge be constructed across
Cane River in ward 10 of this parish
at point on said River at or near
Marco at the site approved by the u.
5. war department.
Sec. ) That a committee composed
of the President of this body and w.
III. Russell and LENA Derbanne is |
hereby instructed to employ compe |
tent engineer to prepare at once, |
plans and specifications for SAID |
bridge and to supervise the conStruc- |
ton thereof. The Committee shall |
at once submit said plans and sueciti- |
cations to the L. ). War Department |
and upon approval Of same by the
War Department the Committee is |
hereby instructed to advertise for the |
of said bridge, said ad-
vertisement to be for - days, in
papers selected by the Committee.
Sec. 3. All bids shall be accom-
panied with a certified check for
S600.00 TO insure good Faith. The
Contractor shall give bond through a
company authorized to do
business in the State, in the sum Of
g., 600 90 for the faithful performance
of his contract. The right is reserved
to reject any end all bids.
Sec. 4. In event OF the award OF
said cor tract and in order to provide
for the payment of said bridge, one |
eight of one mill on the dollar of the
total assessment of the parish oil
is hereby levied for 4
period of eight years beginning and
including the year 1914, or for such
time thereof as may be necessary, The
said ore eight OF one mill is hereby
specially dedicated and set aside for
The payment Of said bridge. SuchS
DaymentS to be divided into eigh'
payments and to bear not ex
;eeding 8 per cent per annum In
-ereSt..
Provided the citizens of ward l0I
shall prior to entering with the con
.ract for the construction OF saidjl
lriIge pay in cash into the Parish
Treasurer the Shm of fifteen hundred
iollars, same to be used for the cash.
payment on said bridge. Il
Provided further that the Police,
Tury reserves the right to pay at an,
.ime at its option, tie whole or any
portion of said debt before maturity
With interest only to date of pay
nent.' =
Sec. 6. The bid accepted and the
contract enterEd into shall he re-
,orted to this body at a regular or
pecial session. Yeas, Messrs. Pier
on, Williams. ADAMS. Cockerlam.
Knott, Page, Parker, Derbanne and {
RUSSELL. Nays, ,ocktield. Carried
AN ORDINANCE.
3y Mr.. Russell;
BE it ordained by the Police Jury
i the Parish of Natchitoches, in
egufar session convened.
Sec l.. That pursuant to authority .
onferfed upon this tJOdy of Act No. :
o. Dl iifS OSfiElksl .hSSGIlOil vi llF =
tate of Louisiana for lll1 i steel
ra,iic bridge he constructed acro>> !
,ane River in ward 10 OF this pIrisii
{ point on said river at or neai
,hopin at the site approved by the
J. 5 War Department.
Sec. 3. That a Committee com {
osed OF the President of this body I
nd w. H. Russell and Lena Der /
anne is hereby instructed to employ
competent engineer TO prepare al [
nee, plans and specifications for said
ridge; and To supervise the constfuc- I
ion thereof The committee shall ,
[ once submit said plans AMI speciti- :
ations to the IT, ). War Department I
nd upon approval of same br lli.. {