The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-03-01
TOWN COUNCIL.
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting a franchise to the Southwestern
Traction a Power Company, conveying the right
and privilege TO secure, erect, construct. own.
manage. operate and mail tain. for iuIl period
of twenty tive years, line OI street railway in
the Town Of st. Martinville.
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Traction a
under the laws of the State of louisiana, and
domiciled in the City Of New Orleans, has ap-
piled to the Town Council of the Town Of St.
lartinvile, and prayed that this body grant to
it a franchise To acquire, build erect construct,
own, lease, operate, maintain and manage a line
of street railway, railroad tramway. within
the corporate limits of the Town of st. Martin
vile. the boundaries thereof are now OF may
hereinafter be extended, which franchise is to
be exercised and enjoyed by it's successors, OF
assigns; and
WHEREAS, the said Southwestern Traction
4 Power Company has offered, the compen-
sation tor such grant and franchise as above set
forth, to maintain portion of the streets over
which its said road bed will be constructed, free
of cost to the said ,'ity, such maintenance to be
in accordance with the conditions hereinafter
set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is of the OPT
MON that the granting of said franchise and the
consequent construction Of the said road
drought the said Town of st. Martinville will
be of vast benefit to the Town of st. Martinville.
and to the citizens thereof. and that such bene-
ats to be derived from the construction of said
road are ia themselves suffi cient considera-
ton for the g...al..., of said franchises; and
WHEREAS, the Council is of the opinion that
in all respects it is to the best interest of the
municipal corporation Of the Town of st. Mar
tinville that the franchise prayed for should be
granted:
NOW. THEREFORE,
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the Town of ST. Martinville, in spe-
cial session convened, that the Town Council,
acting under and by virtue of the authority
vested in it by the charter of the Town of st.
Martinville, and in consideration of the benefits
To he derived by the municipal corporation of
ST. Martinville and the citizens thereof, from
the construction OF a railway line through said
town, and further in consideration of the Der
formance by the grantee of the condition here
matter set forth. and particularly in considera-
ton Of the agreement Of the grantee to keep up
and maintain, free of expense to the Town of
said Town. over which its lines are constructed,
do hereby grant and give to the said Southwes-
tern Traction K Power Company its associates
lessees, successors, assigns or legal administra-
tors, a franchise to acquire, build. erect, con-
struct, own. lease. manage, operate, and main-
tain a linz of street railway, railroad Or tram
way. with the necessary turn-outs, spurs pass
ing tracks and switches, overhead line work,
poles. wires. cables and other adiuncts andappur
tenances pertinent and coNviNieNt to the proper
and successecful opertioN and maintenance Of
said railway. railroad or tram way the motive
powerof which will be electricity, together with
the right to erect. construct, own and operate
through said Town an electric tranmission line,
with the necessary poles, wires, cables and 9TH
IT adiuncts connected Herewith. Said fran
chise being granted for full period of twenty
five years from the date that the said Southwes-
tern Traction Power Company shall complete
said road and begin the operation of its cars in
10 the Town Of NJ. Martinville. in the manner
provided for by Section nine of this ordinance.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc., that
in addition To the privileges hereinbefore gran
ted. permission be and the same is hereby gran
ted to the said Southwestern Traction 4 Power
Company, its successors, grantees, or assigns.