The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
Special Meeting Town Council.
FRANKLIN, La. Nov. 2, 1911.

| TRANhLlN, La. NOV. Z, I'LL.
The Honorable Council met il
special session this day, Mayor
James A, Peterman presiding, viii
the following members present: Il
f. O'Niell, Thos. S. Bodin, Marvin
Morris and j. F. Boudreaux. a. w
Ohlmeyer. absent.
The Mayor explained that the oh.
ject of the meeting was to discuss the
matter OF paving several parts of the
town by petition, also to have the
upper end of Main street paved from
Ha1son's Lane to the corporate
limits on west side of Main street,
whereupon Mr.. Bodin introduced the
following ordinance, known as Ordi-
nance No. l59, granting the petition
OF the following parties: Vincentzo
FIGARO, W. H. Kramer, W. c. Baker,
Chas. Kihnel, U. S. Verdun, Jos.
Rizzo, Chas N. Frost, Mrs. w. 3.
Cook. and ordering the side walk on
the west side of Main street from Han
sons Lane to the corporate limits OF
the town paved. This motion second
ed by Mr.. r. E. O'Niell, was carried,
and ordinance known as Ordinance
No. l59 adopted:
| AN ORDlN ANCE.
Requiring that the sidewalks on GER
tain portions of streets in the Town
of Franklin, La, be paved with
concrete and cement, and curbed
with brick; to authorize the Mayor
of the Town of Franklin to draw
up plans and specifications of the
work, to have said portions of
streets surveyed and their levels
taken, and the respective fronts of
| the property owners thereon meas
ured, and advertise for bids for
furnishing the material and laying
the sidewalks and curbing in ac-
cordance with said plains and
specifications:
SECTION l: Be it ordained. BY the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Franklin, Louisiana, in special
session convened that the sidewalks
on the following described portions
of streets in the Town of Franklin,
La, be paved with concrete and cement
and curbed with brick curbing namely:
The west side of Main street from
Hanson's Lane to the corporation line
of the Town of Franklin.
The property front of Vincentzo
FIGARO upon the west side of Second
street from the intersection OF Willow
st. to the line of the James A. Peter
man Park, distarce of about "a
feet.
The property fronts of w. II. Kra-
mer and Mrs. w. c. Baker on the
North side of Palfrey street, from the
property line of Walter Y. Kemper to
the intersection Of Anderson street,
excluding the fronts already paved.
- The property fronts of Chas. Kihnel,
U. S. Verdun and Jos. Rizzo on the
west side of Wilson street, from
Fourth street to the intersection of
Wilson street with the Southern Pacific
tracks.
The property front of Chas N. Frost
on the North side of Caffery street, a
distance of los feet.
The property front of Mrs. w. B.
Cook on the North side of Gallery
street, from the intersection of Second
street to the property line of Marker
son, distance of 1z5 feet.
The said Vincentzo FIGARO, w. H.
Kramer, Mrs. w. G. Baker, Chas. !
Kihnel, U. S. Verdun, Jos. Riz.o, C.
N. Frost ond Mrs. w. B. Cook having |
petitioned this body to have said work |
done under the provisions of Act LAT |
Of 1902.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Mayor, Jas. A. Peterman, be |
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to have survey made of the
portions of streets hereinbefore de-
scribed: to have the levels taken and |
the measurements made of each of the
abutting properties thereon.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That the Mayor be aud he is hereby
and empowered to have
plans and specifications drawn for the
laying of pavements and brick curb
ing upon the portions of streets afore-
said.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Mayor be and he is hereby
4 Ithorized and empowered to have
inserted in the news
p ,ers published in the town of
franklin, La, for ten days and in
,uch other papers as he may see fit,
asking for bids for furnishing the
materials and laying the pavement
Ind crrbing, as aforesaid, in such
manner as shall be provided for in
laid specifications; the bidders to take
INTO consideration that twenty per
.ent of the contract price is to be
paid in cash by the AUDITING pro-
,rietors whose fronts are to be paved
md c. bed, and the balance of the
price to be represented by certificates
% be issued by the town of Franklin,
IA, bearing upon the properties be-
ore which such paving and curbing
s laid, and securing their payment by
mortgage, which certificates are to be
'e in number, and to mature in one,
wo, three, four and five years from !
J. te. and STIMULATING for six per cent ,
No. nnum interest from date nc oo, |