The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-02-19

Brown, R. S. Wilds and T. J. vii
liams.
Aquorum being present, the Presi.
dent called the meeting to order and
the following business was proceeded
with:
the reading of the minutes Of the
previous meeting were dispensed
with.
Mr.. z. H. Fleming presented MS
: commission and other credentials
which were found satisfactory and
accepted by the jury, and Mr.. Fleming
recognized as the Police Juror from
the Eighth Ward.
The three petitions for the con-
sideration Of which this special meet
ing was called, were read to the jury
they being signed by the required
number of free-holders for calling
special meetings of the jury.
The petition signed by certain
Guested the President to call the
meeting Of the Police Jury for the
purpose of considering and discuss
ing the road situation in that ward
and asking that the jury take steps
towards constructing and improving
1 TIE ROAD IN SalQ WarC.
The two petitions from the Tenth
Ward were in substance the same
as the foregoing, one of them re-
questing the continuation of the sur
vey of the Black River road from
Monterey to the mouth of Blacl,
River, by Messrs. H. r. Rhodes ard
Frank c. Green, and the other re
questing a survey of Wyches Bayou
to the end of the proposed WILDS-
VILLE-NEW ERA Highway. After
considerable discussion, the following
resolutions and ordinances were pass
ed.
On motion of r. S. Wilds, duly Sec
onded by S. L. Maxwell, the follow
ing motion was passed:
Be it Resolved, By the Police Jury
of Concordia Parish, La, that the
President and Secretary of said Jury
are authorized to advertise bids for
the construction of bridges over Gross
Bayou and Wild Cow Bayou, both of
said bayous being on Black River in
ConcOrdia Parish, La, the contractor.
if any, to submit plans and specif-
cations with his bid, of a creosote
pile bridge, or steel bridge over one,
or both the above bayous, or the con-
tractor may submit bids for both
kinds of bridges, the jury reserving
the right to reject any and all bids,
said bids to be advertised in local
paper and in the Manufacturers
Record.
ORDINANCE No..
An Ordinance authorizing the
building of certain roads, or parts
thereof, on Black River and provi-
ding the means for letting contracts
for the construction thereof <
On motion of 2. S. WiIds, duly Sec
onded by 7. j. Williams, tn. following
ordinance was passed:
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of Concordia Parish, La, That all
small bayous and little fills on tue
Black road, as surveyed, be let out
by competitive bids for leveeiug and
filling.
Be it further odained, etc, Th.t
the dirt work on the Black River road
form r. S. Wilds' residence to taa
Gsynor school, in the Ninth Ward |
and from Mrs. Bette Boards to Cross
Bayou, also in the Ninth Ward, be (
let for construction by c&1pet!tive
bid.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
said work is to be done by contract
IN writing, supported by a bond. in /.
form, manner and amount as provi- !
ded by law. The work in the Ninth |
Ward on said road is to be let and |
done under the supervision of Messrs.
Z. S. Wilds, Anderson, Vinson and |
jim Thomas, and the contract there |
for to be signed by them on behalf !
OF the Police Jury, the authority to |
sign said contract on behalf OF the |
Police Jury is here delegated to them !
Be it further ordained, That said |
work is to be done by contract IN !
writing, supported by bond, in form |
manner and amont as provided by i
law. The work in the Tenth Ward on /
said road is TO be let and done under
the supervision of Messrs. T. J. VIII |
llanls G. 3. Burley, w. C.. Brown, D.
J. Paul and H. K. Moreland, and the
contract therefor to be signed by
them on behalf of the Police Jury,
the authority to sign said contract on
behalf Of the Police Jury is here dele
gated to them.
Be it further ordained, That the
said committees for the Ninth and
Tenth Wards shall have no authority
20 let any one contract in excess of
100000. +
Be it further ordained, That Mr.. |,
Frank G. Green, Parish surveyor. is
to survey the Black River
road from Monterey to the mouth
IF Black River and Mr.. H. L. Rhodes
Highway Engineer, is to have general
supervision over all work authorized,
herein. Il
Be it further ordained, etc, That
I'll work herein authorized, is to be
lone according to specifications fur
lished by Mr.. Rhodes, Highway Engi-
leer, and all payments for work done
IRE to have the approval of the Parish
highway Engineer, or his agent.
Be it further ordained, etc. That
he Police Jury hereby pledges it.
elf to complete the Black River road
IS the first project, out Of funds to be ,
'ecelved from the sale of the additi-
nal $300,000.00 worth of bonds.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
III ordinances, or parts thereof in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
On motion or r. S. Wilds, second
ID by 7. j. Williams, the following
was passed: :
Be it Resolved, ETC., That T. K.
hurley be paid an additional amount
# thirty-five 1851 cents per cubic
ard, as per the statement of f. C. Il
Green Parish SiIrveyer. fo1- uroy.sy &