The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
Proceedings OF Town Council.
REGULAR MEETING.
Donaldsonville. La. Nov. %. 1905.

| the third ward. Absent-Wm. Dill
| The reading of the minutes of the last pre-
ceding meeting was dispensed with.
The mayor submitted the following report
which was received and adopted:
| Donaldsonylie, La, Nov. p, 1906
! To the Members of the Town Council:
Gentlemen hereby submit the following as
my report of5the mayors court:
Balance cash on hand Oct. 17............S 81 ..
Fines collected since last report.......... 10 VI
Total.................... Y g.
DISBURSEMENTS.
| Paid freights and drayage, certified
copy of ferry lease, labor on con-
| GREETING suction ri pc, police and jail
or's fees, charity to paupers etc.$ ~ q
Balance cash on hand. S G.
Respectfully yours.
CHAS. MAURIN, Mayor.
The finance committee asked for and was
era nted further time in which to make its re-
port.
P. Seton Schneidau appeared before the
council and made application for franchise
to construct, own. operate and maintain an
electric street railway within the corporate
| limits of the town of Donaldsonyille On mo-
tion Of Mr.. Israel, seconded by Mr.. Blum, the
proposition submitted by Mr.. Schneidau was
accepted and the subjoined ordinance adopted
roll-call resulting as follows: Yeas-Von Lotten
Tobias, Israel Blum, Park; nays-none.
AN ORDINANCE
Granting franchise to P. Seton Schneidau,
has associates and igns, to construct, own
and operate street railway upon certain
streets in the town of Donaldson vile for a
period Of twenty-five (25) years.
Be it ordained by the mayor and town eoun-
sidering the proposition made by P. Seton
Schnedau on the 81 day of November, 1905,
asking for the granting of a franchise to con-
struct, own, operate and maintain street ra IL
way on the following streets within the cor
poration of the town of Doualdsonville, to-wit:
The entire length of st. Patrick street within
the town OF Donaidsonville st. Elizabeth or
Division street from St. Vincent street to Hon.
mas street, Railroad avenue from st. Eliza beth
or Division street to Mississippi street. Nichols
avenue from ST. Patrick street to Lafourche
street; and Mississippi street from Railroad
avenue to the lower limits Of Donaldsonville,
and Lafourche street from Nichols avenue to
Opelousas street.
Which franchise is to be exercised and en-
joyed by him, his associates and assigns:
A franchise is hereby granted and given the
said 2. Seton Schneidau, his associates or as
signs, to construct own, operate and maintain
ilna of street railway with the necessary
switches and turn-ouss, Of which the motive
power will be ELECTRIC, or such, other. motive
power as the said P. Seton Schneidau, his
associates or assigns, may elect, other than
steam locomotive power, subject to the APP
proval of the town council. and the said line to
mentioned and upon the route above described.
The said franchise is to be exercised in the
mltidle of said streets, and the said grantees to
maintain in good order and repair in such
manner as not to interfer, with drainage of
said streets that portion of said streets covered
by the cross-ties of a width not less than seven
feet. The said grantees are furthermore 10
place their tracks on q approximate level with
the balance of the said streets, that is, in such
a manner not to place the crossties or track
at an elevation above the stretched. The said
r fnrtb tn hnf1H
their tracks of .girder rails and in no insta nee
shall the ''T'' rail be used.
The said grantee or grantees are to maintain
and construct the said track and road-bed in
such manner as not to detract from the conVe-
nience and symmetry of the said streets, and to
construct the said Toad-bed OF the same mate
rial as the other portions of the streets over
which said franchise operates. and in case any
OF the streets over which the franchise operates
be paved the grantees are to pave at least seven
feet of the street over which their tracks oper-
ate, and are to keep up and maintain the space
Intervening between their tracks at all switches
and turn-outs at their expense. which space is
to be kept in as good condition as the other
portion of the street.
The said franchise is granted for the term
and period Of twenty-five (25) years from this
date.
AS an evidence of good faith on the part of
the grantee or grantees, his associates or as
signs, that said road will be completed and in
operation within twenty-four months from
the date said franchise Is granted, the said
grantee or grantees his associates or assigns,
are to deposit with the mayor and town conn
Gil the sum of three thousand $4,000 dollars
twelve hundred l$1290} dollars OF which is TO be
deposited in not less than monthly installments
OF one hundred tSl001 dollars each; the balance
or eighteen hundred t$i8OO) dollars, to be de-
tion of the twelfth month. The first deposit to
be made thirty days after the date the franchise
is granted. In the eyeut of default in the de-
posit of any one of the above installments or
the final deposit making up the sum of three
thousand $4,000 dollars, the grantees are to
forfeit the installments deposited and this
franchise becomes null and void, and in case
said grantee. his associates or assigns fail 10
complete and operate said railway within the
time herein specified, any and all deposits made
under the terms Of this ordinance shall be for
feited to said town. and the franchise shall
jDso facto be null and void and of no effect.
And further said grantee. his associates
and assigns, bind and ebligate themselves to
furnish good and solvent surety in an
amount to be determined by the town council
of the town of Donaldsonville to insure tie re.
paving of that portion of the streets cut and
taken up for the purpose Of exercising their
rights under their franchise, said bond to be
furnished before the ilding of the road bed
1t is strictly agreed and understood that all
streets now being built by the Southern Btu
lithic Company of Nashville, Tenn, under con.
tract, shall be subject to their approval and
consent and in no manner to interfere with the
guarantee of said company to keep said paved
streets IN repair for i've years after their COM
plstinn.
tWenty-four months from the date this fran.
chise is granted, the sum of three thousand |
(S3jOO) dollars deposited as evidence of good |
faith with the mayor and town council is TO be |
refunded TO the grantee or grantees, his as. |
sociates assigns.
The transfer, sale. lease or rental of this /
franchise by the grantee or grantees. his asso. /
ciates or assigns, at any time during the ex- /
lstence of the franchise to any steam railroad /
operating within the state of /
Louisiana will work forfeiture of the rights /
and privileges granted herein.
The said grantee or grantees further bind and |
obligate themselves to keep continuouscar
service on said railway within the town of DON
aidsonville, from the time of the completion of /
'aid "a lway and during the duratio or life
1f this franchise.
This franchise is granted to said parties in
of the G. eat advantage and |
benefit which are to accrue to the town and /
compensation of one quarter mill for each dol.
ar Of the gross receipts accruing in the town
II Donaldsonville exclusively for the last five |
ears of the duration of this franchise.
III done, read, adopted, signed and seal af-
lxed IN open session at DonaldsonViile. La, on
his, tie 2lst day of November, 1906.
CHAS. MAURIN. Mayor.
The mayor stated that he had rented the
owns batture lots to the Southern Bitulithic
10. at monthly rental of $25 On motion, duly
econded, the action of the mayor was ap-
roved.
The council adjourned.
R. HENDERSON, Secretary.
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