The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15
Special Meeting Police Jury.

UYVNlDa "sOVts"S V'aoo o~I
Special meeting of the Police Jury
NJ the Parish OF St. Mary. held on
the nth day of February, 1913.
Pursuant to the resolution adopted
n the regular meeting held on the !th
dsv of February, 1913, the Police Jury
nat this day in special session. Hon.
g. N. Frost, President, presiding.
. Roll call. Following members pres.
mi: Nessrs. AucOin, Drackett, Gooch,
Frost, Robertson, RObichaux, For.
der, Boudreaux, Hsydel; Messrs.
Young and LIE Bourgeois, absent The
eeeretary being absent, MIR. M. p.
Palmer was appointed Secretary pro
tem.
The President then stated to the
Police Jury that the object OF the
; neetiug was to consider a petition
vbieh had been presented by the tax
,Ayers OF the 3rd Ward of the Parish,
cfSt. Mary, praying that an election
8 called for the purpose of taking
IL sense of the qualified voters gu
: - question Of voting a tax of two
and one half mills in aid of q railway
,enterprise, and all in favor Of the
northwestern Traction & Power GO.
The petition was then presented
sikned by the property holders of the
laird Ward, was read by the Secre-
AIRY, and upon motion of Mr.. John
&. Drackett, seconded by Mr. Alyre
Robichsux, was ordered accepted and
lpresd upon the minutes as follows:
10 the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisi-
sac:
We, the undersigned property tax
!. psyors OF the Third Ward of the Par.
rs of st. Msry, including the tax
eaters OF the incorporated Town OF
Franklin. State o: Louisiana, and en-.
Nsled to vote therein on the PROPOSE
don hereinafter mentioned respectful
II petition and memorable your
H0dorable Body to order a special
session according to law of the prop
srsy, tax payers of the said Third
yard of the Parish of st. Mary. in
Gliding the tax payers of the incorpo-
esed Town of Franklin, entitled to
sOle under the Constitution and laws
eethe State of Louisiana; the object
~. purpose of such election being
1oe the purpose OF levying q tax to
Fs1fixc the sum of Eighty Thousand
~, QgO.D) Dollars; said amount o;
taghty Thousand Dollars to be rea-
Md BY the levy and imposition of a
wtutsl tax OF two and one-half l2})
Ills on the dollar per annum on all
~ sssessable property in the Third
Ward of the Parish of St. Mary, in
ending the property In the incurpO.
md Town of Franklin, for a period
eeben Q0) years beginning with the
~. 1913, and extending to and in.
ding the year 1922, in aid of rail-
NJ enterprise, and all in favor of the
1eufhwestern Traction & Power Co.,
r successors or assigns, provided
1 lhatthe total amount TO be levied and
/ 6li.ed by the Southwestern Traction
Power Co., its successors or assigns,
3pusand Dollars, and the said two
- ono half mill tax shall cease and
tniuste whenever the said amount
n Eighty Thousand Dollars shall
n M been realized and turned over
q MI said Southwestern Traction &
Hb4or Co., its success sOfs or assigns;
- tax of two and one-half mills to
nlkns levied and collected in aid OF
& bnijway enterprise and for the bene-
ND in favor of said Southwestern
oofaOn h Power Co., its successors
U1oolgns, % q consideration and in
nent for and 70 aid said COmpan v
ting and performing all of the
wing, to-wit:
4 First: The said Southwestern Trac-
- B Power Co. shall construct and
I entss IN Electric lnterurban Rail.
~ Line from the City of New Iberia,
bians, and to connect with and
tea3hrough the Town of Franklin,
Ugh the Third Ward of the Parish
~ Mary, 10 the unincorporated
1senof Garden City.
Aleond: The said Electric Railway
MI Be built completed and operated
= . Hoe Independent of the Southern
N66s Railroad or the Frisco Rail-
-. or any other railroad owned or
ested BY the said railway compa-
1trd: The said Interurban Electric
nlwxy Line shall be constructed be-
~ the points hereinabOve recited
in twenty -four (24) months from
slime the results of the special elec-
~ herein prayed for are promul-
provided that work shall be
% on the said line between the
IS hereinsboye designated within
hast ten (lO) months from such
The said Company having the
10 construct said line over any
khst Il may desire, provided that
Aevsnt IL should not follow the
Bend With its main line, that it
pnstructss spur or Independent
w. osund the Irish Bend and con-
I'd Irish Bend line with its
~, 90 - to operate the cars
oltq into Garden City and the
- olyranklin; and provided fur
AAhny delays not causd by the
eSgligence of said Southwest
Ata4On and Power Co., in the