The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-26
ORDINANCE NO. -

! lana. that. Whereas. the Bridge Com.
mistee Ut this Police Jury has found II
| 10 BIZ espedient and necessary to have
constructed certain extra span to
one Of lts bridges nov under eonstrae-
ton by Austin Brothers OF Dallaa. Tex,
and
Whereas, by virtue OF the authority
| heretofore vested In said Bridge Com.
mi,iee, By the said Police Jury, they
have entered into an agreement with
the said Austin Brothers for the adj
| dlsianal span aforesaid,
Now, therefore. The Police Jury of
the Parish Of West Feiieiaaa, la the
State OF Louisiana. hereby raiifes and
accepts the said agreement made be-
tween it's bridge Committee and Austin
Brothers. and the terms of a contract
having been agreed upon, the same ~
reduced to writing and herein set ont
and shown as follows, sewit;
Additional Parish Bridge Contract
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Nest
Felielana. Town OF ST. F'raneissllle
This agreement and contract. made
In writing by and between the Parish
OF West FelIeiana In the State Of Lou.
lsiana and Its Police Jury. party OF the
first part land hereinafter called the
PARISH and Austin Brothers, a eorpo
ration domieiled In the city OF Dallas.
Texas. and duly authorized to transact
its bridge business 10 the State Of
Louisiana, party Of the second part,
and herein represented by ] Il Burger.
It's duly authorized agantt hereinafter
called the Confraetorsl Wltnesseti
That the Contractor for and In con.
sideration OF the fnifillment OF the
agreement herein made by the Parish,
agrees With the said Parish an follows
Article One.
That The Contractor, Austin Broth,
ers. hereby agrees for and In eonsid.
GRAFTON of the payments hereinafter
mentioned to be made and covenants
herein agreed TO, which are 10 be psr.
formed by the Parish; the said Con.
tractor shall furnish all necessary
labor and material required to build
aud make complete In accordance with
the plans and specifications which are
this day duly identified aud flied with
the Police Jury and which are express.
~ referred 10 aud made part OF this
contract. which plans and speeiiiea.
tloHs have been approved by the Par
sh Engineer and accepted and Identi.
fed by him. the following additional
bridge span towit
One 90 foot by l6 foot roadway span.
10 be constructed and erected on the
vest apgroael, to the Main Prong Of
fhempsons Greek. ~ miles from st
franeissiile. In accordance with the
plans and specifications heretofore sub
ml,ted and approved by the Parish
Engineer as aforementioned
Article Two.
II Ia understood aud agreed by and
between the Contractor aad the Parish.
that this contract being for additional
construction work Ia connection with
bridge work nov being done by said
Contractor, the terms, conditions, cove
nants and agreements undertaken by
both parties To be- performed by a Ger.
tain contract incorporated In an orai.
nanee OF date the 4th day of August.
A. ID. 1916, shall apply In this contract.
together with the general speelFiea,
construction ct eetera, and la all things
1t Ia understood that thia contract shall
be construed In connection with the
original agreement Of date the tsh day
OF August, 1915. without prejudice to
the rights OF either party In said orig
inai contract. except IA TO the amount |
and delivery OF bonds hereinafter men.
toned aud which are provided for In |
this contract
Article Three.
II In understood by the parties to |
this contract, that said additional span |
proyided for In this contract, la to be |
erected and constructed az an addition |
to the bridge nov being erected on the |
Main prung of Thompson's Greek, and
that the coat thereof In 10 be- borne By |
the Parish OF West Felleiana and the |
Parish al East feliciana equally. that |
the price therefor shall be Eight Hun. |
dred Dollars and that the Parish of |
West Felieiana shall pay ena-haH the |
said price, OF Four Hundred Dollars. In |
interest bearing Ave per cent bonds OF |
Two Hundred Dollar denominations |
each. number xf and x2 respectively |
and maturing In one and two yeara
after date and shalt be provided for in |
a lawful ordinance OF the Police Jury /
adopting this contract.
The dates and maturitIes Of each |
bond shall be as follows.
nj Dated January s, 1916. and pay.
able January 5. 1917, 10000.
X2 Dated January s, 1915. and pay.
able January 6. 1918, 100000.
Said Police Jury shall pass all ertii
aances and resolutions necessary to-
make this contract debt and interest A
egal and binding obligation upon the
said Parish and shall make sufficient
provision for the payment OF the same
u the time this debt is incurred and
shall evidence said deb. by the IN,
Stance OF Ave per cent bonds author
sed by law, and they shall levy 4 euf.
icien, tax to pay the principal and
interest OF said debt, and the Parish
sgrees that II Ia legally and financially |
sble 10 levy sufficient tax Of not ca.
'eesiing one-quarter OF MILL on the
Iollaf for two consecutive years for
aid purpose during each Of the years
BIS and 1917,
In Witness whereof. the parties 10
hese presents have hereunto set their
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