The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-16
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
i FRANKLIN. La, March IL, 1907
The Honorable Council met in
reguls session, Mayor John c.
Lewis, presiding; with full at
tendance present.
The reading of the minutes OF
the previous meeting, were by
motion of Mr.. Frost dispensed
with.
The Collec or, Treasurer and
Secretary's reports, showing a
balance on hand of S14, S91.97,
were read and accepted.
The Supt. Of Electric Lights and
| Waterworks report was read and
accepted, the report is as follows !:
FRANKLIN, La, March IL, 1907.
Supt. of Electric Lights and
Waterworks report for Febru-
airy, 1907.
Amt salaries .........S1.o 90
Fairbanks Co.. 6 lead
ends. -. 10 80
Express and freight
charges. extra he'll
for connecting cars.
telephone messages 80
Kyle Lumber Co..
switching charges
and fire brick .. ii t.,
3O9.52 Dbl fuel oil at
III -. ...... 23y 50
Woodward Wight, l
bale waste. ....... IS
General Electric Co..
- street lamps. p O5
Electric Appliance Go
electric supplies... 81 90
\ Reuter-. wire netting
and staples. ..... : 30
Amount Of profit : IS
OR.
Amt Waterworks bills
issued .. s - A
Amt Electric Light
bills issued " 492 Is
S56S 20 s56s %
The following bills were read.
by motion of Mr.. Achee, duly
seconded and carried, were or
dered paid:
a A Delahoussaye. l lar ,ern
ana WlckS. | %
jeff Goodwin, hauling dirt
from Basin and Willow St. 81 OO|
NJ. l.. Harrison. paying labor
and hire road machine, I
days at so -. . to -
Geo d Scott, ; rasoline lamps
With extras ........ 81 80
Manufacturers Record. pub
fishing electric light notice. 40
General electric Co.. 10 street
lamps ..................... Il 10
Woodward Wight & Co.,
bale waste and % awnings
tor market. ....... ...s... 332 IS
Kyle Lumber Co., lumber.
switching charges, bricks. 12O 50
John c. Lewis & Co.. $4,000
insurance on market building 142 90
John B. Sanders. board OF
prisoners for Februory.. 6 90
A j Delahoussaye, wood alco-
hOl... ....... 50
A Reuter-, wire nettings and
staples. -
L Lauve, Secty., express and
freight charges. telephone
messages, extra labor con-
Meeting Oil cars. ..,.. II 40
The Fairbanks Co., lead
goosenecks. ....... ........ Is s.
q W Weber, hauling lumber,
bricks and shells. ..... -
st. Mary Banner. publishing
tax notice, printing circular
letters. envelopes. license
forms, publishing proceed
ings months. ........ " Il 90
electric Appliance Co., cleo
trio supplies. 80. 49,. 81 %
Ahrens Il OFT, galvanized pipe 8 SO
Moved by Mr.. Delahoussaye,
luly seconded and carried, that
dr. Tom Bodin be paid ten dol
ars for his services in represent
ng the town in collecting its per-
entage during the street fair.
Moved by Mr.. Frost. duly Sec
nded, that the Council consider
he advisability of passing an or :
nance requiring the property J
wners to pave sidewalks abut-
ing their property. Motion car
led. I
Moved by Mr.. Achee, that a
ommittee be appointed to look
yer the different streets of the l
own, so as to suggest what por- G
on of sidewalks in their opinion F
Mould be paved, and report back a
, a special meeting to be called
, consider the matter further. a
lotion carried. +
The MavOr aDpointed as that