The St. Mary banner., 1912-06-15
AN ORDINANCE

Granting to the Iberia, St. Mary & Eastern
Railroad Company, or its transfereeS OF
assigns, the right-ofway on, along
! through, over and across certain streets
ofthe Town OF Franklin, Louisiana, to-
gether with certain privileges and fran
chses within the limits of said Town
fixing the time limit thereof, and the
terms conditions, and stipulations under
/ 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
I lion 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 Fraoiflin
| Louisiana, and to construct. maintain and ope-
! rate "a line OF railroad with such railroad
tracks. sdingS, switches. turn-outs. and cross
| ingS, depots and other buildings, appliances
and appurtenances, as may be necessary for
the proper maintenance and operation of its
railroads, together with the rIghts-of-way
! on along. through, over and across the streets
hereinafter named for the period of ninety
nine ,99l years from this date.
SECTION TWO Be it further ordained.
etc, That the said Iberia, ST. Mary & East
ern Railroad Company it's Successors and as
signs be, and is hereby granted right of
way in and through the corporate limits of the
Town of Franklin, louisiana, from point in
private rigifts-ofway obtained by said Com
pany to Hanson Street and to cross Hanson
Street just above Weber's Lane. and thence
through private rghtS-Of-way to a 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 its 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
Hanson Street from the point where its pro-
posed Main Line will ntersect said street to
and across Main street to the property of the
Kyle Lumber Co. Ltd, through which it
mas mas ;ecured ua "a 2 private risht-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.
: Th right-Ofway being granted to construct, |
and operate railroad tracks on, |
along. through, over and across said streets /
with the right to cross all intersecting streets,
and also to construct, ma ntain 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 not to impede |
or interfere with the drainage thereof or the
traffic on and over the same: the rails to be
aid 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
rails in such manner that rails will be
evel with the surface Of the street, and main
,ained in good and safe condition for the
ira f1c over and across same; said streets to
De gravelled or shelled and maintained by said (