The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-15
AN ORDIN ANCE.

| NEW lDeIld,
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 aud
proposal of M. II. Lewman q Co. :,
IF Louisville, KY, 70, the furnish
ling of all material and labor to
I build, complete ana equip an elect
ric light plant and their bid and p;o-
posal for the furnishing of all labor
and material for the construction of
a Water-n orks system In accordance
with and pursuant to advertisement
| for proposals made by the Mayor
and the Board of Trustees.
| The Mayor of the town is hereby
Iempowered and directed to make
and enter into notarlal agreement
and contract with NJ. 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
NJ. II. Lewman Il 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 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 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 off. E. Lett
never, deceased, and south by the
property of E. A. Pharr.
Also acquire free from encum-
brances the present ard proposed
site of the plant and If the water
works machinery and appliances, and
Whereas, 81. T. Lewman & 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.
7. Lewman Il Co., 10 provide for
that proper stipulation the delivery
by M. r. Lewman & 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 III
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
bounded on the front by Mair street
in the rear by Fulton street, above
or on the north by tie property OF
Estate of J. +. Leitmeyer, 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-
tenances to be acquired, the sum of
Forty Thousand Dollars $40, O00.)
Be it ordained that the town
agrees and unde, takes 10 pay as the
price of the wa,er-works system the
sum of Fifty-nine Thousand Six
Hundred and Ninety-fve Dollars
1850, 695.0o.)
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 FIfty-nine Thousand Six Hun
bred and Ninety five Dollars $3.50,
$4,000 all the net Market Reve-
nues from and after the first day of
January, 1904, and all the revenues
arising from the pe of the electric
lights. from the water works and
from any other pubic franchise,
are hereby pledged and hypothe-
Gated and appropriated unto and IN
favor of M. L. Lewman & 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 a 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 Q7) and there is
hereby appropriated out of these
aforesaid revenues and taxes the
sums in payment of the contract
price as follows:
Ont Of revenues and taxes of the
year 1900 and licenses of 1901 49,
600. 90 for interest.
Out of the revenues and taxes of
the year 1901 and licenses of 1909.
xe 400 90