New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-08-26
(OFFICIAL.)
Extract from Board of Trustees
Proceedings.

were read:
New Orleans, La, Aug. Sd, 1909.
Mr.. Jas. A. Lee, New Iberia, La.
Dear Sir-l returned here this morning
and have your letter of Both. | would not
object to the payment of the mill tax
should we get the Industrial School, but
will that be the only additional tax? Is
there not already some extra town tax
that the property would be subject toY
The property is in my mothers name and
of course, | would have to get her consent.
Yours truly
G. w. SENTELL.
| | wrote e. W. Sentell on 4th to send me
his mothers consent. He has not answer
ed. He is not in the city. Will be there
tomorrow or next day.
j A. LEE
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the town of New Iberia
| This the petition and request of Mr..
James A. Lee with respect, represents
that he is the owner of lands just CONT
guous to the Southeastern limits of the
town OF New Iberia, and that it is his
wish and desire that the Corporate limits
of the said town shall be so extended as
to include the said property within the
town of New iberia. That the Agent Of
Mrs. Sentell who also owns lands contig-
uous to said boundary has written him in
| regard to the matter as appears from the
| accompanying letter, and that he is desi
| rous Of having youl Honorable Body take
such action as is required in the premises
without delay in order that his said proper
| ty may be subject to the special tax about
to be voted by the said town in aid of the
Industrial Institute, and he valves all
delays in the premises.
Wherefore he prays that your Honorable
Body pass all such resolutions and ordi
nanceS as may be necessary to include the
said properties within the corporate limits
of New Iberia.
Respectfully,
WEEKS & WEEKS, Attys.
The below resolution was then present
ed by Mr. Lawton and read, and on mo
tion of said member, seconded by Mr.. Fa-
got, was adopted by the following vote, to-
wit: lea-Messrs. Fagot, Burke, Lamper
eZ, French, Bernard and LawtOn. Nays
none. Said ordinance was adopted on
condition, as stated by Nj. Burke, that
Dr. Jas. A. Lee comply with Act No. 1856
of 1898. Said ordinance was then pre-
sented to the Mayor for examination, and
after examination was returned by him
approved and signed with the seal of the
corporation thereto affixed. The Ordi
nance reads as follows, to-wit
AN ORDINANCE extending the limits of
the town of New Iberia, so as to include
the property hereinafter described:
Whereas, Mr.. James A. Lee has pre-
sented a petition to this Council, setting
forth that himself and Mrs. Sentell are the
owners of certain tracts of land CONT
guous to the southwestern boundaries of
the town of New IBERIA which taken to-
gether, are described as follows, to-wit:
a certain tract of land just below the
corporate limits of the town of New Iberia
lying between the Bayou Teche and the
right of way of Morgans Louisiana &
Texas Railroad Company, which land is
bounded above by Lee street or Emma
street of said town, below by property of
.JQhls-Ax Gebert. en-the east by the 4Rayon
Teche, and on The west by the said right |
of way, and,
Whereas, the said Lee, in his petition
has requested that the said property, to-
gether with said Lee or Emma streets, be |
included within the corporate limits of the
said town of New Iberia, now, therefore
Be it enacted that the boundaries of the |
town of New Iberia be so enlarged as to |
include within the said boundaries the |
above described land, so that the entire |
boundaries of the said City of New Iberia |
shall be as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point opposite the North |
ern Boundary line of the property of Mrs. |
Leopold DeBanc, starting on the west side |
of Bayou Teche at tide mark, thence West |
ward and following said Northern line of
said property of Mrs. Leopold DeBlanc to
the intersection of North and Jane Streets; |
thence still Westward following the North |
ern line of North Street Con which street |
the Episcopal Cemetery is lOcated) to a
point 276S feet from the said Bayou Teche; |
thence in a southern direction to the
nearest point on the Western boundary |
line of the Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad to Anderson street !; |
thence down said Western boundary of the
Morgan Louisiana and Texas Railroad to
Anderson Street; thence out Anderson
Street on the North West side to point
opposite and intersecting Robertson Street
on the North West side to Hopkins Street,
thence out said Hopkins street to point |
Six Hundred and fifty feet beyond the
Southwest side of Dale Street; thence in
an easterly direction to row of four live |
oak trees in the yard of Mrs. Hartwell
Hart the first of which stands ninety feet |
from the Northwest side of Iberia Street, |
said row of trees being just Six Hundred
and fifty feet from the Southwest side of
Dale Street and taking in the residence of
said Mrs. Hart; from said line of Oak |
trees running in Southest direction to |
the Southeast side of Bank Avenue, at
point six hundred and fifty feet beyond |
the Southwest side of Dale Street thence |
down the Southeast side of Bank Avenue |
to the Southwest side of Madison Street; |
thence down tho West side OF Madison |
Street to the Southeast side of Ann st. |
thence to the southwest side of the Rail |
road track, thence down the west side of
the railroad track to the upper line of
property of John A. Gebert, thence along |
said line to Bayou Teche thence up the |
west side of Bayou Teche to the town |
limits of the property Of John M. Henshaw
from thence across said Bayou running to
point (10) acres from said Bayou on the |
lower limits of Bank Avenue if extended |
on the east side of said bayou, starting |
from said bayou at tide mark; thence from
point ten acres from the bayou follow
ing the course of the bayou to point ten
acres from the Bayou Teche opposite the
Northwestern side of Hopkins Streetif ex
tended On the east side of said bayou;
thence in westerly direction following
the Northern line of Hopkins street if ex-
tended on the East side of the bayou to
the Bayou Teche; thence up the West bank
at tide water to the starting point, as first
designated.
Be it further ordained that this ordi
nance shall take effect from date and that
all publications and notices thereof shall
be given as required by law.
Thus done, read, adopted, signed and
seal affixed in open session this 7th day Of
August, A. D. 1899.
JOHN BROUssARD, Mayor.
A true copy:
A. J. CANMACK Secretary