The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-22
Special Meeting of the Town Council.
FRANKLIN. La, Oct, 10, 1904

FRANKLIN. La. Oct, 10, 1904
The Honorable Council met il
special session, Mayor j. c. Levi.
presiding. and a full attendance pre-
sent.
The Mayor stated that the object 0
the meeting was to act on petition
of the Kyle Lumber Company, Limi
ted. asking that special election b.
called for the purpose of granting ;
franchise to the said Company, tc
operate standard guage railroad
from the Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad to its mill.
The petition IS as follows:
To their Honors, the Mayor anG
| Council of the town of Franklin:
The application Of the Kyle Lum'
Der Company, Limited, corporation
organized under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, domiciled in the town
of Franklin, La, and carrying on q
sawmill, planning mill and wood work,
ing factory within the corporate
limits Of said town, with respect rep
| reSents:
That they are desiriOus of connect
| ing their saw mill and factory with
the Morgan's Louisiana 4 Texas
Railroad by a standard guage rail-
road track. They show that this can
be done by laying track from their
mill, along the bank Of the Bayou
Teche until it intersects Adams street,
and thence along said street until it
intersects the property of Il. E. Mil
ling. and by the consent of said r. E..
Milling, through his property to the
T scin & I.
road.
They show that the laying of this
track SO as to permit them to run
cars directly to their mill in which to
load lumber will greatly facilitate
them in the handling of their product,
and will also assist the town CONNER
cially. as they will be able to handle
more lumber, and employ more men
in performing the labor.
They show that they have secured
the signatures of the adjacent prop
erty owners, granting their permits
sion for your Honorable body to pass
such an ordinance, which they attach
hereto, and also attach hereto and
make part hereof the petition of other
citizens of the town of Franklin, re-
questing your Honorable body to act
in this matter.
They further show that under Act
No. 70, of 1896, it becomes necessary
to submit the question of the grant of
this right or franchise, to the proper
ty taxpayers of the town of Franklin,
and they respectfully petition your
Honorable body to pass such Ordi-
nance as shall be necessary in the
premises, for the purpose of calling a
special election, upon such day as
shall be fixed by your Honora BILE
body, for the purpose OF permitting
such property tax payers to cast their
votes upon the proposition as to
whether or not such right or franchise
should begranted, and upon such terms
and conditions as may be imposed by
your Honorable body. And as in
duty bound, they will ever pray.
The KYLE LUMBER Co., LTD.
j. A. PErERMAN, Manager.
The following ordinance was in
PRODUCED by Mr.. H. w. Weber and
BY motion of himself duly seconded,
was adopted, viz.
ORDINANCE NO. Ill.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Town Council of the town of Franklin,
La, that whereas petition has been
presented to this body by the Kyle
Lumber Co., Ltd, and other petitions
of the citizens and tax payers of the
town of Franklin, requesting that a
special election be held, as cOntem-
plated by Act No. ~, of the acts of the
Legislature of 1895, to determine the
question as to whether or not this
Council shall be permitted to grant a
franchise or right of way to the Kyle
Lumber Co. Ltd. for the purpose of
permitting it to lay standard guage
railroad track from it's mill on the bayou
bank to Adams street, and thence
along said street to the property OF
r. +. Milling and through the prop
erty of r. +. Milling to connect with
the Morgan's La. & Texas Railroad,
and to authorize the said town coun-
Gil to impose such terms and cOndl-
tons upon the laying and use of the
track as they may deem proper.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
town council of the town of Franklin,
La, that an election of the property
tax payers of said town be and the
same is hereby ordered to take place
at the Court House in said town on
the 23rd day of November, 1904, for
the purpose of voting upon the fol-
lowing proposition.
"Shall the Kyle Lumber Co. Ltd,
a corporation domiciled in the town
of Franklin, be authorized by the
town conncil of said town to lay a
standard guage railroad track from
its saw and planning mill and wood
working factory along the bayou
bank to Adams street, along said