The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-26
Special Meeting Town Council.

Special Meeting Town Council.
| FRANKLIN, La, June 81, 1909.
The Honorable Council met in
special session, Mayor Lewis
presiding; Mr.. Boudreaux absent
| The Mayor explained that the
object of the meeting was to sub
nit a proposition to Messrs
Galley & Clarke relative to side
walk paving done by them.
After a thorough discussion,
on motion of Mr.. Delahoussaye,
duly seconded and carried, the
Mayor was authorized to make a
proposition to those front propri-
etors on Main street, whose pave
ment appears to contain defects,
to assist the town in postponing
the acceptance of the same for a
year, by issuing their promissory
note for six per cent. of the total
tax voted against their property,
to mature one year from its date,
and to bear six per cent. per an
mum interest from date, drawn in
favor of Galley & Clarke, and de-
posted with the Mayor, in trust,
for the span of said year, with the
understanding that said notes
would only be turned over to said
Galley & Clarke after the pavement
had sustained one years wear,
and had become sound, smooth,
free from defects, and entirely
acceptable to the town. And if
said proposition we're acceptable
to them, that the Mayor then de-
liver to Galley & Clarke said notes
and enter into a contract with them
in substance as follows, to-wit:
State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Mary.
Town of Franklin.
This agreement made and entered
into by and between the town of
Franklin, being represented by its
Mayor, John G.. Lewis, and Galley &
Clark, contracting firm dOmiciled
at Alexandria, Louisiana,
WITNESSETH:
That whereas, In the attempt to
carry out the paving contract to pave
Main street of the town of Frank
lin on the part of said Galley
& Clarke, certain portions of said
work North of Willow street are
found to be what the town of
Franklin regards as detective; and,
Whereas, Galley L. Clarke contend
that defects will disappear or that the
waste of the surface will be arrested in
time and rough surface by foot wear
become smooth and perfectly satisfac-
tory both to the town of Franklin and
the front prOprietors before whose
fronts said pavement has been laid.
1t is agreed that the acceptance of
all those fronts on Main street North
of Willow street, which appears to
contain the defects, shall be suspended
for one year from this date, on con-
dition that interest notes, which will
equal six (6) per cent. of the total tax
of each front proprietor, shall be
issued by those front proprietors in |
favor of Galley & Clarke and turned |
over to John c. Lewis, Mayor, to be
held in trust by him for one year,
bearing themselves. six per cent. in
terest per annum, from date.
And if, at the end of said period of
one year, the pavement turns out to
be acceptable to the town of Franklin
and has ceased to wear, and has be-
come smooth upon the surface. said
interest notes to be turned over to
said Galley & Clarke to be collected
by them, and the twenty (2O per cent
cash to be then demanded of each front
and the certificates for the
remaining eighty 1907 per cent; to be
issued to the said contractors under
the terms of the original contract.
1t is agreed that this suspension of
of said work shall, in no
manner, affect the contract now in
force between the town of Franklin
and Galley & Clarke, nor shall it, in
any manner, govern or modify. the
bond given for the faithful perfor-
nance of said contract. On the con-
'rary, if, at the end of said year. anv
Or all of said work whose acceptance is
herein thus suspended, shall be finally
'eiected and new work shall be laid in
is place, the years guarantee orr
FINALLY stipulated for and to be Sc.
cured by bond, shall apply to said
lew work from the date of it's ac-
eptance, and to that end, new bond,
q the same proportion, shall be
'iven.
That portion of the pavement
'ork, which is accepted, shall be still i
nder the contract with full reserva- {
ion OF all complaints that may be :
ased upon what are now non-appar- [
ut defects.
There being no further business
n motion the council adjourned.
JOHN G. LEWIS, Mayor.