Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-12
Abstract Of Council
Meeting April z.

aprlI =, Wlth the mayor ana All ZIG
members present, held for the purpose
of taking NJ The matter of granting the
franchises, was most interesting. After
the reading of the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting, the following report was
received and spread on thc record:
April /, 1918.
To the Hon. Mayor AID mcr1bcrs OF The
Git; Council of Ajbeyiile, La:
We, your coumittcc, respectfully rec
onmeud thc granting Of franchises
prayed for by tie Southwestern Traction
and Power Co., on condition that the
ordinances presented to your honorable
body meet with the approval OF your
legal advisor and a further condition
that the provisions outlined, enclosed
documents marked L o be added 20 the
orIiu,uces and that he added to thc ordi-
nance granting TO the Southwestern
Traction s; Power Co. d clause SIMILAR
to Section Six i'll the ordinances present
cd to yoar Honorable body by the Louis
lana Traction s; Power Co.
(SigncD O. Bourque, V. l.. Caldwell,
L. O. Broassard, D. l.. Mcphe-son, L.
n. Stebbius.
Enclosures marked I. o:
Be It further ordained etc, that the
grant TO Tie SAID Southwestern Traction
& Power 60. To use and occupy TIE
above naucl streets for purposes here
in provided for shall and IS hereby de
clared to BE- exclusive, rs 20 that portion
Of tie street or streets which ii actually
uses ard occupies exclusive of the right
OF any other person, firm or corporation
to occupy or use SAME for railroad pur-
poses; provided however that should the
Southwestern Traction < Power Co.
fail to use and OCCUPY tie said streets
above named or any portion thereof on
or before Sth day Of Dee. 1915 then said
Council hereby reserves the right to
grant the use and occupancy of those
streets, or any portion thereof, not so
occupied or used by the Southwestern
Traction & Power Co. to any other
person, firm or corporation. 1t being
further distinctly understood, however
that the failure of the said Southwestern
Traction s. Power Co. to SO occupy and
use said streets or portions thereof on
or before the 5th day Of December ISIS
nent OF the right Of the said South
| western Traction & Power Co. to the
Use and occupancy thereof as herein
provided for, but shall merely give the
( said Council the right to grant IN &C
cOrdance with the terms OF the proviso
/ herein after mentioned, the use tllereo:
to any other person. Arm or corporation,
provided that should the Southwestern
! Traction x Power Co. even after Dec
cfuber 5tn 1915 desire to use and occupy
such street or streets, it shall have the
absolute right to so use and occupy such
/
without the necessity of further grant
up,to the time of the occupancy thereof
by someother company; and when such
street or streets or portions thereof are
SO used and occupied by the South
western Traction &; Power Co., such use
and occupancy shall be deemed to be
under the terms and conditions Of thi:
franchise and III So far as the Use thereot
for railroad purposes is concerned ex-
elusive of any other person, firm OF
corporation.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
within thirty days after the track of the
said Southwestern Traction & Power
Co. is constructed, said company shal
comply with the provisions contained
i'll the two above and foregoing sections
Nos. 5 and relative to the manner il
which said track shall be constituted
This report in response to the following
to the gentlemen composing the abov,
mentioned committee.
Abbeville, La. March 3lst, 1918
Dear Sir; At meeting of the Git,
Council this day and date at 80 p, IN
applications were presented by the
Southwesterr Traction and Power Co
and The Louisiana Traction & Powe
Co. respectively for Franchises through
designated streets OF the town OF Alb
beville as per ordinances granting
Franchises presented for adoption whicl
are handed YOU herewith when the fol
lowing motion was made seconded anC
carried; That the following name,
gentlemen, o. Bourque, L. o. Broussard
ID. L. Mcpherson, V. L. Caldwell an
T.. NJ. Stebbirs be appointed by tn
Mayor to meet at the Directors Room G
Bank of Abbeville at II O'Clock a. III
Tuesday April lst, 1913 to consider til
proposition of the conditions requisit
to conserve the general interestes of tn
town of Abbeviile in the granting c
Franchises to the Southwestern Tractio
& Power Co, and the Louisiana Tractio
6, Power Co. who will make report to hi
Council in writing of their recommends
tons in the premises for Wednesda
evening 1880 p. III. when this Council wi
again take up this matter.
The matter especially of the paving I
be required of the Companies on our bu:
! mess streets is especially called to IL