The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-21

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August 4, 1915:
ORDINANCE NUMBER -
Section l. Be it resolved and ordained,
by the Police jury OF the Parish OF west
FeHciana 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-
Hciana, Town of st. t,rancisyille.
This agreement and contract, made III
writing by and between the Parish OF
West Feliciana in the State OF Louisiana
and it's Police Jury, party OF the first part
land hereinafter called THE Parish )ano
Austin Brothers, corporation domicileo
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-
scented by its duly authorized agent, l.. 3
Leyersedge, who has been specially au.
thorized to sign this contract for and il
behalf of said Austin Brothers, (hereln'
,f,.o, if1,a &C Afh
That the Contractor in the considera'
ton Of the fulfillment Of the agreement
herein made by the Parish, agrees witt
said Parish as follows:
Article One.
That the Contractor, Austin Brothers
hereby agree for and in consideration O.
the payments hereinafter mentioned to b'
made and covenants herein agreed to
which are to be performed by the Parish
the said Contractor hereby agrees II
furnish all necessary labor and materia
required to build and make complete il
accordance with the plans and specltica
tons, which are this day duly Identified
and filed with the Police Jury and which
are expressly referred to and made par
cations have been submitted to and ap
proved by the State Highway Depart
ment, and subject to the inspection an'
acceptance of the Parish, the following
Parish bridges to-wit:
First.
No. lone bridge across the Main Prone
Of Thompsons Greek, twelve miles from
nil
feet.
No. 2-One bridge across the West Prom
Of Thompson's Greek, twelve miles iron
st. FrancisVine, on jackson road, rs
feet.
No. 3-One bridge across Rag Branch
Thompson's Creek, twelve miles fror
st. Francisville, on jackson road. 10
feet.
The foregoing are on the line betwee
the Parishes Of East and West Fehcian
and Six Thousand Dollars Of the cost G
same is to be borne by the Parish Of Eas
Feliciana, and the remaining Six Thou
sand Dollars shall be paid by the Paris
OF West Eelciana. S6'OOO.O
Second.
No. 4-One bridge across Alexan-
der's Creek on the Upper Jack
son road, one and one-haf 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. Zone bridge across Tunica
Bayou near Wilhelm. one and
One-haR 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 $2,475.00; total cost OF
bridges 3, 4 and 5............... S.n4.I
Third.
No. 7-one bridge across Bayou
Sara Creek, six miles from st.
Francisville on the PinckneyviIle
road, 40 feet. ................. s.6s6.C
No. S-One bridge across Little
Bayou Sara Creek, twelve miles
from st. Francisville, near the
Pinckneyvile road, $50 feet. 2,65O.(
Total cost to be borne by West -------
II
Total cost to be borne by East
Feliciana Parish. .............. 600O.(
Total cost of bridges. ........... $50, OOO.(
All the foregoing bridges are to
erected and completed by the ContractC
within one hundred and eighty workin
days. from the filing and acceptance {
bond made by the Contractor for tn
faithful performance of this contract, bl
IL for any reason any event should occr
to delay the completion OF said bridge
beyond the control Of the Contractor the
the time lost by said delay shall be e1
tended to the Contractor automaticall
for a period of time equal to the time {
the delay,
Article Two.
Said Parish reserves the right to plaC
over the Contractor and said work suit
able and proper engineer or inspector
represent and act for the Parish, to sc
that said work is done properly as it goe
along, according to the plans and specif
cations. The Contractor shall be respoI
sible for all avoidable injury to persons {
property. The work shall be done at tn
Contractors risk, until after final accept
ance, and he shall not sub-let or transft
any part thereof, without written conser
of the engineer In charge.
The Contractor shall give his constar
personal attention to the work while it
In progress, or he shall place it in chars
Of a competent and reliable foreman, VIII
viii have authority to act for the Cor
tractor, and who shall be acceptable
thu anPinaAr In charge. The ContractC