The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-07-06
TOW COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
FRANKLIN. july, 1st. 1901

FRANKLIN, July, lst, 1901.
, The honorable Council met i
, regular session, Mayor j. c. Levi
IN the Chair. ". Bell and l.. s. Bio
Ter were absent.
LIE minutes Of previous mectin.
on motion Of ". T. Pclerm,n wer,
dispensed with.
Inc treasurer S report showing :
balance Oh hand Of $95. 60 was read
received AM ordered placed on file.
he Nr'1ai's partial report Was
allowed t. and UNTIL full report he
sent in ri next meeting
The following bills were read and
/ approved:
Kyle Lum 60, wood and lumber. 33 A.
! I Abel. sundry for watcrwork. 1S5
L. Hcoerf, fixing leaks & pipe w'rll 8 50
aug Reuter-, work for power hous. = 30
Hanson Lumber Co., wood. ..... II 10
} u Sanders, board prisoners, June 53 GO
NJ l. Harrison, hauling wood to
water works ..... ........ Is 20
W. /. Peterman rs member Of the
electric light committee reported
progress and asked for further time
which was granted by motion of II.
". Weber.
HE following ordinance was in
irodnced by ". I. Pe,erman. on
motion Of l.. Lauritzen duly sec
ended, WAS adopted.
ORDINANCE No 81.
Requiring all telegraph and telr-
phone co!npapi.s nov OF hereafter
having wires Oh Willow street. in
the town Of Franklin. to string all
their Wires on onc common set of
poles.
Sec. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council Of the town of Franklin
that, all persons, firms or corporations
having presently or hereafter any wire |
or system Of wires extending owe: and |
along Willow street. in the town of !
Franklin, Shall be, and they are hereby, !
required to string all such wires or sys- |
TEN OF wires on one set of poles to be |
provided and maintained by said tclc-
graph end telephone companies firms or
ind: vidual jointly or BY any Of them. for
their Joint and common use
sec. =. BE 1t further ordained, etc,
1 hat the line Of poles provided for in
section l Of this ordinance, shall be
placed within the neutral ground to be
eft between the curbing Of the street and
the edge Of the side walk and in an eX-
act location and fnc to he designated
md laid out by the street commissioners
)f the district embracing Willow street.
See. 3. BE it further enacted that this
ordinance shall take effect from and after
he 18th day July, 1901: after which
late no telegraph or telephone wires
Ie permitted to be strung, and none then
Nistins SHALL be permitted to remain,
Except on one common set Of poles TO be
provided as aforesaid, of sufficient size
md length and with a sufficient number
# ten pin arms to sustain all the wires
4 al the companies, firms or individuals
having telegraph or telephone wires on
WHO" street and unless said poles arc
'laccd in the line and in the manner
provided in Section OF this ordinance.
Sec. 1 BE it further ordained, etc.. {
hat all ordinances or parts of ordin- I
noes in conflict OF inconsistent here
With, be, and the same are, hereby re- !
ealed.
Approved, July 1st, 1901.
}. {, LEWIS, Mayor. 6
c. LAUvE, Secretary t
The following applications for the
osllion ofnight police were received: j
:. S: WiIkerson, A. Crawford, R. II.
ugh.
Mr.. Pugh was put in nomination {
J W. 7. Peterman seconded BY II.
Y. Weber and was elected at sal!
~ of $50 per month. To be un-
ers;ood that the said L. II. Pugh
} be employed by the month.
Moved by Weber duly seconded
lat a committee Of three DC APP +
ointed TO ascertain the cost of re-
airing the fire engine, the Mayor
ppointed Messrs. Peterman; Weber
nd Laurtzen On that committee. S
On motion Of Il. W. Weber, duly 2
.oonded the Mayor was authorized 4
} borrow $4,000. e
There being 20 further business "
re Council adjourned. "A
}. c. LEWIS, Mayor. -
&. LAEVE. Secretary, y