The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-07-06
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting to the Iberia. St. Mary 4 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 stipulatons under
which same IL granted.
SECTION ONE. BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Town Council OF the. Town OF
Franklin. Louisiana, in special session assem-,
Railroad Company. being railroad corpora.
tion organized under the laws OF the State OF
Louisiana its successors and assigns be- and
authority to enter the Town of Frsnklin,
Louisiana, and to construct. maintain and ope.
rate a line OF railroad with such railroad
tracks. sidings, switches. turn-outs, and cross
ngs, depots and other buildings, appliances
and appurtenances, as may be necessary LOT
the proper maintenance and operation or lts
railroads. together with the rights-ol-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
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-
Street lust above Weber's Lane. and thence
through private rights-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
Lumber Company, Ltd. 1t Third Street and
Adams Street, and to cross al nterseeting
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 intersect said street to
and across Main street to the property OF the
Kyle Lumber Co. Ltd, through which it
has secured a private right.of-way to
the Bayou Teche. and to cross all
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 rght-of- way being granted to construct,
maintain and operate railroad tracks on.
with The 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 msnner As not to impede
or interfere with the drainage thereof or the
.raa1c 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
rails In such manner that rails Will be
level with the surface OF the street, and main |
tanned in a good and safe condition for the
traffic over and across same: said streets to
be gravelled or shelled and maintained by said
iberia, St. Mary & Eastern Railroad Com ,
pany. provided that this shall apply to street !
over and across which the main line OF said /
company is laid and to the street over ana |
across which the line OF said company will be
laid from its main line to Bayou Teche but
where switches spur or side-tracks, are laid (
for the purpose OF reaching industries. the /
said company shall only be required to pro
vide for crossings or intersections OF streets
over its tracks and to distance OF eighteen /
iuches from the ends Of crossties on either side
Of track. The Railroad Company is to main
tain all drains under. through or across its
tracks, and to construct and maintain street
from sidewalk to sidewalk, at each
ntersectng street along its track throughout
The corporate limits
The parking OF cars on any residential street
within the corporate limits OF the City is
prohibited, but cars placed for the purpose