The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-24
Special rIeeting of the Town Council.
FRANKLIN, La, Dec. 20, 1904.


The Honorable Council met in
special session; Mayor j. C.
Lewis presiding, with the follow
ing members present: Messrs. l..
Lauritzen, A. J. Delahoussaye, H.
w. Weber and G. N. Frost. Alb
sent, NJ. Bell.
The Mayor stated that the OBJ
ject Of the meeting was to grant
the railroad franchise to the Kyle
Lumber Co.. Ltd, as authorized
by the special election held on
Nov. 23rd, 1904.
The following ordinance was
introduced by Mr. l.. Lauritzen,
and by motion Of himself duly
seconded was carried and adopted,
viz:
ORDINANCE No. ia.
An ordinance to grant certain fran
chises to the Kyle Lumber Co..
Ltd. in pursuance of the authori-
cation given to the Town Council
by the tax payers of the Town of
Franklin, La, at a special cleo
ton held on November BIRD, 1904.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Franklin, La. That
authority to grant certain franchises
to the Kyle Lumber Co., Ltd, having
been vested in us by the tax payers of
the town at special election on Nov
ember BIRD, 1904: and we having been
authorized to grant such franchises
upon such terms and conditions as we
may deem proper.
Now. therefore, the Kyle Lumber
Co., Ltd, a corporation domiciled in
the town of Franklin, be and it
is hereby authorized and empowered
to lay standard guage railroad
track from its saw and planning mill
and woodworking factory along the
Bayou bank to Adams street, along
said street to the property ofR. E. Mil
ling, and by the consent of r. F.. Mil
ling. through his said property to the
MOrgan's La, 4 Texas Railroad. and
there connect with said railroad. And
the said Kyle Lumber Co., Ltd, is
hereby authorized and empowered to
use and maintain the said railroad
track for the running of engines and
cars thereover by the said Kyle Lum-
Der Co., Ltd, for period of fifty
years from the date of this ordinances:
for the purpose of transporting the
products of its mill and factory, and
any and all other products that it may
deem necessary over said railroad
track: and to use the track in any other
manner which in the Judgment of the
said Kyle Lumber Co., Ltd, will add
to the commerce of the town.
This franchise is granted to the said
Kyle Lumber Co., Ltd, upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions:
1st. The track shall be laid from
the property of r. E. Willing along
Adams street, in the center of said
street. as near as practicable. The
track along the bayou front shall be
laid at such point along said BAYOU
front. or over the water of said bayo,l.
as may be deemed necessary in order
to put said track into the mill at the
safest angle for the said company.
Ind The track thus laid along the
street, as aforesaid, shall be placed
to grade level: that is. the ties shall
either be sunken into the street until
the rails are level with the surface of
the street, or it shall be filled in
around the ties until grade level is
reached. The grade to have fall of
II inches from the center of the road
to the gutter at the side walk, or a
less grade, if in the opinion of the
Council it be better. In performing
this work it is contemplated that a
part of the material with which to fill
in around the ties and bring the road
10 grade level will be hauled in over
The track itself, and the company shall
be permitted to lay the ties in the most
manner, in order to put
he track in condition to run cars
in order to fill in around
be ties and bring the track to grade;