The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11


side from Main street to the Teche street,
or Northeastern corner of Ducrest pro-
perty.
9th-0n Port street both sides, from |
College street to Main street. and from
Main street, on the Southern side of said
Street to Techs street of the Northeas-
tern corner Of the Livingston property.
lOth-FrOm Catfish Alley to Market
street. Oh North side of the street.
llth-On Bridge street. both sides from
GRAVEYARD gate to Theatre street.
l2th-On HhaniltOn street. both sill es
from Main street to Columbus street.
l3th-On Church street from Main
street to College street both sides.
l4th-On Pinaud street from Bridge
street to Burdin's gate both sides.
SECTION FIVE.
Be it further ordained &c, That the
width Of said sidewalks on all of said
streets except that portion of Main street
from Claiborne street to Bridge street.
shall he paved a. four feet wide. and
that paved portion OF Main street from
Claiborne street, shall be as indicated on
said plan aud specification. SO as to con-
form as much as possible with the width
Of the present sidewalk. All wcIk to
be approved by the Town Council after
personal inspection bv the members
thereof before the same is accepted and
Certificates issued. No sidewalk shall
be less than 90 six feet, and none paved
less than "a four feet.
SECTION SIX.
Be it further ordained that all bid
ders for work to be performed or mate
rails furnished. or both. shall be reQuir-
ed to deposit "a certified check Of one of
our local Banks, payable TO the Mayor
Of st Martinville. La, in the sum of al
least ten per cent If the amount of his
bid-said deposit To be forfeited to the
Town of st. MartinviIle, if the bidder
whose bid is accepted fails or refused to
execute written contract and furnish
the bond required five days after due
notice by registered, mail to his address
has been given to him. In all cases
where bids are rejected. the certified
checks TO be returned to their owners.
SECTION SEVEN.
1t is further ordained etc. that ten
full days after the publication of this
Ordinance and within Ninety 500 days
from said publication. the Mayor of ST..
Martinville. is hereby ordered aud EN-
powered to advertise for sealed bids, dur
ing at least ten full days, for the bull
ding Of said sidewalks or curbings. aud
for the furnishings Of the materials
therefor, or for 10th, in the official news
paper of this Corporation, and in any
other newspapers, which. ia his discre
ten, he may deem proper. which adyer-
Jtisement shall contain specifications 70
work to be done and Of materials to be
furnished, and the time in which the
said work shall be- finished, and pay
ment made,-ihe date and the hour and
the place where said bids shall ba first
opened. in open session of this body. ami
in the presencs OF such bidders as may
choose to be present and the public; said
bids to be filed with the Secretary of the
Town Council of this Corporation. at
any time and up TO IL o'clock sharp. on
the day fixed for their opening. Should
no bids be offered. and If those offered be
all rejected, than the Mayor is authO
rized to re advertise the same in man
uer as before stipulated.
SECTION EIGHT.
| Be it further ordained &C., That the
right to reject and accept any bid shall
be specially reserved; that the contract
for workmanship and materials shall be
left to the lowest responsible bidder
who shall furnish bond to the satisfac-
tion Of this body in the sum of at least
Fifty (50 per cent of the contract bid
for, and shall complete and sign said
contract, and furnish said bond, within
the time hereinafter stated.
SECTION NINE.
Be it further ordained &c, That the
time limit TO complete the execution of