The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-02-12
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ed BY the Police Jury ut lie Parish OF
West Feiictaua Ia the State OF Louis
lana, that, Whereas, the bridge Com
miltee uf this Police Jury has found It
10 be eSpedient and accessory To have
constructed certain extra span to
ahe 81 It's bridges now under cohatfue
ton by Austin Brothers of Dallas Tex,
aud
Whereas, By virtue of the authority
heretofore vested In said Bridge Com
mittee. BY the said Police Jury they
have entered into an agreement with
The said Austin Brothers for the ad
dItlonal span Aforesaid,
Now. therefore, The aoilce Jury Of
the Parish OF West FeielaHa In the
State of Louisiana, hereby ratittes snd
accepts the said agreement made BIT
tween It's Bridge Committee and Austin
| brothers, and the terms OF a contract
having been agreed upon. The same Is
reduced to writing aud herein sci ont
and shown a. fellows, towit
Additional Parish Bridge Contract
State of Louisiana, Parish OF West
Felieiana. Town Of ST ffaneisytlIo
This agreement and contract, mad
| ia writing BY aud between the Parish
Of West t'eliciana In the State ST Lou
siana and ts Police Jury party oil the
first part land hereinafter called the
PARISH and Austin Brothers, cufpo.
| fatlon donieilea la the city of Dallas
Texas. and duly authorized 10 transact
| Is bridge business IA the State of
.puisiaiia nartr Of the second part
and herein represented by ] Il Burger.
is daiy authorized agsntt hereinafter
called the Contractors NttheaReth,
That The Contractor for and In con
liberation OF the fulilllmen; NJ the
agreement herein made by the Parish.
agrees with the said Parish N follows
Article One
That The Contractor. Austin Broth
e7s, hereby agrees for and In eonsId
Grafton of the payments hereinafter
mentioned Ia BE- made and covenants
herein agreed TO, which are 10 be per
formed by the Parish, the said Con
tractor shall furnish all necessary
labor and material required Ia build
and make complete la accordance with
the plans and specifications which afp
this day duly identified and filed With
he Police Jury and which are express
~ referred TO and made part of this
contract. which plans and speeihea
tione have been approved by The Par.
ish Engineer and accepted aud identi-
fled by him, the following additional
bridge span toalt
One 90 fool by Is foot roadw way span,
10 be constructed aud erected ON the
west approach 10 the Main Prong OF
FrancisFlIle, In accordance with the
plana aud specifications heretofore sub,
mItted and approved by the Parish
Engineer AZ aforementioned.
Article Two.
II In understood and agreed by and
between the Contractor and the Parish
that this contract being for additional
bridge work now being deue By said
Contractor. the terms, conditions. cove
nants and agreements undertaken BY
both parties TO be performed by a Ger
tain contract incorporated In atl urdi
nance OF date the 9Th day Of August
A D. 1915 shall apply In this contract
together With the general speeiiiea
,iuns covering Materials method OF
construction "a eatera ard In lll things
II Ii understood that this contract shall
be construed In connection with the
original agreement Of date the 4th day
Of August, 1915, without prejudice TO
the rights Of either party ln said orig
inal contract, except AZ to the amount
and delivery OF bonds hereinafter men.
tened, and which are provided for IN
this contract,
Article Three
II In understood hy the parties 10
this contract, that said additional span
provided for In this contract In Ia he
erected aud constructed as an addition
To the bridge ROW being erected en- the
Main Prong Of rhampson's Greek. and
that the cost thereof IL 10 b. borne hy
the Parish of West keliclaua and the
Parish ri East Falictana equally that
The price therefor shall b. Eight Hun.
dred nnilata and that the Parish of
West Falieiana shall pay one half the
said price, or Four Hundred Dollars. Iii
Interest bearing 1--WE per cent bonds Of
Two Hundred Dollar denominations
each number NJ and x2 respectively
and maturing In one aud two years
after date and shall be provided for In
II lawful ordinance of the Police Jury
adopting this contract.
The dates and maturItles of each
bond shall be as follows
II, Dated January s. 1916. and pay
able January s. 1917. 5000 90
" Dated January S. 1915. and pay.
able January 5, 1918, 100000,
Said Police Jury shall pass alI ofdi.
uanees and resolutions necessary To
make this contract debt and interes,
legal and binding obligation upon the
said Parish and shall make sufficient |
provision for the payment of the same
a, the time this deb, liz incurred and |
shall evidence said debt by the IN |
sHaaee Of five per cent bonds author |
iSed by las. and they shalt levy y snf |
feEent lax TO pay the principal and |
interest of said debt. and the Parish |
agrees that II is legally and financially |
able 10 levy sufficient tax Of not es.
eaedlhg ohe-aiaftef of mill ON the |
dollar for two consecutive years for |
said purpose during each Of the years |
1916 and 1917.
In Witness whereof. the parties to