The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-22
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting to the iberia. St. Mary & Eastern
Railroad Company, or its transfereeS OF
assigns, the right-of-way on, along
through, over and across certain streets
OF the Town Of Franklin, Louisiana, to-
Rether with certain privileges and fran
chises within the limits OF said Town.
fixing the tine limit thereof. and the
terms, conditions, and stiLulations Lnder
which same is granted.
SECTION ONE. BE it ordained by the
| Mayor and Town Council OF the Town OF
| Franklin. Louisiana, in special session assem-
| bled, that the Iberia, St. Mary Eastern
| Railroad Company, being railroad corpora
| zion organized under the laws OF the State OF
| Louisiana, its successors and assigns. be. and
is hereby granted the right, privilege and
authority to enter the Town OF Franklin
| Louisiana, and to construct, maintain and ope-
rate a line OF railroad with such railroad
tracks sidings, switches turn-outs, and cross
and appurtenances, as may be necessary for
| the proper maintenance and operation Of it's
railroads. together with the rights-of-way,
| on, along. through, over and across the streets
| hereinafter named. for the period OF ninety
| nine 1891 years from this date.
SECTION TWO BE it further ordained,
etc, That the said IBERIA St Mary 4 East
| ern Railroad Company its successors, and as
| signs be, and is hereby granted "a right of.
way in and through the corporate limits Of the
Town OF Franklin. Louisiana. from point in
private rights-of-way obtained by said Com
pany, to Hanson Street and to eros, Hanson
Street just above Weber's Lane. and thence
through private rights-of-way to point
where Third Street intersects Iberia Street,
and to cross Iberia street at said point and
thence through, along and on Third Street OF
said Town it's entire length, out to the cOrpo-
rate limits, including the right to cross. at
grade, the right-of-way and tracks OF the Kyle
Lumber Company, Ltd, at Third Street and
Adams Street, and to cross all intersecting
streets necessary on said route through the
corporate limits; and through, along and on
posed Main Line will intersect said street to
and across Main street to the property of the
Kyle Lumber Co. Ltd, through which it
has occurred private right-of-way to
intersecting streets necessary on said route
to reach Bayou Teche. In order that said Rail
road Company may handle water or boat line
traffic TO or from its Main Line to points on
Bayou Teche.
Tn right-of-way being granted to construct,
maintain and operate railroad tracks on
along. through. over and across said streets
with he right to cross all intersecting streets,
and also to construct, maintain and operate
all switches, turn-outs. crossings, and spur
tracks that may be necessary to reach indus
tries, ware houses, ETC., on said streets which
are now or may hereafter be situated along
said streets.
All said tracks to be laid through or across
said street in such a manner as not to impede
or interfere with the drainage thereof or the
trafhc on and over the same: the rails to be
laid level with the streets and at all street
crossings or intersections to have wood guard
rails on the outside OF rail and to be planked
solid between the rails or to be gravelled or
shelled between the rails and on each side OF
level with the surface OF the street. and main
tanned in good and safe condition for the
ira nc over and across same; said streets to
be gravelled or shelled and maintained by said