The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-06
Ordinance No. 2.

An ordinance to provide for the con-
struction of certain drainage work in
the North Bossier Levee District and
to provide for the payment thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the North
Bossier Levee District, in regular and
legal session convened, That inasmuch
as it is necessary that the lands of the
North Bossier Levee District, now sub
ject to frequent overflow be drained and
made fit for cultivation, and reclaimed,
and further that inasmuce as the con-
struction of certain necessary canals,
bitches, etc., is urgently needed and is
in the nature of an emergency work
which should be constructed at once,
theresore,
On the 21st day of April, 1915, the
Board of Commissioners of the North
Bossier Levee District made contract
with J. Hall Nattin for the digging,
construction and building of certain ca
nails, bitches and other drainage works
in the said North Bossier Levee District,
in accordance with certain plans and
specifications presented by the consult
ing engineer of the aforesaid board,
F. B. Grevemburg, jr., and, whereas, the
is to be paid for out of the revenues
from taxes levied and collected for the
said board in the said district for the
years 1915 and 1916, and, whereas, the
said contract recites that the price to be
| 17.40 cents per cubic yard, with the
right to change said plans, etc., as spec
| flied in said contract.
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| That the price and sum to be paid for
the aforesaid work to the said contractor
be the sum of approximately Sill 800, at
the rate of 1910 cents per cubic yard,
which shall be divided into monthly in
stallments of the amount of the estimate
earned and done by the contractor.
| All of the above payments to bear
interest at the rate of 6 per centum per
annun from the day of issuance of GER
ticates, subject to such deductions as
may be hereinafter made in said con-
tract, herein above described. The said
installments are to be represented by
certificates of Indebtedness which shall
be legal and binding and payable as a
first lien and privilege out Of all the rev.
enues of the said board, and especially
the revenues of the years 1915 and 1916,
already levied by the ordinance of the
said board. Each of the said certificates
shall be payable at the Office of the Sec
rotary of the aforesaid levee board when
due. That said certificates shall be
passed and signed by the President and
Secretary of the said levee board and
delivered to the said contractor as the
work is contracted. That as soon as
sufficient work has been completed and
constructed to take up one of the said
certificates the same shall be given the
said contractor, and SO on until the
work shall have been finally completed
and accepted by the board, but the said
certificates shall only be delivered upon
the approval of the aforesaid work in
part or in whole, as the case may be, OF
the consulting engineer of the aforesaid
board.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the board shall appoint such offic-
ers and agents as it may see fit to in
spect the aforesaid work and that same
shall be constructed strickly in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
under which the contract is let, and the
right to reject any and all work if not
so constructed or done to the satisfaction
of this board or it's duly appointed
agents and officers is fully and legally
reserved.
This done and passed in legal and
regular session, at Plain Dealing, La.
on this, the 21st day of April, 1915.
JOHN H. NATTIN,
} President North Bossier Board OF
; Levee Commissioners.
Attest:
J, PERRY. Secretary,