The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
PRocEEpINGs POLICE JURY

October 18th, 1871 S
The Police Jury of the PARISH % z Z
c.,,nordia La, met in regular se
S;on At the Court House in Vldalia,
Sion 81 10 o'clock a. m. Monday, tne
i i' dav of October, 1920, salo m a,
80; 4 a.n he;1o a postponed meeting from
~. I1th day of October, l9ZO, anu :
t sne fonnv;nS members were present.
tnS lo q Gulpepper, S. L. winston
Carter. B. C.. Brown, >: L.
IT 11rnal1 q r. Godbold, r. 5. WHO'S
and t. J. Williams;
Absent: A. B. Turpln.
4 quorum being present. the Jury
proceeded to business. :. +ho last
beading of the minutes OF the iaS'
at;ra, we're dispensed with.
NJ Duncan Buie, State highway
r,.n.;naer. appeared before the jury
e. exnlain the gravel SITUATION aS
Aot Tha State Gravel Company, Wmcn
x,,-n;shes the red, or clay gravel, was
=, saTious need of certain equlpne:ns
necessary :. to get sufficient quahNssy
80 Gravel to keep the good roaos ~
...oerass of construction, ana tnas
~ financial condition was sucn tnas
Az said Gravel Company could nov
secure necessary advancement LIonn
the hanks: that 5,0OO.00 aoVahee
~ the said Company Woulo put ~ a. a.
. nosition to furnish gravei e1R En+
onslv to Concordia, Tensas, anu LaSt
Carroll parishes, and that ne enJud "a
II each of these parishes Woui1 ~
vance 100000 to sald 1raVel oo.t
II could purchase suitable ePmpSd
to enable it to meet tne 9e an the
said 100000 to be repai9 ~ o+;no
Parish of Concordia by oeuuSV 1,r,'
go per cent from each snipin9ns I'd
iii the full amount IS paiui Ine IN
~ ar,onnt of 100000, to guar.
a.s+aa the fulfillment of its part OF
tha hereinafter reinscribed eontrac'
and bond:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PxRISH OF ORLEANS,
rTTY Of NEW ORLEANS,
This agreement and contract en-
tared on this 18th day OF OCTOBER
loon in the City of New Orleans
state Of Louisiana, by and betweel
az state Gravel Co., Inc, whos
dom;cile is in the City of New VI
Iaans hereinafter known as the parC
~ the first part, and the parish 9
roncordia. herein represented Dy 1
prown president Of the Polio
INV ~ the Parish aof Concordl'
Stafa of Louisiana, hereinafte
known as the party OF the secoh
Pa1W STTNESSETH: That for and
eons;deration of the prices, quaint
Eas terms and conditions OF pa
ment- specifications, regulatloh
manner of loading and snlpplnn
~o;ohts. ETC.. as offered, specln'
and required by the party OF the Sc
n,,d mart. as hereinbelow cited, u
~ea,.tv of the first part agrees al
Contracts to furnish to the party
tba second part Thirty Thousal
190 00Ol tons. of 1000 pounds P
ton. railroad weights governing,
aand-clav-gravel, containing not Il
than twenty (20) percentum OF $40
lwben tested by weight on quart
;nch mesh screen), subject TO tne
nroval of the State Highway En-
neer. +. o. B. railroad cars on traS
~ the MISSOURI Pacific Railway 20
nanv at ". A. & S. Junction, or
other point carrying the same or ie
ser freight rate than the rate IT
". Al. e S. Junction.
The party of the first agrees
contracts to begin furnishing
gravel FIVE 90 days from date
this contract, at the rate OF mt
(15) cars per day, subject always
the supply, except Sundays anu =
holidays, until delivey has been 9
Melted, all cars to be loaoeo az
less than their marked pnisicai ca
city,. a ,,.,.4 h,
l.. agyeas and contracts to pay to
- ~ the first part the price
.,sv ~ Seventy-Five (75) G.
49, ton of 1000 pounds per ton,
ad weights governing, for
.snd-clav-gravel. All cars are Z
~.,s;gned as directed by the ,
1;ghwav Engineer, or by his aut
80 representative, until the
tract is completed.
II Is further agreed by the 2
- tha first part to assume ana
-s-h anv and all responsibility
and all cost for the proper
aly ~ anv and all railroad car
lns ect;on herewith, as require'
ss;d Missodri Pacific Railroad
ae~ The ruling of the Railroad
e..s Of Louisiana, and 70 glA
t,..ee ,,artv of the second part
- and authority which is ne
kae.'tad and authorized by the
Frsf mart. to deduct iron
q - 5,,e. the party Of the first
sQn.s craveI. any freight paid D.
ppon ~ the second part on g
~ = yeceived, due to improper o
a9eerrIosdlng Of railroad cars. :,
eFs 1s~fv of the sesond part a
1870 .asnce win this central
~ 49, ,,.,fv Of the first part,
ay ~ ~ amount Of invoices due
k'.S ,,fract for gravel which