The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-15

One car fuel oil sold to Frank
lin Ice Works 1l9 W
w aterwOrks bills issued 10 30
Electric light bills issued o6o 81
S 995 As
Moved by Mr.. Morris, duly sec
onded and carried, that the COL
lector be given credit for erroneous
electric light and waterworks bills
amounting to S33. 10 and license OF
H. G. Allen, (opera house, S2O.oO.
Moved by Mr.. Frost, duly sec
onded and carried, that the city
attorney take legal steps towards
enforcing the payment of electric
light and waterworks bills, ana
licenses uncollected.
The following bills were APP
proved by the Finance Committee
and ordered paid:
A j Delahoussaye, battery So -
luton ......... 80. ~
Ed L Alpha, making pinch
bars, bolts and pole straps. w
Times Democrat, advertising
paving bid. 10
" Z Peterman. Sheriff, boaro
of prisoners for April. ~
Marine Oil Co IL Dbl eng. Oil Is Al
|Kyle Lumber Co switching
charges and lumber. 49,. %
Harrisburg Foundry & Ma
chine Works, services OF me-
chanic repairing engine, Il %
NJ Bell Son Ltd, gold dust. Oil
The Fairbank Co. 6 lead ends 10 w
Electric Appliance Co. repair
parts for fans. ....... ~
St. Mary Hardware Co. white
lead, bolts, valve & packing 90
NJ I. Harrison, tram line, haul
ing cinders and shells and
buying shells. 80 %
In J Delahoussaye, stamps for
registering letters ~
St. Mary Banner, publishing
| dog notice, printing notice
cards and proclamation oo
| The following petition was re-
ceived and read:
FRANKLIN, LA, May l, 1909.
To Hon. J. C. Lewis, Mayor OF Frank
| lin Officers and Members OF the
Town Councils:
! Dear Sirs:-The undersigned, prop
erty holders, residing on Third street.
beg leave to petition your honora BILE
BODY to have the sidewalk paved be-
tween Wilson and Morris streets: the
BAYOU side AS a matter of economy
we would like the narrow paving.
L GSigned1 VIM. PORTER,
W. B. SMITH, LOUIS PIOUS,
Jos. K. VERDUN, VIM. NELSON,
| MARY l. TRowBRIDGE,
DONNEY MITCHELL.
i Moved by Mr.. Frost, duly Sec
J onded and carried, that the above
petition be considered. and thai
the city attorney be requested to
draw up an ordinance requiring
that sidewalks on the east side OF
Third street, between Wilson ano
morris streets, be paved width
| of three feet, also the sidewalk or
the west side of Third street be.
Tween Wilson and Willow streets
be paved a width Of four feet
both walks to have brick curb.
j, ing.
l The following communication
was received and read:
FRANKLIN, La, May 18th, 1909.
5 To the Mayor and City Council
Franklin. La.
81 GENTLEMEN:-Mr. w. S. Berwicl
} has placed in my hands for collection
D claim against you amounting to on
hundred dollars. Mr.. Berwick claim
) this amount due for the reason tina
the City Marshal while acting in tn,
! scope of his authority killed fin,
dog belonging to him, which said &C
DI was illegal and should be remediet
and compensated for by your Hon
s orable Body. Unless settlement il
) made within the next three days I an
, | authorized to bring suit for the abov,
D stated amount.
d Yours very truly.
Oil JAS. r. PARKINSON.
Oh The communication was turned
, over to the city attorney for hi
attention.
Il DR.. B. w. Smith, (health of
Ificer) addressed the Council OF
the importance of taking neces
5 sary steps towards placing th'
lltown in sanitary condition ant
J the compliance Of the screening
: ordinance. TheDoctor urged thu
Council to enforce the above or
,, dinance and suggested that tn
J same be republished in order tina
J the people may know the exac
} requirements of the law.
p AN ORDINANCE: 119.
,, To promote the public health by prescrib