New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-12-20
CITY ORDIN ANCE.

for the construction oil cement
sidewalks and curlS ON certain
streets in. the City Of New lb<sNa,
and providing for the terms OF
payment was presented and read,
and on motion Of Mr.. Fontelieu,
seconded by Mr.. Villermin was
adopted by the following vote
Yea, Messrs. Fontelieu, Suber-
belle and Villermin, Nay none.
|. Said ordinance reads as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Be it ordained by the Board
of Trustees Of the City of New
iberia, that cement sidewalks and
curbs be built and constructed
over and along the following
Streets 'to-wit: ~
Upper Main street, both sides
fro mChestnut street to corporate
limits; Chestnut street both sides
from Main to Jane street; Hop.
kins street Washington to Field
street; Corinne street. Washing
ton Avenue to, Field Street
Iberia Street, Washington Ave
nue. to Dale street; Julia street
Washington to Dale street; Weeks
street, Washington to Dale street
Center street, Washington to Dale
street; Phillip street, south side
Main to Bayou Teche; Lower
Main street, South side from pres
ent terminus of cement walk to
Lewis Avenue; Lower Main
street, North side from Lewis
Avenue to corporate limits
French street, both sides from
Washington to Madison street
The entire amount of concrete
sidewalks to be constructed ae-
gregate about 11o,350 square feet
and about 1924 lineal feet OF
curb. s%t 49,.
Be it. further ordained, That
notice be given in the local news.
papers, for at least days, by the
Board Of Trustee, asking for bids
for the building and constructing
of said sidewalks and curbs.
/. Be it further ordained, That
this contract to do and perform
this work be awarded to the Low
est successful bidder WHO can
give satisfactory bond for the
completion Of the same according
to plans and specifications on file
in the Office of Trustee of Public
Safety; said security to be- for
IS per cent of the contract price.
). BE it further ordained, That
each bidder shall accompany his
bid with a certified check IN an
amount of Five Hundred Dollars,
as. a guarantee that if should be
the successful bidder, that. .yhe
will enter into a contract with
the City to perform said work in
accordance q with the terms of his
said bid, y 8
Be it further ordained, that
each of the abutting property
owners, owing property along
said streets, shall be taxed with
the entire cost of Che construction
of said sidewalks and':1eurbil,g
abutting his property one-tenth
OF which amount is to be payable
cash within ten days. from the,
completion and acceptance of said.
work by the City, and the bal
a4ct to be payable in FIVE equal
annual miscellaneous, payable one.
two, three, four and FIVE years
from the date, Of the issuance of
cHftiAfates OF Indebtedness. i. or
Goenek, At thu, option of the prop
erty owners, with six pes cent
per annnm interest from their
respective dates until paid, the
interest. tai be payable annually.
and in default of the, cash pay
1aent as,herein specified, the whole
amount shall at once become due
Ind payable.
Be- it further Ordained, that
bids are hereby sought for the
construction of this work. under
md In conformity with Act lat
y l9Dg as amended by Act 49iof !
l9l2, and Act 1877 {the City |
Ihafter and that the Board of |
, e y. OF the City of New Ibe-
'a !, Reserves the right to reject |
ny and all bids. -
s'fhus done, read, signed and
ldoptsd ct New iberia, La, on
his the 9th day of December A. |
D., 1913.
ALPHE FONTELIEU,