The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-04-10

laid in the middle of the sidewalk
FIVE feet wide, to be designated by tn
superintendent of construction for tn
town of Franklin, all of which pawn!
shall be done in accordance
with plans and specification
hereinafter provided for and adopted
Provided that this ordinance shall no
apply to those sidewalks on Willow
street which have already been pavet
under ordinance of the Town of franklin
or under its supervision by the property
owners. or otherwise, which excluded
| portions are as follows:
! Before the property of Henry Schon-
| stein, at the corner of Willow and Third
streets and before the property of said
| Schonstein on the North side of said
street at the corner of Willow and
Trowbridge streets: before the property
of B. w. Smith and the Comm rcial
Bank d Trust Co., on Willow between
Main and First streets and before the
public market building on the North
side of Willow street between First and
second streets, and before the Court
louise square on the North thereof.
The north side of said street, between
Main street and Bayou Teche to be
curbed with brick cnrbing and the north
side thereof, commencing from FIRST
street, and Running east TO tho distance
of One Hundred and Fifty -four U54
feet. belonging to the United States
government, to be entirely excluded
from the provisions of this ordinance
SEC 3 Be it further ordained, etc,
That Mayor John T.. Lewis be aud he
is hereby authorized and empowered to
have a survey made of Willow street of
The Town Of Franklin, commencing
at Bayou Teche and extending to the
road bed Of the NJ l.. & T. Railroad
and to have the levels of both side
walks taken in said survey, and the
measurements Of each front of the abut-
ting front properties made.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Mayor be and he is hereby an-
thoriZed and empowered to have speci-
tications drawn for the laying Of pave
ment upon the sidewalks of the street
aforesaid. in accordance with the pIo
sions Of Section One of this ordinance.
SEC. 1. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Mayor lie and he is hereby au
thoriZed to advertise i'll newspaoer
published in the Town of Franklin, for
ten days, and in such other papers as he
may see fit, for bids for furnishing
the material and laying pavements
in such manner as shall be provided for
10y the said specifications: and the bidder
to take into consideration that twent! per
cent. of the contract price Is to be paid
in cash by the abutting proprietors
whose fronts are to be paved. and
and the balance Of the price to be repre-
scented by certificates to be issued by
the Town of Franklin, bearing upon the
properties before which snch pavement
is to be laid, and securing their pay
ment by mortgage, which certificates are
to be five in number, and are to mature
in one, two, three, four and five years
from their date and STIMULATING for six per
cent. interest per annum from date
until paid, as contemplated 10y Act 141 of
the Acts of 1902: provided however, that
the owners of the abutting properties
may pay any sun in excess of said
twenty per cent in cash: and provided
further that they shall have the RICH t
TO pay any or all of said certificates al
any time after their issuance by paying
with the principal all the accrued in
terest to that date or payment.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained. etc.,
That all ordinances or parts of ordin-
ances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved April 9Th, 1909.
JOHN G. LEWIS, Mayor.
CHAs LAUvE, Secretary.
The following ordinance was
by Mr.. Harrison and
on motion by himself, duly Sec
onded and carried, was adopted,
viz:
ORDINANCE NO. 14l.
An ordinance requiring that the side
walks of Adams street in the town |
Of Franklin, from Bayou Teche to
Anderson street be paved with con-
crete and cement and brick cnrbing, |
with the exception of those parts of
said sidewalks which have already |
been paved To authorize the May
or of the town of Franklin to have |
Adams street of said town surveyed |
and its levels taken, and the me as
urements of the res ective fronts of
the property owners thereon noted. |
according to the specifications
drawn up for the laying of concrete
and cement sidewalks of said street,
and to advertise for bids for fur
nishing the material and laying the
payements on said sidewalks. in ac-
cordance with said specifications.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council of the town of
Franklin, Louisiana, that the sidewalks
on Adams street in the town of Frank
lin from Bayou Teche to Anderson street
he paved with concrete and celrent, and
curbed with brick curbing, with the ex-
ceptinn of the north side Of said street,
from Main street to Bayou Teche; said
pavements to be on both sides of the
streets and TO be laid in the middle of