The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-06
OFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

OFF1C1AL.I
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, October 2, 1905.
The Police Jury met this day in reg
ular session with the following mem
bers: j. A. Peterman, President; "A.
Allan, F. c. Marsh, Hy. Hausmann,
r. E. Milling, T. Aucoin, Simon
Leopold, E. B. Spiller, Hy. Penn: 3.
O'Brien and B. Levy. All members
present.
Moved and seconded, to dispense
with the reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting. Ca ed.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Simon
Leopold and J. P. Kemper be appoint
ed a committee to confer with the rail-
road officials regarding the openings
and subways at Berwick. the commit
tee requested to report to the Jury at
their next meeting.
Mr.. Allan moved to adopt the fol-
lowing ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
Granting to Mrs. M. v. Pecot, wife Of
D. NJ. Pecot, permission to Oper-
ate the Toll Bridge, now owned
and operated by her Immediately
in the rear of the Village of Char
enton, across the Bayou Teche,
and to fix the rate of toll to be
charged by her in operating said
bridge.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish q St. Mary, in legal as
sembly convc led, That the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of st. Mary, in the
State of Louisiana, recognizing the
convenience to the public of the pom
toon toll bridge now owned and oper-
ated by Mrs Marie V. Pecot under
permission from the Police Jury
across the Bayou Teche, in the Parish
of St. Mary, Immediately in the rear
of the Village of Clarendon, do by
these presents renew said privilege in
favor of the said Mrs. NJ. V. Pecot for
the period of two years from this date,
and hereby grant to her the privilege
of maintaining the bridge where it is
now erected and operated and to oper-
ate the same as toll bridge to be
made available for the passage of all
wagons, vehicles, carriages, stock of
every nature, and foot passengers.
Be it further ordained, That the
bridge to be thus maintained and OPP
Grated shall remain q turn pOntOOn
toll bridge; that the same shall be of
sufficient capacity to safely convey
heavy loads usually carried in this
country and the same to be operated
at the expense of the said Mrs. NJ. V.
Pecot and without any charge or cost
to the Parish of St. Mary, and con-
Quoted in manner to insure the safety
of the public; that the bridge thus OPP
Grated is hereby recognized as the
property of the said Mrs. NJ. V. Pecot.
and the parish is to be responsible for
no charges or claims of any nature in
the granting of this privilege; that this
grant shall not be considered as ex-
elusive, and is made on condition that
the grantee or her assigns shall at no
time during the continuance of this
grant or permit charge any greater
toll than the following schedule of
rates:
For each round trip of vehicle and
driver of four or six animals, % cents.
For each round trip Of vehicle and
driver of three animals, 25 cents.
For round trip of each cart or hack
load of passengers and over, 5 cents
each.
For round trip Of each vehicle and
driver of animal, Is cents.
For round trip of each animal and
rider, 10 cents.
For round trip of each foot passen-
ger, s cents.
For round trip of each head of loose
cattle, horses or mules, cents each.
Be it ordained, That free passage
shall at all times be extended to all
children and teachers attending
schools in going to and returning from
school, and no toll or fees shall be
demanded or exacted from said chill
dren or teachers by the grantee here
in or her assigns.
Be it further ordained, That the
bridge shall be open to the public from
5 O'Clock a. m. to 8 O'Clock p. m dur
ing the months of April to October in
elusive. and from $50 O'Clock a. m.
TO 8 o'clock p. m, during the months
of November to March inclusive.
Adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Marsh that part OF
the petition relative to the roads be
referred 10 the road commissioner
Carried
Moved and seconded that the petit
ton or tne c,s,z.u- q. s-.,.;s-i u; ;e.cs:..
ell and filed and action thereon be
indefinitely postponed. 'arFied.
The following reports werc submit
ted b, the road commissioner.
Franklin. Ls., October 2. 1855.
Hon Police jury. II. Nary Parish. la.
tscntlemeu.-l submit h.re~ ith, NY report
on the condition ~ the rpad- The special
work which Was ining out IN The
7th ward 10 practically completed, aud ~.
renults will b. satisfactory. The roads
throughout the parish are In generally good
D0udittOn-
% she asss W tile mosth. laid ~ ali