The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-01
AN ORDIN ANCE.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Trustees of the town of
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New Iberia,
Whereas, on the ninth day of Au
gust, 1900, the Mayor and Board OF
Trustees of the Town Of New Iberia.
after advertising and the receiving
of proposals. did accept the bid and
proposal of M. I. Lewman d Co.,
of Louisville, KY, fo1 the furnish
ing of all material and labor to
build, complete ana equip an elect
rlc light plant and their bid and pro
oosal for the furnishing of all labor
and material for the construction OF
a water-~ orks system IN accordance
with and pursuant to advertisements
for proposals made by the Mayor
and the Board of Trustees.
The Mayor Of the town is hereby
empowered and directed to make
and enter into a notariai agreement
and contract with M. L. Lewman %
Co, in accordance with the general
detail, specifications and conditions
of agreement prepared by L. w.
Nicol. Civil Engineer; together
with addenda submitted by the said
M. T. Lewman & Co., which bids,
plans, specifications and addenda
have been accepted and adopted as
aforesaid, and
Whereas, 1t now appears that for
the purpose of acquiring, construct
ing and coupling the electric light
plant for the town, 1t is necessary
that the town should acquire free
from encumbrances lot of ground
described as follows: A certain lot
of ground IN the Town of New Iberia
fronting on Main street with a front
of sixty-elght feet, and extending
back the distance Of one hundred
and ninety feet, and being bounded
in front by Main street, In the rear
bv Fulton street, on the north by
the property of Estate Off. E. Lett
meyer, deceased, and south by the
property of E. A. Pharr.
Also acquire free from encum-
brances the present and proposed
site of the plant and Of the water
works machinery and appliances, and
Whereas, III. I. Levman d Co.,
have agreed to undertake to deliver
to the town free from encumbrances
these last aforesaid properties. The
Mayor is authorized and empowered
and directed IN the contract with M.
T. Lewman & Co., 10 provide for
that proper stipulation the delivery
bv Nj. r. Lewman d Co, OF these
aforesaid properties free from all en-
cumbrances and that the price OF
the contract for the construct on
and equipment of the plant Is IN
creased by the amount of the cost
of these properties as agreed upon,
to wit: A certain lot OF ground IN
the town of New iberia. fronting
on Main street with front of sixty
eieht feet, and extending back the
distance of one hundred and ninety
feet to Fulton street, and beng
bounded on the front by Malr street
in the rear by Fulton street, above
or on the north by the property OF
Estate Of J. E. Leltmeyer, deceased,
and on the south by the property of
e. A. Pharr.
Be it further ordained that the
town agrees and undertakes to pay
as the price of the electric light
plant and the properties and arpar-
tenances to be acquired, the sum OF
Forty Thousand Dollars ($4O, 000)
Be it ord aimed that the town
agrees and under takes to pay as the
price of the water-works system the
sum of Flfty-nine Thousand Six
Hundred and Ninety-fve Dollars
s59,695.oo.)
Be it further ordained that pur-
suant to the charter of the town OF
New iberia as amended by Act
of the General Assembly of 1900 IN
order to provide for the payment Of
the contract price OF The water
works herelnbefore fixed at the sum
of Flfty-nine Thousand Six Hun
bred and Ninety FIVE Dollars ts59,
69F. OW all the net Market Reve-
nues from and after the first day OF
January, 1904, and all the revenues
arising from the use Of the electric
lights, from the water works and
from any other public franchise.
are hereby pledged and hypothe-
c ted nj appropriated unto and 10
favor of M. L. Lewman d Co., aid
their assigns. and in order 10 further
provide for, and secure the payment
of the SAID contract price there Is
hereby levied IN advance tax of
ten mills, as allowed By law, on the
dollar on the assessed value Of the
property Of the said town for term
of Seventeen Years ~ and there IS
hereby appropriated out of these
aforesaid revenues and taxes the
sums in payment of the contract
price as follows:
Out of revenues and taxes Of the