The true Democrat., 1915-08-14


August 4, 1915:
ORDINANCE NUMBER -
Section 1. Be it resolved and ordained
by the Police Jury of the Parish of West
Feliciana in the State Of Louisiana, that
whereas on the 21st day Of July, 1915, the
bid of Austin Brothers of Dallas, Texas
and Atlanta, Georgia, for the erection Of
certain bridges in the Parish was found
to be the lowest and best bid and the
same was accepted by the bridge COM
mittee and reported to this Police Jury
which ratifies and accepts the same
therefore the terms of a contract have
been agreed upon and reduced to writing
as herein set out and shown as follows
to-Wit:
PARISH BRIDGE CONTRACT.
State of Louisiana, Parish of West Fe-
nciana, Town of st. Francisville.
This agreement and contract, made in
writing by and between the Parish of
West Feliciana in the State of Louisiana
and it's Police Jury, party of the first part
(and hereinafter called THE Parish land
Austin Brothers, a corporation domiciled
in the city of Dallas, Texas, and duly
authorized to transact it's bridge business
within the State of Louisiana, and having
complied with all the laws of said State,
party of the second part and herein repre-
sented by it's duly authorized agent, l.. S.
Leversedge, who has been specially au-
thorized to sign this contract for and in
behalf of said Austin Brothers, (herein-
after called "The Contractor" )witnesseth:
That tho FRO IN he
ton Of the fulfillment of the agreement
herein made by the Parish agrees with
said Parish as follows:
Article One.
That the Contractor, Austin Brothers,
hereby agree for and in consideration of
the payments hereinafter mentioned to be
made and covenants herein agreed to-
which are to be performed by the Parish
the said Contractor hereby agrees to
furnish all necessary labor and material
required to build and make complete in
Accordance with the plans and specifica-
tions, which are this day duly identified
and filed with the Police Jury and which
are expressly referred to and made part
of this contract, which plans and specifi-
cations have been submitted to and ap-
proved by the State Highway Depart
ment, and subject to the inspection and
acceptance of the Parish, the following
Parish bridges to-wit:
First
No. lone bridge across the Main Prong
Of Thompson's Creek, twelve miles from
St. Francisville, on Jackson, road, 800
feet
No. 2-One bridge across the West Prong
Of Thompson's Creek, twelve miles from
ST. Francisville, on jackson road, 260
feet.
No. 3-One bridge across Rag Branch of
Thompson's Creek, twelve miles from
st. Francisville, on Jackson road, 100
feet,
The foregoing are on the line between
the Parishes of East and West Feliciana
and Six Thousand Dollars of the cost of
same is to be borne by the Parish of East
Felieiana, and the remaining Six Thou
sand Dollars shall be paid by the Parish
of West Feliciana. Sc, 900. 90
Second.
No. 4-One bridge across Alexan-
der's Creek on the Upper jack
son road, one and one-half miles
from st. Francisville, 80 feet
No. 5-One bridge across Alexan-
der's Creek on the Lower Jack
son road, one and one-half miles
from st. Francisville, 80 feet.
No. 6-One bridge across Tunica
Bayou near Wilhelm, one and
one-half miles from the l.. R.
& N. Ry. station on Tunica and
Bayou Sara road, 1877 feet. Bridges
number three and four to cost
$S,2S9.00 and bridge number five
to cost $2,475.OO; total cost of
bridges 3, and d'5......... 5,7l40O
Third.
No. lone bridge across Bayou
Sara Creek, six miles from ST.
Francisville on the Pinckneyville
road, 42O feet. t.................. 9,6S6OO
No. 8-One bridge across Little
Bayou Sara Creek, twelve miles
from st. Francisville, near the
Pinckneyville road, $50 feet. 1850. 90 |
Total cost to be borne by West ---
Feliciana Parish. h...............$24,0O0 600. 90 J
Total cost to be borne by East
Feliciana Parish. .,........... 5000. 90 !
Total cost Of bridges. $50, 100000 |
All the foregoing bridges are to be
erected and completed by the Contractor
within one hundred and eighty working
days, from the filing and acceptance of
bond made by the Contractor for the
faithful performance of this contract, but |
If for any reason any event should occur
to delay the completion of said bridges |
beyond the control of the Contractor then !
the time lost by said delay shall be ex-
tended to the Contractor automatically |
for period Of time equal to the time Of |
the delay.
Article Two.
Said Parish reserves the right to place |
over the Contractor and said work a suit
able and proper engineer or inspector to |
represent and act for the Parish, to see !
that said work is done properly as 1t goes
along, according to the plans and specih- |
cations. The Contractor shall be respon-
sible for all avoidable injury to persons or |
property. The work shall be done at the |
Contractors risk, until after final accept
ance and he shall not sub-iet or transfer I
any part thereof without written consent
of the engineer In charge.
The Contractor shall give his constant |
personal attention to the work while it is
in progress, or he shall place it in charge I
of competent and reliable foreman, who
will have authority to act for the Con-
tractor, and who shall be acceptable to
the engineer in charge The Contractor