The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-03-08
TOWN COUNCIL.
AN ORDINANCE.

Granting a franchise to the Southwestern
Traction u Power Company. conveying the right
and privilege 10 secure. erect. construct. own.
mansee. operate and maibtaln. for u iuil period
of twenty hve years, line OF street railway in
the Town of ST. Martinville.
WHEREAS. the Southwestern Traction q
Power Company, a corporation duly organized
under the laws of the State Of Louisiana. and
domiciled in the City OF New Orleans, has ap-
piled to the Town Council Ut the Town of St
Martinvile. and prayed that this body grant to
1t franchise to acquire, build, erect. construct.
| own, lease. operate, maintain and manage line
of street railway. railroad or tramwsy, within
| the corporate limits of the Town of st. Martin
vile, AZ the boundaries thereof are now or may
| hereinafter be extended, whic franchise il to
| be exercised and enjoyed by it's SUCCESSORS. OF
| assigns; and
| WHEREAS, the said Southwestern Traction
| x Power Company has offered, the compen-
sation Tor such grant and franchise 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 BIZ
| III accordance with the conditions hereinafter
/ set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is of the OPT
uion that the granting of said franchise aud 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
add to the citizens thereof. and that such bene.
ats to be derived from the construction Of said
road are il, .hr..,s"!.es "a sufficient considera.
ton for i.s III -nti-., vi 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 bt
granted:
| NOW. THEREFORE,:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council Of the Town of 81. Martinville, in spe.
| cai session convened. that the Town Council
acting under and by virtue of the authorit,
! vested in it by the charter Of the Town of st
Martnviile. and in consideration of the benefits
to be 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 ot the per.
formance by the grantee of the condition here.
matter set forth, and particularly in consi,iera
| ton of the agreement of the grantee to keep vi
and maintain, free of expense to the Town OF
| o.. hdrllHNite, tncse PORTIONS Oh the streets oil
| said Town. over which its lines are constr ,icted
do hereby grant and give To the said Southwes
tern Traction x Power Company, its associates
| lessees, Successors, assigns legal admiuistra
| tors, a franchise TO acquire, build. erect. con.
struct, own, lease, manage, operate. and main
tain line of street railway, railroad or tram
| way, with the necessary turn-Oute. spurs pass
ing tracks and switches, overhead line work
poles,wi cables and other sdiuDcts andappul
tenances pertinent and coNviNieNt to the proper
and successecful opertioN and maintenance o
said railway, railroad or tram way. the motive
powerof which will be electricity, together with
the right TO erect. construct. own and operats
through said Town an electric tranmission line
with the necessary poles. wires, cables and 9th
TT adiuncts connected Herewith. Said fran
chse being granted for full period of twent,
five years from the date that the said Soufhwes
tern Traction Power Company shall complete
said road and begin the operation of it's cars in
TO the Town of st. Martinville. in the manner
provided for by Section nine of this ordinance
! Section 2. Be it further ordained. etc., thai
in addition to the privileges hereinbefore gran.
ted. permission be aud the same is hereby gran.
ted to the said Southwestern Traction d Power
Company, its successors, grantees, or assigns,