The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-08
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting to the Iberia, St. Mary Easter
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-
gether with certain privileges and fran.
chises within the limits of said Town
fixing the time limit thereof, and the
terms, conditions and stipuations 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 a railroad corpora.
| tion organized under the laws OF the State OF
! Louisiana. its successors and assigns. be, and
authority to enter the Town OF Franklin
| 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 rlghts-oi-
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 & East
ern Railroad Company its successors, aud 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
the Northern limits of said Town. through
private rights-of.way 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 interesting
streets necessary on said route through the
corporate limits; and through, along and on
Hanson Street from the point where it's pro-
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 .ecured 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,
oil 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
trafnc 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
'as on the outside OF rail and to be planked |
'Olid between the rails, or to be gravelled or
'helled between the rails and on each side of
evel with the surface Of the street, and main
aimed in good and safe condition for the
tramc over and across same: said streets to
'e gravelled or shelled and maintained by said