The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-14
TOWN COUNCIL. PROCEEDINGS.


hC SolItttCI, ItdStItI anu
! Secretary's reports showing a
| balance on hand OF so, $3.50 96 were
read, moved by Mr.. Frost, that
the above reports be accepted with
the exception Of the collector
report which shall lay over until
next meeting for correction.
Supt. OF the Electric Light and
Waterworks report was read
and accepted.
The following bills were read
and ordered paid:
J /; Proctor. hauling dirt ... , 70
| Fl } Delahoussaye, stamps and
registering tax notices .... , 80
II w Weber. hauling shells.
dirt. pipe and team hire -. s. -
Waters Pierce Oil Co., | Dbl
cylinder oil .......... IL 80
Kyle Lumber Co. It'd. lum-
Der and switching charges. - l.
c Lauve. Supt. express and
freight charges. telephone
message to New { leans and
extra help ..-........ 20
Electric Appliance Co.. cleo
trio supplies for renewing
the town w ......... go OF
s.. Mary Iron Works, thread
ing To- pipe ...... ..... ; 90
Gibbons & Stream, one bale
waste .. -. 10 30
General Electric Co. ~ street
lamps and sockets =. .... 20 20
y. G. Barnard. registering
voters for town election. 40 90
St. Mary Banner. printing
posters for mas, meeting
and 800 envelopes .......... ; >
Th" targill CO.. | neW assess
n.cnt roll book. .,........ rs 90
John Dalton Co. ; cars oyster
she'll, ~ ~ 81
\ Reuter-. pipe and fittings l. 81
Woodward Wight < CO.. 450
IT, II water pipe and connec
ion>............. .......... POO 30
y. Bell Son Ltd. rope and
I've -.... .......... VI
NJ. l.. Harrison, road work
and blowing trench for water
pipe ~ 49,. -.-. - .
John =. Sanders sheriff. board
Of prisoners for March ~. - 90 |
T. NJ Milling. professional
services drawing charter and
report on advisability of
adopting same. ........... % 90
Moved by Mr.. Frost that the
New York Underwriters Insurance
Company be refunded $500, this
amount being overcharged on
their license.
Under the head Of communica-
ions, the following was received
from the Kyle Lumber Company.
Limited:
April 9th, 1906.
Mr.. Jno. G. Lewis, Mayor, Town
Of Franklin, La.
DEAR SIR: Referring to con-
we hereby agree to sell to
he Town of Franklin, La, the 7
OTIS Of ground in "Buzzard Lane,
hown on map and now used by
he town as a dumping ground,
or the sum of five hundred dol
ars, payable $4,000 cash and
10000 per year thereafter, with
tut interest. This agreement to
re effective upon payment of the
Lrst one hundred, and transfer of
tile to be made by US as soon as
he final payment is made.
Yours very truly,
The KYLE LUMBER Co. LTD,
err J. 4. Peterman. N.-Prest. & Mgr
Moved by Mr.. Deiahoussaye,
uly seconded and carried, that
ne above proposition as per COM
lunication be accepted, and that
ne Mayor be authorized to have
-arrant drawn to cover first pay
lent, also that the above letter be
acOrded.
The Council having been APP {
ointed committee of a whole to :
,ok into the advisability of l.
dopting a new charter for the
own, reported the following:
Whereas, The attorneys en-
Logged by the Town Council to y
raft new charter for the Town !:
f Franklin, or to advise on the !
ecessity for same, have reported s
lat the Town Council has the au- :
lority to extend the city limits, s
ass paving ordinances, and per- !!
'rm other acts necessary for its S
overnment, under general NUM- :
pal law, without the necessity 5
a new charter, and
Whereas, They think it mad ):
sable and useless to incur the 2
lpense and trouble of passing d
ew charter, when all the powers =
ID rights desired by the Council =
e already vested in it by virtue a
general municipal law and Il
)ecial acts heretofore passed by N
e Legislature.
Therefore be it resolved, That
e report be adopted and instead
drawing a new charter that the
torneys be instructed to proceed
draft such special ordinances as