The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13

/ ave br'c.- . 'gp ed on the sam
under the provisions o this ordinance
In the same manner as sidewalks O
paved; and provided further. tnat hes,
front prOprietors on Main street who de-
sire TO pave and curb the sidewalks adj
joining their properties themselves. ull.
der the Erection Of the town and by the
use of the same materials, and in the
same manner as the plans and specl-
fications, hereinafter referred TO-. pro-
vided Tor, and who shall complete the
pavement Had curbng before their prop
critics within sixty days from the date
of this ordinance, and who shall make
known such desire 10 the Mayor. shf Il
be excluded from the provisions of the
ordinance hereafter to be adopted levy
ing assessment $ upon the properties
| along said street for the cost of the paw
ing and curbing thereof.
SEC. 9. Ee it further ordaiued, etc,
That Mayor John G.. Lewis be aud he
is hereby authorized and empowered to
have a survey made OF Main street of
the Town of Franklin, commencing
from the upper corporation line on said
street. and extending to the lower cor
poration line on said street. and to have
the levels of both sidewalks taken in
said survey. and the measurement of
each front of the abutting font prop
eruies made.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. ETC..
That the Mayor be and he is hereby au-
thoriZed and empowered to have speci
tications dawn for the ,aylng of pave
ment and the placing of brick curling
upon the sidewalks of the street afOre
said, ia accordance with the provisions
of Section One of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Mayor be and he is hereby au
thol ;ZeCt 10 advertise in newspaper
published in the Town of F. anklin, for
ten DAYS. for bids for the furnishing of
the material and laying said pavement
and placing said cnrbing, the bidder to
t; ke into cUnsit GRAFTON that twenty per
cent. of the contract price is to be paid
in cash by the abutting proprietors
whose fronts are to be paved and
curbed, and the balance of the price to
be represented by certificates TO be is |
sued by the Town of Franklin. bearing
upon the properties before which snch
pavement and curbing is to be laid.
being five in number, maturing one each
in one, two, three, four and five years
from their date and STIMULATING for six per
cent. interest from date until paid,
which certificates are TO be registered in
.he mortgage records OF the Parish
VI st. Mary. as contemplated by Act
I47 of the Acts of 1902; provided that
he owners of the abuttng properties
nay pay any sum in excess of said
weDty per cent in cash; and provided
'urther that they shall have the right
o pay any or ak of said certificates al
my time after their issuance by paying
With the principal all the accrued in
crest TO that date. And to take into
prrher eonsidera zion that all of said
de walks are TO be curbed with brick
urbing to be set forth in the said
pecif cations: and that those fronts
which nave already Leen paved, but not
urbed, ami which have been excluded
rom the provisions of this ordinance
5 to the laying of pavements, shall
evertheiess be nrbed, md the frontage
alculaled in receiving dds. with the
anne Kind of Gu. Jing as hall be stipu-
ated for the other properties.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained. etc. !
hat all ordinances or parts of Ordin-
noes in conflict with the provisions of
his ordinance are hereby repealed, and
lat this ordinance shall take effect
,om and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 10th, 1909. t
JOHN G. LEWIS, Mayor. /
CHAs LAUvE, Secretary.
There being no further business =
n motion the Council adjourned. i
JOHN G. LEWIS, Mayor. c
HAS. LAUvE, Secty. !