The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-02-26
Police Jury Proceedings
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There were sbsent: S. l.. Joyner, C.
P. Hart and +. A. Charleville.
The president at the chaiI, the sec
-etary 1t her desk.
| The police jury having been duly con
vened, the president announced that il
was eleven 1D o'clock a. M, the time
fixed for the opening of the bids fol
the purchase of the $500. 400. 90 Of roat
bonds OF road district number n of thu
parish of Natchitoches, and thereupor
it was moved by Mr.. Salter and sec
onded by Mr.. Raphiel that the police
jury do now proceed in open session to
open and read the bids.
The vote on this motion was as fol.
lows: Yeas: Tauzin, Raphiel, Furlow,
Page. Phillips, Ford and Salter. Nays
none.
And the motion was declared car
ried.
The Secretary then read the adver-
| tisement calling for bids for the pur-
chase If the $500, 900. 90 of road bonds
of road district number 27 of the par
| ish of Natchitoches, which said adver-
tisement was authorized by an ordin-
ance Of the police jury of December
| II, 1919, and was published for thirty
days in the official journal in accord
ance with law. The Secretary then
stated that there had been received
aud were in her possession one bid,
which were thereupon opened and read
in open session and in the opinion of
the police jury said bid not being sat-
isfactory the following ordinance was
offered by Mr.. Salter and seconded ny
Mr. Raphiel.
An ordinance rejecting all bids for
the purchase of the $500, 900. 90 Of road
bonds of road district number n of the
parish of Natchitoches.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish OF Natchitoches that the
bid Of w. L. Slayton & Co., for the
purchase of the two hundred thousand
($2OO, 600. OO) dollars of road bonds of
road district number ~ of the parish
of Natchitoches be and the same is
hereby rejected.
The vote on this ordinance was as
follows:
Yeas: Tauzin, Raphiel, Furlow, Page
Phillips, Ford and Salter. Nays none
And the ordinance was declared
adopted,
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Salter and seconded bv Mr..
Raphiel.
An ordinance authorizing the presi-
dent of the police jury to advertise the
sale of the two hundred thousand
$500. 600. 0O) dollars of road bunds of
road district number ~ Of the parish
Of Natchitoches.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish of Natchitoches that the
president Of this police jury do cause
to be advertised for thirty (30) days
in the official journal of the parish of
Natchitoches notice calling for bids
for the purchase of the two hundred
thousand $500, 0OO.OO of road bonds
Of road district number twenty-seven
(27) of the parish of Natchitoches
dated February 10, 1920 in accordance
with law.
Be It further ordained etc., that bids
shall be received in accordance with
law and be opened on the 9Th day of
April 1920 at eleven (1D o'clock a. m.,
at the Court House at Natchituches,
louisiana, and that each bidder shall
enclose with his sealed bid a certified
check on some National bank doing
business in this State or some solvent
bank chartered under the laws of this
State. fox not less than two and one
half q LIZ per cent? PR cent Of thf
l - ~ ~ t1)e l DlIeo IN ~ u ia ,
arish Of Natchitoches, which amount :
ill be held by the Governing Authori-
Y until the successful bidder is deter
lined and has complied with his bid,
nd the check of the successful bidder !
hall be credited on his Did, and the
hecks of the unsuccessful bidders
hall be returned to them. The police
Try reserving the right to reject any
nd all bids. The ordinance being SUBJ
lifted to vote, the vote thereon was i
) follows: Yeas: Tauzin, Raphiel,
urlow, Page, Phillips, Ford and Sal d
r. Nays: none. t
And the ordinance was declared Q
1opte1.
The following ordinance was offered f
Y Mr.. Salter, seconded by Mr.. kaph- r
An ordinance authorizing the presi- L
mt &c advertise for bids for the con-
ruction of roads of road district num- i
sr ~ of the parish of Nate hitoches- &
Be it ordained by the police jury of
le parish of Natchitoches, acting as +
le governing authority of road dis
let number q of the parish of Nat t.
litoches, that the president of this
lice jury do cause to be advertised "
r thirty days in the official journal of "
e parish of Natchitoches, notice fl
Hing for bids for the construction of p
ads in road district number q Of the Of
irish of Natchitoches. Of
Be it further ordained etc., that bids m
all be received in accordance with N
W and be opened on the 5th day of pl
pril 1920 at eleven o'clock a. M, at r.
e Court House at Natchitoches, La. I
ID that each bidder shall enclose with Y
s bid certificate check in an amount P
ual to five per cent Is per cent? of N
e amount of the bid which check
all be forfeited to the road district
ould the successful bidder fail to car. m
out the terms of his bid; and checks Of
unsuccessful bidders will be re- d
rned to them upon the rejection of cl
cir bids: and the police jury reserv 81
3 the right to reject any and all bids, il
The ordinance being submitted to
te, the vote thereon was as follow:
'as: Tauzin, Raphiel, Furlow, Page.
lillips, Ford and Salter. Nays, none.
And the ordinance was declared
opted.
ute of Louisiana,
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