The St. Mary banner., 1910-03-19
ORDINANCE NO. $50.
An ordinance to enlarge the corporate
limits of the Town of Franklin SO as to
embrace certain contiguous property.


embrace certain contiguous property.
Be it ordained by the Mayor d Town
Council of the Town of Franklin, that
whereas the Town of Franklin has, by its
growth and development overrun the
present corporate limits, and great
many Of its citizens occupying property
adjacent to said corporate limits, are
without police protection of the Town;
and whereas a great majority OF the citl-
zens, property tax payers. and residents
of the adjacent property OF the IOWn OF
Franklin, have requested the Town Coun-
Gil to take the necessary steps for the pur-
as to embrace the contiguous territory IN
which they live and own property, within
the corporate limits of said town.
II.
Therefore be it ordained by the Mayor
and Town Council of the Town of Frank
lin. that the corporate limits OF the Town
of Franklin te extended so as to embrace
as a part of said Town of Franklin the fol-
lowing described property:
Commencing at point at the west slde
of the present corporate limits OF the Town
of Franklin, opposite the head OF the drain
age canal on the northern line OF the prop
erty of the estate of z. }. Foster. and run
ming thence across the right Of way Of the
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company, and along the
north side of said canal, south 63 degrees
and 43 minutes west, 2467 feet to point
at the rear of Taylor Adams property.
thence through the property OF Taylor
Adams north 7 degrees and minutes
west H64 feet and inches to the north side
of Willow street Of the said town of Frank
lin; thence north 7 degrees, y minutes
west aiohg the property line OF
the property 0: r. =. Milling and
the Moore estate 1927 tt. inches,
to the north side of drainage canal;
thence running north u degrees, q min
utes east 259 feet, 8 inches, thence from
said canal north degrees 26 minutes west
along the eastern boundary line Of y.
Lambert's property 1903 feet inches to
the west side Of the right of way OF the
said MOrgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
road anu steamship Company; thence
north Al degrees, IL minutes west along
the west side of said railroad right Of way
$40 feet to q point at the intersection OF
the west side OF said railroad right OF way
and the north side OF the extension OF
Iberia street of said town Of Franklin;
thence across said right OF way OF the Mor>
gan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company, and along the north
side Of Iberia street south o6 degrees ana
81 minutes east 525 feet, inches to point
ut the intersection of the north side OF
Iberia street and the wesL side OF street
or public thOrOughfare herein designated
as Barry Rowe lane; thence north degrees
~ minutes east along the west slde OF
said street or thOrOughfare, 1859 feet, In
ches; thence across said Barry Rowe lane
and through the properties of Ernest
pecot and Peter Jones south 81 degrees
aud l minute east S3O feet, to within Az
feet of that part of the present corpora
ton line Of the town of Franklin on the
east side OF Crawford lane as presently
defined by law; thence along line paral.
lei to the present corporation line, north
% degrees, ~ minutes east through the es>
tate Of Peter Jones, distance of 1887 feet
and ~ inches to point opposite to the
northwest corner Of the property OF K. Il.
Cooke; thence south ~ degrees and IA
minutes east, Al feet to the saidsnorthWest
corner Of the property OF K. H., Cooke;
thence along the northern boundary line
of the property of X. Il. Cooke, south u
degrees "a minutes east 245O feet inches
to The northeast corner Of the property OF
r. X. Cooke; thence the same bearing across
Main street of the Town OF Franklin 5U
feet, 6 inches to the east side of said Main
street, to . point where the present cor
pt ration line bears off to the Bayou Teche
on the east side Of the said town OF Frank
lin.
Thence south 20 degrees 81 minutes
west along eastern boundary of Main
: street 2A feet, Z inches ON present cOrpO-
ration line; thence continuing along east.
ern boundary of Main street south de-
grees 10 minutes west, no feet. inches on
present corporation line to a point oppo-
site to the middle of Hanson Avenue of
said town, thence north IS degrees 35 min
utes west along present corporation line
1915 feet, B inches to the west margin OF
s'Weber Lane" Of said town;
Thence north degrees Al minutes east
along said west side OF said street or lane
on present corporation line, 592 feet to q
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properties OF the estates of G0rdy and
Gronen.
Thence north 70 degrees 30 minutes west
along said ditch marking present corpora
tion line, 132S feet to property of the es-
tate of Peter JOnes; thence south % de-
grees 10 minutes along present corporation
line 1890 feet to tho south side OF Iberia
street Of aeid town..
Thence 6orth 66 degrees 45 minutes west
along south margin OF Iberia street and
present corporation line, 46 feet; thence
aOuth degrees 45 minutes east $50 feet
along present corporation line to the east
side OF tile right Of way of the MOrgan's
Louisiana ana Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company.
lnc1ce south AL degrees II minutes east
along said east side Of right Of way 2SOU
feet to the point Ut beginning, on the. pro-
lection Of drainage canal on the north
boundary OF property OF The estate Of L. J..
Foster.
That the property described be. and the
same Is hereby declared to be u full and
complete description Of the property here
by annexed, and the sams is hereby de-
ciared to be a part and portion of the
town Of Franklin, and Is hereby embraced
WITHIN It's corporate limits, and the inhab-
i4anG, residing therein shall enjoy, have
aud exe,cise. all the rights, privileges,
immunilIcs aud prerOgatives, now mad,
enjoyed and exercised by the present in
haDitants OF the municipality Of Franklin.
Ill.
Be it further ordained, etc., that the
boundaries of the Town of Franklin, as
hereby extended and enlarged, as prOvid-
ed for in sections one and TWO Of this urfli-