The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-07

franchise or right to construct AM
| operate a railroad, run by electri
city, along the public road, run
ning from the parish line to Der
wick Bay, as authorized to be ad
vertised and sold las per resolution
Of the police jury at its called ses
sion on January 9th, 1908, be ad
vertised and the contract entere'
into upon the following additiona
requirements and that in so far a
the original ordinance is in con
: | flict herewith, that the same be
and it is hereby amended as fol
Ilows:
| Section 1. That between thu
hours of judicial sales on the 14tt
Iday Of March, 1908, after due adj
vertisement thereof for thirty day:
IN the official journal of the parish
of st. Mary, the president of the
police jury shall, at the door Of
the court house of this parish, al
public auction, sell to the highest
bidder. or bidders, for the highes,
percentage of his gross annual re-
ceipts, as hereinafter specified, a
franchise to construct and main
| tain and operate a railway, util-
| izing electricity. or other motive
than steam, on the entire length of
the public road, in the said parish,
leading from the upper parish line
near the town of Jeanetette to the
town of Berwick on Berwick Bay
running through the towns of
Baldwin, franklin, Centreville
and Patterson and said franchise
to be as follows to-wit:
First, the franchise shall be for
term of 80 years and no longer
from the date of said sale, and
shall, for that period, authorize
the construction, maintenance and
operation c; a single track line, or
railway together with all neces-
sary spurs, turnouts, turntables,
switches and side tracks, from the
upper line of the parish of ST..
Mary as aforesaid to the town of
Berwick, along the public road as
aforesaid.
The track, or tracks of said rail-
way shall be located on said pub
lie road, either in the centre or on
the sides as sail be designated by
the police jury, or persons APP
pointed by them for that purpose,
ard may be built partly on one
side and partly on the other, or
partly in the centre Of the road.
and upon the sides at other points,
provided that whenever the said
line of railway shall cross the
public road, or at other points
designated by the police jury, the
ties shall be placed below the
grade of said road, which grade
shall be the same as that of said
public road. The said railway
shall be constructed, maintained
ard operated 80 as not 70 unduly
interfere with the use, by the pub
lie, of said public road. The hold
er, or holders of this franchise
shall without expense to this par
ish, make and maintain in good
conditiod, alt bridges across all or |
said tracks, also all culverts, and |
all necessary openings necessary
for the drainage of said roads, as |
shall be directed by the police
jury.
Sec. 2. No fare, toll or charge,
2 cents per mile for every
passenger, and his or her ordinary
hand baggage or parcels, shall be
made, or collected for passage on
said railway, nor for continuous
passage from within either of said
owns or points between any point
N either of said town, reached by
he said railway, or its connec-
ions; provided that a fee of 5
'eets ride, for any distance
not exceeding two miles
nay be collected.
The said railway must be oper-
ted continuously, and not less
han three trains each way, carry
Dg passengers must be run daily
Turing the daylight hours, be-
wecn the points entering the par.
n Of st. Mary, and the terminus
4 said road at Berwick Bay, at
ours arranged reasonably fer the
accommodation of the public, and
a the evento not more than three
rains being run each way daily,
OF less than six hours shall elapse
etwcen any two trains going in
ne same direction.
The said railway shall have the
ght to carry freight, express,
aggage and mail, as well as pas
engers, performing all the func-
OBS and carrying all things !
sua! to a railroad of this charac-
n.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved,
&C., that in the event the holder
r holders..of this franchise fail to
onform substantially to the terms
nd conditions and specifications,
tier he or they have been given S
'ur mouths notice of such failure ]
nd neglect, and have not cor I
'cted such failure or neglect, then 4
lis franchise shall ceaseto exist, !
rminating without any further
roceedings.
Sec. 4. Be- it further resolved,