The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-17
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

FRANKLIN. La. Sept. y, 1901.
The Honorable Council met in i'e4'u-
lar session. Mayor J. {. Lewis pre-
siding: Messrs. NJ Bell and i. +.
Delahous>aye absent. The reading
of minutes of previou, meeting were,
by motion of Mr.. Weber. dispensed
with.
The Collector. Secretary and Treas
urer> report, shown" balance o.
hand of S:152.s2 were read. and being
found correct, were accepted.
By motion of Mr.. Weber. duly sec
for erroneous license Of Il. +. Nell
$1,000, and taxes amounting to $50.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid:
{. Lauve, Sec. freight and
express charges ..... .,...... ; II
St. Mary Banner, publishing
proceedings :. months . i >,
H. 5. Puckettr repairs to pumps ~
Ed Alpha. pipe and fittings. e.
H. w. Weber. hauling wood.
dirt and shells and team hire. Is IS
Gibbons x Stream fittings for
pumps ............... il -
Kyle Lumber Co.. wood fer
power house and lumber for
streets Observation-Disclosures. $3.50. 22i D.;
DR.. b. W. Smith. services at
Sanitarium to f.. Gilmore. ... l. %
L. Lauritzen, having grass
cut on streets ....... ....... 81 -
!. Is. Sanders. Sheriff. board
of prisoners for August 49,. - 50
\. J. Delahoussaye. gasoline
and turpentine ......... -
A. A. Delahou>>aye. lime. CO.
ment. brick. etc ............ Is -
c. Robert Churchill, electl'i"
supplies Neutrality-suspicious.. % l.
The following ordinance was intro
duccd by Mr.. Weber. and on motion
by himself seconded by Mr.. Lauritzen
was adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
An Ordinance fixing certain limits in
the town of Franklin. within which
it shall be unlawful to cree any
building. except as. hereinafter
provided: residence houses. addi-
tons and out-huuSeS under GER
lamentations excepted: providing
for the submission of all plans
and specifications to the Council
before buildings are commenced:
and providing a penalty for the
violation of this Ordinance.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council OF the town OF
Franklin. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to erect any building
within the following limits of the town
of Franklin, unless the same be built
as hereinafter stipulated. to-Wlt:
Commencing at the foot of Adams
street where it touches the Bayou
Teche. and running out the middle OF
Adams street in Il Westerly direction
to the middle of First street: thence III
a Southerly direction down the mid
die of said First street, from the SAID
point. to within three hundred feet OF
Willow street on the North side: thence
in a Westerly direction from said
point. parallel with said Willow street
on its said North side. to Morgan :
Louisiana Il Texas railroad track:
thence down said railroad track in a
Southerlv direction. six hundred feet
from said point: thence in an Ia ,tel y
UlItCllbll 11biH tllt Sdllt poil!t. pa ''A'N
with the said Willow street on IT.
South side. TO the middle OF FIRST
street: thence in a Southerly direction
down the middle of said First street,
from the said point. to the middle OF
Wilson street. thence in an Easterl
direction down the middle of sa1c
Wilson street. from the said point. tt
the west bank of said Bayou Teche
thence uD the West bank of said BaNo>
Teche. from the said point. to tn
placa of beginning.
SEC. ,. Be it further ordained. etc,
That it shall be unlawful for any per
son to erect any building. within tht
said limits. unless the same be bIllt
: in good, substantial manner. o
: either. brick. stone, iron or other non
combustible material. The roofs o
. all buildings hereafter to. be erected
shall be Of slate or iron, or other non
combustible material, including dwell
| ling houses, additions and out-house>
| and all new roofs and repairs to Ole
roofs shall be of slate. iron or Other
! like material, when the repaired POI"
ton aggregates aathird of the super
ntcfaI measure of tbs. roof repaired.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the Mayor and Council shal
form and constitute a cOmmitte" o
six. whose duty it shall he to examine
the plan, ndssreri'ications Ut al
building, about to be erected within
the above prescribed limits, befor
work Ipon the same has been com
menced. Ii the same be found to con
form to the provisions OF this ordln
ance by a majority thereof, pernll
shall be issued to that effect: Other sis
the permit shall berefused andtheerec