The St. Mary banner., 1908-09-26
Special Meeting Town Council.

The Honorable Council met in
special session, Mayor j. c..
Lewis, presiding; Messrs. Frost
and Delahoussaye absent.
The Mayor stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to pass
an ordinance levying tax against
the abutting property owners,
whose fronts are to be paved,
under the contract entered into
between the town of Franklin and
C. F. CARRIER dated Sept. 4th, 1908.
The following ordinance was
introduced by Mr.. Harrison and
on motion by himself, duly Sec
onded and carried, was adopted,
viz:
ORDINANCE No. 1856.
An ordinance to levy tax upon the prop
| critics of certain persons within the
! corporate limits of the town of Frank
lin, fronting upon the public streets OF
| said town; to authorize the construc-
ton of paved sidewalks before said
| properties of specified width, at the
| cost of the owners Of said prop
measure thereof, and to provide the
manner in which said work shall be
| paid for by owners of the aforesaid
property.
| SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
| and Council Of the town of Franklin, that
there is hereby levied a tax or local as
sessmcnt of the following amount upon
| the following properties, situated within
the corporate limits of the town of Frank:
| lin, to-wit: Upon the property of Joseph
F. Boudreaux, situated on Adams street,
bounded North by Adams street, East by
BoudreauX. South by self and Charpiat
and West by Frere, tax of Sixty-two and
Twenty five Hundredths ($62.25) Dollars;
upon the property of A, J. Ohlmayer,
situated on Adams street, bounded North
by Adams street, East by Jno. Bailey, South
by Alpha and West by Boudreaux, tax
Of Fifty mine and Seventy six Hundredths
(S59.76) Dollars; upon the property Of
Louis 5. Bigler, situated on Iberia street,
bounded Nc rth by self, East by numerous
and West by Roddy; a tax of One Hundred
and Seventy-five and ninety-six Humid.
redtbs ISL l75.96) Dollars; upon the property
of Miss Ella NJ. Johnson, situated on
Adams street, bounded North by property
of Collins. East by property of Miss Caro-
Lyman, South by Adams street and West
by Second street, tax OF One Hundred
and Seven and Ninety Hundredths (Sl07.9)
Dollars; upon the property of Charles
Lauve, situated on Main street bounded
North by property ct Masonic Order, East
by ain street. South by John n. WNiell,
Jr.. and West by Walker, tax of Eighty
and Forty-six Hundredths ($so.46l Dol
lars upon the property Of John A. O'Niell,
Jr., situated on Nam street, bounded North
by property of Lauve, East by Main sreet,
South by Commerce street and West Dy
Walker, a tax of NiDety-two and Eighty
one Hundredths (92.S1) Dollars; upon tie
property of j. Scott Underwood, situated
erty of now or formerly of Sigur, East by
Verdun, South by Adams street and West
by Kemper, a tax of Eighty-six and Thirty
two Hundredths ($S6,32) Dollars; upon
the property of A. c. Allen, situated on
Main street, bounded North by property
Of Saint, East by Main Street, South by
a tax of One Hundred and Three and
Seventy five Hundredths ($1OS. 10Y Dollars;
upon the property of Louis Levy, situated
on First street, bounded NOrth by property |
of Birg, East by property of Guess, South |
by Adams street and West by First street, |
q tax Of One Hundred and Two and Nine
Hundredths ($1O2. .09.) Dollars.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., |
That the contract entered into by John G. |
Lewis, Mayor, with Contractor C. +. |
CARRIER, on the 4th day of september, 1903. |
be and the same is hereby adopted, ratifi-
ed and confirmed to have the same effect as
If he had been previously authorized.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That as soon as the work to be done under
this contract, shall have been completed
by the said CARRIER and accepted by the
said town of Franklin, John C. Lewis,
Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized to
inform each front proprietor in wrlling, by
mail, the amount in which he is indebted
unto the saiu contractor; and that at least
twenty per cent. of the amount due by
each shall be paid within ten days from
the completion of said work, to be reckon.
ed from its acceptance as aforesaid.
SEC. f. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That upon the production to the Mayor of
The contractors receipt of such cash por-
lion as shall have been paid by the tax
ssued by John G. Lewis, Mayor, to rep
resent the balance of said debt, which
certificates are to be five in number, for
'ne-fifth cash of the amount of said bal
lnce, to mature in one, two, three, four and
i've wears from their date, to bear SIX per
'ent interest per annum from their date,
payable annually, which certificates, to-
,ether with the contract referred to and a (
0py of this ordinance, shall be recorded,
nd the certificates properly identified ,
herewith, shall be handed to the cOntrac-
or as aforesaid, TO represent the unpaid ;
'ortiOn OF the contract price of the pave.
aent work OF each front proprietor; pro- ],
IL ht to pay all or any of said certificates s
t any time before their maturity, by pay Z
ng with the principal, the accrued inter.
st to that date, all as contemplated by :,
ct No. l47 of the act of the Legislature for
he year 1902. \
SEC. s. Be it further ordained, etc. v
hat the drainage pipes through said pave
tent. to be designated by the supervisor Y
,r the town of Franklin, shall be placed /
here so ordered by the contractor, with
lch fall as he shall select; they shall be
,wer, and shall be furnished at the ex.
ense of the owner of the property. and
sljvered upon the ground by him. Said 81
pes not to be less than six inches in
ameter.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.