The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-01-18
SATURDAY, JAN. IS, 1902.
[OFFICIAL.l
POLICEJURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La. Jan. Z. 1870:

f. Frcre being present,
The minutes of special meeting were
read and on motion of J. +. Drackett
seconded by II, Delhayc We're ordered
not approved.
The following protest was read by the
Secretary and on motion Was ordered
spread on the minutes:
To the President and Members of the Pc.
lice Jury:
AS representing the pettioning tax
PAYERS and citizens of the Parish of ST.
Mary, we respectfully protest against
their Police Jury refusing to approve the
minutes Of the special meeting Of Dec.
26, 1901. without especially designating
in what they are incorrect and correct
ing them and then approving them.
Respectfully submitted.
a C. F. BoRAH,
:. H. r. CARSON.
Judge Allen arked for all sppropria
ton of S25 per month to assist in paying
stenographer.
On motion Of r Drackctt seconded
by C T Henagriff, the appropriation was
allowed.
A petition from A A Bourgeois asking
for the exclusive right Of certain wharf
privileges on the Atchafalaya river was
not granted,
The f5lloming ordinance was intro>
duced and unanimously adopted and APP
proved:
ORDINANCE No. l.
Authorizing the Albert Hanson Lumber
). Company, Limited, to cross the public
:: road leading from Franklin to Centre
;, willie, at the Garden City plantation,
:. with two standard guage railroads and
:. an elevated tram way railroad and
canal and to bridge the said canal, as
herein provided.
= Section /. Be ii ordained by the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of 81. Mary, in
regular session assembled that the Al
bert Hanson Lumber Company, Limited.
corporation domiciled in the Parish of
St. Mary, be. and the said corporation 10
hereby authorized to construct and
operate a double standard guage railroad
track acress the public road leading from
Franklin to Centreville, at the Garden
City plantation.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the said ALERT Hanson Lumber
Company, Limited be, and the said cor
poration is hereby authorized to operate
and construct an elevated tram road, or
elevated railroad track over the said
public road at the Garden City planta-
ton.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the said Albert Hanson Lumber
Company, Limited be. and the said cor
poration is hereby authorized to con~
struct and operate canal across the
public road at the said Garden City
plantation, which canal shall not be
more than thirty six (86) feet in width.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the said Albert Hanson Lumber
d. Company, Limited shall be, and the
said corporation is hereby required
to construct and operate the said
elevated tram way or elevated mar
row guage railroad track at q height of
not less than fourteen n4) feet from the
present level of the aforesaid road.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the said Albert Hanson Lumber
Company, Limited shall be and the said
corporation is herel,S required to bridge
the canal substantially, with bridge not
less than twenty coy feet in width and
with its approaches spreading cut at the
end the full width of the public road.
Sec 6. Be itfurther ordained, etc,
that all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict Or inconsistent herewith be,
and the same is hereby appealed.
Adopted and approved January Z, 1902. |
J. NJ. IBERT, President,
DUDLEY BERWICK, Secretary.
Section ! of special road tax ordinance
adopted Jan. II. 1901, was amended to
read as follows;
Be 1t ordained by tie Police jury Of II
the farlsn OF St. Margin regular session
assembled that there shall hereafter he
levied against each owner of each and
every vehlcle used on the public road
within the parish Of st. Mary according
license to-wit: '"'
Upon each two.wheel buggy or cbsise.
oVc, upon each four.wheel dog cart. cIars
snce or cabrlolet Soc. upon each hack
Darouche, surry. landou Or Omnibus 10
upon each two>horse dray, WAGON or
two-horse cart Soc. upon each n:aHta,;on
wagon or cart Soc, upon each nna 49,.
Pcod!ing cart 75c, upon each ,vc 49,
peoohng cart 81, upon each hicvc,a sns
upon all other twoewheeled vas;s rs oVc,
mentioned herein 25c. mon an NV. not
four wheeled vehicles not men, Hsnsa
herein SOC. slo"eu
An ordinance dividing the parish into
road districts and creating the Office . ~
ruad supervisor and vehicle license tax Ia.
collector was introduced and ordo.aa
laid on the table indefinitely.
On motionof J r Drackett dulv 400.
onded DR. Al Smith was appointed
member Of the board of health from tho
Sd ward to fill the vacancy caused ~ Tue /
death of DR. e Ms6mith.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
ordinance forbidding the payment of /
any and all debts incurred in the treat.
ing Of small pox cases be and the same i
hereby repealed and all bills were or.
dered paid,
The following ordinance was intro.
1lced By J X Drackett and seconded by