The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-24

or arising from SAID three-fOurtn OF
mill tax, levied for said years as afore- |
said, be and the same are hereby ap-
propriated, dedicated and set apart in
whole, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, for the payment OF the said
contract price, and for the payment
of the certificates OF payment, to be
issued for the installments thereof as
aforesaid, and all interest which may
accrue thereon, and the said funds and
revenues and avails so arising, realized,
derived or collected from said tax, shall
never be diverted or used for other pur-
pose except for the payment OF said con-
tract price for building said Jail, and for
the payment of said certificates OF pay
ment, to be issued for the installments
of said contract price and all interest
which may accrue thereon.
Resolved further, That this Police
Jury shall include and publish each said
year in its annual estimate exhibiting
the various items of annual expenditure
the said installments, both principle and
interest, of said contract price then due
and unpaid, or to mature that year; and
said installments of said contract. price
then due and unpaid, or so maturing III
any one of said years, are now SO in
rluded in the budget or estimate exhibit
ing the various items of parish expen-
dture for each of said years, and the
same shall be so published.
Resolved further, That said contractor
is required to give bond in the sum OF
$4,000 with a surety company authorized
to do business in Louisiana, for the
faithful performance of his work in
building said Jail, and the execution OF
| his contract.
Resolved further, That the President
of this Police Jury is now hereby au-
| thorized and empowered to enter into
| and sign contract on behalf OF said
Police Jury with said Southern Struct-
ural Steel Company on the terms and
conditions and with the provisions and
stipulations as set forth in these resolu-
lions and according to the plans OF said
Jail and specifications therefor, now in
the hands of the Clerk of this Police
| Jury.
Resolved further, That the contract
which was entered into and signed by
the President of this Police Jury, on the
list day of September, 1914, as heretofore
authorized by this body, with the South
ern Structural Steel Company, for the
building Of the Jail for the Parish OF
Bossier, having been submitted to this
Police Jury, said contract being now in
| the hands of the Clerk of the Police Jury,
and the same being found satisfactory,
the said contract is accepted and approx
ed, and the contractors are authorized
and instructed to proceed under said
contract with the work of building said
Jail.
Resolved, That the President of this
Police Jury appoint committee OF at
least one member of this body to be
known as the Jail Building Committee,
whose duty it shall be to superintend
the building of said Jail and observe the
work as it progresses, and see to it that
the contractor fully performs his con-
tract and builds said Jail in accordance
Herewith. J. C. LOGAN,
President Police Jury.
J. T. MCDADE,
| M. G. WRIGHT,
| NV. STEWART,
| r. D. WELLINGTON,
J. G. MCDADE,
| Members Police Jury, Bossier Parish.
The following contract was entered
into and duly signed, as authorized by
the foregoing resolution:
This agreement, made and entered into
on this, the 1st day OF September, 1917,
oy and between the Southern Structural
Steel Company OF San Antonio, Texas,
hereinafter designated as " first party"
and the Parish of Bossier in the State of
Louisiana, hereinafter designated as
"second party" witnesseth:
) That for the consideration hereinafter
named and agreed to be paid to said first
; party by said second party, the said first
party hereby agrees to furnish m ,terial
| tools and appliances and erect Jail
building and Appearances thereto hero
matter designated as improvements -
J for said second party, On parcel OF &C
cessible ground to be furnished by sec
ond party for said purpose, without ex-
pense or delay to first party. in the town
of Benton, in said parish and State; said
/ improvements to be made in accordance
2 with plan No. 1898 and specifications
: therefor furnished by said first party,
: and now on.fiie in the Office of the Clerk
3 OF the Police jury OF said second party.
) 1t is hereby further agreed by and be-
tween the parties hereto as follows:
l. If, before the commencement or
during the construction of said improve
ments, the second party should order any
changes Or alterations in the construction
of same, either adding to or diminishing
the cost thereof as originally required
then said first party shall make such
changes or alterations at a fair and rea-
sonable valuation, but no such changes
or alterations shall be made unless or
dered by second party, and the price
. thereof agreed upOa in writing between
the parties hereto before their COM
) mencement, and in estimating the value
; of such changes dne allowance is to be
, made to sad first party for having start,
cd or arranged to start the said improve
! ments as originally required.
: 2. The first party further agrees tt
commence the said improvements within
a reasonable time after the date hereo
u and have the same fully completed ane
Z ready to deliver to second party in q
! clean and tenantable condition on or be-
: fore the 1st ID ~ of March, 1915, provided
' however, that in the event of della,
caused by strikes, riots, epidemics, thu
action OF the elements or by any unfore.
seen or unusual difficulty or misfortune
u beyond the control of first party, ther
: such further time shall be allowed saie
: ; first party for the final completion o
= y said improvements as may be just ant
y not less than the amount of time lost By
: : reason OF such delays, but such extern
u sion Of time shall in no wise effect tn,
= rights or liabilities of either of thu
:, parties hereto, but the same shall subsist
:, - take effect and be enforceable precisel.
Il the same as if such extension of tim,
y had not been granted.