The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-27


visor to look over the paving
work under the town contract with
B. Germier.
The following ordinance was iE-
troduced by Mr.. Boudreaux, by
motion of Mr.. Morris, duly Sec
onded and carried, was adopted,
viz:
ORDINANCE No. 1872.
An ordinance to levy tax upon the
properties of certain persons with
in the corporate limits of the
town of Franklin, fronting upon
the public streets of said town: to
authorize the construction of
paved sidewalks before said prop
critics of specified width, at the
cost of the owners of said prop
erty. according to the superficial
measure thereof, and to provide
the manner in which said work
shall be paid for by the owners of
the aforesaid property.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the town of
Franklin, That there is hereby levied
tax or local assessment of the fol-
lowing amounts upon the following
properties, situated within the cor
porate limits of the town of Franklin,
to-wit: Upon the property of Miss
Matte l.. Kramer, bounded north by
Wilson street, east by Main street:
south by Mayer, tax of ninety-nine
(S99.O0) dollars on the basis of ninety
lineal feet frontage on Main street.
Upon the property of Henry SchOn
stein, being bounded on the east by
street, south by Willow street and
west by Scelfo. a tax of seventy-one
and fifty hundredths (S71.5O dollars
on the basis of sixty-five lineal feet
fronting on Willow street. Upon the
property of John A. O'Niell. Jr., be-
ing bounded on the north by Mahon,
east by Main street and south by
street, tax of one hundred and five
and sixty hundredths ($1O5.6O) dollars
on a basis of ninety-six lineal feet
frontage on Main street. Upon the
property of C. II. Boudreaux, being
bounded on the north by Caffery
Avenue, east by Caro-, west by prop
erty now or formerly of Crawford,
a tax of seventy-nine and twenty hun
dredths (S79.2O) dollars on the basis
of one hundred and twenty lineal feet
fronting on Gallery Avenue. Upon
the property of Sterling J. Gates, be-
ing bounded on the north by lane,
east by Bayou Teche, south by the
estate of DR.. A. S. Gates, deceased,
and west by Main street, and bounded
north by Abruscato, east by Main
street, south by c. A. Barbour, a tax
of one hundred and ninety-two and
fifty hundredths (S192.5O) dollars, on
the basis of one hundred and seventy
five lineal feet frontage. on Main
street. Upon the property of C. A.
Barbour, being bounded on the north
by property now or formerly of J. Y.
Sanders and by property of L. Caro-.
on the east by Main street, and on
the south by property of the estate of
Bush, tax of two hundred and twer-
ty (S220.0O dollars, on the basis of
two hundred lineal feet frontage, on
Main street. Upon the property of
Louis Levy, being bounded north by
Brig, east by Guess, south by Adams
street and west by First street, tax
of ninety-nine 1893. OO) dollars on the
basis of ninety lineal feet fronting on
Adams street. Upon the property of
Milling & Morrison, being bounded
on the north by property of the estate
OF Jacobs, east by Won Schoeler,
south by the estate of Mequet, and
west by Main street, tax of fifty-two
and eighty hundredths (S52.8W dollars
on the basis of forty-eight lineal feet
on Main street. Upon the property of
Andrew S. Bigler, being bounded on
the north by Wilson street, east by
property of Sallie Howard, south by
Gallery Avenue and west by the es-
tate of Tim Davis, a tax of thirty-six
and thirty hundredths (S36.3U on the
basis of fifty-fve lineal feet frontage
on Wilson street.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the contract entered into by
John c. Lewis, Mayor, with contrac-
tor B. Germier, on the 18th day of
June, 1908, be and the sane.fs hereby
adopted, ratified and cdp1fmed, 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 said contract, shall have been
completed by the said Germier, under
the terms OF said contract, John c.
Lewis, Mayor, be and he is hereby
authorized to inform each front pro-
prietOr in writing by mail, the amount
in which he is indebted unto the said
contractor; that at least twenty per
cent. of the amount due by each shall
be paid within ten days from the COM
pletiOn Of said work, to be reckoned
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