The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-03
Special Meeting Town Council.
FRANKLIN, La, Nav 25th. mi.

| my IuelHUer present. A. w. Ohlmeyer,
J. F. Boudreaux, 7. S. Bodin and
Marvin Morris. r. E. O'Niell absent.
The object Of this meeting was to
pass upon petition of the property
holders living on the North side of
the j. A. Peterman Park as follows:
PETITION.
10 the Mayor and Members of the
Town Council of the Town of
Franklin, louisiana
GENTLEMEN
We, the undersigned, constituting
all of the property holders whose land
abuts the North or upper side of the
street running between First and Sec
ond street, in the Town of Franklin,
which street divides the property of the
undersigned from the property now
belonging to the town of Franklin,
known as "Peterman Park, do here
by petition the Mayor and the mem
bers of the Town Council of the City
of Franklin to declare said street
vacated and abandoned and to close
same, as said street is unnecessary
and is not used for traffic or public
use.
And We, the undersigned abutting
property holders on said street, do
hereby stipulate, consent and agree,
amongst ourselves, the consent Of
each signer hereto being the consider
alton for the consent of each other
signer hereto that if the Mayor and
Town Council will, by ordinance, de-
clare the said street vacated and
abandoned and close same, will and
do hereby give, grant, assign, set
over, donate and convey unto the
Town of Franklin all of our right,
title, and interest, as AUDITING prop
erty owners, in and to the land
10 said street, the exception of a strip
ten (lO) feet in width adjoining our
respective properties, in order that
said land, constituting said street.
with the exception of strip of ten
feet, as aforesaid, may be taken into
and made part of the ''Peterman
Park" Of the town of Franklin, said
town being the owner of the land
known as "Peterman Park, and
which abuts the South or lower side
of said street.
We, the undersigned, do further
agree, each, with the other flor the
consideration above set forth, and the
further consideration of the benefits
that each Of us will receive as ex-
tension of said park that the accept
ance of the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of Franklin, by declaring
said street vacated and aban-
doned and closed by ordinance,
shall constitute a contract between the
signer hereto and the Mayor and the
Town Council, as representing the
Town of Franklin, and shall divest
the signers hereto of all of their rights,
title, and interest as AUDITING pro-
perietors in and the land contained in
said street, with the exception of a
strip Of land ten feet wide adjoining
the present line between the property
of the undersigned and said street,
and shall convey all of the right, title,
and interest of the undersigned, with
the exception of the reservation afore-
said, to the Town of Franklin, in full |
property, forever, with full subroga-
ton and substitution to said Town of |
Franklin of all such rights and action
of warranty and all and any other |
rights possessed by the undersigned |
in said property, as abutting pro-
prietOrs thereof
L. F. FRERE,
r. EMMETT O'NIELL,
VINCENT FIGARO,
AUGUST EHRHARDT,
LOUISA LEMKE,
LOAR KIHNEL,
EDNA kIHNEL,
LOUISE KIHNEL,
LOUIS KIHNEL,
JOHN KIHNEL
Mr.. Jos. BoudreauX, introduced the
following ordinance; which seconded
by Mr.. Marvin Morris, was adopted
TO go into effect at once:
ORDINANCE No. 157.
An ordinance declaring the street.
which extends one block between
First and Second Streets along the
North side of Peterman Park in
the Town of Franklin, La, vacat-
ed and abandoned, and closing
same as unnecessary for traffic
and public use.
Whereas, all of the abutting prop
,rty holders on the North side Of the
street, which extend one block be-
ween First and Second Street in the
Town of Franklin, on the North side
If "Peterman Park" 1.-THE Town of
franklin being the owner of the prop
rty petitioned the Mayor and Council
# the Town of Franklin to declare [
aid street vacated and abandoned,
md to close same as unnecessary and /
lot used for traffic or public use; ,
7hich said petition is at-writting here
n extenso; and
Whereas, the Mayor and Council of
he Town of Franklin uDOn inveStiga- {
ion, have found that the facts recited 1
q the aforesaid petition are true, and j
nat said street is unnecessary and is I
OF used for traffic or public use; /;
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the ,
Iayor and Council of the Town of ;,
La, That the street, ex- !.