The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-07-17

BY Mr.. Cockfield.
Resolved that the salary of q. w.
McNaughton constable of ward nine
be raised ten dollars.
Votes polled stood as follows:
Yeas, Mr.. Cocktield. Nays, MesSrS
Pierson, Williams, Adams Cockerham,
Knott. Page, Parker, Derbanne, Rus
sell. Motion lost.
Bv Mr.. Pierson.
Be 1t 1t ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches in re-
gular session convened.
Sec. l. That pursuant TO authority
conferred upon this body by Act No
2S2 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.
S. war department.
Sec. 3 That a committee composed
of the President of this body and w.
ii. 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-
tion thereof. The Committee shall
at once submit said plans and sOeciti-
cations to the U. s. War Department
and upon approval of same by the
War Department the Committee is
hereby instructed to advertise for the
construction of said bridge, said adj
vertisement to be for 20 days, in
papers selected by the Committee.
Sec. 3. All bids shall be accom-
panied with certified check for
$6OO.00 to insure good Faith. The
Contractor shall give bond through a
responsible company authorized to do
business In the State, In the sum of
$3,OOO.OO for the faithful performance
of his contract. The right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
Sec. 1. 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 of
NatchitocheS is hereby levied for
period of eight wears beginning and
including the year 1914, or for such
time thereof as may be necessary, the
said one eight of one mill Is hereby
specially dedicated and set aside for
the payment of said bridge. Such
payments to be divided into eight
annual payments and to bear not ex-
Ceeding q per cent per annum in
tereSt.
Provided the citizens of ward 10
shall prior to entering with the con-
tract for the construction OF said
bridge pay i'm cash into the Parish
Treasurer the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars, same to be used for the cash
payment on said bridge.
Provided further that the Police
Jury reserves the right TO pay at anv
time at its option, the whole or any
portion of said debt before maturity
with interest only to date OF pay
ment. -
SEES Tie asaid scSepted and the
IN hum pg tescu into shall be re-
and canv. SShis body at a regular or
the reSySeSsion. Yeas, MeSSrs. Pier
Williams. Adams, Cockerham,
tho AFT, Page, Parker, Derbanne and
'0 ell. Nays, Cockfield. Carried.
AN ORDINANCE.
'h0 fMr. Russell.
u H3e 1t ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, in
regular session convened.
Sec /. That pursuant to authority
conferred upon this body of Act No.
2S2 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for 1910 steel
traffic bridge be constructed across
Cane River In ward 10 of this parish
ate point on said river at or near