The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-08
AN ORDINANCE.

! New iberia,
| Whereas, on the ninth day of IA
gust, 1900, the Mayor and Board o
| Trustees of the Town Of New Iberia
after advertising and the receiving
of propos~Es, did accept the bid anC
proposal Of NJ. 7. Lewman Il Co.
of Louisville, Ky, to1 The furnish
ling Of all material and labor to
/ build, complete ana equip an elect
rlc light pia"t and their bid and p'o
pOsal for the furnishing of all Labor
and material 70 the construction oil
a water-n ks sy. I'M III accordance
with and pursuant TO advertisement
for proposals made by the Mayor
and the Board Of Trustees.
The M ,yor of the town is hereby
empowered and directed to make
and enter-into a notarlal agreement
and contract with VI. I. Lewman K
Co., in accordance with the general
detail, specifications an, conditions
of agreement prepared by L. w.
Nicol. Civil Engineer; together
with addenda submitted by the said
NJ. T. Lewmau q Co., which bids,
plans, specifications and addenda
have been accepted and adopted as
aforesaid, and
Whereas, 1t now appears that Tor
the purpose of acquiring, construct
ing and equiping the electric light
plant for'tbe town, 1t is necessary
that the town should acquire free
from encumbrances a lot of ground
described as follows: a certain lot
of ground IN the Town of New Iberia
fronting Oh Main street with a front
of slxty-elght feet, and extending
back the distance Of one hundred
and ninety feet, and being bounded
in front by Main street, IN the rear
by Fulton street, on the north by
the property of Estate of J. E. Lett
meyer, deceased, and south by the
property of <. A. Pharr.
Also acquire free from enculn-
brances the present and proposed
site of the plant and Of the water
works machinery and appliances, and
Whereas, ii. r.. Lewman u Co.,
have az eed to undertake to deliver
to the town free from encumbrances
these last aforesaid properties. The
Mayor is authorized and empowered
and directed III the contract with M,
I. Lewman q Co., 10 provide for
that proper stipulation the delivery
by M. T. LewInan q Co OF these
aforesaid properties free from all en-
cumbrances and that the price of
the contract for tho construction
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
eight feet, and extending back the
distance of one hundred and ninety
feet to Fulton street, and being
on the front by Main street
in tie rear by Fulton street, above
or on the north by tie property of
Estate Of J. L. Leltmeyei, 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 appar-
lenances to be acquired, the sum of
Forty Thousand Dollars (s40, 00O.) |
Be it ord aimed that the town
agrees and under takes TO pay as the
price of the water-works system the
sum of Fifty-nine Thousand Six
Hundred and Ninety five Dollars |
($59,695.O0.)
Be it further ordained that pur-
snant 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 $3.50,
69s.OOl 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 pubic franchise,
are hereby pledged and othe-
Gated and appropriated unto and IN
favor of NJ. T.. Lewman q Co., AID
their assigns: and in order TO 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 a term
of Seventeen Years N7) aud 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 tie
year 1900 aud licenses of 1901 49,