The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21

you feel kindly toward me personally,
and that, whatever you do, Or fail to
do in the premises, will be but the re-
suit of your determination to do what
you honestly believe to be your duty
under the law as you are advised, and
understand it. Feeling this way, |
am confident that you will not hest
tate in according me whatever pro-
lection | may be entitled to.
If therefore, your conclusion is to
veto the pending measure, please In
form me of that fact, and of the fur
Their fact as to when you intend call
ing the Council into extraordinary
session to receive, and to act upon
the same, as would desire, either to
be present in person, or properly rep
resented at the meeting.
Trusting to be advised as requested,
| beg to remain,
Yours very truly.
In answer to the above, the
Mayor submitted the following as
his opinion and decision:
The Mayor disapproves and
withholds his signature from the
contract awarded to M. l.. Wilcox
for the reason that he believes
that the letting of said contract is
in direct violation of Act 147 of
the General Assembly of the year
1902.
The following resolution was
then offered by Mr.. Frost and en-
motion by himself, seconded by
Mr.. Morris, was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, at a special meeting of
the Council on the 9TH instant, a
motion was made and carried that the
contract pavement of certain streets
of the town of Franklin be awarded
to Mr.. M. L. Wilcox. under an or
dinance which authorized the Mayor
to enter into contract with the sue
cessful bidder upon the terms set
forth in said ordinance: and
Whereas, at regular meeting OF
the Council on the 10th instant, Mr..
Wilcox appears to have presented to
the Mayor contract in the usual
form as heretofore entered into for
that work, signed by him, with the
request that it be signed by the
Mayor also, the Mayor informed the
Council that he would not sign the
contract, whereupon a motion was
made and carried that he enter into
and sign the usual contract with Mr..
Wilcox: and
Whereas, it is now made known to
the Council, in special session con-
vened, that Hon. John c. Lewis,
Mayor, has declined to enter into
said contract, and has returned to
this Council his so-called veto of the
measure proposed.
Be it resolved. That this resOlu-
ton, if passed with the requisite vote,
stand as carriage over the execu-
tive veto, and stand in lieu and in
stead of the contract on the part OF
the town of Franklin, which. together
with the signature of the contractor,
NJ. Wilcox, shall supercede and sub
stitute the contract which the Mayor
declines to sign, but to have all of the
force and effect that said contract
would have had, in the event it had
been signed. The contract presented
being hereto attached and made
part of this resolution.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Mary.
Before me, Emmett Alpha, Notary
Public. duly commissioned and quail
flied within and for the Parish of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana, and in
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared John G. Lewis,
Mayor of the town of Franklin, acting
in his aforesaid official capacity, and
M. L. Wilcox, both being residents
of the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana,
who declared that they did and do
by these presents enter into the fol-
lowing contract and agreement to-
wit:
For and in consideration of the terms
and stipulations hereinafter written,
the said M. l.. Wilcox hereby agrees
to lay the pavement upon the side
walks of Iberia street, from Main
street to the corporation, line on the
West, Anderson street, from Iberia
to Willow streets, Third street from
to Morris street, Commercial
street from Main street to First street,
and Jackson street from Bayou Teche
TO Third street, and to construct the
brick CURLING on said streets, all
being within the corporate limits of
The town of Franklin, and beginning
and ending at such points upon said
streets as are designated in Ordinance
No. 148 adopted by the Mayor and
Council of the town of Franklin on
he 10th day of August, 1909, the GER
iifed copy of which Ordinance is
hereto attached and made a part of |
his contract. All of said pavement
70 be uniformly four feet wide.
Said pavement and curling to be |
aid according to the plans and speci-
ications hereto attached and made |
BART hereof; the contractor to furnish |
Ill the material and labor necessary |
o the completion of all of said work
md to deliver the same upon the