The true Democrat., 1916-02-05

the said Austin Brothers for the aa'
diticnai span aforesaid,
Nov therefore. The Police Jury of
the Parish af West f'eiictana in the
State of Louisiana, hereby ratifies and
aeeepts the said agreement made be-
tween It's Bridge Committee and Aastin
Brothers, aud the terms of u contract
hasin been agreed upon, the same is
reduced TO writing and herein set eat
and shown as follows, lo9it
Additional Parish Bridge Contract.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Nes,
Feiietana, Town OF 81 Franeissllle.
This agreement, and contract, insde
In writing by and between the Parish
OF Vest Feilciana In the State OF Lou
isiana and its peiice Jury. party of the
iirss part land hereinafter called the
pasishl and Austin Brothers, q eorpo.
ration domscIled In the city of Dallas.
Texas. and duly authorized TO vansae,
it's bridge business In the State OF
Louisiana. party OF the second part.
and herein represented by ] II, Burger.
it's duly authorized agentt hereinafter
called the contraesersi Witnesaeth.
That the Contractor for and In con.
sidsration OF the faltiI!mant Of the
agreement herein mad. by the Parish,
agrees with the said Parish az follows.
Article One.
Tha. the Contractor, Austin Broth.
ers. hereby agrees for and In consid-
GRAFTON Of the payments hereinafter
mentioned To be made and covenants
herein agreed 10, which are TO be per
formed by the Parish, the said Con
tractor shall furnish all necessary
labor and material reaulred to build
and make complete In accordance With
the plans and specifications which are
this day duly identified and fied with
the Police Jury and which are expresa-
~ referred 10 and made Z part OF this
contract, which plans and specifica.
tions have been approved by the Par
ish Engineer and accepted and tdenti.
tied by him. the following additional
bridge span .o.wit
One so foot by le foot roadway span,
20 b. constructed and erected on the
wes. approach to the Main Prong OF
Thompsoh's Greek. IL miles from 81.
FrancisyIlle. In accordance with the
plans and specifications heretofore sub
aitted and approved by the Parlah
Engineer az aforementioned,
Article Two.
II In understood and agreed By ard
between the Contractor and the Parish,
tha, this contract being for additional
construction work In connection with
bridge work now being done by said
Contractor the terms. conditions, cove
insults ard agreements undertaken By
hath parties to be performed by Ger.
tain contract Incorporated ia an erdl-
nance uf date the 18th day Of August,
A u 1916. shall apply Ia this contract.
together with the general speettiea.
tions covering materials. method of
cbGstruetton et eetera and Ia ali things
Il IL understood that this contract shall
hp construed III connection with the
original agreement uf date the 9TH day
of August, 1915, without prejudice To
he rights Of either party Ia said orig.
inal contract. except as 10 the amount
and delivery of bond hereinafter men.
fIaned and which are provided FOR III
thta contract
Article Three
II tp understood by the parties te
this contract. that said additional span
provided for In thie contract, is to be
erected aud constructed as an addition
te ihe bridge now berg erected on The
Main Prong of Thempsea's Greek and
that the cost thereof If t1 bF borne by
the Parish nf West Felieiana and the
Parish Of Fnst FeIieiana equally: that
the prace therefor shall he Eight Hun
llred Dollars ard that the Parish of
West Felieiana shall pay one-haa the
said price or -Four Hundred Dollars. In
interest hearIng five per cent bonds Of
Two Hundred liollar denominations
each. number NJ ard Ag respectively
and maturing In one and tso years
after date and shall he provided for In
lawful ordinance af the Police Jury
adopting this contract
The dates and maturities Of each
bond shall be as follows
n Dated January g. 1916 and pay
able January 5. 1917, 5000 90
S2 Dated January b, 1916, and pay
able January s, 1918, 10000
Said Police jury shall pass all erdi
nances and resolutions necessary TO
make this contract debt and interest a
legal and binding obligation upon the
saia Parish and shall make sufficient
provision for the payment of the same
NJ The time this debt is incurred and
shall evidence said debt By the Ia.
smanee OF Ave per cent bonds author.
lied by law, and they shall levy suf
flcIen. tax To pay the principal and
interest Of said debt, and the Parish
agrees that 1t Ia legally and financially
able to levy a sufficient tax OF no, ex.
ceeding one quarter of mill on the
dollar for two consecutive years for
said purpose during eseh Of the years
1916 and 1917.
In witness whereof the parties To
these presents have hereunte set their
hands and scala, on this the sth day OF
January, A. D. 1918, the day on which
the ordinance of the Police Jury OF
said Parish was adopted approving
this contract the same being the hrst
Wednesday OF the month of January,
A. D, 1915
Parish ei West relieiana,
F'olice Jury OF Said Parish,
by G. r. HOWELL, Ito President.