Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-14

Work on SaCuluefS VI Goau not YET COLL
pleted, aud in default Of this proposit-
ion being accepted, that considering
as he stated that it was next to impos-
sible to have the whole line Of road
which extends from Pointe a la Hachc
Court House to the St. Bernard Parish
line completed at one and the same
time, he requested that the Police Jury
authorize the engineers of the High
way Department to accept the road in
sections of not less than five (5) miles
at a time. He also stated that he was
under a heavy bond tor the completion
of said road. the original bond being
for the sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars
1850. 600. COY; that besides the sub-con.
tractor, Mr.. Speed, furnished addition
al bond for Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars (s25, 600. COY for completion of that
portion subleased to him, and that the
Highway Department and State Board
of Engineers were Withholding the sum
of Nineteen Thousand Dollars ISIS, O00-
COY out of the contract price until the
work was completed; that the road
was almost completed and that he was
put to quite an expense by having to
maintain this bond of Fifty Thousand
Dollars, and he requested that this
bond of Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50
900. 0O) be authorized to be cancelled at
this time by the police jury.
After hearing Incorporation of Mr..
Jahncke and his retiring from the meet
ing, a general discussion and express
sion of views on the subject was gone
into, when after the statement of both
Mr.. Atkinson and Mr.. Lombard, Engi-
neers, that the amount of Nineteen
Thousand Dollars (sl9.0OO,0 0) with.
held from. the contract price due the
contractors by the State Board OF: En-.
gineers was largely in excess OF the
amount necessary to complete the road
lin full accordance with the contract
and that in their opinion it would be
safe to order the cancellation Of the
bond Of Fifty Thousand Dollars at this
time; ~
It was resolved on motion of Oliver
S. Livaudais, seconded by Simon Leo.
pold,
That provided the bond of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ESQ. 100000 original
ly given by. the contractors could be
cancelled without altering or changing
the nature of tho contract and that no
legal complication could arse by so de-
ing that the Committees in joint meet
ing assembled recommend to the Police
Jury the cancellation Of said bond of
Fifty Thousand Dollars subject to, the
approval of the District Attorney, their
legal adviser. g..
This resolution after being put to q
vote by the, Chairman was unanimously
carried.
The next question discussed wa the
proposition Of accepting shells in lieul
Of completion Of work uncomplleted OF
shoulders If road.
This proposition was unanimously de
clined, and on motion Of Warren Buck
ley seconded by Henry Meyer It wa:
resolved,
That this j joint 5iat Committee Recommend
to the police jury that the lHighwa,
Department be authorized to accep'
the she'll road in sections, Of five miles
as completed rather than as q whole
as now provided by the contract:
It was the sense Of the meeting tina
the question Of the legality Of the can
: collation. of the Fifty Thousand Bont
be submitted to the District Attorne.
and that they recommend to the Presi
dent Of the police, jury the advisable
: ity Of calling q special meeting at a
early date for the consideration OF tn,
recommendations of these committees
as the contractors propose to immed
lately 20 to work in earnest and com
plete the road at once, provided sam
e is to be- accepted in five mile sections
> 40 above recommended. !
: On motion of A. Leopold the .repor
; of the advisory committee was accepte
8 On motion of DR.. Hays seconded b
E. A. Schayot. 1t wal moved that
+ vote of thaks be rendered to MI
q Jahncke for the shells given.
q On motion Of E. A. Schayot .seconde
: by DR.. G. B. Hays Pres. ]. B. Faster
= ling was authorized to sign the act 9
sale of the property offered for sale b
the parish to Mr.. Geo. Juogeno locate
e in the lower end Of the .3rn ward.
o By A. Leopold seconded by E. A
1 Schayot the following budget of prol
able expenses for the year 1914 Was o.
dered published for thirty days.
. Police Jury $7O0.t
pen.ioners $780,
o Sheriff 4OOO.(
y District Attorney lQ0O.t
Assessor .lOOO.t
y Coroner s500.l