The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15
Special Meeting Police Jury.

Special meeting of the Police lury
Of the Parish of St. Mary, held o.
the 18th day of February. 1913
Pursuant to the resolution aCupted
at the regular meeting held on trt 9TH
day of February, 1913. the Police jury
met this day in special session. Hon.
c. N. Frost, President, presiding.
Roll call. Following members pres
ent: Messrs. Aucoin. Drsckett, Gonch,
Frost, Robertson, Robichaux, For
tier. Boudreaux, Haydel; Mes-rs.
Young and LeBourgeois, absent The
Secretary being absent. Mr.. NJ. 2.
Palmer was appointed Secretary pro
tom.
The President then stated to the
Police Jury that the object Of the
meeting was to consider a petition
which had been presented by the tax
payers OF the 3rd Ward of the Parish
Of St. Mary, praying that an election
be called for the purpose of taking
the sense of the qualified voters on
the question OF voting a tax Of two
and one half mills in aid of railway
enterprise, and all in favor Of the
Southwestern Traction & Power 60.
TThe petition was then presented
signed by the property holders Of the
Third Ward, was read by the Secre-
tary, and upon motion of Mr.. John
r. Drackett, seconded by Mr. Alyre
Robichaux, was ordered accepted ana
spread upon the minutes as follows:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary, State Of Lruisi-
ana:
We, the undersigned properly tax
payers of the Third Ward of the Par
ish of St. Mary, including th, tax
payers OF the incorporated Town Of
Franklin. State o: Louisiana, and en-
titled to vote therein on the PROPOSE
ton hereinafter mentioned. resp, ctful-
~ petition and memorable your
Honorable Body to order special
election according to law of the pron-
erty tax payers of the said Third
Ward Of the Parish of st. Mary. in
GLIDING the tax payers of the incorpo-
rated Town of Franklin, entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws
Of the State of Louisiana; the object
and purpose of such election being
for the purpose of levying a tax to
realize the sum of Eighty Thous and
(o60, 900. 00) Dollars; said amount OF
Eighty Thousand Dollars to be rea-
lixed BY the lev, and imposition of
% special tax of two and one-half (2i)
mills ON the dollar per annum on all
The accessible property in the Third
Ward of the Parish of St. Mary, in
cluding the property in the incorpo-
rated Town Of Franklin, for period
of ten (l0) years beginning with the
year 1913, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1922, in aid of q rail
way enterprise, and all in favor of the
Southwestern Traction & Power Co.,
its successors or assigns, provided
that the total amount to be levied and
realized by the Southwestern Traction
& Power Co., its successors or assigns,
shsll not exceed the sum of Eighty
Thousand Dollars, and the said two
and ono half mill tax shall CEASE and
terminate whenever the said amount
of Eighty Thousand Dollars shall
have been realized and tur1eu over
to the said Southwestern Traclior &
Power Co., its successors or assigns;
sAid tax of two and one-half mills to
bh levied and collected in aid OF
by enterprise and for the bene-
At a6din favor of said Southwestern
Traction & Power Co., its successors
or ssslgns, Is consideration and in
dneement for and to aid said Company
In doing and performing all of the
following, tO-wit:
First: The said Southwestern Trac-
ton l. Power Co. shall construct and
operate IN Electric lnterurban Rail.
way Line from the City of New Iberia,
Louisiana, and to connect with and
run through tho Town of Franklin.
through the Third. Ward of the Parish
OF St. Mary. TO the uninc0rporated
Town of Garden City.
second: The said Electric Railway
shall Be built, completed and operated
- line independent OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad or tho Frisco Rail- |
read. or any other railroad owned or
operated b. the said railway compa-
mics.
Third: The said Interurban Electric
Railway Line shall be constructed be-
tween the points hereinabove recited |
within twenty (24) months from
the time the results of the special cleo
tion herein prayed for are promul-
gstsd, provided that work shall be
begun % cthe said line between the
points hl4inaboye designated within
at loAAA1n (l0l months from such
time. Tho ssid4 pmpany having the
right to construct Said line over any
route that II may desire, provided that
in - event II should not follow the
lri6h Bend with it. main line, that it
shah 6dhstruct spur. or independents
line around the Irish Bend ana con-
neet said Irish Bend line with its
main line, - - to operate the cars
therefrom into Garden City and the
Town of franklin; and provided fur
thor that any delays not causd by the
fault or negligeqcs of said Southwest
ern Traction and Power Co., in the
nature of strikes, panics, failure or
manufacturers to deliver material, or
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