The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-06-01
AN ORDINANCE.

| Granting to the Iberia St. Mary & Eastern
Railroad Company, or its transferees or
| 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 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-
bed. that the Iberia, st. Mary g. Eastern
| Railroad Company, being railroad corpora.
| tion organized under the laws OF the state OF
Louisiana, it's successors and assigns. be, and
is hereby granted the right, privilege and
| authority to enter the Town Of Franklin.
| rate line of railroad with such railroad
tracks. sidngs, 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-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 & East
ern Railroad Company, its 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
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 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 its entire length, out to the corpo-
rate limits. including the right to cross. at
grade, the right 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 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 occurred private right-of-way to |
the Bayou Teche. and to cross all |
IN streets necessary on said route
road Company may handle water or boat line |
traffic to or from it's Main Line to points on
Bayou Teche. !,
TIL right-of-way being granted to construct,
maintain and operate railroad tracks on,
along. through, over and across said streets
with The right to cross all intersecting streets,
ana also to construct, maintain and operate
all switches, turn-Outs, crossings and spur
tracks that may be necessary 30 reach indus
tries, ware houses, etc, on said streets which |
Ire now or may hereafter be situated along
said streets.
All said tracks to be laid through or across |
'ad street in such a mauner as not to impede
,r interfere with the drainage thereof or the
rathc 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
ais on the outside Of rail and to be planked
old between the rails, or to be gravelled or
helled between the rails and on each side Of
aus IN such manner that rails will be
evel with the surface Of the street. and main
aimed in good and safe condition for the
rafhc over and across same; said streets TO |
e graveIed or shelled and maintained by said