The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-30
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FRANKLIN, La, May 80, 'OS.
/ The Honorable Council met il
} special session, Mayor Lewis pre-,
4 siding, with a full attendanc.
: present. The Mayor stated tina
the object Of the meeting was t.
pass on a petition of certain tax.
payers, requesting the Council te
pass an ordinance asking for bids
on paving their sidewalks. There
being no ordinance gotten up, the
Council adjourned until the fol-
lowing day at II o'clock a. m.
| May 3Oth, 1908.
Continuation of meeting ad-
journed over from night previous,
with quorum present.
The following ordinance was
introduced by Mr.. Frost, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Boudreaux, same was
adopted:
ORDINANCE No. 1871.
An ordinance to authorize the Mayor
OF the town of Franklin to have
certain portions of certain streets
hereinafter set forth of the town
OF franklin paved: to have speci-
ticatlons for the paving drawn,
for the laying of the pavement
thereon, in the manner hereinafter
set forth: to advertise for bids for
furnishing the material and law
ing the said pavement in accor-
dance with the aforesaid speci-
ticatiOns.
SECTION !. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the town of
Franklin, that the Mayor, John G.
Lewis, be, and he is hereby authorized
and empowered to have specifications
drawn for the laying of pavement upon
the following portions of the sidewalk
within the corporate limits of the town
of Franklin, to-wit: The side in front
OF the property Of: Matte l.. Kramer,
-Four Hundred and Fifty square feet,
on Main street: Henry Schoenstein,
Three Hundred and Twenty-Five square
feet on Willow street; John A. O'Niell, |
,)r., -Four Hundred and Eighty square
feet on Main street: c. II. Boudreaux,
Three Hundred and Sixty square feet
on Gallery Avenue, Stirling j. Gates,
Eight Hundred and Seventy-five
square feet on Main street: c. A. Bar
bOur. One Thousand square feet on
Main street: Louis Levy, Four Hun
dre1 and Fifty square feet on Adams
street: Milling Il Morrison, Two
Hundred and Forty square feet on
Main street; Andrew S. Bigler. One
Hundred and Sixtyfve square feet
on Wilson street
SEC. ,. Be it ordained, ETC.. That
the Mayor be and he is hereby author
lied to advertise in the local news
papers and such others as he NAV
deem proper, for bids for the furnish
ing OF the material and the laying
of said pavement: said bidders to take
into consideration that twenty per
cent. of the contract price is to be
paid in cash by the AUDITING proprie-
tors, whose fronts are to be thus
paved, and the balance of the price
10 be represented by certificates to be
issued by the town of Franklin, bear
ing upon the property before which
said pavement is to be laid. being five
in number, maturing each, in one, two.
.hree, four and five yours, from their
late, STIMULATING for six per cent. in
crest per annum from date until paid,
which certificates are to be registered
n the mortgage record for the Parish
II st. Mary, as contemplated by Act
No. 147 of 1902. Provided that the
owners of the AUDITING property may
Day any sum in excess of said twenty
Der cent. in cash; and provided fur
her, that they shall have the right to .
Jay any or ali of said certificates at
my time, after their issuance, by pay
ng with the principal, all of the ac-
'rued interest to that date.
Sec. 8 Be it further ordained, etc.,
That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
lances in conflict with the provisions
II this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed; and that this ordi-
lance shall take effect from and after
is passage.
Approved this Both day of May, 1908.
JOHN c. LEWIS. Mayor.
CHAS. LAUvE, Secretary.
There being no further business
he Council adjourned.
JOHN c. LEWIS, Mayor.