The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-07-19
ORDINANCE NO .I2l.

AN ORDINANCE creating high
8ay Department for the Parish Of
jefferson Davis, State of Louis
lana, and providing regulations for
the conduct Of same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, State of Louisiana, that
there be and there is hereby created
a permanent Highway Department
for the Parish Of Jefferson Davis,
Louisiana.
Section 2. But it further ordained,
ETC., That a Parish Highway Engi-
neer be employed at a salary not to
exceed the sum of $4,000 per an
mum, payable annually, the said sal
airy to include all expenses; provided
however that the Parish shall furn-
ish an automobile for the said engi-
neer and shall furnish gasoline and
cost of repairs on said automobile
and shall also pay all the necessary
expenses incurred by the engineer on
trips outside of the Parish in con-
nection with his duties as Parish
Highway engineer.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, That the said Parish Highway
Engineer shall be employed by the
year subject however to dismissal at
any time, provided however that one
months notice shall be given, or in
lieu of notice, one months salary;
and the duties of the said Parish
Highway Engineer shall be as fol-
lows: He shall be given general su-
pervision over all road work in the
Parish: he shall make monthly
written report to the Police Jury at
each regular meeting of the work
performed in the various Wards and
also an estimate of the work needed
to be done during the succeeding
month, describing the location of the
proposed work as nearly as posi-"
bic on each road; he shall not be al
lowed TO employ any assistance, ex-
cept from the authority of the Pc
lice .Inrv At legally convened meet
inc.
Section 1, Be it further ordained
etc, That the expenditure of the
funds for highway improvement be
regulated as follows:
(a) Good Roads Bond issue Fund:
This fund shall be used in construct
ing hard surfaced roads as provided
by the original ordinance heretofore
adopted authorizing the issuance Of
$500,00000 Good Roads Bonds and
in accordance with all acts and reso-
buttons of this body pertaining
thereto
(b) Maintenance Fund: This
furA shall he used in keenin" in good
condition all rHads and bridges al
ready built out of the above mention,
ed Good Roads Bond issue fund and
those which are yet to be built out
of the same. Not more than one
twelfth G-12) of the total amount
of funds appropriated for such pur-
pose shall be expended for the main.
tainance of these roads in any one
month. Any balance left over at
the end of any fiscal year may be
used by the Police Jury in extend
ing any highways that may be desig-
mated by the said Police Jury.
(c) Special Ward Road and Bridge
Fund: The Police Juror of any
Ward having a Special Ward Road
and Bridge Fund shall make requi-
sition to the Police Jury at regular
meetings of said Jury for any moneys
that may be needed during the sue
ceeding month for repairing or con-
structing roads or bridges in his
ward and the Police Juror making
such requisition shall submit with
his said requisition an outline OF
the proposed work to be done with
the said funds; provided however,
any necessary repair work may be
ordered by the Police Juror or En-
gineer without making above men,
toned requisition. But all work
shall be let out and supervised by
the Highway Engineer.
Section S. Be it further ordained
etc., That the salary of the Highway
Engineer, his expenses as herein pro-
vided, and salaries and wages of his
assistants be paid out of the Main
tainance Fund.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
etc, That all statements for labor
material, expenses, etc, be thorough
" itemized and approved by the
Highway Engineer; provided further
that when any accounts are to be
paid out of any Special Ward Roac