The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-07-09
An Ordinance.

An Ordinance.
BY Mr.. Kile:
Be it ordaired by the Mayor and Com
mission of the City of Natchitoches;
Section l. That acting under the
Charter and laws Of the City of Match
itoches and the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, and specially acts No. 10 Of
1896, No. PAL of 1912, No, lat of 1902,
No. 40 of 1912, No. II of 1912, and
other laws generally governing and rela-
tive to the putting down, or construct
sidewalks, curbs and paving and to
paving and gravelling the streets of
cities and towns in the State of Louis
lana, and having decided that such i'm
provements are necessary in the City
of Natchitoches, on the streets and
sidewalks herein named, and having de-
cided to put down curbs on Church
Street Bird to 9Th, both sides in the City
Of Natchitoches and having advertised
for bids, to put down curbs on said
Church Street in the City of Natchito-
ches according to plans and specitica-
tons of said work on file in the office
of the Mayor and City Engineer, of the
City of Natchitoches, did pass an or
dinance calling for bids for said work
was taken up by the City as required
by law.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that the said paving so ordered to be
put down and contracted for on said
Church St., having been put down and
constructed according to the plans and
specifications for said work, and the
said work as constructed having been
accepted and approved by the City En-
ginneer and this body.
Section 3. Be it therefore further
ordained, that the cost Of construction
of said curb on Church Street, in front
Of the different properties herein named
and owned by the different property
owners is hereby assessed and levied
against each of said owners and pro-
perties as follows: The costs of said
construction is hereby levied and as
sessed against each of the abutting
property owners and properties on each
side of said street in front of which
said curbing has been constructed, as
shown by said estimate and certificate
of City Engineer, made part hereof.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
that the amounts shown by the certi
fed estimate of the City Engineer,
hereto annexed, is hereby accepted and
approved, and is hereby levied and
assessed against the said properties,
property owners, in accordance with
the frontage of each of said properties
fronting and abutting on said street, IN
front of which said curbing has been
constructed.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
that a copy of this ordinance be duly
filed and recorded in the mortgage
book, and mortgage records of the Par
ish Of Natchitoches showing said levy
and assessment and work constructed
on Church Street with the amounts due
BIZ each of said properties, owners and
when recorded, the same shall be and
operate as first mortgage and special
privilege against each of said abutt'ng
properties in front OF which said curb
ing has been constructed in principal,
interest, costs, charges and ten per
cent attorneys fees in case of suit to
enforce payment of same or any part
thereof.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
that on written application by any one
of said property owners and on their
rendering twenty per cent in cash of
the principal, amount due, with all in
terest, cost and charges due on same,
as per, certificate, the Mayor Commits
sioner of the City of Natchitoches is
hereby authorized to issue four curbing
certificates covering the balance due on
said work as per said certificate, due
by said property and property owner,
payable in one, two, three and four
years, after date and said certificate
shall bear interest at the rate of eight
per cent per annum from date, and all
interest shall become and be due and
collectable annually on each of said GER
tificates and shall bear ten per cent as
attorneys fees in case of suit to en-
force payment of same or any part,
and said certificates as above named
shall be secured by said first mortgage
and special privilege above named.
Section Z. Be it further ordained
that the costs of putting down and con-
structing said curbing on said Church
Street and the amounts due and paya-
bic by each of said abbutting proper
ties and property owners as per said
certificate for curbing on both sides of
said streets as per the plans and speci-
fications on file and duly approved by
this Commission and the City Engineer
is as follows:
Natchitoches La, July 7th 1914
To the Honorable Mayor and Commits
sioners
City of Natchitoches, La.
Gentlemen
/ hereby certify that the following is
the cost of curbing on Church ST., be-
tween Third and Fifth SITS.
Labor and Team Hire $2O6. ST
Forms, Lumber, Hose and
Supplies 30. AZ
38 bills. cement Ia 2.25 &C. so