The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

The following bills were approved
| by the Finance Committee and ordered
paid:
Marine Oil Co., l barrel cylin-
| der Oil. ............S 3O ~
A. ]. Delahoussaye. battery So
| lutlOns.... ....... .....,.-. oO
! W. Fl. Kramer, recording paw
| ing contracts and certificates D %
| A. Reuter-, pipe and fittings. 40
w. T. Peterman, sheriff, board
| of prisoners for Dec. 1908 -. 8 40
Woodward, Wight & Co., spark
arrester and rigger. .......... "a OO
Ed. L. Alpha. wrench and boiler
arcn w
Kyle Lumber Co.. switching
charges and lumber 49,. :. so
Interstate Electric Co., wire and
tape. go. -. -. 25 IA
st. Mary Hardware Co., sash
cord and washers ........... IS
Keasby & Mattison Co., boiler.
joints and sheet packing. -. Is 90
| Electric Appliance Co., electric
| supplies ........... .......... 40 %
NJ. L. Wilcox, writing mp speci-
ficatiOnS for sewer line on
Iberia street ..........-... w
| Fort Wayne Electric Works,
meter and lamp springs. ...... III 6o
St. Mary Banner, printing paw
ing certificates, factory inspec-
tor blanks, publishing sealed
bids. 5 so
| M. L. Harrison, furnishing and
hauling shells and street work 81 so
Mr.. W. r. Gates, representing the
| Episcopalian Church. and Father
Trainor representing the Catholic
Church, submitted petitions asking
the Council to have the sidewalks
fronting the churches paved at the ex-
| pense of the town. The petitions were
| not granted on account of insufficient
| funds.
Mr.. Francis, representing the Eu-
reka Fire Hose Co., submitted the fol-
lowing terms on purchase OF nose:
Ninety days without interest, six per
cent. on twelve months thereafter.
By motion of Mr.. Frost, duly sec
onded and carried, five hundred feet
was ordered on above terms.
Moved by Mr.. Frost. duly seconded
and carried, that the Mayor be au-
| thorized to have copy made OF pro-
file of sewer line on Iberia street.
The following ordinance was intro
duced by Mr.. Frost, and on motion by
himself, duly seconded and carried,
was un animously adopted, viz:
ORDINANCE 1879.
IN ordinance to authorize the Mayor. OF
| the town of Franklin. to have Main
street of the town of Franklin survey
ed and its levels taken, and the meas
urements of the respective fronts OF
the front proprietors noted: to- have
specifications for the paving of those
streets made for the laying Of pave
ment thereon in the manner herein
after set forth, to advertise for bids
for furnishing the m -terial and laying
said pavement in ccordance with the
specifications aforesaid.
SECTION L. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the town OF Frank
lin, that the Mayor. John &. Lewis. be,
and he is hereby authorized and empower
ed to have survey made of Main street of
the town Of Franklin, commencing from
the upper corporation line Of the town at
said street, and extending to the lower
corporation line on said street, and to have
the levels of both side. walks taken in said
survey, and the measurement of each front
of the AUDITING front properties made.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Mayor DO and he is hereby au-
thorized and empowered u have specifica-
lions drawn for 1.-The laying of pavement
upon the side -walkss0f the street afore-
said, in the following manner, to-wit:
Commencing on both side walks of Main
street from the upper corporation line to
LJacksOa street a width of five feet, to be
lsid in the centre Of ths 9gsssn. tx
the superintendent Of Reconstruction for the
town Of Branklins on .botk side walks
from Jsskeol street to Wi lloM street, the
full wiit1 9k4ach sidewalk; on the one
side wo3k on the West side of the Court
House sSuarea width Olive feet; thence
on both sidewalks OF Main street from
line. a Vidth " five feet, all to be laid as
designated above.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That this ordinance shall not apply to the
following properties abutting on Nam
street, to- wit: The property of the EstSeel
of NJ. Bell. deceased, Judge A. c. lleyyl
Percy Saint the Estate of W. r. Bush.
deceased, CA. Barbour, DR.. S. j. Gates.
DR.. Joseph Fl. Mayer. Mrs. Matte l..
Conklin, Albert Fl. Thompson, Commercial
Bank & Trust Co., l.. Caro-, l. Popkin, 5.
j. Gates d Co., 4. J. Brunner.aadiacent'tO
s. J. Gates & Coz John A. O'Niell, Jr.
cornerf Jain and Commerce streets, Chas.
Lauve, the Masonic Co., William schwan,
yosaph Birg and +. A. Delahoussaye, all
situated on the West side Of Main
erect, and The Albert Hanson Lumber
Co., H. Z. Palfrey, Wilson Mckerall, |
Estate of a.. s. Gates, DIR. $. }. Gates, Mil
ling & Morrison, Victor Won SchOe1er. NJ.
Bell & Son Co. Ltd. The st. Mary Bank 4
Trust Co., Florlan Granier and Miss |
Henrietta Bedell, all being situated on the
East side of Main street Provided that |
those front proprietors who desire, to pave
their own property, under the direction Of
the town, and by the use of the same !
materials hereafter to be adopted, and
who will complete the pavement work